PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sherif Beniameen Mossad
TI  - Influenza: Still more important than Zika virus in 2016–2017
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.83a.16105
DP  - 2016 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 836--840
VI  - 83
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/11/836.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/11/836.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2016 Nov 01; 83
AB  - Influenza kills and hospitalizes many people every year. Although the 2015–2016 influenza season was relatively mild, we should remain vigilant in our efforts to reduce the impact of future epidemics or pandemics by implementing universal influenza vaccination and early initiation of antiviral therapy for suspected cases. We don’t expect influenza vaccine to prevent all cases of influenza, since immune response varies depending on age, underlying diseases, and immunosuppression.