Influenza: Influenza is an acute viral disease which spreads through droplets. Its characteristic feature is sudden onset. The first symptoms appear within ca. 48 hours of the infection. They include high fever, even to 39.5o C, chills, bone and joint pain in the area of the back and the legs, photophobia, asthenia and headaches. In some patients, especially in children, diarrhoea and abdominal pain may occur. Dry tiring cough accompanied by sore throat and runny nose appears.

Influenza news

ESWI newsletter July 2006: This issue of ESWI’s Influenza Newsletter to Policy Makers informs you about the evolution in the creation of a European Influenza Task Force, gives you an insight in the vaccination of birds, cats and humans, and elaborates on the availability of influenza antiviral medications.
EVM statement influenza vaccine supply 2006: The European Vaccine Manufacturers are encountering delays in their production for the coming season due to the low manufacturing yield of one of the recommended strains (H3N2) for inclusion in the 2006/7 flu vaccine.