Eurosurveillance - Volume 3, Issue 3, 01 March 1998

In May 1997 influenza A subtype H5N1 virus was isolated in the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong from a child who died. Until then, the H5N1virus was known to infect only various species of birds, including chickens and ducks. After the first hum

The transmission of an avian influenza H5N1 virus to a child in Hong Kong in May 1997 followed by the occurrence of 17 other human cases with a high case fatality rate (6/18, 33%) suggested that an influenza pandemic could be imminent and led many Europea

Antigenic variation, New Jersey porcine influenza, Pandemic planning: Berlin 1993, Pandemics, Principles of action, H5N1 avian influenza in Hong Kong.

The circulation of influenza virus is associated with increased consultation rates with general practitioners (GPs), increased hospital admissions, and excess deaths and has to be considered in health care planning. In western Europe, influenza viruses no

For many years, influenza vaccination in the Netherlands has been administered by general practitioners (GPs), with whom every person is registered. Nine out of ten practices use one of six approved general practice information systems (GPIS). The exponen