| Literature DB >> 24524234 |
Dm Skowronski1, C Chambers, S Sabaiduc, G De Serres, Ja Dickinson, Al Winter, K Fonseca, Jb Gubbay, H Charest, M Petric, M Krajden, Sm Mahmud, P Van Caeseele, Tl Kwindt, A Eshaghi, N Bastien, Y Li.
Abstract
The 2013/14 influenza season to date in Canada has been characterised by predominant (90%) A(H1N1)pdm09 activity. Vaccine effectiveness (VE) was assessed in January 2014 by Canada's sentinel surveillance network using a test-negative case-control design. Interim adjusted-VE against medically-attended laboratory-confirmed influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection was 74% (95% CI: 58-83). Relative to vaccine, A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses were antigenically similar and genetically well conserved, with most showing just three mutations across the 50 amino acids comprising antigenic sites of the haemagglutinin protein.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24524234 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.5.20690
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X