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Article: Update: influenza activity - United States and worldwide, 1995-96 season, and composition of the 1996-97 influenza vaccine.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- April 26, 1996
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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To monitor influenza activity and to detect antigenic changes in the circulating strains of influenza viruses, CDC conducts surveillance in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and its international network of collaborating laboratories and with state and local health departments in the United States. This report summarizes surveillance for influenza in the United States and worldwide during the 1995-96 season and describes the composition of the 1996-97 influenza vaccine.
United States
Influenza activity began in November 1995 and peaked during late December 1995 and early January 1996. In many parts of the country, influenza activity ...