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Influenza surveillance report no. 92, September 1976-June 1977
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January 1981
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Alternative Title:Guidelines for control of nosocomial influenza ; Recommendation of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Influenza vaccine ;
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Corporate Authors:Center for Disease Control. Immunization Division ; Center for Disease Control. Bureau of Epidemiology. Consolidated Surveillance and Communication Activity. ; Center for Disease Control. Bureau of Epidemiology. Enteric and Neurotropic Viral Diseases Branch. ; Center for Disease Control. Bureau of Laboratories. Respiratory Virology Branch. ; United States, Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice.
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Description:"The 1976-77 influenza season (September 1976 through June 1977) was a mild one characterized primarily by type B influenza infections. Mortality from influenza and pneumonia never exceeded the epidemic threshold in the United States that year. The season was remarkable, however, because of several events. (a.) In February 1976 an outbreak of confirmed swine influenza-like virus-A/New Jersey/8/76 (Hsw1N1) occurred at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and an unprecedented effort was launched to immunize the United States population against a potential pandemic strain of influenza. This National Influenza Immunization Program (NIIP) was the single largest short-term public health measure ever undertaken. Two hundred million doses of vaccine were produced, and by the time a moratorium was initiated in December, over 48 million people had been vaccinated. (b.) For the first time in the history of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) influenza surveillance activities, all 50 states and all United States territories participated in an active surveillance program with over 4,000 separate reporting sources. (c.) A system for monitoring adverse reactions detected an association between influenza vaccination and Guillain-Barre syndrome. (d.) From January 1 through March 31,-1977, during an epidemic of influenza B, 220 cases of Reye syndrome were reported. This was the largest case total reported since the influenza B epidemic of 1973-74 when 379 cases were reported.." p. [1]
Appendix: ACIP recommendations, 1977, also has title: Recommendation of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Influenza vaccine (June 1977; Published MMWR: Vol. 26, No. 24. 1977).
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Content Notes:Issued January 1981.
This report was prepared by: Centers for Disease Control, Bureau of State Services, Immunization Division, Surveillance and Assessment Branch, Data Management Section; Centers for Disease Control, Bureau of Laboratories, Virology Division, Respiratory Virology Branch; Centers for Disease Control, Bureau of Epidemiology, Consolidated Surveillance and Communication Activity; Viral Diseases Division, Enteric and Neurotropic Viral Diseases Branch.
"Summarized in this report is information received from State Health Departments, university investigators, virology laboratories and other pertinent sources, domestic and foreign. Much of the information is preliminary. It is intended primarily for the use of those with responsibility for disease control activities. Anyone desiring to quote this report should contact the original investigator for confirmation and interpretation." - preface
Centers for Disease Control: Influenza Surveillance Report No. 92. Issued January 1981.
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