Update: Influenza Activity in the United States During the 2016–17 Season and Composition of the 2017–18 Influenza Vaccine

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Blanton, Lenee ; Alabi, Noreen ; Mustaquim, Desiree ; Taylor, Calli ; Kniss, Krista ; Kramer, Natalie ; Budd, Alicia ; Garg, Shikha ; Cummings, Charisse N. ; Chung, Jessie ; Flannery, Brendan ; Fry, Alicia M. ; Sessions, Wendy ; Garten, Rebecca ; Xu, Xiyan ; Elal, Anwar Isa Abd ; Gubareva, Larisa ; Barnes, John ; Dugan, Vivien ; Wentworth, David E. ; Burns, Erin ; Katz, Jacqueline ; Jernigan, Daniel ; Brammer, Lynnette
• Description:
  During the 2016-17 influenza season (October 2, 2016-May 20, 2017) in the United States, influenza activity* was moderate. Activity remained low through November, increased during December, and peaked in February nationally, although there were regional differences in the timing of influenza activity. Influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominated through mid-March and were predominant overall for the season, but influenza B viruses were most commonly reported from late March through May. This report summarizes influenza activity in the United States during October 2, 2016-May 20, 2017| and updates the previous summary (1).
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Coinfection Drug Resistance, Viral Full Report Hospitalization Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant Mortality Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype Influenza A Virus, H7N2 Subtype Influenza B Virus Influenza Vaccines Middle Aged Outpatients Pneumonia Population Surveillance Seasons Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 66(25):668-676.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6625a3
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  28662019
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5687497
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  9 pdf pages
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  25
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:080b49768dd596401d766dcdb173963343b44cc4dd7cf028d9db88fc45468a2069925c56c79a49de8d3a72f3758303d586230532a19dab3a0d6d092c4cd61d00
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54535/cdc_54535_DS1.pdf
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