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ECDC publications and peer-reviewed articles on influenza

Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza A subtypes in Europe: Results from the 2021–2022 I-MOVE primary care multicentre study

Assessing the Implementation of Digital Innovations in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Key Public Health Functions: Scoping Review of Academic and Nonacademic Literature

Behavioural insights and the evolving COVID-19 pandemic

Seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus and its association with meteorological factors in 13 European countries, week 40 2010 to week 39 2019

Influenza returns with a season dominated by clade 3C.2a1b.2a.2 A(H3N2) viruses, WHO European Region, 2021/22

Systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of MF59® adjuvanted seasonal influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed influenza in individuals ≥18 years of age

Systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of recombinant haemagglutinin seasonal influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed influenza in individuals ≥18 years of age

Systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of high-dose seasonal influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed influenza in individuals ≥18 years of age

Systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of high-dose seasonal influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed influenza in individuals ≥18 years of age

Avian influenza, a new threat to public health in Europe?

Systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of cell-based seasonal influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed influenza in individuals ≥18 years of age

Real-time monitoring shows substantial excess all-cause mortality during second wave of COVID-19 in Europe, October to December 2020

What to expect for the influenza season 2020/21 with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the World Health Organization European Region

Variable sensitivity in molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 in European Expert Laboratories: External Quality Assessment, June - July 2020

Virological surveillance of influenza viruses in the WHO European Region in 2019/20 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

To what extent does evidence support decision making during infectious disease outbreaks? A scoping literature review

Shaping meeting to explore the value of a coordinated work plan for epidemic and pandemic influenza vaccine preparedness

Potential scenarios for the progression of a COVID-19 epidemic in the European Union and the European Economic Area, March 2020

Predominance of influenza virus A(H3N2) 3C.2a1b and A(H1N1)pdm09 6B.1A5A genetic subclades in the WHO European Region, 2018–2019

Infectious disease surveillance system descriptors: proposal for a comprehensive set

Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020

Excess all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe – preliminary pooled estimates from the EuroMOMO network, March to April 2020

Epidemic and pandemic viral infections: Impact on tuberculosis and the lung

Alternating patterns of seasonal influenza activity in the WHO European Region following the 2009 pandemic, 2010-2018

Automated digital reporting of clinical laboratory information to national public health surveillance systems, results of a EU/EEA survey, 2018

Effectiveness of influenza vaccine against influenza A in Europe in seasons of different A(H1N1)pdm09 and the same A(H3N2) vaccine components (2016–17 and 2017–18)

Application of a new methodology and R package reveals a high burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in Germany compared to the average in the European Union/European Economic Area, 2011 to 2012

Low 2018/19 vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2) among 15-64-year-olds in Europe: exploration by birth cohort

Why we need more collaboration in Europe to enhance post-marketing surveillance of vaccines

Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015: a population-level modelling analysis

Are we missing respiratory viral infections in infants and children? Comparison of a hospital-based quality management system with standard of care

Using big data to monitor the introduction and spread of Chikungunya, Europe, 2017

Co-circulation of influenza a(H1N1)pdm09 and influenza a(H3N2) viruses, world health organization (WHO) European region, October 2018 to February 2019

Systemic resilience to cross-border infectious disease threat events in Europe

Estimation of the number of exposed people during highly pathogenic avian influenza virus outbreaks in EU/EEA countries, October 2016–September 2018

30% of the burden of communicable diseases in Europe is due to influenza

Preparedness and response against diseases with epidemic potential in the European Union: A qualitative case study of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and poliomyelitis in five member states

2015/16 I-MOVE/I-MOVE+ multicentre case control study in Europe: moderate vaccine effectiveness estimates against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and low estimates against lineage mismatched influenza B among children.

Dominant influenza A(H3N2) and B/yamagata virus circulation in EU/EEA, 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, respectively

Exploring the effect of previous inactivated influenza vaccination on seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness against medically attended influenza: Results of the European I-MOVE multicentre test-negative case-control study, 2011/2012-2016/2017

Enablers and Barriers to Community Engagement in Public Health Emergency Preparedness: A Literature Review

Interim 2017/18 influenza seasonal vaccine effectiveness: Combined results from five European studies

Management and control of communicable diseases in schools and other child care settings: Systematic review on the incubation period and period of infectiousness

How close are countries of the WHO European Region to achieving the goal of vaccinating 75% of key risk groups against influenza? Results from national surveys on seasonal influenza vaccination programmes, 2008/2009 to 2014/2015

Networking of Public Health Microbiology Laboratories Bolsters Europe's Defenses against Infectious Diseases

Healthcare-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals in European union/European economic area countries: An analysis of data from a point prevalence survey, 2011 to 2012

Seasonality and geographical spread of respiratory syncytial virus epidemics in 15 European countries, 2010 to 2016

Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017

Protective measures for humans against avian influenza a(H5N8) outbreaks in 22 European Union/European economic area countries and Israel, 2016–17

Are we missing respiratory viral infections in infants and children? Comparison of a hospital-based quality management system with standard of care

Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017

Early 2016/17 vaccine effectiveness estimates against influenza A(H3N2): I-move multicentre case control studies at primary care and hospital levels in Europe

Lebanon’s experience in surveillance of communicable diseases during a mass gathering: Sixth Francophone Games, 2009

Surveillance and laboratory detection for non-polio enteroviruses in the European Union/European Economic Area, 2016

Highly pathogenic avian influenza a(H5N8) outbreaks: Protection and management of exposed people in Europe, 2014/15 and 2016

Improving Influenza virological surveillance in Europe: Strain-based reporting of antigenic and genetic characterisation data, 11 European countries, influenza season 2013/14

Influenza transmission on aircraft: a systematic literature review

ECDC expert opinion on efficacy and effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors published for public consultation

Where are we in our understanding of the association between narcolepsy and one of the 2009 adjuvanted influenza A (H1N1) vaccines?

Predominance of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus genetic subclade 6B.1 and influenza B/Victoria lineage viruses at the start of the 2015/16 influenza season in Europe

Decreased effectiveness of the influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 strain in live attenuated influenza vaccines: An observational bias or a technical challenge?

Influenza case definitions - optimising sensitivity and specificity

Influenza surveillance in Europe. Comparing intensity levels calculated using the Moving Epidemic Method.