Influenza epidemiology and influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2014-2015 season: Annual report from the Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network

Puig-Barberà J., Burtseva E., Yu H., Cowling B. J., Badur S., Kyncl J., ...More

BMC Public Health, vol.16, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Abstract
  • Volume: 16
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/s12889-016-3378-1
  • Journal Name: BMC Public Health
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Influenza, Virus, Surveillance, Vaccine, Hospitalization, Epidemiological study
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN) has established a prospective, active surveillance, hospital-based epidemiological study to collect epidemiological and virological data for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres over several consecutive seasons. It focuses exclusively on severe cases of influenza requiring hospitalization. A standard protocol is shared between sites allowing comparison and pooling of results. During the 2014-2015 influenza season, the GIHSN included seven coordinating sites from six countries (St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russian Federation; Prague, Czech Republic; Istanbul, Turkey; Beijing, China; Valencia, Spain; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Here, we present the detailed epidemiological and influenza vaccine effectiveness findings for the Northern Hemisphere 2014-2015 influenza season.