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The Impact of Point-of-Care Testing for Influenza on Antimicrobial Stewardship in UK Primary Care: Nested Cohort Study

The Impact of Point-of-Care Testing for Influenza on Antimicrobial Stewardship in UK Primary Care: Nested Cohort Study

For patients with influenza infection, early diagnosis and administration of antivirals may improve clinical outcomes [3,4]. They may also limit symptom duration and spread to household contacts, and newer antivirals for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), such as Baloxavir, have been shown to improve the time to resolution of symptoms and reduce complications in high-risk patients [5].

Uy Hoang, Jessica Smylie, Elizabeth Button, Jack Macartney, Cecilia Okusi, Rachel Byford, Filipa Ferreira, Charis Xie, Mark Joy, Tristan Clark, Simon de Lusignan

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e72322

Assessing Community and Social Media Influence to Increase Influenza Vaccine Uptake among Youth in Soweto, South Africa (The Bambisana Study): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pretest-Posttest Intervention Study

Assessing Community and Social Media Influence to Increase Influenza Vaccine Uptake among Youth in Soweto, South Africa (The Bambisana Study): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pretest-Posttest Intervention Study

Globally, seasonal influenza causes an estimated 3-5 million infections, and 290,000-650,000 deaths annually [1,2]. Estimates for the influenza burden of disease are limited in Africa; however, hospitalization and mortality are higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) than in high-income countries [3,4]. In South Africa, an estimated 6,000-11,000 people die from influenza every year, with approximately half of these deaths in older individuals, and people living with HIV [5].

Janan Dietrich, Catherine Hill, Gugulethu Tshabalala, Tshepiso Msibi, Stefanie Vermaak, Mulalo Mashamba, Nellie Myburgh, Sarah Malycha, Isabella Goldstein, Elliot Grainger, Prima Alam, Kimberley Gutu, Kennedy Otwombe, Heidi J. Larson, Ziyaad Dangor

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e60481

Association Between Sociodemographic Factors and Vaccine Acceptance for Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Association Between Sociodemographic Factors and Vaccine Acceptance for Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Among a variety of vaccines available in South Korea, influenza and SARS-Co V-2 vaccines were crucial to public health strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both had similar transmission mechanisms and targeted similar demographics. Furthermore, the long-established influenza vaccination program in Korea provides robust data that enhance the reliability of comparative analyses.

Seohyun Hong, Yejun Son, Myeongcheol Lee, Jun Hyuk Lee, Jaeyu Park, Hayeon Lee, Elena Dragioti, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Guillermo Felipe López Sánchez, Lee Smith, Mark A Tully, Masoud Rahmati, Yong Sung Choi, Young Joo Lee, Seung Geun Yeo, Selin Woo, Dong Keon Yon

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e56989

Changes in the Epidemiological Features of Influenza After the COVID-19 Pandemic in China, the United States, and Australia: Updated Surveillance Data for Influenza Activity

Changes in the Epidemiological Features of Influenza After the COVID-19 Pandemic in China, the United States, and Australia: Updated Surveillance Data for Influenza Activity

Seasonal influenza is an epidemic disease caused by the influenza virus with a high burden and severity. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of most countries jointly coordinate influenza surveillance and report weekly data on human seasonal influenza viruses, including the activities of A (H1 N1), A (H3 N2), B/Victoria, and B/Yamagata.

Mingyue Jiang, Mengmeng Jia, Qing Wang, Yanxia Sun, Yunshao Xu, Peixi Dai, Weizhong Yang, Luzhao Feng

Interact J Med Res 2024;13:e47370

Evaluation of Machine Learning to Detect Influenza Using Wearable Sensor Data and Patient-Reported Symptoms: Cohort Study

Evaluation of Machine Learning to Detect Influenza Using Wearable Sensor Data and Patient-Reported Symptoms: Cohort Study

Participants also completed daily surveys of whether they experienced influenza symptoms in the past 24 hours, self-reported ILI symptom severity, health care–seeking behaviors, and quality of life. Biweekly and monthly surveys were used to capture influenza-related complication events and vaccination history. Participants reporting certain ILI symptoms were instructed to perform a self-administered influenza diagnostic test.

Kamran Farooq, Melody Lim, Lawrence Dennison-Hall, Finn Janson, Aspen Hazel Olszewska, Muhammad Mamduh Ahmad Zabidi, Anna Haratym-Rojek, Karol Narowski, Barry Clinch, Marco Prunotto, Devika Chawla, Victoria Hunter, Vincent Ukachukwu

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e47879

Digital Gamification Tool (Let’s Control Flu) to Increase Vaccination Coverage Rates: Proposal for Algorithm Development

Digital Gamification Tool (Let’s Control Flu) to Increase Vaccination Coverage Rates: Proposal for Algorithm Development

Influenza is an infectious respiratory disease caused by an airborne virus. There are 4 identified types of influenza viruses, with types A and B being responsible for most of the seasonal influenza epidemics that occur annually [1,2]. The influenza virus can cause mild to severe disease, with risk groups (older people, pregnant women, young children, and individuals with chronic health conditions and autoimmune diseases) being more susceptible to severe forms of the disease [1].

Henrique Lopes, Ricardo Baptista-Leite, Catarina Hermenegildo, Rifat Atun

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e55613

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Hospital Admissions and Deaths in Wales: Descriptive National Time Series Analysis

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Hospital Admissions and Deaths in Wales: Descriptive National Time Series Analysis

A death due to influenza was defined as a death record in the ADDE data set with an ICD-10 code of influenza (J09-J11) as the underlying cause of death and a positive result for influenza A or B virus using a PCR test, collected in the last 28 days before death. Multimedia Appendix 1 contains a list of ICD-10 codes used to define influenza and influenza-related illness.

Mohammad Alsallakh, Davies Adeloye, Eleftheria Vasileiou, Shanya Sivakumaran, Ashley Akbari, Ronan A Lyons, Chris Robertson, Igor Rudan, Gwyneth A Davies, Aziz Sheikh

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e43173

Risk Index of Regional Infection Expansion of COVID-19: Moving Direction Entropy Study Using Mobility Data and Its Application to Tokyo

Risk Index of Regional Infection Expansion of COVID-19: Moving Direction Entropy Study Using Mobility Data and Its Application to Tokyo

A moderately infective species, such as influenza, whose infectivity based on the basic reproduction number is lower than that of COVID-19 [38-40] or COVID-19 in less populated areas, is positioned as an intercommunity bridge of intermediate strength between Figure 1 A/C and Figure 1 B/D. Based on the literature, we assumed that influenza was less infectious than COVID-19, and influenza, including H7 N9, H5 N1, H1 N1, etc, was compared with COVID-19 before February 2021.

Yukio Ohsawa, Yi Sun, Kaira Sekiguchi, Sae Kondo, Tomohide Maekawa, Morihito Takita, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Masahiro Kami

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e57742

Increased Risk of Influenza Infection During Cold Spells in China: National Time Series Study

Increased Risk of Influenza Infection During Cold Spells in China: National Time Series Study

Seasonal influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide each year, with an estimated 291,000 to 645,000 seasonal influenza-related deaths annually [1]. The disease and economic burdens of seasonal influenza are substantial in China. It is estimated that an average of 88,100 influenza-related excess respiratory deaths occur each year in mainland China [2]. The influence of ambient low temperature on influenza has been well documented.

Haitao Wang, Mengjie Geng, Tamara Schikowski, Ashtyn Tracey Areal, Kejia Hu, Wen Li, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Wei Sun, Chengchao Zhou, Liang Lu, Qi Zhao, Wei Ma

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e55822