Abstract The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN) has established a
prospective, active surveillance, hospital-based epidemiological study to collect …

Abstract Background The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network is an international
platform whose primary objective is to study severe cases of influenza requiring …

Abstract Background The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN) aims to
determine the burden of severe influenza disease and Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness …

Abstract Background The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN) was
developed to improve understanding of severe influenza infection, as represented by …

The 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 pandemic highlighted the need for improved scientific
knowledge to support better pandemic preparedness and seasonal influenza control. The …

Background Influenza is a global public health problem. However, severe influenza only
recently has been addressed in routine surveillance. Objectives The Global Influenza …

Background The effectiveness of currently licensed vaccines against influenza has not been
clearly established, especially among individuals at increased risk for complications from …

Background The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network was established in 2012 to
obtain valid epidemiologic data on hospital admissions with influenza-like illness. Here we …

Background Estimating the global burden of influenza hospitalizations is required to allocate
resources and assess interventions that aim to prevent severe influenza. In France, the …

Background Seasonal influenza viruses undergo unpredictable changes, which may lead to
antigenic mismatch between circulating and vaccine strains and to a reduced vaccine …