https://www.tellmeproject.eu/taxonomy/term/67/all en https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/possible-negative-outcomes-use-antipyretic-drugs <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Fever is perceived as an unpleasant consequence of an infectious disease but is one of the first weapons through which an organism fight an infection. Use of antipyretic drugs to attenuate fever is quite diffuse but it could also have negative consequences, as it is shown by <a href="http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1778/20132570">an article on <em>The Proceedings of Royal Society B</em></a>. The authors, a group of researchers from Canada, collected published data available and found that reducing fever may increase transmission of associated infections.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/antipyretic-drugs" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Antipyretic drugs</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div></div></div> Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:31:15 +0000 amministratore 238 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/possible-negative-outcomes-use-antipyretic-drugs <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Fever is perceived as an unpleasant consequence of an infectious disease but is one of the first weapons through which an organism fight an infection. Use of antipyretic drugs to attenuate fever is quite diffuse but it could also have negative consequences, as it is shown by <a href="http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1778/20132570">an article on <em>The Proceedings of Royal Society B</em></a>. The authors, a group of researchers from Canada, collected published data available and found that reducing fever may increase transmission of associated infections.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/antipyretic-drugs" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Antipyretic drugs</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div></div></div> Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:31:15 +0000 amministratore 238 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/estimated-benefit-influenza-vaccination-during-last-season <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) claimed that flu vaccination allowed preventing about 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses during the 2012-2013 season. CDC experts use data from previous seasons to estimate the impact of the next flu wave. Usually, these numbers speak of about 200,000 expected hospitalizations. However, last year 79,000 hospitalizations were prevented thanks to the flu vaccine. Specifically, children from 6 months to 4 years old and adults aged at least 65 years accounted for an estimated 69% of the prevented hospitalizations.</p><p>CDC</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div></div></div> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:59:01 +0000 amministratore 237 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/estimated-benefit-influenza-vaccination-during-last-season <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) claimed that flu vaccination allowed preventing about 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses during the 2012-2013 season. CDC experts use data from previous seasons to estimate the impact of the next flu wave. Usually, these numbers speak of about 200,000 expected hospitalizations. However, last year 79,000 hospitalizations were prevented thanks to the flu vaccine. Specifically, children from 6 months to 4 years old and adults aged at least 65 years accounted for an estimated 69% of the prevented hospitalizations.</p><p>CDC</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div></div></div> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:59:01 +0000 amministratore 237 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/estimated-benefit-influenza-vaccination-during-last-season <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) claimed that flu vaccination allowed preventing about 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses during the 2012-2013 season. CDC experts use data from previous seasons to estimate the impact of the next flu wave. Usually, these numbers speak of about 200,000 expected hospitalizations. However, last year 79,000 hospitalizations were prevented thanks to the flu vaccine. Specifically, children from 6 months to 4 years old and adults aged at least 65 years accounted for an estimated 69% of the prevented hospitalizations.</p><p>CDC</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div></div></div> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:59:01 +0000 amministratore 237 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/estimated-benefit-influenza-vaccination-during-last-season <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) claimed that flu vaccination allowed preventing about 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses during the 2012-2013 season. CDC experts use data from previous seasons to estimate the impact of the next flu wave. Usually, these numbers speak of about 200,000 expected hospitalizations. However, last year 79,000 hospitalizations were prevented thanks to the flu vaccine. Specifically, children from 6 months to 4 years old and adults aged at least 65 years accounted for an estimated 69% of the prevented hospitalizations.</p><p>CDC</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div></div></div> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:59:01 +0000 amministratore 237 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/ecdc-report-support-council-recommendation-seasonal-influenza-vaccination <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently released a <a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/_layouts/forms/Publication_DispForm.aspx?List=4f55ad51-4aed-4d32-b960-af70113dbb90&amp;ID=1000&amp;RootFolder=%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FPublications&amp;Web=270275b7-419a-4352-a8fb-f0c757d92e66">technical report</a> in support of the Council Recommendation on seasonal influenza vaccination that the European Union (EU) Council adopted in December 2009. Aim of this Recommendation was to ask for concerted action to be taken, at a European level, to mitigate the impact of seasonal influenza by encouraging vaccination among risk groups and healthcare workers.</p><p>The ECDC provided technical assistance to Member States on monitoring the current situation with seasonal influenza and influenza immunization, and this</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/epidemiological-surveillance" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Epidemiological Surveillance</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div></div></div> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:36:26 +0000 amministratore 235 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/ecdc-report-support-council-recommendation-seasonal-influenza-vaccination <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently released a <a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/_layouts/forms/Publication_DispForm.aspx?List=4f55ad51-4aed-4d32-b960-af70113dbb90&amp;ID=1000&amp;RootFolder=%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FPublications&amp;Web=270275b7-419a-4352-a8fb-f0c757d92e66">technical report</a> in support of the Council Recommendation on seasonal influenza vaccination that the European Union (EU) Council adopted in December 2009. Aim of this Recommendation was to ask for concerted action to be taken, at a European level, to mitigate the impact of seasonal influenza by encouraging vaccination among risk groups and healthcare workers.</p><p>The ECDC provided technical assistance to Member States on monitoring the current situation with seasonal influenza and influenza immunization, and this</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/epidemiological-surveillance" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Epidemiological Surveillance</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div></div></div> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:36:26 +0000 amministratore 235 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/ecdc-report-support-council-recommendation-seasonal-influenza-vaccination <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently released a <a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/_layouts/forms/Publication_DispForm.aspx?List=4f55ad51-4aed-4d32-b960-af70113dbb90&amp;ID=1000&amp;RootFolder=%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FPublications&amp;Web=270275b7-419a-4352-a8fb-f0c757d92e66">technical report</a> in support of the Council Recommendation on seasonal influenza vaccination that the European Union (EU) Council adopted in December 2009. Aim of this Recommendation was to ask for concerted action to be taken, at a European level, to mitigate the impact of seasonal influenza by encouraging vaccination among risk groups and healthcare workers.</p><p>The ECDC provided technical assistance to Member States on monitoring the current situation with seasonal influenza and influenza immunization, and this</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/epidemiological-surveillance" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Epidemiological Surveillance</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div></div></div> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:36:26 +0000 amministratore 235 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/ecdc-report-support-council-recommendation-seasonal-influenza-vaccination <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently released a <a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/_layouts/forms/Publication_DispForm.aspx?List=4f55ad51-4aed-4d32-b960-af70113dbb90&amp;ID=1000&amp;RootFolder=%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FPublications&amp;Web=270275b7-419a-4352-a8fb-f0c757d92e66">technical report</a> in support of the Council Recommendation on seasonal influenza vaccination that the European Union (EU) Council adopted in December 2009. Aim of this Recommendation was to ask for concerted action to be taken, at a European level, to mitigate the impact of seasonal influenza by encouraging vaccination among risk groups and healthcare workers.</p><p>The ECDC provided technical assistance to Member States on monitoring the current situation with seasonal influenza and influenza immunization, and this</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/epidemiological-surveillance" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Epidemiological Surveillance</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div></div></div> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:36:26 +0000 amministratore 235 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/how-many-b-antigens-should-good-influenza-vaccine-have <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The vaccine against seasonal influenza is called trivalent, because it contains viruses representing three influenza strains: one A/H1N1, one A/H3N2, and one B. the single B-lineage antigen included is the one that is predicted to circulate in the related season. However, this means that some mismatch between the B antigen in the vaccine and the B antigen actually circulating may occur, this being a problem since cross-protection by immunization against the other lineage is expected to be low.</p><p>In order to minimize such mismatch, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div></div></div> Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:25:48 +0000 amministratore 233 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/how-many-b-antigens-should-good-influenza-vaccine-have <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The vaccine against seasonal influenza is called trivalent, because it contains viruses representing three influenza strains: one A/H1N1, one A/H3N2, and one B. the single B-lineage antigen included is the one that is predicted to circulate in the related season. However, this means that some mismatch between the B antigen in the vaccine and the B antigen actually circulating may occur, this being a problem since cross-protection by immunization against the other lineage is expected to be low.</p><p>In order to minimize such mismatch, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div></div></div> Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:25:48 +0000 amministratore 233 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/why-we-have-problem-vaccination-coverage <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>With the winter at the door, influenza epidemics are a problem to deal with. Every year they cause significant morbidity and mortality throughout Europe, especially in high-risk groups such as older people, individuals with chronic diseases, pregnant women and small children. In most of EU/EEA countries, uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination for these more endangered groups fall below the coverage threshold that the European Council of Ministers set at 75%.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx">European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control</a> (ECDC) has conducted a systematic review to identify those elements that are</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/risk-communication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Risk Communication</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/risk-perception" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Risk perception</a></div></div></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:57:13 +0000 amministratore 225 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/why-we-have-problem-vaccination-coverage <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>With the winter at the door, influenza epidemics are a problem to deal with. Every year they cause significant morbidity and mortality throughout Europe, especially in high-risk groups such as older people, individuals with chronic diseases, pregnant women and small children. In most of EU/EEA countries, uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination for these more endangered groups fall below the coverage threshold that the European Council of Ministers set at 75%.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx">European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control</a> (ECDC) has conducted a systematic review to identify those elements that are</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/risk-communication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Risk Communication</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/risk-perception" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Risk perception</a></div></div></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:57:13 +0000 amministratore 225 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu https://www.tellmeproject.eu/content/why-we-have-problem-vaccination-coverage <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>With the winter at the door, influenza epidemics are a problem to deal with. Every year they cause significant morbidity and mortality throughout Europe, especially in high-risk groups such as older people, individuals with chronic diseases, pregnant women and small children. In most of EU/EEA countries, uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination for these more endangered groups fall below the coverage threshold that the European Council of Ministers set at 75%.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx">European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control</a> (ECDC) has conducted a systematic review to identify those elements that are</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/vaccine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vaccine</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/influenza" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Influenza</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/risk-communication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Risk Communication</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/risk-perception" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Risk perception</a></div></div></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:57:13 +0000 amministratore 225 at https://www.tellmeproject.eu