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Seasonal Influenza (The Flu)

Selected References:

  • Abdullahi H, et al. 2021. Seasonal influenza during pregnancy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 258:235-239.  
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2019. Key facts about seasonal influenza. Available at URL: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm. [Accessed 07/2021]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2008. Prevention and control of influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR 57(RR07):1-60.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2021. The Flu Season. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season.htm [Accessed 7/2021].
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/maternal-or-infant-illnesses/influenza.html. https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/maternal-or-infant-illnesses/influenza.html [Accessed 7/2021].
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022. Recommendations for Obstetric Health Care Providers Related to Use of Antiviral Medications in the Treatment and Prevention of Influenza. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/antivirals/avrec_ob.htm#:~:text=All%20pregnant%20people%20should%20be,after%20delivery%20or%20pregnancy%20loss.
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  • Neuzil KM, et al. 1998. Impact of influenza on acute cardiopulmonary hospitalizations in pregnant women. Am J Epidemiol. 148(11):1094-1102.
  • Nypaver C, et al. 2021. Influenza and Influenza Vaccine: A Review. J Midwifery Womens Health. 66(1):45-53. PMID: 33522695.
  • Payne K, et al. 2020. Twenty-First Century Viral Pandemics: A Literature Review of Sexual Transmission and Fertility Implications in Men. Sex Med Rev 8(4):518-530.
  • Selten JP,et al. 2017. The serological evidence for maternal influenza as risk factor for psychosis in offspring is insufficient: critical review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Res 183:2-9.
  • Tamma PD, et al. 2009. Safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 201(6):547-52.
  • Zerbo O, et al. 2017. Association between influenza infection and vaccination during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder. JAMA Pediatr 171(1):e163609.

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