An outbreak of influenza a caused by imported virus in the United States, July 1999

Valerie L. Laurel; Caroline C. De Witt; Yolanda A. Geddie; Maryanne C. Yip; Donna M. Dolan; Linda C. Canas; Matthew J. Dolan; Elizabeth A. Walter

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An outbreak of influenza a caused by imported virus in the United States, July 1999

Valerie L. Laurel, Caroline C. De Witt, Yolanda A. Geddie, Maryanne C. Yip, Donna M. Dolan, Linda C. Canas, Matthew J. Dolan, Elizabeth A. Walter

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We report 32 cases of culture-proven influenza A (A/Sydney) caused by virus imported into mainland US militarybarracks from Puerto Rico in July 1999. Despite the fact that the shelf life of the influenza vaccine is 18 months and that the outbreak strain was a component of the previous year's vaccine, no vaccine was available from manufacturers, owing to US Food and Drug Administration regulations. Formal consideration should be given to extending the date of expiration and to maintaining a supply of the influenza vaccine year-round.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1639-1642
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	32
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/320513
State	Published - 1 Jun 2001
Externally published	Yes

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