Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement

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Autor(a) principal: Rüttimann, Ricardo W.
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Bonvehí, Pablo E., Vilar-Compte, Diana, Isturiz, Raúl E., Labarca, Jaime A., Vidal, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
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http://hdl.handle.net/11449/75601
Resumo: Influenza exacts a heavy burden on the elderly, a segment of the population that is estimated to experience rapid growth in the near future. In the past decade most developed and several developing countries have recommended influenza vaccination for those > 65 years of age. The World Health Organization (WHO) set a goal of 75% influenza vaccination coverage among the elderly by 2010, but it was not achieved. In 2011, the Technical Advisory Group at the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of WHO for the Americas, reiterated the influenza vaccine recommendation for older adults. Relatively little information has been compiled on the immunological aspect of aging or on reducing its impact, information particularly relevant for clinicians and gerontologist with firsthand experience confronting its effects. To fill this data gap, in 2012 the Americas Health Foundation (Washington, D.C., United States) and the nonprofit, Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries (Miami, Florida, United States), convened a panel of Latin American clinicians and gerontologists with expertise in influenza to discuss key issues and develop a consensus statement. The major recommendations were to improve influenza surveillance throughout Latin America so that its impact can be quantified; and to conduct laboratory confirmation of influenza for all patients who have flu-like symptoms and are frail, immunosuppressed, have comorbidities, are respiratory compromised, or have been admitted to a hospital. The panel also noted that: since evidence for antivirals in the elderly is unclear, their use should be handled on a case-by-case basis; despite decreased immunological response, influenza vaccination in older adults is still crucial; indirect immunization strategies should be encouraged; and traditional infection control measures are essential in long-term care facilities.
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spelling Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement80 and overAgedConsensus development conferences as topicHealth of the elderlyHumanImmunizationInfluenzaInfluenza vaccinesLatin Americaadultdisease controldisease prevalenceelderly careelderly populationestimation methodinfectious diseaseinfluenzainformation managementsymptomFlorida [United States]MiamiUnited StatesInfluenza exacts a heavy burden on the elderly, a segment of the population that is estimated to experience rapid growth in the near future. In the past decade most developed and several developing countries have recommended influenza vaccination for those > 65 years of age. The World Health Organization (WHO) set a goal of 75% influenza vaccination coverage among the elderly by 2010, but it was not achieved. In 2011, the Technical Advisory Group at the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of WHO for the Americas, reiterated the influenza vaccine recommendation for older adults. Relatively little information has been compiled on the immunological aspect of aging or on reducing its impact, information particularly relevant for clinicians and gerontologist with firsthand experience confronting its effects. To fill this data gap, in 2012 the Americas Health Foundation (Washington, D.C., United States) and the nonprofit, Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries (Miami, Florida, United States), convened a panel of Latin American clinicians and gerontologists with expertise in influenza to discuss key issues and develop a consensus statement. The major recommendations were to improve influenza surveillance throughout Latin America so that its impact can be quantified; and to conduct laboratory confirmation of influenza for all patients who have flu-like symptoms and are frail, immunosuppressed, have comorbidities, are respiratory compromised, or have been admitted to a hospital. The panel also noted that: since evidence for antivirals in the elderly is unclear, their use should be handled on a case-by-case basis; despite decreased immunological response, influenza vaccination in older adults is still crucial; indirect immunization strategies should be encouraged; and traditional infection control measures are essential in long-term care facilities.Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries (FIDEC) University of Miami, Miami, FLSección Infectología Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC), Buenos AiresDepartamento de Infectología Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico CityCentro Médico de Caracas and Centro Médico Trinidad, CaracasDepartamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas Escuela de Medicina de la Pontíficia Universidad Católica de Chile, SantiagoUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), BotucatuUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), BotucatuUniversity of MiamiCentro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC)Instituto Nacional de CancerologíaCentro Médico de Caracas and Centro Médico TrinidadUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Rüttimann, Ricardo W.Bonvehí, Pablo E.Vilar-Compte, DianaIsturiz, Raúl E.Labarca, Jaime A.Vidal, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira [UNESP]2014-05-27T11:29:38Z2014-05-27T11:29:38Z2013-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article446-452application/pdfhttp://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892013000600010Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, v. 33, n. 6, p. 446-452, 2013.1020-49891680-5348http://hdl.handle.net/11449/75601S1020-49892013000600010WOS:0003230991000102-s2.0-848824428992-s2.0-84882442899.pdf92767290871804159276729087180415Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengRevista Panamericana de Salud Publica - Pan American Journal of Public Health0.7840,4520,452info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-08-14T17:23:43Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/75601Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-14T17:23:43Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement
title Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement
spellingShingle Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement
Rüttimann, Ricardo W.
80 and over
Aged
Consensus development conferences as topic
Health of the elderly
Human
Immunization
Influenza
Influenza vaccines
Latin America
adult
disease control
disease prevalence
elderly care
elderly population
estimation method
infectious disease
influenza
information management
symptom
Florida [United States]
Miami
United States
title_short Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement
title_full Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement
title_fullStr Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement
title_full_unstemmed Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement
title_sort Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement
author Rüttimann, Ricardo W.
author_facet Rüttimann, Ricardo W.
Bonvehí, Pablo E.
Vilar-Compte, Diana
Isturiz, Raúl E.
Labarca, Jaime A.
Vidal, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Bonvehí, Pablo E.
Vilar-Compte, Diana
Isturiz, Raúl E.
Labarca, Jaime A.
Vidal, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira [UNESP]
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv University of Miami
Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC)
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Centro Médico de Caracas and Centro Médico Trinidad
Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rüttimann, Ricardo W.
Bonvehí, Pablo E.
Vilar-Compte, Diana
Isturiz, Raúl E.
Labarca, Jaime A.
Vidal, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv 80 and over
Aged
Consensus development conferences as topic
Health of the elderly
Human
Immunization
Influenza
Influenza vaccines
Latin America
adult
disease control
disease prevalence
elderly care
elderly population
estimation method
infectious disease
influenza
information management
symptom
Florida [United States]
Miami
United States
topic 80 and over
Aged
Consensus development conferences as topic
Health of the elderly
Human
Immunization
Influenza
Influenza vaccines
Latin America
adult
disease control
disease prevalence
elderly care
elderly population
estimation method
infectious disease
influenza
information management
symptom
Florida [United States]
Miami
United States
description Influenza exacts a heavy burden on the elderly, a segment of the population that is estimated to experience rapid growth in the near future. In the past decade most developed and several developing countries have recommended influenza vaccination for those > 65 years of age. The World Health Organization (WHO) set a goal of 75% influenza vaccination coverage among the elderly by 2010, but it was not achieved. In 2011, the Technical Advisory Group at the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of WHO for the Americas, reiterated the influenza vaccine recommendation for older adults. Relatively little information has been compiled on the immunological aspect of aging or on reducing its impact, information particularly relevant for clinicians and gerontologist with firsthand experience confronting its effects. To fill this data gap, in 2012 the Americas Health Foundation (Washington, D.C., United States) and the nonprofit, Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries (Miami, Florida, United States), convened a panel of Latin American clinicians and gerontologists with expertise in influenza to discuss key issues and develop a consensus statement. The major recommendations were to improve influenza surveillance throughout Latin America so that its impact can be quantified; and to conduct laboratory confirmation of influenza for all patients who have flu-like symptoms and are frail, immunosuppressed, have comorbidities, are respiratory compromised, or have been admitted to a hospital. The panel also noted that: since evidence for antivirals in the elderly is unclear, their use should be handled on a case-by-case basis; despite decreased immunological response, influenza vaccination in older adults is still crucial; indirect immunization strategies should be encouraged; and traditional infection control measures are essential in long-term care facilities.
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