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Influenza among adults in Latin America, current status, and future directions: a consensus statement

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2012
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Bonvehí, Pablo E.
Istúriz, Raúl E.
Labarca, Jaime A.
Rüttimann, Ricardo W.
Vidal, Edison I.
Vilar-Compte, Diana
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In Latin America, adult influenza is a serious disease that exacts a heavy burden in terms of morbidity, mortality, and cost. Although much has been written about the disease itself, relatively little information has been compiled on what could be done to reduce its impact across the region, particularly from the perspective of clinicians with firsthand experience in confronting its effects. To fill this data gap, in 2011, the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and the U.S.-based nonprofit Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries (FIDEC) organized a conference and convened a panel of Latin American scientistclinicians with experience and expertise in adult influenza in the region tol) discuss the major issues related to the disease and 2) develop and produce a consensus statement summarizing its impact as well as current efforts to diagnose, prevent, and treat it. The consensus panel concluded a more concerted and better-coordinated effort was needed to reduce the adverse impact of seasonal influenza and future pandemics, including more surveillance, more active involvement by both governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and a much greater effort to vaccinate more adults, especially those at high risk of contracting the disease. In addition, a new approach for diagnosing influenza was recommended.(AU)
 
En América Latina, la gripe en adultos es una enfermedad grave que impone una carga importante en cuanto a la morbilidad, la mortalidad y el costo. Aunque se ha escrito mucho acerca de la enfermedad en sí, se ha recopilado relativamente escasa información sobre lo que podría hacerse para reducir su repercusión en la región, en particular desde la perspectiva de los médicos con experiencia directa en afrontar sus efectos. Para compensar esta falta de información, en 2011 la Fundación Panamericana de la Salud y Educación (PAHEF) y la organización sin fines de lucro establecida en los Estados Unidos Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries (FIDEC) organizaron una conferencia y convocaron a un panel de científicos y médicos latinoamericanos con experiencia y conocimientos especializados en la gripe en adultos en la región a fin de 1) analizar los temas principales relacionados con la enfermedad y 2) elaborar y emitir una declaración de consenso que resuma la repercusión, así como los logros actuales en el diagnóstico, la prevención y el tratamiento de la enfermedad. El panel de consenso llegó a la conclusión que se requieren esfuerzos más concertados y mejor coordinados para reducir la repercusión adversa de la gripe estacional y las pandemias futuras, que comprenden una mayor vigilancia, una participación más activa de las organizaciones gubernamentales y no gubernamentales y un esfuerzo mucho mayor para vacunar a más adultos, en especial a las personas que presentan un riesgo elevado de contraer la enfermedad. Además, se recomendó un nuevo enfoque para diagnosticar la gripe.(AU)
 
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Rev Panam Salud Publica;31(6),jun. 2012
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Influenza, Human; Immunization; Influenza vaccines; Adult; Consensus development conferences as topic; Latin America; Gripe Humana; Inmunización; Vacunas contra la Influenza; Adulto; Conferencias de Consenso como Asunto; América Latina; Influenza Humana; Conferências de Consenso como Assunto; Previsões; América Latina
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/9308
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Bonvehí, Pablo E.,Istúriz, Raúl E.,Labarca, Jaime A.,Rüttimann, Ricardo W.,Vidal, Edison I.,Vilar-Compte, Diana (2012) Influenza among adults in Latin America, current status, and future directions: a consensus statement. Rev Panam Salud Publica;31(6) 506-512,june 2012. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892012000600009
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