RT Journal
T1 INfluenza 'in season' for many areas
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1966
FD March 21
VO 195
IS 12
SP 37
OP 38
DO 10.1001/jama.1966.03100120015004
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1966.03100120015004
AB The late-starting 1965-1966 influenza "season" is now producing problems for private physicians, public health officials and virologists in at least 14 states.Although type B is the primary culprit, A2 virus has been identified with large outbreaks in California. By the first week in March, seven additional states were being investigated because of influenza-like illnesses, all localized.Not the least of the present fluassociated dilemmas is the partial antigenicity, as yet unquantified, of type B viruses to isolates of previous years.The "closest relative," at present, appears to be that used in current vaccines, the so-called Maryland strain isolated in 1959."For this and other reasons we are not particularly concerned about this antigenicity," Roslyn Q. Robinson, PhD, deputy chief of the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, told JAMAMedical News."The best advice we can give physicians is to continue administering the vaccine, where indicated. Of course, our