Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: A consensus statement

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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Exposición del Sr. Enrique V. Iglesias, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina en la VIII Reunión Ordinaria del Consejo Latinoamericano del Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA) = Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America, Mr. Enrique V. Iglesias, at the Eighth Regular Session of the Latin American Council of the Latin American Economic System (SELA)

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Aplicación del abordaje de las necesidades básicas insatisfechas en Buenos Aires y San Pablo

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Discurso del Sr. Enrique V. Iglesias, Canciller de la República Oriental del Uruguay y ex-Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL

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Estudio de flujos en el corredor San Pablo-Buenos Aires: informe de síntesis

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