Professional paper

Characteristics of influenza viruses isolated from humans in Croatia

Vladimir Draženović
Andreja Barišin

Abstract

One of three major pandemics of the 20th century is the greatest epidemics of all times, the so called Spanish flu, caused by the virus of the type A/H1N1/, which in 1918 caused the death of around 50 million people. Because of this and similar past pandemics occurrences WHO has established a whole range of around 110 National influenza centers in different countries of the world. Within this framework the National influenza center for Croatia is also active. In this overview we will compare the basic characteristics and occurrence patterns of these epidemics as well as the characteristics of virus isolates extracted in Croatia in the period from 1999-2005.

Keywords

Influenza; Laboratory methods; Flu pandemics

Hrčak ID:

7743

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/7743

Publication date:

25.11.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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