Influenza Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in influenza and flu pandemics. Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses), that affects humans, birds and other mammals. The virus spreads easily from person to person. Influenza circulates worldwide and can affect anybody in any age group. Influenza causes annual epidemics that peak during winter in temperate regions. Influenza is a serious public health problem that causes severe illnesses and deaths for higher risk populations. The most common symptoms of the disease are chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness/fatigue and general discomfort. Sore throat, fever and coughs are the most frequent symptoms. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly for the young and the elderly. An influenza epidemic can take an economic toll through lost workforce productivity, and strain health services. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent infection.

The objectives of Influenza Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for influenza and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to influenza.

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• PRO/AH/EDR> Equine influenza - Sudan: (SF) serotype not typed, 1st report, OIE
  Sat, 06 Jul 2019 19:05:57 -0400
  Equine Influenza -- Sudan
  Information received on [and dated] 5 Jul 2019 from Dr. Ahmed Shiekh Eldin, Undersecretary, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Animal Resources, Khartoum, Sudan
  Summary
  Report type: Immediate notification (final report)
  Date of start of the event: 15 Apr 2019
  Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Jul 2019
  Report date: 5 Jul 2019
  Date submitted to OIE: 5 Jul 2019
  Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
  Causal agent: Equine