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CDC: Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report Prepared by the Influenza Division 27 Apr 13

Geographic Spread of Influenza as Assessed by State and Territorial Epidemiologists
2012-2013 Influenza Season Week 17 ending April 27, 2013.

DoD Influenza Surveillance Summary 04 Dec 12

Each week the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center publishes a summary of influenza activity in the COCOMS. The summary tracks influenza like illness, flu activity through the DoD laboratory surveillance network and influenza vaccination coverage. Reports are by COCOM and service members or beneficiary populations.

FDA approves first seasonal influenza vaccine culture 04 Dec 12

On November 20th the FDA announced approval of Flucelvax, the first seasonal influenza vaccine licensed in the United States produced using cultured animal cells, instead of fertilized chicken eggs. Flucelvax is approved to prevent seasonal influenza in people ages 18 years and older. The manufacturing process is similar to the egg-based production method, but a significant difference is that the virus strains included in the vaccine are grown in animal cells of mammalian origin instead of in eggs. Cell culture technology has already been in use for several decades to produce other U.S. licensed vaccines.

Influenza Activity — United States, 2011–12 Season ... 20 Jun 12

Influenza Activity — United States, 2011–12 Season and Composition of the 2012–13 Influenza Vaccine - This report summarizes influenza activity in the United States during the 2011–12 influenza season and reports the recommendations for the components of the 2012–13 Northern Hemisphere influenza vaccine.