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Influenza in today: direct-acting antiviral therapy

https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701X-2015-4-36-45

Abstract

Influenza is an acute infectious disease caused by influenza virus (Orthomyxoviridae family) which affects up to 15% of the world population in the cold season. The relevance of the disease is reflected in the statistics: every year, up to 500 million people get sick with influenza globally, of which 2 million cases are fatal. The situation in Russia is reflected in the following figures: 27.3 to 41.2 million people get sick with influenza and ARVI annually. Every 6th-7th Russian is involved in the epidemic process.

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T. V. Sologub
Research Institute of Influenza, Russia's Ministry of Health, St. Petersburg
Russian Federation


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Sologub TV. Influenza in today: direct-acting antiviral therapy. Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council. 2015;(4):36-45. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701X-2015-4-36-45

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