Research progress in influenza prevention and control strategies in old-age care institutions

Abstract:

Influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus. The elderly are a high risk group of influenza. The epidemic outbreak of influenza is likely to occur in old-age care institutions where the elderly gather. This will not only increase the hospitalization rate and mortality of the elderly, affect their quality of life, increase the family and socio-economic burden, but also increase the care burden of old-age care institutions. This article reviews the research progress in prevention and control strategies of influenza vaccination, healthcare-associa-ted infection management, influenza monitoring and antiviral drug prevention in elderly care institutions at home and abroad, so as to provide reference for better prevention and control of influenza.