Effectiveness of Live Attenuated vs Inactivated Influenza Vaccines in Children During the 2012-2013 Through 2015-2016 Influenza Seasons in Alberta, Canada: A Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Study
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1514
Abstract: Importance Recent observational studies report conflicting results regarding the effectiveness of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), particularly against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. Objective To compare the effectiveness of LAIV and inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) against laboratory-confirmed influenza.… read more here.
Keywords: laiv; iiv; influenza; influenza seasons ... See more keywords
Adjuvanted versus non-adjuvanted standard-dose influenza vaccines in preventing all-cause hospitalizations in the elderly: a cohort study with nested case-control analyses over 18 influenza seasons
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DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2115362
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background The higher effectiveness of adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine (aTIV) versus non-adjuvanted (na) formulations in preventing all-cause hospitalization has been demonstrated for a single influenza season and in institutionalized elderly only. This study evaluated… read more here.
Keywords: cause hospitalizations; non adjuvanted; preventing cause; influenza seasons ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the New World Health Organization Case Definition of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection for Influenza Surveillance During the Peak Weeks of Two Influenza Seasons in Quebec, Canada
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piw044
Abstract: During the peak of the 2012-2013 and 2014-2015 influenza seasons in Quebec, Canada, the sensitivity of the new World Health Organization (WHO) case definition of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in read more here.
Keywords: seasons quebec; definition; surveillance; influenza seasons ... See more keywords
Epidemiology of influenza B in Australia: 2001‐2014 influenza seasons
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DOI: 10.1111/irv.12432
Abstract: Influenza B is characterised by two antigenic lineages: B/Victoria and B/Yamagata. These lineages circulate together with influenza A during influenza seasons, with varying incidence from year to year and by geographic region. read more here.
Keywords: australia 2001; influenza australia; epidemiology influenza; epidemiology ... See more keywords
Difficulties of predicting the timing, size and severity of influenza seasons
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DOI: 10.1111/resp.13310
Abstract: Every year in temperate climates, influenza epidemics arise. What drives these epidemics and what determines their size and severity is a complex interaction the outcomes of which are somewhat stochastic, making it difficult to predict… read more here.
Keywords: size severity; surveillance; influenza; influenza seasons ... See more keywords
Surgical mask wearing behaviour in COVID-19 pandemic and influenza seasons: a cross-sectional study on healthcare professional students and staff’s perspective in Southern California
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064677
Abstract: Objective To investigate healthcare professional staff and students’ perception of wearing surgical masks before and after their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, and to evaluate the impact on mask wearing behaviour in future influenza seasons.… read more here.
Keywords: staff; influenza seasons; mask; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
Establishing an ICD-10 code based SARI-surveillance in Germany – description of the system and first results from five recent influenza seasons
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4515-1
Abstract: BackgroundSyndromic surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) is important to assess seriousness of disease as recommended by WHO for influenza. In 2015 the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) started to collaborate with a private hospital… read more here.
Keywords: system; surveillance; description system; sari surveillance ... See more keywords
Overview of three influenza seasons in Georgia, 2014–2017
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201207
Abstract: Background Influenza epidemiological and virologic data from Georgia are limited. We aimed to present Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) surveillance data and characterize influenza viruses circulating in the country over… read more here.
Keywords: week; influenza viruses; influenza; 2014 2017 ... See more keywords
Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Estimates among US Department of Defense Adult Beneficiaries over Four Consecutive Influenza Seasons: A Test-Negative Design Study with Different Control Groups
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10010058
Abstract: A test-negative design study with different control groups (influenza test-negative controls, non-influenza virus positive controls, and pan-negative controls) was conducted to assess inactivated influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) in adults aged ≥18 years, 2016–2017 through 2019–2020… read more here.
Keywords: influenza seasons; design study; test negative; influenza ... See more keywords