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Reports and Findings
Barriers to influenza vaccination of children hospitalised for acute respiratory illness: A cross-sectional survey
Aim: To identify barriers to influenza vaccination of children hospitalised for acute respiratory illness in Australia. Methods: A total of 595 parents of children hospitalised with acute respiratory illness across five tertiary hospitals in 2019 participated in an online survey. Multivariate logistic regression identified factors most strongly associated with influenza vaccination barriers.
Published research Influenza Infectious Diseases EpidemiologySpatial analysis of hepatobiliary abnormalities in a population at high-risk of cholangiocarcinoma in Thailand
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a serious health challenge with low survival prognosis. The liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, plays a role in the aetiology of CCA, through hepatobiliary abnormalities: liver mass (LM), bile duct dilation, and periductal fibrosis (PDF). A population-based CCA screening program, the Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program, operates in Northeast Thailand. Hepatobiliary abnormalities were identified through ultrasonography.
Published research Infectious Diseases EpidemiologyCurrent Status of Schistosomiasis Control and Prospects for Elimination in the Dongting Lake Region of the People's Republic of China
Schistosomiasis japonica is an ancient parasitic disease that has severely impacted human health causing a substantial disease burden not only to the Chinese people but also residents of other countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia and, before the 1970s, Japan. Since the founding of the new People's Republic of China (P. R. China), effective control strategies have been implemented with the result that the prevalence of schistosomiasis japonica has decreased markedly in the past 70 years.
Published research Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases EpidemiologyQuality of benzathine penicillin G: A multinational cross-sectional study
Benzathine penicillin G (BPG) is used as first-line treatment for most forms of syphilis and as secondary prophylaxis against rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Perceptions that poor quality of BPG is linked to reported adverse effects and therapeutic failure may impact syphilis and RHD control programs. Clinical networks and web-based advertising were used to obtain vials of BPG from a wide range of countries.
Published research Immunisation Rheumatic Heart Disease Infectious Diseases Allergy & Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases Epidemiology