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        Enhancing Protection against Influenza and COVID-19 for pregnant women and medically at risk children: EPIC Study

        Christopher Blyth CC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Honorary and NHMRC Emerging ...

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        Diverging Trends in Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations during Two Decades in Western Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children

        Our findings highlight the need to consider age, ethnicity, seasonality and climate when evaluating rotavirus vaccine programs. ...

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        Use of data linkage to investigate the aetiology of acute lower respiratory infection hospitalisations in children

        The aim was to document the aetiology of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) hospitalisations in Western Australian children ...

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        The changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease

        We investigated trends in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Western Australia (WA). ...

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        Diverging trends for lower respiratory infections in non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal children

        To investigate temporal trends in admission rates for acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in a total population birth cohort of non-Aboriginal and... ...

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        Using record linkage to validate notification and laboratory data for a more accurate assessment of notifiable infectious diseases

        Studies investigating pathogen-specific infectious disease would benefit from using multiple data sources. ...

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        Using record linkage to examine testing patterns for respiratory viruses among children born in Western Australia

        Using linked data, we describe changes in respiratory virus testing among children born in Western Australia in 1996-2012 ...

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        Parental awareness and attitudes towards prevention of respiratory syncytial virus in infants and young children in Australia

        To assess parental awareness of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the level of acceptance of future RSV prevention strategies. A cross-sectional online survey was implemented targeting "future" and "current" parents of children aged ≤5 years in Australia. ...

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        Attitudes, perceptions, and experiences of Western Australians towards vaccine safety surveillance systems following COVID-19 vaccines: A qualitative descriptive study

        Concerns regarding adverse events following immunisation are a barrier to vaccine uptake. Health professionals use vaccine safety surveillance systems (VSSSs) to monitor vaccines and inform the public of safety data. With little known about public attitudes, perceptions, and experiences with VSSS, we examined them in the context of COVID-19 vaccinations in Western Australia. ...

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        Spatial and Temporal Data Visualisation for Mass Dissemination: Advances in the Era of COVID-19

        The COVID-19 pandemic is the first major pandemic of the digital age and has been characterised by unprecedented public consumption of spatial and temporal disease data, which can enable greater transparency and accountability of governments to the public for their public health decisions. ...

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        An Unusual Resurgence of Human Metapneumovirus in Western Australia Following the Reduction of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

        Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission disrupted respiratory virus seasonality. We examined the unusual return of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in Western Australia following a period of absence in 2020. ...

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        Increase in invasive group A streptococcal disease among Australian children coinciding with northern hemisphere surges

        Increases in invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS) have recently been reported in multiple countries in the northern hemisphere, occurring during, and outside of, typical spring peaks. We report the epidemiology of iGAS among children in Australia from 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2022. ...

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