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The Role of Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Counts from Urethra, Cervix, and Vaginal Wet Mount in Diagnosis of Nongonococcal Lower Genital Tract Infection by Moi, Harald, Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte, Moghaddam, Amir, Randjelovic, Ivana

“…Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNL) inflammatory response in women with nongonococcal lower genital…”
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Effect of vaccines and antivirals during the major 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic wave in Norway--and the influence of vaccination timing by Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben de, Iversen, Bjørn G, Tomba, Gianpaolo Scalia

“…To evaluate the impact of mass vaccination with adjuvanted vaccines (eventually 40% population coverage) and antivirals during the 2009 influenza pandemic in…”
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Pertussis epidemiology including direct and indirect effects of the childhood pertussis booster vaccinations, Norway, 1998–2019 by Seppälä, Elina, Bråthen Kristoffersen, Anja, Bøås, Håkon, Frimann Vestrheim, Didrik, Greve-Isdahl, Margrethe, Freiesleben De Blasio, Birgitte, Steens, Anneke

“…•School-age and adolescent boosters protect targeted age groups against pertussis.•Pertussis incidence among infants remained unchanged since introduction of…”
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A theoretical single-parameter model for urbanisation to study infectious disease spread and interventions by Engebretsen, Solveig, Engø-Monsen, Kenth, Frigessi, Arnoldo, Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte

“…The world is continuously urbanising, resulting in clusters of densely populated urban areas and more sparsely populated rural areas. We propose a method for…”
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Modeling geographic vaccination strategies for COVID-19 in Norway by Chan, Louis Yat Hin, Rø, Gunnar, Midtbø, Jørgen Eriksson, Di Ruscio, Francesco, Watle, Sara Sofie Viksmoen, Juvet, Lene Kristine, Littmann, Jasper, Aavitsland, Preben, Nygård, Karin Maria, Berg, Are Stuwitz, Bukholm, Geir, Kristoffersen, Anja Bråthen, Engø-Monsen, Kenth, Engebretsen, Solveig, Swanson, David, Palomares, Alfonso Diz-Lois, Lindstrøm, Jonas Christoffer, Frigessi, Arnoldo, de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben

“…Vaccination was a key intervention in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic globally. In early 2021, Norway faced significant regional variations in COVID-19…”
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The natural history of varicella zoster virus infection in Norway: Further insights on exogenous boosting and progressive immunity to herpes zoster by Marangi, Luigi, Mirinaviciute, Grazina, Flem, Elmira, Scalia Tomba, Gianpaolo, Guzzetta, Giorgio, Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte, Manfredi, Piero

“…We use age-structured models for VZV transmission and reactivation to reconstruct the natural history of VZV in Norway based on available pre-vaccination…”
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Analysis of multi-level spatial data reveals strong synchrony in seasonal influenza epidemics across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Morris, Sinead E, Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte, Viboud, Cécile, Wesolowski, Amy, Bjørnstad, Ottar N, Grenfell, Bryan T

“…Population structure, spatial diffusion, and climatic conditions mediate the spatiotemporal spread of seasonal influenza in temperate regions. However, much of…”
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Estimating Age-Specific Immunity and Force of Infection of Varicella Zoster Virus in Norway Using Mixture Models by Del Fava, Emanuele, Rimseliene, Grazina, Flem, Elmira, Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte, Scalia Tomba, Gianpaolo, Manfredi, Piero

“…This study applies mixture modelling to examine age-specific immunity to varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection in Norway based on the first large-scale…”
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Dynamic modeling of cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination, Kazakhstan by Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte, Flem, Elmira, Latipov, Renat, Kuatbaeva, Ajnagul, Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø

“…The government of Kazakhstan, a middle-income country in Central Asia, is considering the introduction of rotavirus vaccination into its national immunization…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of human papillomavirus-vaccination programs to prevent cervical cancer in Austria by Zechmeister, Ingrid, Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben de, Garnett, Geoff, Neilson, Aileen Rae, Siebert, Uwe

“…Abstract Objective The study predicts long-term cervical cancer related population health and economic effects of introducing the HPV-vaccination for…”
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Rapid clade divergence and phyletic gradualism in an interacting particle model of sympatric speciation by De Blasio, Fabio Vittorio, Freiesleben De Blasio, Birgitte

“…The coexistence of cladogenesis, i.e., the branching of lineages along an evolutionary tree as observed in the fossil record, and anagenesis, which is the…”
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A simple stochastic model describing genomic evolution over time of GC content in microbial symbionts by Bohlin, Jon, Rose, Brittany, Brynildsrud, Ola, Birgitte Freiesleben De Blasio

“…•Mathematical model describing evolution of GC content in microbial symbionts over time.•Model allows for random perturbation of mutation rates.•Muller’s…”
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Increased household transmission and immune escape of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron compared to Delta variants by Jalali, Neda, Brustad, Hilde K., Frigessi, Arnoldo, MacDonald, Emily A., Meijerink, Hinta, Feruglio, Siri L., Nygård, Karin M., Rø, Gunnar, Madslien, Elisabeth H., de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben

“…Understanding the epidemic growth of the novel SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is critical for public health. We compared the ten-day secondary attack rate (SAR) of…”
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A compelling demonstration of why traditional statistical regression models cannot be used to identify risk factors from case data on infectious diseases: a simulation study by Engebretsen, Solveig, Rø, Gunnar, de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben

“…Regression models are often used to explain the relative risk of infectious diseases among groups. For example, overrepresentation of immigrants among COVID-19…”
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Poor self-reported adherence to COVID-19-related quarantine/isolation requests, Norway, April to July 2020 by Steens, Anneke, Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte, Veneti, Lamprini, Gimma, Amy, Edmunds, W John, Van Zandvoort, Kevin, Jarvis, Christopher I, Forland, Frode, Robberstad, Bjarne

“…To limit SARS-CoV-2 spread, quarantine and isolation are obligatory in several situations in Norway. We found low self-reported adherence to requested measures…”
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Quantifying the transmission dynamics of MRSA in the community and healthcare settings in a low-prevalence country by Di Ruscio, Francesco, Guzzetta, Giorgio, Bjørnholt, Jørgen Vildershøj, Leegaard, Truls Michael, Moen, Aina Elisabeth Fossum, Merler, Stefano, de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a primarily nosocomial pathogen that, in recent years, has increasingly spread to the general population…”
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Risk conditions in children hospitalized with influenza in Norway, 2017-2019 by Hauge, Siri Helene, Bakken, Inger Johanne, de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben, Håberg, Siri Eldevik

“…Norwegian children are more frequently hospitalized with influenza than adults. Little is known about the characteristics of these children. Our aim was to…”
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Effects of non-compulsory and mandatory COVID-19 interventions on travel distance and time away from home, Norway, 2021 by Kamineni, Meghana, Engø-Monsen, Kenth, Midtbø, Jørgen E, Forland, Frode, de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben, Frigessi, Arnoldo, Engebretsen, Solveig

“…BackgroundGiven the societal, economic and health costs of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI), it is important to assess their effects. Human…”
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The impact of public health interventions in the Nordic countries during the first year of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and evolution by Duchene, Sebastian, Featherstone, Leo, Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte, Holmes, Edward C, Bohlin, Jon, Pettersson, John H-O

“…BackgroundMany countries have attempted to mitigate and control COVID-19 through non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly with the aim of reducing…”
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Social contact patterns during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: insights from a panel study, April to September 2020 by Veneti, Lamprini, Robberstad, Bjarne, Steens, Anneke, Forland, Frode, Winje, Brita A, Vestrheim, Didrik F, Jarvis, Christopher I, Gimma, Amy, Edmunds, W John, Van Zandvoort, Kevin, de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries adopted social distance measures and lockdowns of varying strictness. Social contact patterns are essential in…”
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