Search Results - "Franklin, Lucinda J."
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Increase in Meningococcal Serogroup W Disease, Victoria, Australia, 2013-2015
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-10-2016)“…In Victoria, Australia, invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W increased from 4% of all cases in 2013 to 30% in 2015. This…”
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Epidemic forecasts as a tool for public health: interpretation and (re)calibration
Published in Australian and New Zealand journal of public health (01-02-2018)“…Recent studies have used Bayesian methods to predict timing of influenza epidemics many weeks in advance, but there is no documented evaluation of how such…”
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A Registry for Patients With Asplenia/Hyposplenism Reduces the Risk of Infections With Encapsulated Organisms
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-08-2018)“…We linked data from a registry for people with asplenia with a statewide notifiable diseases database. We found that registration was associated with a 69%…”
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Q-Vax Q fever vaccine failures, Victoria, Australia 1994–2013
Published in Vaccine (18-12-2017)“…•Retrospective case series of 659 cases of acute Q fever in Victoria Australia, 1993–2013.•34 cases vaccinated with Q-Vax (whole cell formalin inactivated…”
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Effectiveness of parental cocooning as a vaccination strategy to prevent pertussis infection in infants: A case-control study
Published in Vaccine (05-04-2018)“…During a pertussis epidemic in 2009, the Department of Health, Victoria, Australia, implemented a cocoon program offering parents of new babies a funded-dose…”
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Clinical manifestations of invasive meningococcal disease in Victoria with the emergence of serogroup W and serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis
Published in Internal medicine journal (01-03-2021)“…Background Historically, Australian cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) have been most frequently caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B, but…”
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Uptake of a government-funded pertussis-containing booster vaccination program for parents of new babies in Victoria, Australia
Published in Vaccine (08-04-2015)“…Highlights • Cocooning is a vaccination strategy involving vaccination of parents to indirectly protect infants against disease who are too young to be…”
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Contact tracing of in-flight measles exposures: lessons from an outbreak investigation and case series, Australia, 2010
Published in Western Pacific surveillance and response journal (01-07-2011)“…To describe a 2010 outbreak of nine cases of measles in Australia possibly linked to an index case who travelled on an international flight from South Africa…”
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Continued dominance of pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 influenza in Victoria, Australia in 2010
Published in Western Pacific surveillance and response journal (01-07-2011)“…The 2010 Victorian influenza season was characterized by normal seasonal influenza activity and the dominance of the pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 strain. General…”
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A cross sectional survey of attitudes, awareness and uptake of the parental pertussis booster vaccine as part of a cocooning strategy, Victoria, Australia
Published in BMC public health (23-07-2013)“…The Victorian Government Department of Health funded a diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine for parents of infants from June 2009 to June 2012…”
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The look of leptospirosis in Victoria — recent trends
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Infectious diseases notification practices, Victoria 2013
Published in Communicable diseases intelligence (30-09-2016)“…Infectious disease notification practices in Victoria were reviewed to identify areas for potential improvement. Confirmed or probable cases of certain…”
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Infectious Disease Notification Practices in Victoria, 2016-17
Published in Communicable diseases intelligence (2018) (15-08-2019)“…Infectious disease surveillance in Victoria, Australia is based upon a legislated requirement for doctors and laboratories to notify suspected or diagnosed…”
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Influenza surveillance in Australia
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A brief overview of influenza surveillance systems in Australia, 2015
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Increase in meningococcal serogroup W disease, Victoria, Australia, 2013- 2015
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An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium 9 at a school camp linked to contamination of rainwater tanks
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-03-2009)“…In March 2007, an outbreak of gastroenteritis was identified at a school camp in rural Victoria, Australia, affecting about half of a group of 55 students. A…”
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A brief overview of influenza surveillance systems in Australia, 2015
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