Search Results - "Green, H K"
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Severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, in a patient transferred to the United Kingdom from the Middle East, September 2012
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (04-10-2012)“…Coronaviruses have the potential to cause severe transmissible human disease, as demonstrated by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2003…”
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Low effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza in primary care in the United Kingdom: 2014/15 mid–season results
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (05-02-2015)“…In 2014/15 the United Kingdom experienced circulation of influenza A(H3N2) with impact in the elderly. Mid-season vaccine effectiveness (VE) shows an adjusted…”
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Pooling European all-cause mortality: methodology and findings for the seasons 2008/2009 to 2010/2011
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-09-2013)“…Several European countries have timely all-cause mortality monitoring. However, small changes in mortality may not give rise to signals at the national level…”
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Phased introduction of a universal childhood influenza vaccination programme in England: population-level factors predicting variation in national uptake during the first year, 2013/14
Published in Vaccine (21-05-2015)“…Abstract Introduction Through a phased rollout, the UK is implementing annual influenza vaccination for all healthy children aged 2–16 years old. In the first…”
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The United Kingdom public health response to an imported laboratory confirmed case of a novel coronavirus in September 2012
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (04-10-2012)“…On 22 September 2012, a novel coronavirus, very closely related to that from a fatal case in Saudi Arabia three months previously, was detected in a previously…”
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Estimating vaccine effectiveness against severe influenza in England and Scotland 2011/2012: applying the screening method to data from intensive care surveillance systems
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-01-2014)“…Methods for estimating vaccine effectiveness (VE) against severe influenza are not well established. We used the screening method to estimate VE against…”
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Severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, in a patient transferred to the United Kingdom from the Middle East, September 2012
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (04-10-2012)“…Coronaviruses have the potential to cause severe transmissible human disease, as demonstrated by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2003…”
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Significant spike in excess mortality in England in winter 2014/15 – influenza the likely culprit
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-07-2018)“…Significant increases in excess all-cause mortality, particularly in the elderly, were observed during the winter of 2014/15 in England. With influenza A(H3N2)…”
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Effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy in preventing influenza infection in infants, England, 2013/14
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (13-11-2014)“…In this study we used the screening method to estimate the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy in preventing influenza virus…”
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Uptake and impact of a new live attenuated influenza vaccine programme in England: early results of a pilot in primary school-age children, 2013/14 influenza season
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (05-06-2014)“…As part of the introduction and roll-out of a universal childhood live-attenuated influenza vaccination programme, 4–11 year-olds were vaccinated in seven…”
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Assessing the severity of influenza: a role for longitudinal telephone surveys?
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-12-2018)“…During the 2009 influenza pandemic, a rapid assessment of disease severity was a challenge as a significant proportion of cases did not seek medical care;…”
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Developing influenza and respiratory syncytial virus activity thresholds for syndromic surveillance in England
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-01-2019)“…Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are common causes of respiratory tract infections and place a burden on health services each winter. Systems to…”
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Illness absenteeism rates in primary and secondary schools in 2013–2014 in England: was there any impact of vaccinating children of primary-school age against influenza?
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-12-2016)“…A phased introduction of routine influenza vaccination of healthy children was recommended in the UK in 2012, with the aim of protecting both vaccinated…”
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Emergency department syndromic surveillance providing early warning of seasonal respiratory activity in England
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-04-2016)“…Seasonal respiratory infections place an increased burden on health services annually. We used a sentinel emergency department syndromic surveillance system to…”
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Impact of influenza vaccination on respiratory illness rates in children attending private boarding schools in England, 2013–2014: a cohort study
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-12-2015)“…Several private boarding schools in England have established universal influenza vaccination programmes for their pupils. We evaluated the impact of these…”
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Uptake and impact of vaccinating school age children against influenza during a season with circulation of drifted influenza A and B strains, England, 2014/15
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (01-10-2015)“…The 2014/15 influenza season was the second season of roll-out of a live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) programme for healthy children in England. During…”
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Harmonizing influenza primary-care surveillance in the United Kingdom: piloting two methods to assess the timing and intensity of the seasonal epidemic across several general practice-based surveillance schemes
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-01-2015)“…General Practitioner consultation rates for influenza-like illness (ILI) are monitored through several geographically distinct schemes in the UK, providing…”
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Critical care surveillance: insights into the impact of the 2010/11 influenza season relative to the 2009/10 pandemic season in England
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (06-06-2013)“…In 2010/11, the influenza season in England was marked by a relative increase in impact on the population compared to that seen during the 2009/10 pandemic,…”
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The Cold Weather Plan evaluation: an example of pragmatic evidence-based policy making?
Published in Public health (London) (01-07-2014)“…Abstract Objectives An evaluation of the Cold Weather Plan (CWP) for England 2011–2012 was undertaken in April 2012 to generate the basis for further…”
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