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Outbreak of hepatitis A genotype IB in Australia associated with imported frozen pomegranate arils by Franklin, N, Camphor, H, Wright, R, Stafford, R, Glasgow, K, Sheppeard, V

“…Locally acquired hepatitis A infection is re-emerging in Australia owing to person-to-person outbreaks among men who have sex with men and imported frozen…”
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Measuring school level attributable risk to support school-based HPV vaccination programs by Vujovich-Dunn, C, Wand, H, Brotherton, J M L, Gidding, H, Sisnowski, J, Lorch, R, Veitch, M, Sheppeard, V, Effler, P, Skinner, S R, Venn, A, Davies, C, Hocking, J, Whop, L, Leask, J, Canfell, K, Sanci, L, Smith, M, Kang, M, Temple-Smith, M, Kidd, M, Burns, S, Selvey, L, Meijer, D, Ennis, S, Thomson, C, Lane, N, Kaldor, J, Guy, R

“…In Australia in 2017, 89% of 15-year-old females and 86% of 15-year-old males had received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine. However, considerable…”
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Differences in school factors associated with adolescent HPV vaccination initiation and completion coverage in three Australian states by Sisnowski, J., Vujovich-Dunn, C., Gidding, H., Brotherton, J., Wand, H., Lorch, R., Veitch, M., Sheppeard, V., Effler, P., Skinner, S.R, Venn, A., Davies, C., Hocking, J., Whop, L., Leask, J., Canfell, K., Sanci, L., Smith, M., Kang, M., Temple-Smith, M., Kidd, M., Burns, S., Selvey, L., Meijer, D., Ennis, S., Thomson, C., Lane, N., Kaldor, J., Guy, R.

“…Schools are the primary setting for the delivery of adolescent HPV vaccination in Australia. Although this strategy has achieved generally high vaccination…”
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Infant, maternal and demographic predictors of delayed vaccination: A population-based cohort study by Gidding, Heather F., Flack, Lloyd K., Sheridan, Sarah, Liu, Bette, Fathima, Parveen, Sheppeard, Vicky, Richmond, Peter, Hull, Brynley, Blyth, Christopher, Andrews, Ross M., Snelling, Thomas L., de Klerk, Nicholas, McIntyre, Peter B., Moore, Hannah C., Gidding, H., Moore, H., McIntyre, P., de Klerk, N., Liu, B., Blyth, C., Snelling, T., Edmond, K., Jorm, L., Effler, P., Richmond, P., Menzies, R., Andrews, R., Joseph, T., Sheppeard, V., Hull, B., Sheridan, S., Fathima, P.

“…Receiving vaccines at or close to their due date (vaccination timeliness) is a now key measure of program performance. However, studies comprehensively…”
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Impact of ambient air pollution on birth weight in Sydney, Australia by Mannes, T, Jalaludin, B, Morgan, G, Lincoln, D, Sheppeard, V, Corbett, S

“…Background: Studies in Asia, Europe, and the Americas have provided evidence that ambient air pollution may have an adverse effect on birth weight, although…”
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Description of the Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains local health districts' influenza prevention programme by Brown, M., Sheppeard, V., Gabriel, S., Thomas, J.

“…Background Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In 2011, influenza vaccination was provided free for people at greatest risk of severe…”
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Probabilistic linkage of national immunisation and state-based health records for a cohort of 1.9 million births to evaluate Australia's childhood immunisation program by Gidding, H F, McCallum, L, Fathima, P, Snelling, T L, Liu, B, de Klerk, N, Blyth, C C, Sheppeard, V, Andrews, R M, Jorm, L, McIntyre, P B, Moore, H C

“…Several countries have developed national immunisation registers, but only the Nordic countries have linked their registers to other health data in order to…”
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Childhood asthma and return to school in Sydney, Australia by Lincoln, D., Morgan, G., Sheppeard, V., Jalaludin, B., Corbett, S., Beard, J.

“…To describe the seasonal pattern of hospital admissions for childhood asthma in Sydney, Australia and investigate the relationship between these admissions and…”
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An outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in a regional ophthalmology clinic in New South Wales by VINEY, K. A., KEHOE, P. J., DOYLE, B., SHEPPEARD, V., ROBERTS-WITTEVEEN, A. R., SEMIRLI, H., McPHIE, K. A., DWYER, D. E., McANULTY, J. M.

“…The objective of the study was to identify the extent and cause of an outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC). The study design was active case finding…”
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Investigation and response to an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y ST-1466 urogenital infections, Australia by Lahra, M M, Latham, N H, Templeton, D J, Read, P, Carmody, C, Ryder, N, Ellis, S E, Madden, E F, Parasuraman, A, Wells, J, Sheppeard, V, Armstrong, B H, Holland, J, Pendle, S, Sherry, N, Leong, L, Papanicolas, L, Selvey, C E, Van Hal, S J

“…In 2023, an increased number of urogenital and anorectal infections with serogroup Y (MenY) were reported in New South Wales (NSW). Whole genome sequencing…”
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Assessment of on-time vaccination coverage in population subgroups: A record linkage cohort study by Moore, Hannah C., Fathima, Parveen, Gidding, Heather F., de Klerk, Nicholas, Liu, Bette, Sheppeard, Vicky, Effler, Paul V., Snelling, Thomas L., McIntyre, Peter, Blyth, Christopher C.

“…Reported infant vaccination coverage at age 12 months in Australia is >90%. On-time coverage of the 2–4–6 month schedule and coverage in specific populations…”
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Childhood vaccination coverage in Australia: an equity perspective by Arat, Arzu, Moore, Hannah C, Goldfeld, Sharon, üstberg, Viveca, Sheppeard, Vicky, Gidding, Heather F

“…Abstract Background This study describes trends in social inequities in first dose measles-mumps-rubella (MMR1) vaccination coverage in Western Australia (WA)…”
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Closing the vaccination coverage gap in New South Wales: the Aboriginal Immunisation Healthcare Worker Program by Hendry, Alexandra J, Beard, Frank H, Dey, Aditi, Meijer, Dennis, Campbell‐Lloyd, Sue, Clark, Katrina K, Hull, Brynley P, Sheppeard, Vicky

“…To assess vaccination coverage and timeliness among Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in New South Wales and the rest of Australia, with a particular…”
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Description of the W estern S ydney and N epean B lue M ountains local health districts' influenza prevention programme by Brown, M., Sheppeard, V., Gabriel, S., Thomas, J.

“…Abstract Background Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In 2011, influenza vaccination was provided free for people at greatest risk of…”
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EFFECTS OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION ON ASTHMA VISITS BY CHILDREN TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA by Jalaludin, B, Khalaj, B, Sheppeard, V, Morgan, G

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Comparison of air pollution exposure for five commuting modes in Sydney - car, train, bus, bicycle and walking by Chertok, Michael, Voukelatos, Alexander, Sheppeard, Vicky, Rissel, Chris

“…Issue addressed: International studies have consistently found that exposure to air pollutants is higher inside cars than outside. However, few studies have…”
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The Effects of Bushfire Smoke on Daily Mortality and Hospital Admissions in a Major City by Morgan, G, Sheppeard, V, Khalaj, B, Ayyar, A, Lincoln, D, Lumley, T, Jalaludin, B, Beard, J, Corbett, S

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COMPARISON OF PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTANTS FOR FIVE URBAN COMMUTING MODES IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: ISEE-505 by Sheppeard, V, Chertok, M, Voukelatos, A, Rissel, C

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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR CHILDHOOD ASTHMA AND RETURN TO SCHOOL IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 1994 TO 2000: ISEE-572 by Morgan, G, Lincoln, D, Sheppeard, V, Jalaludn, B, Beard, J F, Corbett, S

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ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN AMBIENT ON AIR POLLUTION AND DAILY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS FOR RESPIRATORY DISEASE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN THE ELDERLY (65+ YEARS), SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: ISEE-546 by Jalaludin, B, Morgan, G, Lincoln, D, Sheppeard, V, Simpson, R F, Corbett, S

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