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Pertussis Is a Frequent Cause of Prolonged Cough Illness in Adults and Adolescents by Senzilet, Linda D., Halperin, Scott A., Spika, John S., Alagaratnam, Merrilyn, Morris, Annette, Smith, Bruce

“…Although pertussis is increasingly recognized as a cause of prolonged cough illness in adolescents and adults, its prevalence is not well established. We…”
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Nationwide measles epidemic in Ukraine: The effect of low vaccine effectiveness by Velicko, Inga, Müller, Luise Ledet, Pebody, Richard, Gergonne, Bernadette, Aidyralieva, Chinara, Kostiuchenko, Nina, Spika, John S

“…Abstract The WHO European Region has a measles elimination target for 2010. Between September 2005 and mid-June 2006, more than 50,000 measles cases were…”
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Laboratory characterization of invasive Haemophilus influenzae isolates from Nunavut, Canada, 2000-2012 by Tsang, Raymond S. W., Li, Y. Anita, Mullen, Angie, Baikie, Maureen, Whyte, Kathleen, Shuel, Michelle, Tyrrell, Gregory, Rotondo, Jenny A. L., Desai, Shalini, Spika, John

“…With invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) disease controlled by vaccination with conjugate Hib vaccines, there is concern that invasive disease due…”
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Reducing the Global Burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Report of the World Health Organization Steering Committee on Research Related to Measles and Rubella Vaccines and Vaccination, June 2004 by Best, Jennifer M., Castillo-Solorzano, Carlos, Spika, John S., Icenogle, Joseph, Glasser, John W., Gay, Nigel J., Andrus, Jon, Arvin, Ann M.

“…Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) continue to be important health problems in many countries. In June 2004, the World Health Organization Steering…”
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Invasive Disease Due to Group B Streptococcal Infection in Adults: Results From a Canadian, Population-Based, Active Laboratory Surveillance Study—1996 by Tyrrell, Gregory J., Senzilet, Linda D., Spika, John S., Kertesz, Daniel A., Alagaratnam, Merrilyn, Lovgren, Marguerite, Talbot, James A.

“…In 1996, a population-based surveillance program for invasive adult group B streptococcal (GBS) diseases in Canada was undertaken, to define the epidemiologic…”
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Pandemic Influenza (H1N1): Our Canadian Response by Spika, John S., Butler-Jones, David

“…The emergence of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 in spring 2009 has provided a real test to the pandemic preparations that Canada, other countries and the World…”
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Measles and Rubella in the World Health Organization European Region: Diversity Creates Challenges by Spika, John S. , Wassilak, Steven , Pebody, Richard , Lipskaya, Galina , Deshevoi, Sergei , Güriş, Dalya , Emiroglu, Nedret 

“…Since 1984, the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region has had targets for reducing the burden of a number of communicable diseases. While some…”
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Measles elimination 2010 target: the need to meet the specific risk group by Spika, John S

“…Substantial progress has been made within the World Health Organization European Region in recent years towards the measles and rubella elimination targets for…”
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Risk Factors and Course of Illness Among Children With Invasive Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae by Deeks, Shelley L, Palacio, Rosario, Ruvinsky, Raul, Kertesz, Daniel A, Hortal, Maria, Rossi, Alicia, Spika, John S, Di Fabio, Jose Luis, The Streptococcus pneumoniae Working Group

“…Objectives. To assess differences in risk factors, clinical presentation, and course of illness between children infected with penicillin-sensitive and…”
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WHO European Region's strategy for elimination of measles and congenital rubella infection by Hanon, F-X, Spika John, J, Wassilak Steven, S, Emiroglu, N

“…The WHO strategy for measles elimination in Europe includes the strengthening of surveillance and immunisation programmes in collaboration with European…”
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Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections: serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance in Canada, 1992-1995 by Lovgren, M, Spika, J S, Talbot, J A

“…To report current information about invasive pneumococcal infections, capsular types and antimicrobial resistance in Canada. Retrospective analysis. Canada. A…”
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Risk of severe outcomes among patients admitted to hospital with pandemic (H1N1) influenza by Campbell, Alexia, Rodin, Rachel, Kropp, Rhonda, Mao, Yang, Hong, Zhiyong, Vachon, Julie, Spika, John, Pelletier, Louise

“…We describe the disease characteristics and outcomes, including risk factors for admission to intensive care unit (ICU) and death, of all patients in Canada…”
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Association of Shower Use With Legionnaires' Disease: Possible Role of Amoebae by Breiman, Robert F, Fields, Barry S, Sanden, Gary N, Volmer, LaJean, Meier, Arlin, Spika, John S

“…OUTBREAKS of legionnaires' disease (LD) have been linked to aerosols from evaporative condensers and cooling towers,1,2 whirlpool spas,3 respiratory therapy…”
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Recommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee: Standards for Adult Immunization Practice by Orenstein, Walter A., Gellin, Bruce G., Beigi, Richard H., Despres, Sarah, LaRussa, Philip S., Lynfield, Ruth, Maldonado, Yvonne, Morita, Julie, Mouton, Charles, Pisani, Amy, Rawlins, Wayne, Rothholz, Mitchel C., Stenvig, Thomas E., Tan, Litjen (LJ), Torres, Catherine, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Hetherington, Seth, Hosbach, Philip, Andrus, Jon Kim, Breidbart, Scott, Daum, Robert S., Douglas, Charlene, Ehresmann, Kristen R., Etkind, Paul, Jarris, Paul, Salisbury, David, Spika, John, Temte, Jonathan L., Villaseño, Ignacio, Caserta, Vito, Church, Richard, Gruber, Marion, Mabry-Hernandez, Iris, Hill, Rick, Kelman, Jeffrey A., Martinello, Richard, Mills, Justin, Mulach, Barbara, Schuchat, Anne, Shen, Angela, Stanek, COL Scott A., Bridges, Carolyn, Orenstein, Walter A., Tan, Litjen (LJ)

“…The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for routine vaccination of adults in the US are presented. Standards for implementing…”
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Assessing the State of Vaccine Confidence in the United States: Recommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee

“…As 2014 ended and 2015 began, measles, a disease no longer considered endemic in the United States, was infecting dozens of people in this country and…”
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Supplementary Immunization Activities to Achieve Measles Elimination: Experience of the European Region by Khetsuriani, Nino, Deshevoi, Sergei, Goel, Ajay, Spika, John, Martin, Rebecca, Emiroglu, Nedret

“…Background, Supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) using measles-containing vaccine (MCV) have had a substantial impact on reducing mortality associated…”
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Incidence of hospital admissions and severe outcomes during the first and second waves of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 by Helferty, Melissa, Vachon, Julie, Tarasuk, Jill, Rodin, Rachel, Spika, John, Pelletier, Louise

“…Canada experienced two distinct waves of pandemic (H1N1) influenza during the 2009 pandemic, one in the spring and the second in early fall 2009. We compared…”
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Pneumococcal immunization and public health: the Canadian experience by Spika, John S, Keresz, Daniel, Deeks, Shelley, Talbot, James A

“…Pneumococcal vaccine has been poorly used in Canada, despite strong recommendations for its use by the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization. In…”
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Outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Associated With Use of Jet Injectors by Wenger, Jay D, Spika, John S, Smithwick, Ronald W, Pryor, Vickie, Dodson, David W, Carden, G. Alexander, Klontz, Karl C

“…Between January 1 and May 15, 1988, foot infections due to Mycobacterium chelonae subspecies abscessus were diagnosed in eight persons who had undergone…”
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An Outbreak of Surgical-Wound Infections Due to Group A Streptococcus Carried on the Scalp by Mastro, Timothy D, Farley, Thomas A, Elliott, John A, Facklam, Richard R, Perks, Janet R, Hadler, James L, Good, Robert C, Spika, John S

“…GROUP A β-hemolytic streptococcus is an uncommon but serious cause of postoperative wound infection. Group A streptococcus is isolated from less than 1 percent…”
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