Search Results - "VAN ASTEN, Liselotte"
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Mortality Attributable to 9 Common Infections: Significant Effect of Influenza A, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza B, Norovirus, and Parainfluenza in Elderly Persons
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-09-2012)“…Background. Because there may be substantial hidden mortality caused by common seasonal pathogens, we estimated the number of deaths in elderly persons…”
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Utility of emergency call centre, dispatch and ambulance data for syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases: a scoping review
Published in European journal of public health (01-08-2020)“…BACKGROUNDSyndromic surveillance can supplement conventional health surveillance by analyzing less-specific, near-real-time data for an indication of disease…”
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Age‐specific severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in February 2020 to June 2021 in the Netherlands
Published in Influenza and other respiratory viruses (01-08-2023)“…Background The severity of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection varies with age and time. Here, we quantify how age‐specific risks of…”
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Influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates against influenza A(H3N2) and A(H1N1) pdm09 among children during school-based outbreaks in the 2016-2017 season in Beijing, China
Published in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics (02-04-2020)“…Since 2007, trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) has been provided free-of-charge to primary, middle school and high school students in Beijing…”
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Comparing pandemic to seasonal influenza mortality: moderate impact overall but high mortality in young children
Published in PloS one (03-02-2012)“…We assessed the severity of the 2009 influenza pandemic by comparing pandemic mortality to seasonal influenza mortality. However, reported pandemic deaths were…”
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Effect of COVID-19 vaccination on mortality by COVID-19 and on mortality by other causes, the Netherlands, January 2021–January 2022
Published in Vaccine (12-07-2023)“…•COVID-19 vaccination was highly effective against COVID-19 mortality.•This effectiveness declines with time since vaccination.•Risk of death from causes other…”
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A sharp decrease in reported non-COVID-19 notifiable infectious diseases during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Rotterdam region, the Netherlands: a descriptive study
Published in BMC infectious diseases (03-03-2022)“…The Public Health Services in the Rotterdam region, the Netherlands, observed a substantial decrease of non-COVID-19 notifiable infectious diseases and…”
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Years of Life Lost Due to Influenza-Attributable Mortality in Older Adults in the Netherlands: A Competing-Risks Approach
Published in American journal of epidemiology (01-08-2018)“…Abstract We estimated the influenza mortality burden in adults aged 60 years or older in the Netherlands in terms of years of life lost, taking into account…”
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Influenza vaccination of school teachers: A scoping review and an impact estimation
Published in PloS one (11-08-2022)“…Introduction Influenza vaccination, besides protecting traditional risk groups, can protect employees and reduce illness-related absence, which is especially…”
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Excess Deaths during Influenza and Coronavirus Disease and Infection-Fatality Rate for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, the Netherlands
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-02-2021)“…Since the 2009 influenza pandemic, the Netherlands has used a weekly death monitoring system to estimate deaths in excess of expectations. We present estimates…”
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Inference of age‐dependent case‐fatality ratios for seasonal influenza virus subtypes A(H3N2) and A(H1N1)pdm09 and B lineages using data from the Netherlands
Published in Influenza and other respiratory viruses (01-06-2023)“…Background Despite the known relatively high disease burden of influenza, data are lacking regarding a critical epidemiological indicator, the case‐fatality…”
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Use of Ambulance Dispatch Calls for Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-01-2020)“…Ambulance dispatches for respiratory syndromes reflect incidence of influenza-like illness in primary care. Associations are highest in children (15%-34% of…”
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Comparing national infectious disease surveillance systems: China and the Netherlands
Published in BMC public health (08-05-2017)“…Risk assessment and early warning (RAEW) are essential components of any infectious disease surveillance system. In light of the International Health…”
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Estimating severity of influenza epidemics from severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in intensive care units
Published in Critical care (London, England) (19-12-2018)“…While influenza-like-illness (ILI) surveillance is well-organized at primary care level in Europe, few data are available on more severe cases. With…”
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Early occurrence of influenza A epidemics coincided with changes in occurrence of other respiratory virus infections
Published in Influenza and other respiratory viruses (01-01-2016)“…Background Viral interaction in which outbreaks of influenza and other common respiratory viruses might affect each other has been postulated by several short…”
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Associations between common respiratory viruses and invasive group A streptococcal infection: A time‐series analysis
Published in Influenza and other respiratory viruses (01-09-2019)“…Background Invasive infections by group A Streptococcus (iGAS, Streptococcus pyogenes) have a winter seasonality which largely coincides with the season for…”
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Comparing Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance and Response in Beijing and the Netherlands
Published in Annals of global health (01-01-2022)“…Background: Climate change, environmental change, and globalization affect the geographical distribution of vector-borne diseases. Temperate regions should be…”
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The association between influenza infections in primary care and intensive care admissions for severe acute respiratory infection (SARI): A modelling approach
Published in Influenza and other respiratory viruses (01-09-2020)“…Background The burden of severe influenza virus infections is poorly known, for which surveillance of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) is encouraged…”
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Ambulance dispatch calls attributable to influenza A and other common respiratory viruses in the Netherlands (2014‐2016)
Published in Influenza and other respiratory viruses (01-07-2020)“…Background Ambulance dispatches could be useful for syndromic surveillance of severe respiratory infections. We evaluated whether ambulance dispatch calls of…”
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The impact of national vaccination policy changes on influenza incidence in the Netherlands
Published in Influenza and other respiratory viruses (01-03-2016)“…Background We assessed the impact of two major modifications of the Dutch National Influenza Prevention Programme – the introduction in 1997 of free‐of‐charge…”
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