Search Results - "VIVANCOS, R."

School-based surveillance of acute infectious disease in children: a systematic review by Donaldson, A. L, Hardstaff, J. L, Harris, J. P, Vivancos, R, O'Brien, S. J

“…Abstract Background Syndromic surveillance systems are an essential component of public health surveillance and can provide timely detection of infectious…”
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Understanding norovirus reporting patterns in England: a mixed model approach by Ondrikova, N, Clough, H E, Cunliffe, N A, Iturriza-Gomara, M, Vivancos, R, Harris, J P

“…Norovirus has a higher level of under-reporting in England compared to other intestinal infectious agents such as Campylobacter or Salmonella, despite being…”
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Risk factors associated with outbreaks of seasonal infectious disease in school settings, England, UK by Donaldson, A. L., Harris, J. P., Vivancos, R., O'Brien, S. J.

“…Children are important transmitters of infection. Within schools they encounter large numbers of contacts and infections can spread easily causing outbreaks…”
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Prospective use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) detected a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis by INNS, T., ASHTON, P. M., HERRERA-LEON, S., LIGHTHILL, J., FOULKES, S., JOMBART, T., REHMAN, Y., FOX, A., DALLMAN, T., DE PINNA, E., BROWNING, L., COIA, J. E., EDEGHERE, O., VIVANCOS, R.

“…Since April 2015, whole genome sequencing (WGS) has been the routine test for Salmonella identification, surveillance and outbreak investigation at the…”
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Foreign travel, casual sex, and sexually transmitted infections: systematic review and meta-analysis by Vivancos, R, Abubakar, I, Hunter, P.R

“…Summary Objectives With increasing international travel it is important to understand how frequent casual travel sex and unprotected intercourse are, and what…”
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Effect of socioeconomic deprivation on uptake of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in Liverpool, UK over 16 years: a longitudinal ecological study by HUNGERFORD, D., MACPHERSON, P., FARMER, S., GHEBREHEWET, S., SEDDON, D., VIVANCOS, R., KEENAN, A.

“…Suboptimal uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine by certain socioeconomic groups may have contributed to recent large measles outbreaks in the…”
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COVID-19 testing in outbreak-free care homes: what are the public health benefits? by Green, R., Tulloch, J.S.P., Tunnah, C., Coffey, E., Lawrenson, K., Fox, A., Mason, J., Barnett, R., Constantine, A., Shepherd, W., Ashton, M., Beadsworth, M.B.J., Vivancos, R., Hall, I., Walker, N., Ghebrehewet, S.

“…COVID-19 care home outbreaks represent a significant proportion of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in the UK. National testing initially focused on…”
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Are food exposures obtained through commercial market panels representative of the general population? Implications for outbreak investigations by Inns, T, Curtis, D, Crook, P, Vivancos, R, Gardiner, D, McCarthy, N, Mook, P

“…Current methods of control recruitment for case-control studies can be slow (a particular issue for outbreak investigations), resource-intensive and subject to…”
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Early impact of rotavirus vaccination in a large paediatric hospital in the UK by Hungerford, D, Read, J.M, Cooke, R.P.D, Vivancos, R, Iturriza-Gómara, M, Allen, D.J, French, N, Cunliffe, N

“…Summary The impact of routine rotavirus vaccination on community-acquired (CA) and healthcare-associated (HA) rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) at a large…”
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School-based sex education is associated with reduced risky sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted infections in young adults by Vivancos, R, Abubakar, I, Phillips-Howard, P, Hunter, P.R

“…Summary Objective To quantify the effectiveness of school-based sexual education on risky sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted infection (STI) acquisition…”
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Risk factors for transmission of measles during an outbreak: matched case–control study by Hungerford, D, Cleary, P, Ghebrehewet, S, Keenan, A, Vivancos, R

“…Summary Background In 2012, an outbreak of measles occurred in Merseyside, UK with 359 confirmed cases by 30 June. Numerous cases reported visits to healthcare…”
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Online market research panel members as controls in case-control studies to investigate gastrointestinal disease outbreaks: early experiences and lessons learnt from the UK by Mook, P, McCormick, J, Kanagarajah, S, Adak, G K, Cleary, P, Elson, R, Gobin, M, Hawker, J, Inns, T, Sinclair, C, Trienekens, S C M, Vivancos, R, McCarthy, N D

“…Established methods of recruiting population controls for case-control studies to investigate gastrointestinal disease outbreaks can be time consuming,…”
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Attitudes towards HIV testing via home-sampling kits ordered online (RUClear pilots 2011–12) by Ahmed-Little, Y., Bothra, V., Cordwell, D., Powell, D. Freeman, Ellis, D., Klapper, P., Scanlon, S., Higgins, S., Vivancos, R.

“…The burden of disease relating to undiagnosed HIV infection is significant in the UK. BHIVA (British HIV Association) recommends population screening in high…”
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Food-borne Campylobacter outbreak in Liverpool associated with cross-contamination from chicken liver parfait: Implications for investigation of similar outbreaks by Farmer, S, Keenan, A, Vivancos, R

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In-season and out-of-season variation of rotavirus genotype distribution and age of infection across 12 European countries before the introduction of routine vaccination, 2007/08 to 2012/13 by Hungerford, Daniel, Vivancos, Roberto, Read, Jonathan M, Pitzer, Virginia E, Cunliffe, Nigel, French, Neil, Iturriza-Gómara, Miren

“…The EuroRotaNet surveillance network has conducted rotavirus genotype surveillance since 2007 in 16 European countries. Using epidemiological and…”
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Online market research panel members as controls in case-control studies to investigate gastrointestinal disease outbreaks: early experiences and lessons learnt from the UK - ERRATUM by Mook, P, McCormick, J, Kanagarajah, S, Adak, G K, Cleary, P, Elson, R, Gobin, M, Hawker, J, Inns, T, Sinclair, C, Trienekens, S C M, Vivancos, R, McCarthy, N D

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Factors affecting prevention and control of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in care homes by Vivancos, R, Trainor, E, Oyinloye, A, Keenan, A

“…Summary We assess the effect of key care quality indicators on viral gastroenteritis outbreaks and control in care homes using mandatory inspection data…”
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Mumps outbreaks in four universities in the North West of England: Prevention, detection and response by Kay, D, Roche, M, Atkinson, J, Lamden, K, Vivancos, R

“…Abstract Evidence suggests that primary and secondary vaccine failure have contributed to recent university-based mumps outbreaks. We describe the epidemiology…”
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Authors’ reply: An ongoing large outbreak of measles in Merseyside, England, January to June 2012 by Vivancos, R, Keenan, A

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The role of household transmission in an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis in a primary school in Liverpool, England by Conrad, D, Dee, K, Keenan, A, Vivancos, R

“…In England, the inclusion of a national indicator on rates of school pupil absence (including sickness absence) in the Government's 2013-2016 Public Health…”
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