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The changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal diseaseWe investigated trends in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Western Australia (WA).
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“It’s all gone quiet…” MUSIC from COVID19Hannah Huong Christopher Moore Le Blyth OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD MA (Dev. Econ), MA (App. Stats), PhD (Econ) MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD
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Childhood pneumonia in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea: clinical, microbiological and immunological predictors of diseaseChristopher Deborah Hannah Lea-Ann Peter Blyth Lehmann Moore Kirkham Richmond MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD AO, MBBS, MSc OAM BSc (Hons)
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Infection Transmission in Early Childhood Education and Care: a mixed methods study to inform future interventionsThe COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many uncertainties and incorrect assumptions about respiratory pathogen transmission.
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The STAMP RSV ProgramSTAMP-RSV is guided by a community reference group with lived experiences of RSV. The goal is to translate research findings into effective and efficient RSV control policies to reduce the health and economic burden of RSV.
Our team’s vision is to reduce the burden of infectious diseases in children and their families through comprehensive approaches to understanding the burden of disease, developing and optimising diagnosis and treatment strategies and evaluating and informing current and future prevention programs.
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The collaboration on social science and immunisation (COSSI): Global lessons from a successful Australian research and practice networkSamantha Carlson BSc MPH PhD Senior Research Officer Samantha.carlson@thekids.org.au Senior Research Officer @samicarlson ORCID Dr Carlson is an
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Respiratory syncytial virus in children: epidemiology and clinical impact post-COVID-19Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. RSV seasonality was disrupted by COVID-19-associated nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). We review RSV seasonality, molecular epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and community awareness to inform future prevention strategies.
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Spotting sporotrichosis skin infection: The first Australian paediatric case seriesThese data highlight the importance of recognising Sporotrichosis in children outside an outbreak setting
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The impact of new universal child influenza programs in Australia: Vaccine coverage, effectiveness and disease epidemiology in hospitalised children in 2018A significant reduction in severe influenza was observed in Australian children, possibly contributed to by improved vaccine coverage and high vaccine effectiveness