Pandemics and populations [PDF]
The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 2020 2020 was the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which overshadowed all other global challenges we face.
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Population-Wide Emergence of Antiviral Resistance during Pandemic Influenza [PDF]
, 2008 Background: The emergence of neuraminidase inhibitor resistance has raised concerns about the prudent use of antiviral drugs in response to the next influenza pandemic.
Wu, Jianhong +13 more
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Severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children—what is known?
BMC Medicine, 2022 The ongoing investigations into clusters of children affected by severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology have put our global capacity for a coordinated, effective response to the test.
Susan Khader +4 more
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Vaccine escape in a heterogeneous population: insights for SARS-CoV-2 from a simple model
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 As a countermeasure to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there has been swift development and clinical trial assessment of candidate vaccines, with subsequent deployment as part of mass vaccination campaigns.
Julia R. Gog +3 more
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Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza A: Balancing Conflicting Policy Objectives [PDF]
, 2011 Mitigation of a severe influenza pandemic can be achieved using a range of interventions to reduce transmission. Interventions can reduce the impact of an outbreak and buy time until vaccines are developed, but they may have high social and economic ...
Heesterbeek, J.A.P. +19 more
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3D Printed frames to enable reuse and improve the fit of N95 and KN95 respirators
BMC Biomedical Engineering, 2021 Background In response to supply shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs or “masks”), which are typically single-use devices in healthcare settings, are routinely being used for prolonged periods and in some ...
Malia McAvoy +21 more
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Post-pandemic seroprevalence of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 infection (swine flu) among children <18 years in Germany. [PDF]
, 2011 We determined antibodies to the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus in children to assess: the incidence of (H1N1) 2009 infections in the 2009/2010 season in Germany, the proportion of subclinical infections and to compare titers in vaccinated and ...
Thomas Mertens +65 more
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Public preferences for vaccination and antiviral medicines under different pandemic flu outbreak scenarios. [PDF]
, 2015 During the 2009-2010 A(H1N1) pandemic, many people did not seek care quickly enough, failed to take a full course of antivirals despite being authorised to receive them, and were not vaccinated.
Yardley, Lucy +11 more
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Addressing stigma in infectious disease outbreaks: a crucial step in pandemic preparedness
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 There is a complex interplay between infectious disease outbreaks and the stigmatization of affected persons and communities. Outbreaks are prone to precipitating stigma due to the fear, uncertainty, moralisation, and abatement of freedoms associated ...
Amy Paterson +3 more
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Health system resource gaps and associated mortality from pandemic influenza across six Asian territories. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Southeast Asia has been the focus of considerable investment in pandemic influenza preparedness. Given the wide variation in socio-economic conditions, health system capacity across the region is likely to impact to varying degrees on ...
Irwin Chavez +57 more
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