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H1N1 Challenges Ahead [PDF]

, 2009
Examines capacities and challenges in preparing for and responding to an H1N1 flu pandemic, including vaccine issues, confusion with seasonal flu, strain on medical systems, and erosion of public health infrastructure.

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Risk factors associated with the intensity of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canadian community settings: a retrospective analysis of outbreak-level surveillance data

BMC Public Health
Background The severity of COVID-19 outbreaks is disproportionate across settings (e.g., long-term care facilities (LTCF), schools) across Canada. Few studies have examined factors associated with outbreak severity to inform prevention and response.
Demy Dam, Michelle Chen, Erin E. Rees, Bethany Cheng, Lynn Sukkarieh, Erin McGill, Yasmina Tehami, Anna Bellos, Jonathan Edwin, Kaitlin Patterson   +9 more
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Mayaro Virus as the cause of Acute Febrile Illness in the Colombian Amazon Basin

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionMayaro Fever (MF) is a tropical disease caused by the Mayaro virus (MAYV), with outbreaks documented in Latin America.MethodsA hospital-based fever surveillance in Leticia, Colombian Amazon, collected sera from 1,460 patients aged 5-89 ...
Laura S. Perez-Restrepo, Laura S. Perez-Restrepo, Karl Ciuoderis, Karl Ciuoderis, Jaime Usuga, Jaime Usuga, Isabel Moreno, Isabel Moreno, Vanessa Vargas, Vanessa Vargas, Angela J. Arévalo-Arbelaez, Angela J. Arévalo-Arbelaez, Michael G. Berg, Michael G. Berg, Gavin A. Cloherty, Gavin A. Cloherty, Juan Pablo Hernández-Ortiz, Juan Pablo Hernández-Ortiz, Juan Pablo Hernández-Ortiz, Jorge E. Osorio, Jorge E. Osorio, Jorge E. Osorio, Jorge E. Osorio   +22 more
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Investigation into the Causes and Severity of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic [PDF]

, 2018
The 1918 Influenza outbreak is regarded as one of the worst pandemics in human history due to its widespread effects across the globe and its high death rate.
Freedenberg, Alex T.
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Synthesising evidence to estimate pandemic (2009) A/H1N1 influenza severity in 2009-2011

, 2014
Knowledge of the severity of an influenza outbreak is crucial for informing and monitoring appropriate public health responses, both during and after an epidemic.
Birrell, Paul J., De Angelis, Daniela, Durnall, Hayley, Fleming, Douglas, Green, Helen K., Pebody, Richard G., Presanis, Anne M., Tom, Brian D. M.   +7 more
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A protocol for a living mapping review of global research funding for infectious diseases with a pandemic potential – Pandemic PACT [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research
The COVID CIRCLE initiative Research Project Tracker by UKCDR and GloPID-R and associated living mapping review (LMR) showed the importance of sharing and analysing data on research at the point of funding to improve coordination during a pandemic.
Zaharat Kadri-Alabi, Shanthi Levanita, Emilia Antonio, Georgina Humphreys, Adrian Bucher, Nusrat Jabin, Rodrigo Furst, Olena Seminog, Alice Norton, Omid Rohanian, Thomas Mendy   +10 more
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Migrants’ experiences as health ambassadors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway-a qualitative study

International Journal for Equity in Health
Background In response to the high incidence of COVID-19 infections among migrants, and lack of information, several interventions relying on migrants to deliver information to their peers were implemented. Although these strategies seem to be effective,
Marta-Johanne Svendsen, David Lackland Sam, Oddvar Kaarboe, Esperanza Diaz   +3 more
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Barriers and drivers influencing people's behaviour towards COVID-19 public health and social measures in the Netherlands

Public Health in Practice
Background: The disease burden of COVID-19 infection, morbidity, and mortality was unevenly distributed across different population subgroups. A one-size-fits-all approach may not reach all groups.
Valérie Eijrond, Nora Bünemann, Nicky Renna, Brett Craig, Katrine Bach Habersaat, Hélène Voeten, Pearl Dykstra, Anja Schreijer   +7 more
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An influenza pandemic : what it could mean for Scottish tourism [PDF]

, 2006
There is a growing unease among World Health Organisation (WHO) officials and other global disease surveillance organisations that Avian Flu will mutate into a human influenza pandemic.
Connell, Joanne, Munro, Colin, Page, Stephen, Walker, Linda, Yeoman, Ian   +4 more
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Emergence, persistence, and positive selection of yellow fever virus in Colombia

Frontiers in Microbiology
Yellow fever virus (YFV) is an arbovirus that causes acute febrile illness (AFI), in tropical areas of South America and Africa. Through a 2020–2023 AFI study in Leticia, Colombia, leveraging metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), we identified ...
Lester J. Perez, Lester J. Perez, Laura S. Perez-Restrepo, Laura S. Perez-Restrepo, Karl Ciuoderis, Karl Ciuoderis, Jaime Usuga, Jaime Usuga, Isabel Moreno, Isabel Moreno, Vanessa Vargas, Vanessa Vargas, Angela J. Arévalo-Arbelaez, Angela J. Arévalo-Arbelaez, Michael G. Berg, Michael G. Berg, Gavin A. Cloherty, Gavin A. Cloherty, Juan Pablo Hernández-Ortiz, Juan Pablo Hernández-Ortiz, Jorge E. Osorio, Jorge E. Osorio, Jorge E. Osorio, Jorge E. Osorio   +23 more
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