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Characterising COVID-19 school and childcare outbreaks in Canada in 2021: a surveillance study

BMJ Public Health
Background In January 2021, the Public Health Agency of Canada launched the Canadian COVID-19 Outbreak Surveillance System to monitor outbreaks by setting. Schools and childcare centres were identified as settings of interest, as children play a key role
Kaitlin Patterson, Erin McGill, Demy Dam, Anna Bellos, Cameron Mark Coulby, Rachel McCormick   +5 more
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The pathogenesis of zoonotic viral infections: Lessons learned by studying reservoir hosts

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Zoonotic viral infections that cause severe disease or even death in some people may be asymptomatic or mild in reservoir hosts. Comparison of the pathogenesis of these two host categories may potentially explain the difference in disease.
Lineke Begeman, Debby van Riel, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Thijs Kuiken   +4 more
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Implementation and fidelity of reactive surveillance and response strategies for malaria elimination: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Public Health
Introduction To achieve malaria elimination, case-based surveillance and response systems have been developed in endemic countries. This study systematically reviews the different types of reactive surveillance and response strategies for malaria, how ...
Win Han Oo, Win Htike, Julia C Cutts, Kaung Myat Thu, May Chan Oo, Freya J I Fowkes, Nilar Aye Tun, Ei Phyu Htwe, Aung Khine Zaw, Paul Anthony Agius   +9 more
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Pandemic Influenza and Community Preparedness

American Journal of Public Health, 2009
Objectives. We aimed to examine community knowledge about and attitudes toward the threat of pandemic influenza and assess the community acceptability of strategies to reduce its effect. Methods. We conducted computer-aided telephone interviews in 2007 with a cross-sectional sample of rural and metropolitan residents of South Australia. Results.
Marshall, H., Ryan, P., Roberton, D., Street, J., Watson, M.   +4 more
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Public views of the UK media and government reaction to the 2009 swine flu pandemic [PDF]

, 2010
<p>Background: The first cases of influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu) were confirmed in the UK on 27th April 2009, after a novel virus first identified in Mexico rapidly evolved into a pandemic.
Smith, Emily, Smith Emily, Hilton, Shona, Hilton Shona, Shona Hilton, Emily Smith   +5 more
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COVID: how incorrect assumptions and poor foresight hampered the UK's pandemic preparedness [PDF]

, 2023
Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, has told the recently opened COVID-19 Inquiry that the UK's pandemic planning was "completely wrong". According to Hancock, the doctrine was "to plan for the consequences of a disaster" rather than stopping or ...
van der Meer, Robert
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Efficacy of baloxavir marboxil against bovine H5N1 virus in mice

Nature Communications
Since the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 (clade 2.3.4.4b) in U.S. dairy cattle in early 2024, the virus has spread rapidly, posing a major public health concern as the number of human cases continues to rise.
Maki Kiso, Ryuta Uraki, Seiya Yamayoshi, Yoshihiro Kawaoka   +3 more
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Pandemic Preparedness: The Importance of Adequate Immune Fitness

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022
Pandemic preparedness is an important issue in relation to future pandemics. The two studies described here aimed to identify factors predicting the presence and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms. The CLOFIT study comprised an online survey among the Dutch population (n = 1415). Perceived immune fitness before the pandemic (2019)
Pantea Kiani, Jessica Balikji, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Johan Garssen, Gillian Bruce, Joris C. Verster   +5 more
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Informing social media analysis for public health: a cross-sectional survey of professionals

Archives of Public Health
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the field of infodemic management has grown in response to urgent global need. Social listening is the first step in managing the infodemic, and many organizations and health systems have implemented processes ...
Becky K. White, Elisabeth Wilhelm, Atsuyoshi Ishizumi, Surangani Abeyesekera, Alhassan Pereira, Brian Yau, Aleksandra Kuzmanovic, Tim Nguyen, Sylvie Briand, Tina D. Purnat   +9 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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