Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of acute respiratory infection with the most severe disease in the young and elderly. Non-pharmaceutical interventions and travel restrictions for controlling COVID-19 have impacted the circulation of most respiratory viruses including RSV globally, particularly in Australia, where during 2020 the normal winter epidemics were notably absent. ...

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• 2022
• May 2022

Australia’s Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) is one of only a handful of national immunisation registers world-wide. ...

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• 2017
• April 2017

Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a major cause of hospitalisation in young children ...

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• 2010
• December 2010

Hannah Tom Moore Snelling HC T OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Program Head, Infection and Vaccines Head, Infectious Disease Implementation Research 08 6319 1427 08 6319 1817 Hannah.moore@telethonkids.org.au ...

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There is limited empiric evidence on the coverage of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) required to generate substantial indirect protection. We investigate the association between population PCV coverage and indirect protection against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumonia hospitalisations among undervaccinated Australian children. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

To describe the process for assembling a linked study that will enable the conduct of population-based studies related to immunisation and immunisation policy. ...

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• 2017
• September 2017

Older maternal age is associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in young adult females ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

We develop a compartmental model for RSV infection, driven by a seasonal forcing function, and conduct parameter space and bifurcation analyses to document... ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Influenza vaccination of children with medical comorbidities is critical due their increased risks for severe influenza disease. In Australia, hospitals are an avenue for influenza vaccine delivery to children with comorbidities but are not always effectively utilised. Qualitative enquiry sought to ascertainment the barriers and enablers for influenza vaccination recommendation, delivery, and recording of these children at Australian hospitals. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

This study sought to determine the prevalence of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in Australian school-aged children and associated potential risk factors for DLD at 10 years. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022

Antenatal testosterone exposure influences fetal neurodevelopment and gender-role behavior in postnatal life and may contribute to differences in... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Preliminary evidence suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with language delay. ...

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• 2012
• July 2012