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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• May 2022

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• December 2010

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

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

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

Despite a recommendation for microbiological testing, only 45% of children hospitalized for respiratory infections in our previous data linkage study linked... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• January 2016

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• September 2017

Overall, infant immunisation coverage is currently >90% in Australia, but there are pockets of under-immunised children including children from migrant backgrounds. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• February 2021

Bronchiolitis hospitalisations are a reasonable proxy for the timing of RSV detections, but may not fully capture the magnitude of RSV epidemics ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• May 2016

In Australia and many other developed countries, acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) is one of the most common reasons for hospitalisation in young... ...

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• 2011
• April 2011

Respiratory 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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• 2023
• October 2023