We estimated the effectiveness of influenza vaccines in preventing laboratory-confirmed
influenza among older adults in aged care. Electronic database searches were conducted …

An understanding of the seasonality of infections informs public health strategies and assists
clinicians in their management of patients with undifferentiated illness. The seasonality of …

Background The severe forms of influenza infection requiring intensive care unit (ICU)
admission remain a medical challenge due to its high mortality. New H1N1 strains were …

Background Measuring health inequality is essential to ensure that everyone has equal
accessibility to health care. Studies in the past have continuously presented and showed …

Annual seasonal influenza epidemics cause substantial disease and economic burden
worldwide. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 and 2021 …

Background: Annual seasonal influenza infection is unpredictable, and varies from season
to season. Australia experienced a severe season in 2017, followed by a mild season in …

Objectives To assess the extent to which the 2018–19 New South Wales summer influenza
epidemic was associated with overseas or domestic travel and with seasonal influenza …

While the contemporary influenza season in South Africa is understood, its historical
occurrence and dynamics are not. This study applies methods in historical geography, using …

An influenza outbreak occurred during summer (February 2019) in an aged-care facility in
Sydney, Australia. Residents had not received the annual 2019 influenza vaccine while …

Background Inter‐seasonal influenza cases have been increasing in Australia. Studies of
influenza seasonality typically focus on seasonal transmission in temperate regions, leaving …