[PDF][PDF] No-fault compensation following adverse events attributed to vaccination: a review of international programmes

C Looker, H Kelly - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2011 - SciELO Public Health
Programmes that provide no-fault compensation for an adverse event following vaccination
have been implemented in 19 countries worldwide, the first in Germany in 1961 and themost …

[HTML][HTML] The Melbourne epidemic thunderstorm asthma event 2016: an investigation of environmental triggers, effect on health services, and patient risk factors

F Thien, PJ Beggs, D Csutoros, J Darvall… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background A multidisciplinary collaboration investigated the world's largest, most
catastrophic epidemic thunderstorm asthma event that took place in Melbourne, Australia …

Age- and Sex-Specific Social Contact Patterns and Incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

PJ Dodd, C Looker, ID Plumb, V Bond… - American journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We aimed to model the incidence of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis among adults
using data on infection incidence in children, disease prevalence in adults, and social …

[HTML][HTML] Genomics-informed responses in the elimination of COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia: an observational, genomic epidemiological study

CR Lane, NL Sherry, AF Porter, S Duchene… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background A cornerstone of Australia's ability to control COVID-19 has been effective
border control with an extensive supervised quarantine programme. However, a rapid …

[HTML][HTML] A pilot forecasting system for epidemic thunderstorm asthma in southeastern Australia

T Bannister, EE Ebert, T Williams… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
In November 2016, an unprecedented epidemic thunderstorm asthma event in Victoria,
Australia, resulted in many thousands of people developing breathing difficulties in a very …

Bacterial vaginosis among women at high risk for HIV in Uganda: high rate of recurrent diagnosis despite treatment

SC Francis, C Looker, J Vandepitte… - Sexually transmitted …, 2016 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with increased risk for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) and HIV acquisition. This study describes the epidemiology of BV in a …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of indoor contact time data in Zambia and Western Cape, South Africa suggests targeting of interventions to reduce Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

N McCreesh, C Looker, PJ Dodd, ID Plumb… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background In high incidence settings, the majority of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb)
transmission occurs outside the household. Little is known about where people's indoor …

Pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 infection in Victoria, Australia: no evidence for harm or benefit following receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine in 2009

HA Kelly, KA Grant, JE Fielding, KS Carville… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
Conflicting findings regarding the level of protection offered by seasonal influenza
vaccination against pandemic influenza H1N1 have been reported. We performed a test …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza A (H1N1) in Victoria, Australia: a community case series and analysis of household transmission

C Looker, K Carville, K Grant, H Kelly - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background We characterise the clinical features and household transmission of pandemic
influenza A (pH1N1) in community cases from Victoria, Australia in 2009. Methods …

Clinical illness with viable severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus presenting 72 days after infection in an immunocompromised patient

CM Hughes, GP Gregory, AB Pierce… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
To the Editor—Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can result in
prolonged polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity, particularly in the …