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Whither pertussis?This article discusses the rising prevalence of pertussis disease in countries which have switched to acellular vaccines.
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Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015This paper reports the results from the safety surveillance of influenza vaccines in children in Australia, in 2015.
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Characterization of G2P[4] rotavirus strains causing outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the Northern Territory, Australia, in 1999, 2004 and 2009Outbreaks of rotavirus diarrhea cause a large disease burden in the Alice Springs region of the Northern Territory, Australia.
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Management of invasive group A streptococcal infectionsInvasive group A streptococcal disease in children includes deep soft tissue infection, bacteraemia, bacteraemic pneumonia, meningitis and osteomyelitis
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Parental Tdap boosters and infant pertussis: a case-control studyCase households had fewer immunized mothers (22% vs 32%) or fathers (20% vs 31%) but were more likely to include additional and older children. After...
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Assessing the effect of meningitis prevention and treatment.In high-income countries serious bacterial infections such as meningitis are uncommon, but their severity has led to prompt adoption of vaccines for...
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Nitazoxanide for the treatment of infectious diarrhoea in the Northern Territory, Australia 2007-2012This paper examines the use of a new antibiotic to treat diarrhoea cause by Cryptosporidium infection in Australian Indigenous children.
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Duration of protection after first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine in infantsWithout a booster dose, the effectiveness of 3 doses waned more rapidly from 2 to 4 years of age than previously documented for children >6 years of age who...
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Characterization of a G1P[8] rotavirus causing an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Northern Territory, Australia, in the vaccine eraIn 2010, a large outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis occurred in the Alice Springs region of the Northern Territory, Australia.
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The challenge of enteric feverEnteric fever prevention requires significant long term investment in provision of clean water and sanitation; vaccination offers medium term control.