Fiona Russell

Direct and indirect effects of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal carriage in children hospitalised with pneumonia from formal and informal settlements in Mongolia: an observational study

J Chan, T Mungun, P Batsaixan, M Ulziibayar, B Suuri, D Otgonbayar, D Luvsantseren, CD Nguyen, D Narangarel, EM Dunne, K Fox, J Hinds, ML Nation, CL Pell, EK Mulholland, C Satzke, C von Mollendorf, FM Russell

Journal article  |  2021  |  The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

Background: Within Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, risk factors for pneumonia are concentrated among children living in informal settlement..

Evaluation strategies for measuring pneumococcal conjugate vaccine impact in low-resource settings

Claire von Mollendorf, Ruth Lim, Molina Choummanivong, Vanphanom Sychareun, Keoudomphone Vilivong, Jana YR Lai, Jocelyn Chan, Eileen M Dunne, Sysavanh Phommachanh, Kerryn A Moore, Belinda D Ortika, Amy Gray, Rupert Weaver, Mayfong Mayxay, Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Siddhartha S Datta, Kimberley Fox, Paul N Newton, Kim E Mulholland, Cattram D Nguyen, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  EXPERT REVIEW OF VACCINES

OBJECTIVES: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are effective in reducing pneumococcal disease. We measured 13-valent PCV (PCV1..

Levels of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage and indirect protection against invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia hospitalisations in Australia: An observational study

Jocelyn Chan, Heather F Gidding, Christopher C Blyth, Parveen Fathima, Sanjay Jayasinghe, Peter B McIntyre, Hannah C Moore, Kim Mulholland, Cattram D Nguyen, Ross Andrews, Fiona M Russell

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: There is limited empiric evidence on the coverage of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) required to generate subst..

Lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic: Why Australian schools should be prioritised to stay open

Archana Koirala, Sharon Goldfeld, Asha C Bowen, Catherine Choong, Kathleen Ryan, Nicholas Wood, Noni Winkler, Margie Danchin, Kristine Macartney, Fiona M Russell

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

In 2020, school and early childhood educational centre (ECEC) closures affected over 1.5 billion school-aged children globally as ..

Indirect effects of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal carriage in children hospitalised with acute respiratory infection despite heterogeneous vaccine coverage: an observational study in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Jocelyn Chan, Jana YR Lai, Cattram D Nguyen, Keoudomphone Vilivong, Eileen M Dunne, Audrey Dubot-Pérès, Kimberley Fox, Jason Hinds, Kerryn A Moore, Monica L Nation, Casey L Pell, Anonh Xeuatvongsa, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Paul N Newton, Kim Mulholland, Catherine Satzke, David AB Dance, Fiona M Russell, undefined PneuCAPTIVE Lao PDR Research Group

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ Glob Health

INTRODUCTION: Empiric data on indirect (herd) effects of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in settings with low or heterogene..

Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Colonization Density is Associated with Severe Pneumonia in Young Children in the Lao PDR.

OJJ Carr, K Vilivong, L Bounvilay, EM Dunne, JYR Lai, J Chan, M Vongsakid, A Chanthongthip, C Siladeth, B Ortika, C Nguyen, M Mayxay, PN Newton, K Mulholland, LAH Do, A Dubot-Pérès, C Satzke, DAB Dance, FM Russell

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Infect Dis

BACKGROUND: No studies have explored the association between pneumococcal nasopharyngeal density and severe pneumonia using the WH..

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination After COVID-19

Zheng Quan Toh, Fiona M Russell, Suzanne M Garland, Edward K Mulholland, George Patton, Paul Licciardi

Journal article  |  2021  |  JNCI CANCER SPECTRUM

The current global novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic threatens to derail the uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV)..

Genotype Diversity before and after the Introduction of a Rotavirus Vaccine into the National Immunisation Program in Fiji

Sarah Thomas, Celeste M Donato, Sokoveti Covea, Felisita T Ratu, Adam WJ Jenney, Rita Reyburn, Aalisha Sahu Khan, Eric Rafai, Varja Grabovac, Fatima Serhan, Julie E Bines, Fiona M Russell

Journal article  |  2021  |  PATHOGENS

The introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix, into the Fiji National Immunisation Program in 2012 has reduced the burden of ..

COVID-19, children and schools: overlooked and at risk

Kathleen E Ryan, Sharon Goldfield, Margie H Danchin, Fiona Russell

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

The impact of the rotavirus vaccine on diarrhoea, five years following national introduction in Fiji

Adam WJ Jenney, Rita Reyburn, Felisita T Ratu, Evelyn Tuivaga, Cattram Nguyen, Sokoveti Covea, Sarah Thomas, Eric Rafai, Rachel Devi, Kathryn Bright, Kylie Jenkins, Beth Temple, Lisi Tikoduadua, Joe Kado, E Kim Mulholland, Carl D Kirkwood, Kimberley K Fox, Julie E Bines, Varja Grabovac, Aalisha Sahu Khan, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC

Background: In 2012, Fiji became the first independent Pacific island country to introduce rotavirus vaccine. We describe the impa..