Sheena Sullivan

Where has all the influenza gone? The impact of COVID-19 on the circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses, Australia, March to September 2020

Sheena G Sullivan, Sandra Carlson, Allen C Cheng, Monique BN Chilver, Dominic E Dwyer, Melissa Irwin, Jen Kok, Kristine Macartney, Jennifer MacLachlan, Cara Minney-Smith, David Smith, Nigel Stocks, Janette Taylor, Ian G Barr

Journal article  |  2020  |  Eurosurveillance

The coronavirus disease pandemic was declared in March 2020, as the southern hemisphere's winter approached. Australia expected co..

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 but not A(H3N2) virus infection induces durable sero-protection: results from the Ha Nam Cohort.

Le Nguyen Minh Hoa, Sheena G Sullivan, Le Quynh Mai, Arseniy Khvorov, Hoang Vu Mai Phuong, Nguyen Le Khanh Hang, Pham Quang Thai, Le Thi Thanh, Louise Carolan, Dang Duc Anh, Tran Nhu Duong, Juliet E Bryant, H Rogier van Doorn, Heiman FL Wertheim, Peter Horby, Annette Fox

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: The extent to which influenza recurrence depends upon waning immunity from prior-infection is undefined. We used antib..

Locally Acquired Human Infection with Swine-Origin Influenza A(H3N2) Variant Virus, Australia, 2018

Yi-Mo Deng, Frank YK Wong, Natalie Spirason, Matthew Kaye, Rebecca Beazley, Miguel L Grau, Songhua Shan, Vittoria Stevens, Kanta Subbarao, Sheena Sullivan, Ian G Barr, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran

Journal article  |  2020  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

In 2018, a 15-year-old female adolescent in Australia was infected with swine influenza A(H3N2) variant virus. The virus contained..

The Value of Neuraminidase Inhibition Antibody Titers in Influenza Seroepidemiology

Benjamin J Cowling, Sheena G Sullivan

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Reconciling estimates of the global influenza burden

Sheena G Sullivan, Benjamin J Cowling

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Prior exposure to immunogenic peptides found in human influenza A viruses may influence the age distribution of cases with avian influenza H5N1 and H7N9 virus infections

N Komadina, SG Sullivan, K Kedzierska, SM Quinones-Parra, K Leder, J McVernon

Journal article  |  2019  |  Epidemiology and Infection

The epidemiology of H5N1 and H7N9 avian viruses of humans infected in China differs despite both viruses being avian reassortants ..

Burden, effectiveness and safety of influenza vaccines in elderly, paediatric and pregnant populations.

Sheena G Sullivan, Olivia H Price, Annette K Regan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy

Vaccination is the most practical means available for preventing influenza. Influenza vaccines require frequent updates to keep pa..

Effectiveness of influenza vaccination on influenza-associated hospitalisations over time among children in Hong Kong: a test-negative case-control study

Shuo Feng, Susan S Chiu, Eunice LY Chan, Mike YW Kwan, Joshua SC Wong, Chi-Wai Leung, Yiu Chung Lau, Sheena G Sullivan, JS Malik Peiris, Benjamin J Cowling

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients in the Era of Molecular Testing

Starling A Sim, Vivian KY Leung, David Ritchie, Monica A Slavin, Sheena G Sullivan, Benjamin W Teh

Journal article  |  2018  |  Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Does influenza vaccination during early pregnancy really increase the risk of miscarriage?

Annette K Regan, Hannah C Moore, Sheena G Sullivan

Journal article  |  2018  |  Vaccine