Journal article
Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance
Qiu Sue Huang, Nikki Turner, Michael G Baker, Deborah A Williamson, Conroy Wong, Richard Webby, Marc-Alain Widdowson
INFLUENZA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES | WILEY | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12315
Abstract
The 2009 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic highlighted the need for improved scientific knowledge to support better pandemic preparedness and seasonal influenza control. The Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance (SHIVERS) project, a 5-year (2012-2016) multiagency and multidisciplinary collaboration, aimed to measure disease burden, epidemiology, aetiology, risk factors, immunology, effectiveness of vaccination and other prevention strategies for influenza and other respiratory infectious diseases of public health importance. Two active, prospective, population-based surveillance systems were established for monitoring influenza and other respiratory ..
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Awarded by US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Awarded by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
Funding Acknowledgements
The SHIVERS (Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance) project is funded by US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1U01IP000480-01). The project is a 5-year research cooperative agreement between ESR and US CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Influenza Division.