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Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance

QS Huang, N Turner, MG Baker, DA Williamson, C Wong, R Webby, MA Widdowson, D Aley, D Bandaranayake, A Bissielo, K Davey, J Duque, CC Grant, D Gross, S Lawrence, G Mackereth, B McArdle, C McArthur, N Pierse, S Radke Show all

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses | WILEY | Published : 2015

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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