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Enhanced surveillance of COVID-19 in secondary care in Europe: a tale of two waves
Mokogwu, Damilola; Hamilton, Mark; Harvey, Ciaran; Elgohari, Suzanne; Burgui, Cristina; Mazagatos, Clara; Galtier, Florence; Seyler, LucieBackground: The I-MOVE-COVID-19 Consortium was established to conduct surveillance of hospitalised COVID-19 cases in nine European countries, aiming to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of severe COVID-19 in order to inform public health response. Methods: Data are pooled from 11 participating sites; two (England and Scotland) submitting national data, with the remainder being from a sel...
Vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2) and B among laboratory‐confirme...
Rose, Angela M.C.; Kissling, Esther; Gherasim, Alin; Casado, Itziar; Bella, Antonino; Launay, Odile; Lazăr, Mihaela; Marbus, Sierk; Kuliese, MonikaBackground: Influenza A(H3N2), A(H1N1)pdm09 and B viruses co-circulated in Europe in 2017-18, predominated by influenza B. WHO-recommended, trivalent vaccine components were lineage-mismatched for B. The I-MOVE hospital network measured 2017-18 seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) against influenza A(H3N2) and B among hospitalised patients (≥65 years) in Europe. Methods: Following the same generic pro...
2015/16 seasonal vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation with influenza A...
Rondy, Marc; Larrauri, Amparo; Casado, Itziar; Alfonsi, Valeria; Pitigoi, Daniela; Launay, Odile; Syrjänen, Ritva K; Gefenaite, Giedre; Machado, AusendaWe conducted a multicentre test-negative case-control study in 27 hospitals of 11 European countries to measure 2015/16 influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) against hospitalised influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and B among people aged ≥ 65 years. Patients swabbed within 7 days after onset of symptoms compatible with severe acute respiratory infection were included. Information on demographics, vaccination and underlying...