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SHIVERS Study 2012: Overview of preliminary findings
SHIVERS InfographicHigh numbers of people hospitalised with respiratory illness tested positive for infection with influenza viruses.
Children under four hardest hit with highest rate of influenza hospitalisation.
High rates of influenza hospitalisations in people older than 80 years were identified.
Pacific Island and Maori populations had highest rate of hospitalisation from influenza (by ethnic group).
In Auckland, swine flu pandemic A(H1N1) viruses predominated during June and July and then A(H3N2) viruses predominated during August and September.
A(H3N2) viruses were predominant across the rest of New Zealand from June through to September.
If the Northern Hemisphere follows the same pattern found during the 2012 NZ winter with A(H3N2) viruses predominating, then influenza hospitalisation rates, particularly for the very old and very young, may be substantial.
These findings support the boosting of vaccination rates in the community to protect those most vulnerable to the effects of influenza.
The influenza viruses circulating in New Zealand changed throughout the winter period (April to September 2012) and new vaccine strains have been selected to better match currently circulating viruses.
There were substantial numbers of people hospitalised with severe acute respiratory infections caused by other respiratory viruses.
Preliminary findings from the first full year of a multi-million dollar five-year international flu study led by ESR in New Zealand have shown more people are hospitalised with severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) caused by influenza viruses than previously thought.
The Southern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance (SHIVERS) study is investigating five autumn and winter 'flu seasons' amongst the Auckland population. The study is a multi-centre collaboration between ESR, Auckland District Health Board (ADHB), Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB), University of Otago, University of Auckland, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the WHO Influenza Collaborating Centre at St Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, USA.
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http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctor...-in-hospital-than-was-previously-thought.aspx
SHIVERS InfographicHigh numbers of people hospitalised with respiratory illness tested positive for infection with influenza viruses.
Children under four hardest hit with highest rate of influenza hospitalisation.
High rates of influenza hospitalisations in people older than 80 years were identified.
Pacific Island and Maori populations had highest rate of hospitalisation from influenza (by ethnic group).
In Auckland, swine flu pandemic A(H1N1) viruses predominated during June and July and then A(H3N2) viruses predominated during August and September.
A(H3N2) viruses were predominant across the rest of New Zealand from June through to September.
If the Northern Hemisphere follows the same pattern found during the 2012 NZ winter with A(H3N2) viruses predominating, then influenza hospitalisation rates, particularly for the very old and very young, may be substantial.
These findings support the boosting of vaccination rates in the community to protect those most vulnerable to the effects of influenza.
The influenza viruses circulating in New Zealand changed throughout the winter period (April to September 2012) and new vaccine strains have been selected to better match currently circulating viruses.
There were substantial numbers of people hospitalised with severe acute respiratory infections caused by other respiratory viruses.
Preliminary findings from the first full year of a multi-million dollar five-year international flu study led by ESR in New Zealand have shown more people are hospitalised with severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) caused by influenza viruses than previously thought.
The Southern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance (SHIVERS) study is investigating five autumn and winter 'flu seasons' amongst the Auckland population. The study is a multi-centre collaboration between ESR, Auckland District Health Board (ADHB), Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB), University of Otago, University of Auckland, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the WHO Influenza Collaborating Centre at St Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, USA.
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http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctor...-in-hospital-than-was-previously-thought.aspx