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Pneumonia rates improve in Aboriginal childrenNew research from The Kids for Child Health Research shows that the pneumococcal vaccine program has contributed to closing of the gap
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WANTED: 'Flu BustersHundreds of healthy volunteers are needed in Perth to test the effectiveness of a current 'flu vaccine.
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Bird flu vaccine produces promising resultsAn Australian-developed vaccine that's been trialed in Perth has been found to produce a strong immune response against the H5N1 bird flu virus.
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Meningitis study aims for fewer needlesPerth researchers are investigating a new combined vaccine to protect against three causes of potentially deadly bacterial meningitis.
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Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Western Australia carry different serotypes of pneumococci with different antimicrobial susceptibility profilesDifferences in pneumococcal serotypes, genotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibility between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children living in the same area
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Rhinovirus species and clinical features in children hospitalised with pneumonia from MozambiqueThe prevalence of human rhinovirus (RV) species in children hospitalised with pneumonia in Manhiça, Mozambique
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Whither pertussis?This article discusses the rising prevalence of pertussis disease in countries which have switched to acellular vaccines.
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Geogenic PM10 exposure exacerbates responses to influenza infectionThis study aimed to determine whether chronic, low-dose exposure to geogenic particulate matter <10μm diameter (PM10) exacerbates viral infections of the...
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Evaluation of impact of 23 valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine following 7 valent pneumococcalThe impact of the 23vPPV booster on IPD incidence among Australian Indigenous children is unclear from regional reports of small case numbers.
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Comparison of text-messaging to voice telephone interviews for active surveillance of adverse events following immunisation.This study was designed to compare data collected via SMS and telephone for the purposes of monitoring vaccine safety.