| Literature DB >> 26767540 |
A Bissielo1, N Pierse, Q S Huang, M G Thompson, H Kelly, V P Mishin, N Turner.
Abstract
Preliminary results for influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) against acute respiratory illness with circulating laboratory-confirmed influenza viruses in New Zealand from 27 April to 26 September 2015, using a case test-negative design were 36% (95% confidence interval (CI): 11-54) for general practice encounters and 50% (95% CI: 20-68) for hospitalisations. VE against hospitalised influenza A(H3N2) illnesses was moderate at 53% (95% CI: 6-76) but improved compared with previous seasons.Entities:
Keywords: New Zealand; air-borne infections; epidemiology; influenza; vaccines and immunisation; viral infections
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26767540 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.1.30101
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X