Dena L Schanzer

Summary

Affiliation: Public Health Agency of Canada
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Statistical estimates of absenteeism attributable to seasonal and pandemic influenza from the Canadian Labour Force Survey
    Dena L Schanzer
    Infectious Disease and Prevention and Control Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Infect Dis 11:90. 2011
  2. ncbi Age-specific differences in influenza A epidemic curves: do children drive the spread of influenza epidemics?
    Dena Schanzer
    Modeling and Projection Section, Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, 100 Eglantine Driveway, Tunney s Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9, Canada
    Am J Epidemiol 174:109-17. 2011
  3. ncbi Role of influenza and other respiratory viruses in admissions of adults to Canadian hospitals
    Dena L Schanzer
    Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 2:1-8. 2008
  4. ncbi Co-morbidities associated with influenza-attributed mortality, 1994-2000, Canada
    Dena L Schanzer
    Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Vaccine 26:4697-703. 2008
  5. ncbi Influenza-attributed hospitalization rates among pregnant women in Canada 1994-2000
    Dena L Schanzer
    Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa ON, Canada
    J Obstet Gynaecol Can 29:622-9. 2007
  6. ncbi Estimating sensitivity of laboratory testing for influenza in Canada through modelling
    Dena L Schanzer
    Infectious Disease and Emergency Preparedness Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 4:e6681. 2009
  7. ncbi A composite epidemic curve for seasonal influenza in Canada with an international comparison
    Dena L Schanzer
    Infectious Disease and Emergency Preparedness Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:295-306. 2010
  8. ncbi The geographic synchrony of seasonal influenza: a waves across Canada and the United States
    Dena L Schanzer
    Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 6:e21471. 2011
  9. ncbi Hospitalization attributable to influenza and other viral respiratory illnesses in Canadian children
    Dena L Schanzer
    Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:795-800. 2006

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Statistical estimates of absenteeism attributable to seasonal and pandemic influenza from the Canadian Labour Force Survey
    Dena L Schanzer
    Infectious Disease and Prevention and Control Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Infect Dis 11:90. 2011
    ..The objective of this study was to estimate absenteeism rates and hours lost due to seasonal influenza and compare these estimates with estimates of absenteeism attributable to the two H1N1 pandemic waves that occurred in 2009...
  2. ncbi Age-specific differences in influenza A epidemic curves: do children drive the spread of influenza epidemics?
    Dena Schanzer
    Modeling and Projection Section, Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, 100 Eglantine Driveway, Tunney s Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9, Canada
    Am J Epidemiol 174:109-17. 2011
    ..0001). This analysis casts doubt on the hypothesis that younger school-age children actually lead influenza epidemic waves...
  3. ncbi Role of influenza and other respiratory viruses in admissions of adults to Canadian hospitals
    Dena L Schanzer
    Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 2:1-8. 2008
    ..We sought to estimate age-specific hospitalization rates attributed to influenza and other virus for adults...
  4. ncbi Co-morbidities associated with influenza-attributed mortality, 1994-2000, Canada
    Dena L Schanzer
    Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Vaccine 26:4697-703. 2008
    ..These estimates identify groups most in need of improved vaccines and for whom the use of additional strategies, such as immunization of household contacts or caregivers should be considered...
  5. ncbi Influenza-attributed hospitalization rates among pregnant women in Canada 1994-2000
    Dena L Schanzer
    Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa ON, Canada
    J Obstet Gynaecol Can 29:622-9. 2007
    ..We aimed to estimate the rate of hospitalization attributable to influenza for healthy pregnant women and for those with known co-morbidities...
  6. ncbi Estimating sensitivity of laboratory testing for influenza in Canada through modelling
    Dena L Schanzer
    Infectious Disease and Emergency Preparedness Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 4:e6681. 2009
    ..We aimed to estimate the sensitivity of influenza testing in Canada based on results of a national respiratory virus surveillance system...
  7. ncbi A composite epidemic curve for seasonal influenza in Canada with an international comparison
    Dena L Schanzer
    Infectious Disease and Emergency Preparedness Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:295-306. 2010
    ..Empirical data on laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza is limited by very low and possibly non-systematic case ascertainment as well as geographical variation...
  8. ncbi The geographic synchrony of seasonal influenza: a waves across Canada and the United States
    Dena L Schanzer
    Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 6:e21471. 2011
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  9. ncbi Hospitalization attributable to influenza and other viral respiratory illnesses in Canadian children
    Dena L Schanzer
    Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:795-800. 2006
    ..We sought to estimate the incidence of hospitalization attributable to influenza virus infection in Canadian children while controlling for the impact of other respiratory viruses...