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Effectiveness and cost-benefit of influenza vaccination of healthy working adults: A randomized controlled trialC B Bridges
Influenza Branch, MS A 32, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 284:1655-63. 2000..Although the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of influenza vaccination are well established for persons aged 65 years or older, the benefits for healthy adults younger than 65 years are less clear...- Risk of influenza A (H5N1) infection among poultry workers, Hong Kong, 1997-1998Carolyn Buxton Bridges
Influenza Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, MS A 32, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 185:1005-10. 2002..More-intensive poultry exposure, such as butchering and exposure to ill poultry, was associated with having anti-H5 antibody. These findings suggest an increased risk for avian influenza infection from occupational exposure... - Transmission of influenza: implications for control in health care settingsCarolyn Buxton Bridges
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 37:1094-101. 2003..In this article, the results of studies on the modes of influenza transmission and their relevant isolation precautions are reviewed... 
Cooking fuel type, household ventilation, and the risk of acute lower respiratory illness in urban Bangladeshi children: a longitudinal studyE L Murray
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Indoor Air 22:132-9. 2012..Increasing available natural ventilation within the household in similar settings has the potential to reduce childhood mortality because of acute lower respiratory illnesses...- Prevention and control of influenza. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)C B Bridges
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 50:1-44. 2001..cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/fluvirus.htm>... 
Lack of evidence for human-to-human transmission of avian influenza A (H9N2) viruses in Hong Kong, China 1999Timothy M Uyeki
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:154-9. 2002..No serologic evidence of H9N2 infection was found in family members or health-care workers who had close contact with the H9N2-infected children, suggesting that these H9N2 viruses were not easily transmitted from person to person...- Influenza vaccination trends among adults 65 years or older in the United States, 1989-2002Peng Jun Lu
Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:1849-56. 2005..We examined national trends in influenza vaccination coverage in the United States from 1989 to 2002 among noninstitutionalized elderly individuals and identified factors associated with receipt of influenza vaccine... - Antibody response in individuals infected with avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses and detection of anti-H5 antibody among household and social contactsJ M Katz
Influenza Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 180:1763-70. 1999..In contrast, social exposure to case patients was not associated with H5N1 infection... - Vaccine effectiveness against medically attended, laboratory-confirmed influenza among children aged 6 to 59 months, 2003-2004Carrie M Shuler
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatrics 119:e587-95. 2007..We assessed vaccine effectiveness against medically attended, laboratory-confirmed influenza for children who were aged 6 to 59 months during the 2003-2004 influenza season... - Rainfall, household crowding, and acute respiratory infections in the tropicsE L Murray
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Epidemiol Infect 140:78-86. 2012..These findings suggest that rainfall may be increasing exposure to crowded conditions, thus leading to an increased risk of ARI, but that additional factors not captured by this analysis may also play a role... - Values for preventing influenza-related morbidity and vaccine adverse events in childrenLisa A Prosser
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Ave, 6th Floor, Boston, MA, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 3:18. 2005.... - Health benefits, risks, and cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination of childrenLisa A Prosser
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:1548-58. 2006..Thus, routine vaccination of all children is likely less cost-effective than vaccination of all children ages 6-23 months plus all other children at high risk... - Inactivated and live attenuated influenza vaccines in young children--how do they compare?Nancy J Cox
N Engl J Med 356:729-31. 2007 - Effectiveness of the 2003-2004 influenza vaccine among children 6 months to 8 years of age, with 1 vs 2 dosesDebra P Ritzwoller
Clinical Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, 580 Mohawk Dr, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
Pediatrics 116:153-9. 2005..To evaluate the effectiveness of 1 and 2 doses of the 2003-2004 influenza vaccine in preventing medically attended influenza-like illness (ILI) among children 6 to 23 months and 6 months to 8 years of age. Design and..