Caroline Quach

Cross-Canada Variability in Blood Donor SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence by Social Determinants of Health

Publisher: American Society for Microbiology

Date: 14-02-2023

DOI: 10.1128/SPECTRUM.03356-22

Abstract: Canadian blood donors are a healthy adult population that shows clear disparities associated with racialization and material deprivation. This underscores the pervasiveness of the socioeconomic gradient on SARS-CoV-2 infections in Canada.

Association between the 2008–09 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine and Pandemic H1N1 Illness during Spring–Summer 2009: Four Observational Studies from Canada

Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Date: 06-04-2010

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1000258

Global Review of the Age Distribution of Rotavirus Disease in Children Aged <5 Years Before the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccination

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

Date: 28-01-2019

DOI: 10.1093/CID/CIZ060

Abstract: We sought datasets with granular age distributions of rotavirus-positive disease presentations among children years of age, before the introduction of rotavirus vaccines. We identified 117 datasets and fit parametric age distributions to each country dataset and mortality stratum. We calculated the median age and the cumulative proportion of rotavirus gastroenteritis events expected to occur at ages between birth and 5.0 years. The median age of rotavirus-positive hospital admissions was 38 weeks (interquartile range [IQR], 25–58 weeks) in countries with very high child mortality and 65 weeks (IQR, 40–107 weeks) in countries with very low or low child mortality. In countries with very high child mortality, 69% of rotavirus-positive admissions in children years of age were in the first year of life, with 3% by 10 weeks, 8% by 15 weeks, and 27% by 26 weeks. This information is critical for assessing the potential benefits of alternative rotavirus vaccination schedules in different countries and for monitoring program impact.

University Of Montreal

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Université De Montréal Faculté De Médecine

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Research Institute Of The McGill University Health Centre

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Université De Montréal

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McGill University Faculty Of Medicine

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Institut National De Santé Publique Du Québec Montréal

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The Montreal Children's Hospital Of The McGill University Health Centre

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CHU Sainte-Justine

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