Adjuvanted influenza vaccine and influenza outbreaks in US nursing homes: results from a pragmatic cluster-randomized clinical trial

S Gravenstein, KW McConeghy, E Saade… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Influenza outbreaks in nursing homes pose a threat to frail residents and occur
even in vaccinated populations. We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial …

Effectiveness of oseltamivir prophylaxis in influenza outbreaks in residential aged care

M Dronavalli, H Lord, K Alexander, L Boonwaat… - Journal of epidemiology …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Influenza outbreaks in Aged Care Facilities (ACFs) can lead to hospitalizations and
deaths. Influenza can spread rapidly through ACFs if precautionary measures are not taken …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with adverse outcomes during influenza outbreaks in aged care facilities

E Tennant, S Fletcher, S Kakar, Z Najjar, H Lord… - Australian and New …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To explore factors associated with adverse outcomes during influenza outbreaks
in residential aged care facilities. Methods A retrospective cohort study of all outbreaks …

Equip** residential aged care facilities for acute respiratory illness: The Western Sydney experience of improving outbreak management

J Watts, C Jones, P Clark, RI Lindley… - … Journal on Ageing, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Acute respiratory illnesses have a disproportionate impact on older people, and
especially those living in residential aged care facilities where transmission risks are …

[PDF][PDF] Influenza outbreaks in aged care facilities in New South Wales in 2017: impact and lessons for surveillance.

TD Merritt, CB Dalton, SR Kakar, MJ Ferson, P Stanley… - 2021 - health.gov.au
Discussion Influenza outbreaks impose a major burden on the residents and staff of ACFs.
Accurate assessment of the year-to-year incidence and severity of influenza outbreaks in …

Factors associated with influenza-like illness in care homes in Cheshire and Merseyside during the 2017–2018 influenza season

NF Halloran, AD Harries, S Ghebrehewet, P Cleary - Public Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of the study was to identify care home characteristics associated with
reported care home influenza outbreaks and factors associated with increased transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Protecting Older Adult Residents in Care Facilities Against Influenza and COVID-19 Using the Influenza Communication, Advice and Reporting (FluCARE) …

E Quinn, KH Hsiao, T Johnstone, M Gomez… - JMIR Formative …, 2023 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Early detection and response to influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks in aged
care facilities (ACFs) are critical to minimizing health impacts. The Sydney Local Health …

Use of prophylactic antivirals and care home characteristics associated with influenza in care homes with confirmed outbreaks

A Shah, AD Harries, P Cleary, M McGivern… - Public Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the association of antiviral prophylaxis and care home characteristics
with the spread and severity of influenza-like illness in care homes with influenza outbreaks …

Influenza cases in nine aged care facilities in Sydney, Australia over a three-year surveillance period, 2018—2020

MP Kunasekaran, AA Chughtai, DJ Heslop, CJ Poulos… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Influenza outbreaks in aged care facilities are a major public health concern. In
response to the severe 2017 influenza season in Australia, enhanced influenza vaccines …

Impact and management of influenza in aged care facilities in Australia from 2018-2020, including lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic

M Kunasekaran - 2023 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Aged care facilities in Australia are at high risk of influenza outbreaks with significant
mortality and morbidity. Susceptible residents living in close proximity in poorly ventilated …