A5081811760- Respiratory viral infections research
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Gold Coast Hospital
2022-2024
Gold Coast Health
2024
Australian Government
2022
Government of Western Australia Department of Health
2022
Act Health
2022
Objective The 2022 Australian winter was the first time that COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were circulating in population together, after two winters of physical distancing, quarantine borders closed to international travellers. We developed a novel surveillance system estimate incidence RSV three regions Queensland, Australia. Design implemented longitudinal testing-based sentinel programme. Participants provided with self-collection nasal swabs be dropped off at...
Since Queensland eased border restrictions to the rest of Australia on 13 December 2021, notified cases Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) dramatically increased, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant now most widespread concern: 145,881 and deaths were recorded in month following opening border. For an effective public health response a highly transmissible disease, it is important know prevalence community, but exponential increase meant that many symptoms had difficulty getting tested. We...
With the reduction in access to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and changes guidelines Australia, a reduced number of people are seeking for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), limiting opportunity monitor transmission. Knowledge community transmission COVID-19 other respiratory viruses is essential better predict subsequent surges cases during pandemic alert health services, protect vulnerable populations enhance public measures. We describe methodology testing-based sentinel...