[HTML][HTML] Potential lessons from the Taiwan and New Zealand health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

J Summers, HY Cheng, HH Lin, LT Barnard… - The Lancet Regional …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Approaches to preventing or mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have varied
markedly between nations. We examined the approach up to August 2020 taken by two …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonality in human zoonotic enteric diseases: a systematic review

A Lal, S Hales, N French, MG Baker - PLoS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Although seasonality is a defining characteristic of many infectious diseases,
few studies have described and compared seasonal patterns across diseases globally …

[HTML][HTML] Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis and pharyngeal carriage: a meta-analysis

J Oliver, E Malliya Wadu, N Pierse… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective Antibiotic treatment of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis is important in
acute rheumatic fever (ARF) prevention, however clinical guidelines for prescription vary …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand

QS Huang, T Wood, L Jelley, T Jennings… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Stringent nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as lockdowns and border closures
are not currently recommended for pandemic influenza control. New Zealand used these …

[HTML][HTML] Successful elimination of Covid-19 transmission in New Zealand

MG Baker, N Wilson, A Anglemyer - New England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Elimination of Covid-19 Transmission in New Zealand In New Zealand, rapid, science-
based risk assessment linked to early, decisive government action was critical to containing …

[HTML][HTML] Case-fatality risk estimates for COVID-19 calculated by using a lag time for fatality

N Wilson, A Kvalsvig, LT Barnard… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We estimated the case-fatality risk for coronavirus disease cases in China (3.5%); China,
excluding Hubei Province (0.8%); 82 countries, territories, and areas (4.2%); and on a cruise …

Increasing incidence of serious infectious diseases and inequalities in New Zealand: a national epidemiological study

MG Baker, LT Barnard, A Kvalsvig, A Verrall, J Zhang… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Although the burden of infectious diseases seems to be decreasing in
developed countries, few national studies have measured the total incidence of these …

Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic diseases

MG Baker, N Wilson, T Blakely - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic
diseases Page 1 Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other …

[HTML][HTML] Global public health surveillance under new international health regulations

MG Baker, DP Fidler - Emerging infectious diseases, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The new International Health Regulations adopted by the World Health Assembly in
May 2005 (IHR 2005) represents a major development in the use of international law for …

Home modifications to reduce injuries from falls in the home injury prevention intervention (HIPI) study: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

MD Keall, N Pierse, P Howden-Chapman… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Despite the considerable injury burden attributable to falls at home among the
general population, few effective safety interventions have been identified. We tested the …