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The Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation project aims to develop effective communication tools to support primary health care providers' consultations with parents

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These findings may help to explain the decrease in external GW diagnoses seen in England.

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No currently licensed and available vaccine has been shown to provide broad protection against endemic MnB disease.

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Improved understanding of Salmonella Typhi infection can help accelerate the development of improved vaccines and diagnostic tests necessary for disease control

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Group B streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of early- and late-onset sepsis in the newborn. Preterm infants have markedly increased susceptibility...

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Successful defence against viral pathogens requires the rapid recognition of virus-specific "danger signals" and the activation of both innate and adaptive...

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The respiratory tract is an attractive target for the delivery of vaccine antigens.

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Vaccination in pregnancy is the best strategy to reduce complications from influenza or pertussis infection in infants who are too young to be protected directly from vaccination. Pregnant women are also at risk of influenza complications preventable through antenatal vaccination. Both vaccines are funded under the National Immunisation Program for pregnant women in Australia, but coverage is not routinely reported nationally. 

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A new study has confirmed the changing pattern of meningococcal disease in Western Australia.

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As many as a quarter of Australian babies aren’t getting vaccinated on time, leaving them at risk of developing life-threatening illnesses such as whooping cough when they are most vulnerable.