Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – 2007 Update by Denis E O’Donnell, Shawn Aaron, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Darcy D Marciniuk, Meyer Balter, Gordon Ford, Andre Gervais, Roger Goldstein, Rick Hodder, Alan Kaplan, Sean Keenan, Yves Lacasse, Francois Maltais, Jeremy Road, Graeme Rocker, Don Sin, Tasmin Sinuff, Nha Voduc

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major respiratory illness in Canada that is both preventable and treatable. …”
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Vaccine effectiveness against influenza-associated hospitalizations in adults with liver disease, 2015–2020: US Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network (HAIVEN)... by Po-Han Huang, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Richard K. Zimmerman, Samantha M. Olson, H. Keipp Talbot, Yuwei Zhu, Manjusha Gaglani, Kempapura Murthy, Arnold S. Monto, Emily T. Martin, Fernanda P. Silveira, G.K. Balasubramani

“…Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network (HAIVEN), a test-negative case-control study, from 2015 to 2020 were used to estimate VE among adults ≥18 years admitted for acute respiratory illness. VE was calculated as (1-adjusted odds ratio)*100%, comparing the odds of vaccine receipt between laboratory-confirmed influenza cases and test-negative controls using multiple logistic regression with inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW). …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms after recovery from COVID-19: A questionnaire-based study in the Aseer region by Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani, Khalid Siraj Altalhiyyah, Mohammed Mousa Albariqi, Meshal Ali Alkhayri, Saad Ali Alshahrani, Sultan Saad Alnasser, Nawaf Mohammed Alshehri, Saad Haif Alqahtani, Saud Haif Alqahtani

“…Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide, and although it is primarily a respiratory illness, gastrointestinal symptoms have been reported in a significant proportion of patients. …”
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Multiple Gene Deletion Mutants of Equine Herpesvirus 1 Exhibit Strong Protective Efficacy Against Wild Virus Challenge in a Murine Model by Stephanie S. Pradhan, Vekataramireddy Balena, Bidhan Chandra Bera, Taruna Anand, Rhushikesh Khetmalis, Aashwina Madhwal, Supriya Kandasamy, Selvaraj Pavulraj, Manju Bernela, Priya Mor, Bhupendra Nath Tripathi, Nitin Virmani

“…EHV1 infection causes respiratory illness, abortion, neonatal foal mortality, and myeloencephalopathy. …”
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Newcastle Disease Virus Displaying an Ectodomain of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Spike Protein Elicited Robust Humoral and Cellular Immunity in Mice by Jaturawitt Prasopsiri, Kanjana Srisutthisamphan, Benjamas Liwnaree, Juggragarn Jengarn, Jarin Kramyu, Payuda Hansoongnern, Papon Muangsanit, Nathiphat Tanwattana, Challika Kaewborisuth, Suttipun Sungsuwan, Anan Jongkaewwattana, Nanchaya Wanasen

“…Background: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes severe respiratory illness in humans and currently lacks an approved vaccine. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Virologically Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus in English Primary Care: Protocol for an Observational Study of Acute Respiratory Infection by Uy Hoang, Utkarsh Agrawal, José Manuel Ordóñez-Mena, Zachary Marcum, Jennifer Radin, Andre Araujo, Catherine A Panozzo, Orsolya Balogh, Mihir Desai, Ahreej Eltayeb, Tianyi Lu, Catia Nicodemo, Xinchun Gu, Rosalind Goudie, Xuejuan Fan, Elizabeth Button, Jessica Smylie, Mark Joy, Gavin Jamie, William Elson, Rachel Byford, Joan Madia, Sneha Anand, Filipa Ferreira, Stavros Petrou, David Martin, Simon de Lusignan

“…Practices are selected if they undertake reference virology sampling for the Royal College of General Practitioners Research Surveillance Centre and had previous experience with respiratory illness studies. Any adult, ≥40 years old, presenting with acute respiratory infection with onset ≤10 days, but without RSV within the past 28 days, will be eligible to participate. …”
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Cohort profile: the potentially preventable burden of community-acquired pneumonia in South African adults in the era of widespread PCV13 immunisation and antiretroviral therapy ro... by Jo Southern, Kennedy Otwombe, Eileen Dunne, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Bradford D Gessner, Michelle Wong, Cheryl Cohen, Anne von Gottberg, Elizabeth Begier, Sharon Gray, Ebrahim Variava, Tumelo Moloantoa, Neil Martinson, Firdaus Nabeemeeah, Nadia Sabet, Lebohang M Mlambo, Phetho Mangena, Pattamukkil Abraham, Floris Swanepoel, Fahima Moosa, Mark Fletcher, Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, Jerusha Naidoo, Minja Milovanovic

“…A third group (StART) of PLWH without respiratory illness at enrolment, attending primary healthcare clinics to initiate or reinitiate ART, was prospectively enrolled and followed. …”
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Development and clinical assessment of a novel probiotic candy in the prevention of respiratory infections in asthmatic children by Rana Tafrishi, Hamid Ahanchian, Seyed ali Jafari, Abolfazl Pahlevanloo, Hamidreza Kianifar, Mohammadali Kiani, Nasrin Moazzen, Tahereh sadeghi, Peter D. Sly

“…Conclusion: Adding spore-forming probiotic candy containing Bacillus coagulans to standard asthma treatments reduced symptomatic respiratory illnesses over two months. Further studies including longer treatment periods are needed before making recommendations for routine use.…”
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Assessment of asymptomatic fungal infections in COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative pneumonia: A comprehensive epidemiological analysis by Dheerendra Kumar Mishra, Pramod Kushwaha, Pooja Gangwar, Ajeet Singh, Umesh Pratap Singh

“…Understanding these infections prevalence and their associated factors is crucial for comprehensive patient care and may influence treatment strategies, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions in viral respiratory illnesses.…”
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COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Cleaning and Disinfecting Reusable Bags by Natalie Seymour, Mary Yavelak, Candice Christian, Ben Chapman, Michelle Danyluk

“…Cleaning followed by disinfection is recommended by the CDC as a best practice measure for prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory illnesses in households and community settings. …”
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COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Cleaning and Disinfecting Reusable Bags by Natalie Seymour, Mary Yavelak, Candice Christian, Ben Chapman, Michelle Danyluk

“…Cleaning followed by disinfection is recommended by the CDC as a best practice measure for prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory illnesses in households and community settings. …”
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Pandemic Influenza and Canada's Children by Joanne M Langley

“…Paediatricians and others who care for children are familiar with the regular epidemic of respiratory illnesses that accompanies the annual visit of influenza virus each winter. …”
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Innovative approaches to asthma treatment: harnessing nanoparticle technology by Vanshika Goswami, Kushneet Kaur Sodhi, Chandra Kant Singh

“…Abstract In the domain of respiratory illnesses, asthma remains a critical obstacle. …”
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Is a Consensus Case Definition for Viral Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Disease (LRTD) in Clinical Trials Possible? by S. Elizabeth Williams, Bradford Gessner, Elizabeth Begier, Negar Aliabadi, Kumar Ilangovan, Luis Jodar, Cassandra Hall-Murray, Giovanni Checcucci Lisi, Edward Walsh

“…Abstract Lower respiratory tract illness or disease (LRTI/LRTD) represents a significant source of morbidity and mortality following viral respiratory illnesses, yet a consensus definition for this outcome is lacking. …”
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Linking PM Pollution to the Respiratory Health of Children: A Cross-sectional Study from Ahmedabad City in Western India by Khyati M. Kakkad, Chirantap Oza, Priya Dutta, Varsha Chorsiya, Prashant Rajput

“…During the study period, respiratory illnesses accounted for 21.2% of the total admissions−60.6% were male, 48.4% were of infant age, 60.1% of the patients were suffering from wheezing disorders while 39.9% had infective disorders. …”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals Compound Heterozygosity for Ethnically Distinct PEX7 Mutations Responsible for Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Type 1 by Jessie C. Jacobsen, Emma Glamuzina, Juliet Taylor, Brendan Swan, Shona Handisides, Callum Wilson, Michael Fietz, Tessa van Dijk, Bart Appelhof, Rosamund Hill, Rosemary Marks, Donald R. Love, Stephen P. Robertson, Russell G. Snell, Klaus Lehnert

“…Case 1 died at 19 years of age due to chronic respiratory illnesses without a unifying diagnosis. The brother remains alive but severely disabled at 19 years of age. …”
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Influenza Surveillance in an Urban Area by W Paul Glezen

“…In Houston the yearly influenza epidemics have been defined virologically by community surveillance obtained by testing specimens submitted from patients with acute respiratory illnesses seen by sentinel physicians. Mortality attributed to influenza and pneumonia has increased regularly during the period of intense influenza virus activity, but the peak has lagged two weeks behind the peak of activity defined by the virological surveillance. …”
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Scoping review of infectious disease prevention, mitigation and management in passenger ships and at ports: mapping the literature to develop comprehensive and effective public hea... by Lemonia Anagnostopoulos, Sotirios Vasileiadis, Leonidas Kourentis, Zacharoula Bogogiannidou, Ioanna Voulgaridi, Gordon Nichols, Fani Kalala, Matthaios Speletas, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, the EU HEALTHY SAILING project

“…Most literature was published between 2020 and 2023 (50.2%) with a peak addressing respiratory illnesses (264 publications) during this period. …”
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Metabolic Perturbations and Severe COVID-19 Disease: Implication of Molecular Pathways by Ersilia Nigro, Fabio Perrotta, Rita Polito, Vito D’Agnano, Filippo Scialò, Andrea Bianco, Aurora Daniele

“…Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, which can result in serious respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia leading to respiratory failure. …”
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The peculiar characteristics and advancement in diagnostic methodologies of influenza A virus by Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Nabeel Amjad, Muhammad Nabeel Amjad, Ghayyas Ud Din, Ghayyas Ud Din, Bei Shen, Yihong Hu, Yihong Hu

“…Despite the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs, IAV is still a major cause of respiratory illnesses and deaths. Surveillance of IAV is crucial to detect new strains and assess vaccine effectiveness. …”
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