Using machine learning to forecast peak health care service demand in real-time during the 2022-23 winter season: A pilot in England, UK. by Roger A Morbey, Dan Todkill, Phil Moura, Liam Tollinton, Andre Charlett, Conall Watson, Alex J Elliot

“…During winter months, there is increased pressure on health care systems in temperature climates due to seasonal increases in respiratory illnesses. Providing real-time short-term forecasts of the demand for health care services helps managers plan their services. …”
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Health-related quality of life in children with presumptive TB by M.G. Anthony, L.S. Johnson, M. van Niekerk, A. Mfwaze, B. Bavuma, A.C. Hesseling, G. Hoddinott, M.M. van der Zalm

“…BACKGROUND: Respiratory illnesses, including pulmonary TB (PTB), cause significant morbidity. …”
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Characterising COVID-19 school and childcare outbreaks in Canada in 2021: a surveillance study by Kaitlin Patterson, Erin McGill, Demy Dam, Anna Bellos, Cameron Mark Coulby, Rachel McCormick

“…Schools and childcare centres were identified as settings of interest, as children play a key role in the transmission chain of other respiratory illnesses. This paper describes outbreak trends observed in school and childcare settings from January to December 2021 when many public health measures were in place.Methods School and childcare outbreak data from five jurisdictions were included, representing 76% of the total Canadian population. …”
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Healthcare workers as a sentinel surveillance population in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by Indumathi Venkatachalam, Edwin Philip Conceicao, May Kyawt Aung, Molly Kue Bien How, Liang En Wee, Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Ban Hock Tan, Moi Lin Ling

“…HCW monitoring comprised staff contact logs in high-risk locations, twice-daily temperature monitoring, assessment of HCWs with acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) in the staff clinic and, in the event of an exposure, extensive contact tracing, detailed risk assessment and risk-based interventions. …”
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Incidence of excess oxygen use in critically ill children and its impact on clinical outcomes: A single-center, retrospective study from Pakistan by Rubab Naz, Sahira Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan, Safa Alam, Anwarul Haque

“…Common diagnoses included respiratory illnesses (48.2%), neurological disorders (18.3%), sepsis (12%), and surgical cases (10.5%). …”
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Recent developments in the therapeutics of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Priyanka Nagu, Arun Parashar, Pankaj Sharma, Vineet Mehta

“…A holistic approach that combines conventional medicine with herbal remedies may offer new insights into the treatment of SARS and other viral respiratory illnesses.…”
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Burden of Acute Respiratory Infections Caused by Influenza Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and SARS-CoV-2 with Consideration of Older Adults: A Narrative Review by William P. Hanage, William Schaffner

“…Collectively, the existing data indicate that influenza virus, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2 infections in older adults present a substantial global health challenge, underscoring the need for interventions to improve health outcomes and reduce the disease burden of respiratory illnesses. Graphical abstract and video abstract available for this article. …”
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Paediatric Contacts of Adult COVID-19 Patients: Clinical Parameters, Risk Factors, and Outcome by Ammara Farooq, Taimur Khalil Sheikh, Fibhaa Syed, Tehmina Mustafa

“…Development of symptoms in the contacts was associated with the history of respiratory illnesses, recurrent infections, use of hematinics, a positive COVID-test result, and health professionals being index cases (p≤0.01). …”
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Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Due to Human Rhinovirus—A Retrospective Study by Ibrahim Bahabri, Abdulaziz Abdulaal, Thamer Alanazi, Sultan Alenazy, Yasser Alrumih, Rakan Alqahtani, Mohammad Bosaeed, Hasan M. Al-Dorzi

“…Human rhinovirus (HRV) can lead to a variety of respiratory illnesses; it is also an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). …”
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Prevalence and Genetic Characteristics of Human Bocaviruses Detected in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infections in Bulgaria by Neli Korsun, Svetla Angelova, Ivelina Trifonova, Silvia Voleva, Iliana Grigorova, Iren Tzotcheva, Sirma Mileva, Penka Perenovska

“…This first study amongst an all-age population in Bulgaria showed a significant rate of hBoV detection in some serious respiratory illnesses in early childhood, year-to-year changes in the hBoV prevalence, and low genetic variability in the circulating strains.…”
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Particulate matter emission in agricultural biomass residue combustion by M.G. Nugraha, A. Sharfan, V.S.Y. Prakoso, M. Hidayat, H. Saptoadi

“…Exposure to these pollutants poses substantial risks to human health, including respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, and premature mortality. …”
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Prevalence and molecular characterization of human bocavirus-1 in children and adults with influenza-like illness from Kunming, Southwest China by Yanhong Sun, Lili Jiang, Yaoyao Chen, Zhaosheng Liu, Meiling Zhang, Xiaonan Zhao, Xiaoyu Han, Lifen Zhang, Xiaoqing Fu, Jienan Zhou

“…Further studies are necessary to explore the clinical implications of HBoV-1 infection and its role in respiratory illnesses.IMPORTANCEViral respiratory infections are a leading cause of morbidity- and mortality-associated influenza-like illness (ILI) cases. …”
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