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Kevin Fonseca
Researcher at University of Calgary
Publications - 111
Citations - 4338
Kevin Fonseca is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vaccination & Influenza A virus. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 101 publications receiving 3858 citations. Previous affiliations of Kevin Fonseca include Health Canada & Alberta Health Services.
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Low 2012–13 Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Associated with Mutation in the Egg-Adapted H3N2 Vaccine Strain Not Antigenic Drift in Circulating Viruses
Danuta M. Skowronski,Naveed Z. Janjua,Gaston De Serres,Suzana Sabaiduc,Alireza Eshaghi,James A. Dickinson,Kevin Fonseca,Anne-Luise Winter,Jonathan B. Gubbay,Mel Krajden,Martin Petric,Hugues Charest,Nathalie Bastien,Trijntje L. Kwindt,Salaheddin M. Mahmud,Paul Van Caeseele,Yan Li +16 more
TL;DR: Detailed genotypic and phenotypic characterization shows that low VE was instead related to mutations in the egg-adapted H3N2 vaccine strain rather than antigenic drift in circulating viruses, underscore the need to monitor vaccine viruses as well as circulating strains to explain vaccine performance.
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Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Children on Infection Rates in Hutterite Communities: A Randomized Trial
Mark Loeb,Margaret L. Russell,Lorraine Moss,Kevin Fonseca,Julie D. Fox,David J. D. Earn,Fred Y. Aoki,Gregory Horsman,Paul Van Caeseele,Khami Chokani,Mark Vooght,Lorne A. Babiuk,Richard J. Webby,Stephen D. Walter +13 more
TL;DR: Imposing inactivated influenza vaccine on children and adolescents aged 36 months to 15 years significantly protected unimmunized residents of rural communities against influenza.
Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Children on Infection Rates in Hutterite Communities
Mark Loeb,Margaret L. Russell,Lorraine Moss,Kevin Fonseca,Julie Fox,David J. D. Earn,Fred Y. Aoki,Gregory Horsman,Paul Van Caeseele,Khami Chokani,Mark Vooght,Lorne A. Babiuk,Richard J. Webby,Stephen D. Walter +13 more
TL;DR: The mean rate of study vaccine coverage among eligible participants was 83% (range, 53%-100%) for the influenza vaccine colonies and 79% for the hepatitis A vaccine colonies.
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Association between the 2008–09 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine and Pandemic H1N1 Illness during Spring–Summer 2009: Four Observational Studies from Canada
Danuta M. Skowronski,Gaston De Serres,Natasha S. Crowcroft,Naveed Z. Janjua,Nicole Boulianne,Travis S. Hottes,Laura C. Rosella,James A. Dickinson,Rodica Gilca,Pam Sethi,Najwa Ouhoummane,Donald J. Willison,Isabelle Rouleau,Martin Petric,Kevin Fonseca,Steven J. Drews,Anuradha Rebbapragada,Hugues Charest,Marie-Ève Hamelin,Guy Boivin,Jennifer L. Gardy,Yan Li,Trijntje L. Kwindt,David M. Patrick,Robert C. Brunham +24 more
TL;DR: Prior receipt of 2008-09 TIV was associated with increased risk of medically attended pH1N1 illness during the spring-summer 2009 in Canada and possible biological mechanisms and immunoepidemiologic implications are considered.
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Effects of School Closure on Incidence of Pandemic Influenza in Alberta, Canada
TL;DR: Analysis of data from unrestricted virologic testing during an influenza pandemic provides compelling evidence that closing schools can have dramatic effects on transmission of pandemic influenza.