Recent Publications

Inequalities in childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccine uptake in England before and after the change from a 2 + 1 to 1 + 1 schedule: a longitudinal study

2026
Journal: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Authors: HPRU-EZI Authors: Edward Hill, Daniel Hungerford, Neil French

Investigating prognostic classifications of pre-existing multiple long-term conditions for health outcomes one-year after COVID-19 hospitalisation: a UK prospective observational study

2026
Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Authors: HPRU-EZI Author: Calum Semple

Symptoms predicting the onset and duration of SARS-CoV-2 infectiousness: A community cohort study

2026
Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Authors: HPRU-EZI Author: Jake Dunning

Endotracheal surfactant for infants with life-threatening bronchiolitis (BESS): a randomised, blinded, sham-controlled, phase 2 trial

2026
Journal: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Authors: HPRU-EZI Author: Calum Semple

Surface sampling pre- and post-decontamination in UK hospital rooms occupied by a 2021 household cluster of Clade IIb mpox cases

2026
Journal: The Journal of Hospital Infection
Authors: HPRU-EZI Authors: Susan Gould, Barry Atkinson, Jake Dunning, Tom Fletcher

Safety and efficacy of adjunct dexamethasone in adults with herpes simplex virus encephalitis in the UK (DexEnceph): a multicentre, observer-blind, randomised, phase 3, controlled trial

2026
Journal: The Lancet Neurology
Authors: HPRU-EZI Authors: Tom Solomon, Shona Moore, Sylviane Defres, Benedict Michael

A modelling assessment of the impact of control measures on highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission in poultry in Great Britain

2026
Journal: PLOS Computational Biology
Authors: HPRU-EZI Author: Edward Hill

Effect of influenza vaccination on post-admission outcomes for influenza patients in England: a population-based cohort study

2025
Journal: Vaccine
Authors: HPRU-EZI Authors: Neil French, Iain Buchan

Novel quantitative and specific RT-qPCR assay for UK subtypes of European strain of Tick-borne encephalitis virus

2025
Journal: Virus Research
Authors: HPRU-EZI Authors: Mollie Curran-French, Gillian Slack, Roger Hewson

Design and implementation of blood donor sample bioarchives to enhance preparedness for emerging and pandemic pathogens in England

2025
Journal: Eurosurveillance
Authors: HPRU-EZI Authors: Eilish Hart, Amanda Semper