List of works - Sibongile Walaza

Assessing the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease using polymerase chain reaction-based surveillance: an experience from South Africa

scientific article published on 26 October 2015

Attributable Fraction of Influenza Virus Detection to Mild and Severe Respiratory Illnesses in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Patients, South Africa, 2012-2016.

scientific article

Challenges and clinical relevance of molecular detection of Bordetella pertussis in South Africa

scholarly article by Fahima Moosa et al published 21 March 2019 in BMC Infectious Diseases

Deaths associated with respiratory syncytial and influenza viruses among persons ≥5 years of age in HIV-prevalent area, South Africa, 1998-2009(1).

scientific article

Determining the Provincial and National Burden of Influenza-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in South Africa Using a Rapid Assessment Methodology

scientific article published on 8 July 2015

Development of a respiratory severity score for hospitalized adults in a high HIV-prevalence setting-South Africa, 2010-2011.

scientific article

Effectiveness and knowledge, attitudes and practices of seasonal influenza vaccine in primary healthcare settings in South Africa, 2010-2013.

scientific article published on May 2015

Effectiveness of monovalent human rotavirus vaccine against admission to hospital for acute rotavirus diarrhoea in South African children: a case-control study

scientific article published on 7 October 2014

Enterovirus genotypes among patients with severe acute respiratory illness, influenza-like illness, and asymptomatic individuals in South Africa, 2012-2014.

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

Epidemiology and Molecular Identification and Characterization of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, South Africa, 2012-2015.

scientific article published in March 2018

Epidemiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants

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Epidemiology of influenza B/Yamagata and B/Victoria lineages in South Africa, 2005-2014.

scientific article

Epidemiology of influenza virus types and subtypes in South Africa, 2009-2012.

scientific article

Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected South African children, 2010-2011.

scientific article published on December 2013

Epidemiology of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) among adults and children aged ≥5 years in a high HIV-prevalence setting, 2009-2012.

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Epidemiology of viral-associated acute lower respiratory tract infection among children <5 years of age in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2009-2012

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Estimating vaccine effectiveness in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza in outpatient settings in South Africa, 2015.

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Evaluation of influenza vaccine effectiveness and description of circulating strains in outpatient settings in South Africa, 2014

scientific article published on July 2015

Evaluation of two influenza surveillance systems in South Africa

scientific article

Excess Mortality Associated with Influenza among Tuberculosis Deaths in South Africa, 1999-2009

scientific article published on 15 June 2015

Genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of human rhinoviruses in South Africa

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HIV and influenza virus infections are associated with increased blood pneumococcal load: a prospective, hospital-based observational study in South Africa, 2009-2011.

scientific article published on 6 August 2013

Health and economic burden of influenza-associated illness in South Africa, 2013-2015

scientific article published on 11 June 2019

High nasopharyngeal pneumococcal density, increased by viral coinfection, is associated with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia

scientific article published on 6 June 2014

Household Transmission of Seasonal Influenza From HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals in South Africa, 2013–2014

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Human bocavirus, coronavirus, and polyomavirus detected among patients hospitalised with severe acute respiratory illness in South Africa, 2012 to 2013

article published in 2018

Human metapneumovirus-associated severe acute respiratory illness hospitalisation in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected South African children and adults

scientific article published on 18 June 2015

Human surveillance and phylogeny of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) during an outbreak in poultry in South Africa, 2017

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

In- and Out-of-hospital Mortality Associated with Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in South Africa, 2009-2013.

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Influenza and tuberculosis co-infection: A systematic review

scientific article published on 30 September 2019

Influenza surveillance capacity improvements in Africa during 2011-2017

scientific article published on 04 November 2020

Influenza surveillance in Middle East, North, East and South Africa: Report of the 8th MENA Influenza Stakeholders Network

scientific article published on 22 February 2019

Influenza virus infection is associated with increased risk of death amongst patients hospitalized with confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in South Africa, 2010-2011.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of South African healthcare workers regarding the prevention and treatment of influenza among HIV-infected individuals

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about influenza illness and vaccination: a cross-sectional survey in two South African communities

scientific article published on 14 March 2016

Legionnaires' Disease in South Africa, 2012-2014

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Mortality Associated With Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age in a High-HIV-Prevalence Setting-South Africa, 1999-2009.

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Mortality amongst patients with influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness, South Africa, 2009-2013.

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Mortality associated with seasonal and pandemic influenza and respiratory syncytial virus among children <5 years of age in a high HIV prevalence setting--South Africa, 1998-2009.

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Parainfluenza Virus Infection Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Children and Adults Hospitalized for Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in South Africa, 2009-2014.

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Performance of Surveillance Case Definitions in Detecting Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Young Children Hospitalized With Severe Respiratory Illness—South Africa, 2009–2014

scholarly article by Brian Rha et al published 21 June 2018 in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Potential impact of co-infections and co-morbidities prevalent in Africa on influenza severity and frequency: a systematic review

journal article published in 2015

Prioritization of risk groups for influenza vaccination in resource limited settings - A case study from South Africa

article

Quantifying how Different Clinical Presentations, Levels of Severity and Healthcare Attendance Shape the Burden of Influenza-Associated Illness: a Modeling Study from South Africa

scientific article published in 2018

Recommendations pertaining to the use of influenza vaccines and influenza antiviral drugs, 2016.

scientific article published on 4 February 2016

Replacement of neuraminidase inhibitor-susceptible influenza A(H1N1) with resistant phenotype in 2008 and circulation of susceptible influenza A and B viruses during 2009-2013, South Africa

Respiratory syncytial virus in adults with severe acute respiratory illness in a high HIV prevalence setting

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Respiratory viral coinfections identified by a 10-plex real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay in patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory illness--South Africa, 2009-2010.

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Responses to hypothetical health scenarios overestimate healthcare utilization for common infectious syndromes: a cross-sectional survey, South Africa, 2012

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Risk Factors for Influenza-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Hospitalization in South Africa, 2012-2015

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Sapovirus prevalence in children less than five years of age hospitalised for diarrhoeal disease in South Africa, 2009-2013.

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Severe influenza-associated respiratory infection in high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2009-2011.

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Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection With Viral Coinfection in HIV-Uninfected Children

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Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Mortality in Adults and Adolescents in South Africa: Analysis of National Surveillance Data, 2003 - 2008.

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The Burden and Clinical Presentation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults With Severe Respiratory Illness in a High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Setting, 2012-2014.

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The Fraction of Rhinovirus Detections Attributable to Mild and Severe Respiratory Illness in a Setting of High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence, South Africa, 2013–2015

scholarly article by Orienka Hellferscee et al published 22 December 2018 in Journal of Infectious Diseases

The Impact of Influenza and Tuberculosis Interaction on Mortality Among Individuals Aged ≥15 Years Hospitalized With Severe Respiratory Illness in South Africa, 2010-2016

scholarly article by Sibongile Walaza et al published March 2019 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases

The effects of the attributable fraction and the duration of symptoms on burden estimates of influenza-associated respiratory illnesses in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2013-2015.

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The impact of HIV exposure on respiratory syncytial virus-associated severe respiratory illness in South African infants, 2011-2016

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The performance of different case definitions for severe influenza surveillance among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children aged <5 years in South Africa, 2011-2015

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

The role of HIV in influenza- and respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations in South African children, 2011-2016

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The role of influenza, RSV and other common respiratory viruses in severe acute respiratory infections and influenza-like illness in a population with a high HIV sero-prevalence, South Africa 2012-2015.

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List of works by Sibongile Walaza

Assessing the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease using polymerase chain reaction-based surveillance: an experience from South Africa

Attributable Fraction of Influenza Virus Detection to Mild and Severe Respiratory Illnesses in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Patients, South Africa, 2012-2016.

Challenges and clinical relevance of molecular detection of Bordetella pertussis in South Africa

Deaths associated with respiratory syncytial and influenza viruses among persons ≥5 years of age in HIV-prevalent area, South Africa, 1998-2009(1).

Determining the Provincial and National Burden of Influenza-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in South Africa Using a Rapid Assessment Methodology

Development of a respiratory severity score for hospitalized adults in a high HIV-prevalence setting-South Africa, 2010-2011.

Effectiveness and knowledge, attitudes and practices of seasonal influenza vaccine in primary healthcare settings in South Africa, 2010-2013.

Effectiveness of monovalent human rotavirus vaccine against admission to hospital for acute rotavirus diarrhoea in South African children: a case-control study

Enterovirus genotypes among patients with severe acute respiratory illness, influenza-like illness, and asymptomatic individuals in South Africa, 2012-2014.

Epidemiology and Molecular Identification and Characterization of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, South Africa, 2012-2015.

Epidemiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants

Epidemiology of influenza B/Yamagata and B/Victoria lineages in South Africa, 2005-2014.

Epidemiology of influenza virus types and subtypes in South Africa, 2009-2012.

Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected South African children, 2010-2011.

Epidemiology of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) among adults and children aged ≥5 years in a high HIV-prevalence setting, 2009-2012.

Epidemiology of viral-associated acute lower respiratory tract infection among children <5 years of age in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2009-2012

Estimating vaccine effectiveness in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza in outpatient settings in South Africa, 2015.

Evaluation of influenza vaccine effectiveness and description of circulating strains in outpatient settings in South Africa, 2014

Evaluation of two influenza surveillance systems in South Africa

Excess Mortality Associated with Influenza among Tuberculosis Deaths in South Africa, 1999-2009

Genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of human rhinoviruses in South Africa

HIV and influenza virus infections are associated with increased blood pneumococcal load: a prospective, hospital-based observational study in South Africa, 2009-2011.

Health and economic burden of influenza-associated illness in South Africa, 2013-2015

High nasopharyngeal pneumococcal density, increased by viral coinfection, is associated with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia

Household Transmission of Seasonal Influenza From HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals in South Africa, 2013–2014

Human bocavirus, coronavirus, and polyomavirus detected among patients hospitalised with severe acute respiratory illness in South Africa, 2012 to 2013

Human metapneumovirus-associated severe acute respiratory illness hospitalisation in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected South African children and adults

Human surveillance and phylogeny of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) during an outbreak in poultry in South Africa, 2017

In- and Out-of-hospital Mortality Associated with Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in South Africa, 2009-2013.

Influenza and tuberculosis co-infection: A systematic review

Influenza surveillance capacity improvements in Africa during 2011-2017

Influenza surveillance in Middle East, North, East and South Africa: Report of the 8th MENA Influenza Stakeholders Network

Influenza virus infection is associated with increased risk of death amongst patients hospitalized with confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in South Africa, 2010-2011.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of South African healthcare workers regarding the prevention and treatment of influenza among HIV-infected individuals

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about influenza illness and vaccination: a cross-sectional survey in two South African communities

Legionnaires' Disease in South Africa, 2012-2014

Mortality Associated With Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age in a High-HIV-Prevalence Setting-South Africa, 1999-2009.

Mortality amongst patients with influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness, South Africa, 2009-2013.

Mortality associated with seasonal and pandemic influenza and respiratory syncytial virus among children <5 years of age in a high HIV prevalence setting--South Africa, 1998-2009.

Parainfluenza Virus Infection Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Children and Adults Hospitalized for Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in South Africa, 2009-2014.

Performance of Surveillance Case Definitions in Detecting Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Young Children Hospitalized With Severe Respiratory Illness—South Africa, 2009–2014

Potential impact of co-infections and co-morbidities prevalent in Africa on influenza severity and frequency: a systematic review

Prioritization of risk groups for influenza vaccination in resource limited settings - A case study from South Africa

Quantifying how Different Clinical Presentations, Levels of Severity and Healthcare Attendance Shape the Burden of Influenza-Associated Illness: a Modeling Study from South Africa

Recommendations pertaining to the use of influenza vaccines and influenza antiviral drugs, 2016.

Replacement of neuraminidase inhibitor-susceptible influenza A(H1N1) with resistant phenotype in 2008 and circulation of susceptible influenza A and B viruses during 2009-2013, South Africa

Respiratory syncytial virus in adults with severe acute respiratory illness in a high HIV prevalence setting

Respiratory viral coinfections identified by a 10-plex real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay in patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory illness--South Africa, 2009-2010.

Responses to hypothetical health scenarios overestimate healthcare utilization for common infectious syndromes: a cross-sectional survey, South Africa, 2012

Risk Factors for Influenza-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Hospitalization in South Africa, 2012-2015

Sapovirus prevalence in children less than five years of age hospitalised for diarrhoeal disease in South Africa, 2009-2013.

Severe influenza-associated respiratory infection in high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2009-2011.

Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection With Viral Coinfection in HIV-Uninfected Children

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Mortality in Adults and Adolescents in South Africa: Analysis of National Surveillance Data, 2003 - 2008.

The Burden and Clinical Presentation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults With Severe Respiratory Illness in a High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Setting, 2012-2014.

The Fraction of Rhinovirus Detections Attributable to Mild and Severe Respiratory Illness in a Setting of High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence, South Africa, 2013–2015

The Impact of Influenza and Tuberculosis Interaction on Mortality Among Individuals Aged ≥15 Years Hospitalized With Severe Respiratory Illness in South Africa, 2010-2016

The effects of the attributable fraction and the duration of symptoms on burden estimates of influenza-associated respiratory illnesses in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2013-2015.

The impact of HIV exposure on respiratory syncytial virus-associated severe respiratory illness in South African infants, 2011-2016

The performance of different case definitions for severe influenza surveillance among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children aged <5 years in South Africa, 2011-2015

The role of HIV in influenza- and respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations in South African children, 2011-2016

The role of influenza, RSV and other common respiratory viruses in severe acute respiratory infections and influenza-like illness in a population with a high HIV sero-prevalence, South Africa 2012-2015.