5 results on '"Warren-Gash, Charlotte"'
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2. The association between vitamin D status and COVID-19 in England: A cohort study using UK Biobank
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Lin, Liang-Yu, primary, Mulick, Amy, additional, Mathur, Rohini, additional, Smeeth, Liam, additional, Warren-Gash, Charlotte, additional, and Langan, Sinéad M., additional
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- 2022
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3. Risk factors for herpes simplex virus type-1 infection and reactivation: Cross-sectional studies among EPIC-Norfolk participants
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Forbes, Harriet, Warne, Ben, Doelken, Lars, Brenner, Nicole, Waterboer, Tim, Luben, Robert, Wareham, Nicholas J., Warren-Gash, Charlotte, Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni, Forbes, Harriet [0000-0001-6888-2212], Warne, Ben [0000-0003-1326-0373], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
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Adult ,Male ,Herpesviruses ,Epidemiology ,Science ,viruses ,Herpesvirus 1, Human ,Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ,Antibodies, Viral ,Microbiology ,Ethnic Epidemiology ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Humans ,Public and Occupational Health ,Prospective Studies ,Microbial Pathogens ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Mouth ,Biology and life sciences ,Cancer Risk Factors ,Organisms ,Kidneys ,Herpes Simplex ,Renal System ,Middle Aged ,Socioeconomic Aspects of Health ,United Kingdom ,Herpes Simplex Virus ,Health Care ,Serology ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Logistic Models ,Oncology ,Medical Microbiology ,Viral Pathogens ,Medical Risk Factors ,Immunoglobulin G ,Viruses ,Herpes Simplex Virus-1 ,Medicine ,Female ,Virus Activation ,Pathogens ,Anatomy ,DNA viruses ,Research Article - Abstract
BackgroundThe prevalence of, and risk factors for, herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) infection and reactivation in older individuals are poorly understood.MethodsThis is a prospective population-based study among community-dwelling individuals aged 40-79 years, followed from 1993, formed as a random subsample of the UK-based EPIC-Norfolk cohort. HSV-1 seropositivity was derived from immunoglobulin G measurements and frequent oro-labial HSV reactivation was self-reported. We carried out two cross-sectional studies using logistic regression to investigate childhood social and environmental conditions as risk factors for HSV-1 seropositivity and comorbidities as risk factors for apparent HSV oro-labial reactivation.ResultsOf 9,929 participants, 6310 (63.6%) were HSV-1 IgG positive, and 870 (of 4,934 seropositive participants with reactivation data) experienced frequent oro-labial reactivation. Being born outside the UK/Ireland, contemporaneous urban living and having ≥4 siblings were risk factors for HSV-1 seropositivity. Ever diagnosed with kidney disease, but no other comorbidities, was associated with an increased risk of frequent HSV reactivation (adjOR 1.87, 95%CI: 1.02-3.40).DiscussionApparent HSV-1 seropositivity and clinical reactivation are common within an ageing UK population. HSV-1 seropositivity is socially patterned while risk factors for oro-labial HSV reactivation are less clear. Further large studies of risk factors are needed to inform HSV-1 control strategies.
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- 2019
4. Association of herpesviruses and stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis
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Forbes, Harriet J, Williamson, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Laura, Breuer, Judith, Brown, Martin M, Langan, Sinead M, Minassian, Caroline, Smeeth, Liam, Thomas, Sara L, and Warren-Gash, Charlotte
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Herpesviruses ,Cerebrovascular Diseases ,Science ,Immunology ,Blood Pressure ,Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ,Research and Analysis Methods ,Vascular Medicine ,Microbiology ,Varicella Zoster Virus ,Risk Factors ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Humans ,Public and Occupational Health ,Enzyme-Linked Immunoassays ,Immunoassays ,Microbial Pathogens ,Herpesviridae ,Ischemic Stroke ,Biology and life sciences ,Organisms ,Herpesviridae Infections ,Vaccination and Immunization ,Stroke ,Hemorrhagic Stroke ,Neurology ,Medical Microbiology ,Viral Pathogens ,Viruses ,Hypertension ,Immunologic Techniques ,Medicine ,Preventive Medicine ,Pathogens ,DNA viruses ,Publication Bias ,Follow-Up Studies ,Research Article - Abstract
BackgroundHerpesviruses induce a range of inflammatory effects potentially contributing to an increased risk of stroke.ObjectivesTo investigate whether patients with infection, or reactivation of, human herpesviruses are at increased stroke risk, compared to those without human herpesviruses.Data sourcesSix medical databases and grey literature sources from inception to January 2017.Study eligibility criteriaStudies where the exposure was any human herpesvirus and the outcome was stroke. We included randomised controlled trials, cohort, case-control, case-crossover and self-controlled case series designs.MethodsMeta-analyses when sufficiently homogeneous studies were available. Quality of evidence across studies was assessed.ResultsWe identified 5012 publications; 41 met the eligibility criteria. Across cohort and self-controlled case series studies, there was moderate quality evidence that varicella infection in children was associated with a short-term increased stroke risk. Zoster was associated with a 1.5-fold increased stroke risk four weeks following onset (summary estimate: 1.55, 95%CI 1.46-1.65), which resolved after one year. Subgroup analyses suggested post-zoster stroke risk was greater among ophthalmic zoster patients, younger individuals and those not prescribed antivirals. Recent infection/reactivation of cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex viruses, but not past infection, was associated with increased stroke risk; however the evidence across studies was mainly derived from small, very low quality case-control studies.ConclusionsOur review shows an increased stroke risk following zoster and suggests that recent infection or reactivation of other herpesviruses increases stroke risk, although better evidence is needed. Herpesviruses are common and potentially preventable; these findings may have implications for reducing stroke burden.
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- 2018
5. Are School Absences Correlated with Influenza Surveillance Data in England? Results from Decipher My Data—A Research Project Conducted through Scientific Engagement with Schools
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Aldridge, Robert W., Hayward, Andrew C., Field, Nigel, Warren-Gash, Charlotte, Smith, Colette, Pebody, Richard, Fleming, Declan, and McCracken, Shane
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RNA viruses ,Male ,Viral Diseases ,Research Facilities ,Epidemiology ,Social Sciences ,Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ,Geographical locations ,Disease Outbreaks ,Families ,Sociology ,Absenteeism ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Prevalence ,Child ,Children ,Schools ,virus diseases ,Europe ,Infectious Diseases ,England ,Medical Microbiology ,Viral Pathogens ,Child, Preschool ,Population Surveillance ,Viruses ,Female ,Pathogens ,Research Laboratories ,Research Article ,Infectious Disease Control ,Adolescent ,education ,Disease Surveillance ,Rhinovirus Infection ,Research and Analysis Methods ,Microbiology ,Caliciviruses ,Education ,Influenza, Human ,Humans ,Microbial Pathogens ,Biology and life sciences ,Norovirus ,Organisms ,Influenza ,United Kingdom ,Age Groups ,Infectious Disease Surveillance ,People and Places ,Population Groupings ,Government Laboratories - Abstract
Background School aged children are a key link in the transmission of influenza. Most cases have little or no interaction with health services and are therefore missed by the majority of existing surveillance systems. As part of a public engagement with science project, this study aimed to establish a web-based system for the collection of routine school absence data and determine if school absence prevalence was correlated with established surveillance measures for circulating influenza. Methods We collected data for two influenza seasons (2011/12 and 2012/13). The primary outcome was daily school absence prevalence (weighted to make it nationally representative) for children aged 11 to 16. School absence prevalence was triangulated graphically and through univariable linear regression to Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) influenza like illness (ILI) episode incidence rate, national microbiological surveillance data on the proportion of samples positive for influenza (A+B) and with Rhinovirus, RSV and laboratory confirmed cases of Norovirus. Results 27 schools submitted data over two respiratory seasons. During the first season, levels of influenza measured by school absence prevalence and established surveillance were low. In the 2012/13 season, a peak of school absence prevalence occurred in week 51, and week 1 in RCGP ILI surveillance data. Linear regression showed a strong association between the school absence prevalence and RCGP ILI (All ages, and 5–14 year olds), laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A & B, and weak evidence for a linear association with Rhinovirus and Norovirus. Interpretation This study provides initial evidence for using routine school illness absence prevalence as a novel tool for influenza surveillance. The network of web-based data collection platforms we established through active engagement provides an innovative model of conducting scientific research and could be used for a wide range of infectious disease studies in the future.
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- 2016
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