Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Nygård, Karin"
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A large community outbreak of waterborne giardiasis- delayed detection in a non-endemic urban area
Nygård, Karin; Schimmer, Barbara; Søbstad, Øystein; Walde, Anna; Tveit, Ingvar; Langeland, Nina; Hausken, Trygve; Aavitsland, Preben (BMC Public Health 6(141), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-05-25)Background: Giardia is not endemic in Norway, and more than 90% of reported cases acquire the infection abroad. In late October 2004, an increase in laboratory confirmed cases of giardiasis was reported in the city of ... -
Reduced risk of hospitalisation among reported COVID-19 cases infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant compared with the Delta variant, Norway, December 2021 to January 2022
Veneti, Lamprini; Bøås, Håkon; Kristoffersen, Anja Bråthen; Stålcrantz, Jeanette; Bragstad, Karoline; Hungnes, Olav; Storm, Margrethe Larsdatter; Aasand, Nina Therese; Rø, Gunnar Øyvind Isaksson; Starrfelt, Jostein; Seppälä, Elina Marjukka; Kvåle, Reidar; Vold, Line; Nygård, Karin; Buanes, Eirik Alnes; Whittaker, Robert Neil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We included 39,524 COVID-19 Omicron and 51,481 Delta cases reported in Norway from December 2021 to January 2022. We estimated a 73% reduced risk of hospitalisation (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.27; 95% confidence interval: ...