Lab Information
Jesse Papenburg (MD)
ScientistCentre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Department of Pediatrics (McGill)
Research Profile
Keywords
Influenza • respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) • children • epidemiology • diagnosis • COVID-19Research Interests
My research focuses on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of severe viral lower respiratory tract infections in children. I actively engage in knowledge translation in my field by contributing to national and provincial guidelines on RSV immunoprophylaxis, influenza antiviral treatment, and SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics and treatment. I am also a voting member of Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) and chair of NACI’s influenza working group.Team Members
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Latest Publications
- Harrison, R., Reid, E. K., Allen, U. D., Papenburg, J., Skowronski, D. M., Mubareka, S., Hatchette, T. & Evans, G. A. (2026). AMMI Canada seasonal influenza guideline update 2025-26: Some questions answered. Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada, vol. 11, p. 1-17.
- Lopes, A., Embree, J., Jadavji, T., Kazmi, K., Langley, J. M., Lebel, M. H., Le Saux, N., Moore, D., Morris, S. K., Pernica, J. M., Robinson, J., Sadarangani, M., Shulha, H. P., Bettinger, J. A., Papenburg, J. & Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program Active (IMPACT) Investigators (2026). Changes in hospital admissions associated with pediatric respiratory syncytial virus after the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: an active surveillance study. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, vol. 198, p. E612-E621.
- Lopez, A. A., Nashid, N., Barton, M., Bridger, N., Comeau, J. L., Fanella, S., Krueger, C., Lefebvre, M. A., Leifso, K., Le Saux, N., Miller, M. R., Morris, S. K., Purewal, R., Quach, C., Roberts, A., Robinson, J., Wong, J. & Papenburg, J. (2026). Management of serious Staphylococcus aureus infections in children: A survey of paediatric infectious diseases physicians in Canada. Paediatrics & child health, vol. 31, p. 221-227.
- Carazo, S., Ouakki, M., Skowronski, D. M., Paquette, M., Brousseau, N., Talbot, D., Guay, C.-A., Quach, C., Gilca, R. & Papenburg, J. (2026). Nirsevimab effectiveness, number needed to immunize and impact on severe RSV outcomes, a test-negative study in Quebec, Canada. Lancet regional health. Americas, vol. 57, p. 101448.
- Carwana, M., Roumeliotis, N., Dean, P., Braschel, M., Trudeau-Ferrin, O., Udall, B., Benigeri, M., Diop, M., Kang, K., Jain, N., Forgeot-d'Arc, B., Ali, S., Banerjee, A., Drouin, O., Fontela, P., Gantt, S., Gill, P., Guttmann, A., Li, P., Mahant, S., Papenburg, J., Sadarangani, M., Wahi, G., Zinszer, K., Kellner, J. D., Côté, S. M., Quach, C., Doan, Q. & POPCORN Investigators (2026). Hospital admissions for maltreatment among children younger than 2 years during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, vol. 198, p. E207-E215.
- Farrar, D. S., Huang, R. S., Donner, E. J., Bettinger, J. A., Campigotto, A. J., Di Chiara, C., Drouin, O., Embree, J. E., Halperin, S. A., Jadavji, T., Kazmi, K., Moore Hepburn, C., Papenburg, J., Purewal, R., Sadarangani, M., Sauvé, L., Top, K. A., Kakkar, F., Morris, S. K. & Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT) Investigators (2026). Outcomes and Multimorbidity among Children and Youth with Chronic Neurologic Disorders Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive Study. The Journal of pediatrics, vol. 292, p. 115012.
- De Wals, P., Papenburg, J., Gilca, R. & Brousseau, N. (2026). Are hemagglutinin-only influenza vaccines as effective as conventional influenza vaccines against severe infection?. Vaccine, vol. 74, p. 128234.
- Fitzpatrick, T., Parsons Leigh, J., Brundin-Mather, R., MacDonald, J., Blanchard, W., Bolotin, S., Buchan, S. A., Brousseau, N., Castillo, E., Comeau, J. L., Dubé, È., Greyson, D., Halperin, S. A., Langley, J. M., Lee, J. S. W., MacDonald, S. E., Manca, T., Moss, S. J., Papenburg, J., Vadlamudi, N. K. & Halperin, D. (2026). Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, vol. 22, p. 2588016.
- Kim, J. Y., Park, I., Cha, E., Sulis, G., Yang, S., Papenburg, J., Li, P. & Banerjee, A. (2025). Vaccination experiences and decision-making in older adult Korean immigrants living in Canada: A qualitative descriptive study. PLOS global public health, vol. 5, p. e0005538.
- Gusic, K., Siu, W., Sinilaite, A. & Papenburg, J. (2025). Summary of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Statement for 2025-2026. Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada, vol. 51, p. 324-330.
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