Select Publications
Journal articles
2024, 'Effectiveness of ivermectin mass drug administration in the control of soil-transmitted helminth infections in endemic populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01185-5
,2024, 'Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation: A Case Report', Healthcare (Switzerland), 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070716
,2024, 'Effectiveness of one and two doses of ivermectin mass drug administration in reducing the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in Western Province, Solomon Islands: a cluster-randomised, before-after analysis', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100942
,2023, 'Community-wide versus school-based targeted deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control in school-aged children in Vietnam: the CoDe-STH cluster-randomised controlled trial', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100920
,2023, 'Cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of mass drug administration compared to school-based targeted preventive chemotherapy for hookworm control in Dak Lak province, Vietnam', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100913
,2023, 'Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths using quantitative PCR and risk factors for hookworm and Necator americanus infection in school children in Dak Lak province, Vietnam', Parasites and Vectors, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05809-x
,2023, 'The impact of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine citrate, and albendazole mass drug administration on the prevalence of scabies and soil-transmitted helminths in school-aged children in three municipalities in Timor-Leste: a before–after assessment', The Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e924 - e932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00134-1
,2022, 'Assessing the efficacy of albendazole against hookworm in Vietnam using quantitative PCR and sodium nitrate flotation', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010767
,2022, 'Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review', Medical Journal of Australia, 216, pp. 532 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51533
,2022, 'Using quantitative PCR to identify opportunities to strengthen soil-transmitted helminth control in Solomon Islands: A cross-sectional epidemiological survey', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010350
,2021, 'Impact of hookworm infection and preventive chemotherapy on haemoglobin in non-pregnant populations', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26, pp. 1568 - 1592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13681
,2021, 'Prevalence of scabies and impetigo in school-age children in Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04645-1
,2021, 'Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis before and after preventive chemotherapy initiation in the Philippines: A systematic review and meta-analysis', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010026
,2021, 'The prevalence of tuberculosis, malaria and soil-transmitted helminth infection in minority indigenous people of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', Systematic Reviews, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01753-y
,2021, 'Comparison between Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction and Sodium Nitrate Flotation Microscopy in Diagnosing Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105, pp. 1210 - 1213, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0227
,2021, 'Novel statistical approaches to identify risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in Timor-Leste', International Journal for Parasitology, 51, pp. 729 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.01.005
,2021, 'Improving uptake and sustainability of sanitation interventions in timor-leste: A case study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031013
,2019, 'Giardia duodenalis infection in the context of a community-based deworming and water, sanitation and hygiene trial in Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 12, pp. 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3752-9
,2019, 'A cluster-randomised controlled trial comparing school and community-based deworming for soil transmitted helminth control in school-age children: The CoDe-STH trial protocol', BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4449-6
,2019, 'Tobacco smoking and risk of 36 cardiovascular disease subtypes: Fatal and non-fatal outcomes in a large prospective Australian study', BMC Medicine, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1351-4
,2019, 'Development and validation of a multiplexed-tandem qPCR tool for diagnostics of human soil-transmitted helminth infections', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007363
,2019, 'Risk factors for infection with soil-transmitted helminths during an integrated community level water, sanitation, and hygiene and deworming intervention in Timor-Leste', International Journal for Parasitology, 49, pp. 389 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2018.12.006
,2019, 'Differential impact of mass and targeted praziquantel delivery on schistosomiasis control in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007808
,2019, 'Efficacy of anthelminthic drugs and drug combinations against soil-transmitted helminths: A systematic review and network meta-analysis', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68, pp. 96 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy423
,2019, 'Wash for worms: A cluster-randomized controlled trial of the impact of a community integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene and deworming intervention on soil-transmitted helminth infections', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100, pp. 750 - 761, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0705
,2018, 'Characterisation of environmental enteropathy biomarkers and associated risk factors in children in the context of a WASH trial in Timor-Leste', International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 221, pp. 901 - 906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.05.012
,2018, 'Use of quantitative PCR to assess the efficacy of albendazole against Necator americanus and Ascaris spp. in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2838-0
,2018, '(S)WASH-D for Worms: A pilot study investigating the differential impact of school- versus community-based integrated control programs for soil-transmitted helminths', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006389
,2018, 'Protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial evaluating the impact of a preschool-based capacity building intervention on intimate partner violence and substance misuse in Sri Lanka', BMC Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5423-8
,2018, 'Quantitative polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections: A comparison with a flotation-based technique and an investigation of variability in DNA detection', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99, pp. 1033 - 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0356
,2017, 'The expansion of soil-transmitted helminth control strategies – Authors' reply', The Lancet, 389, pp. 2191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31343-0
,2017, 'Differential effect of mass deworming and targeted deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet, 389, pp. 287 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32123-7
,2016, 'Investigating the differential impact of school and community-based integrated control programmes for soil-transmitted helminths in Timor-Leste: The (S)WASH-D for Worms pilot study protocol', Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0109-4
,2016, 'Fulminant liver failure in a neonate', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52, pp. 338 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13090
,2012, 'Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children with Cancer at the End of Life', Journal of Palliative Medicine, 15, pp. 1218 - 1221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2012.0150
,2012, 'Gastrogastric herniation: an unusual complication following greater curve plication for the treatment of morbid obesity.', Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 94, pp. e76 - e78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588412X13171221588695
,2011, 'Management of synchronous tumours of the oesophagus and pancreatic head: a novel approach.', Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 93, pp. e111 - e113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/147870811X591675
,2010, 'Prevalence and predictors of parental grief and depression after the death of a child from cancer', Journal of Palliative Medicine, 13, pp. 1321 - 1326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2010.0037
,2010, 'Symptoms and suffering at the end of life in children with cancer: An Australian perspective', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. 71 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03420.x
,2009, 'Quality of care at the end of life in children with cancer: ORIGINAL ARTICLE', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 45, pp. 656 - 659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01590.x
,2009, 'Gender differences in the psychosocial experience of parents of children with cancer: A review of the literature', Psycho-Oncology, 18, pp. 907 - 915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1515
,2009, 'Measuring psychosocial risk in families caring for a child with cancer: The Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT2.0)', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 53, pp. 78 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.22007
,Conference Papers
2021, 'DETERMINING EFFICACY OF ALBENDAZOLE IN DAK LAK PROVINCE, VIETNAM, USING QUANTITATIVE PCR', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, pp. 397 - 397, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000778105603335&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'A CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED DEWORMING FOR SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH CONTROL IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: THE CODE-STH TRIAL PROTOCOL', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, MD, National Harbor, pp. 357 - 357, presented at 68th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTMH), MD, National Harbor, 20 November 2019 - 24 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000507364503517&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2018, 'DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF MASS AND TARGETED DEWORMING CAMPAIGNS FOR SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL IN CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, LA, New Orleans, pp. 415 - 415, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTHM), LA, New Orleans, 28 October 2018 - 01 November 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000461386604018&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2018, 'RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTION WITH SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS INTIMOR-LESTE: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS DURING A COMMUNITY INTEGRATED WASH ANDDEWORMING INTERVENTION', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, LA, New Orleans, pp. 238 - 238, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTHM), LA, New Orleans, 28 October 2018 - 01 November 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000461386603092&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,Preprints
2021, Prevalence of scabies and impetigo in school-age children in Timor-Leste, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-105686/v2
,2020, Prevalence of Scabies and Impetigo in School-Age Children in Timor-Leste, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-105686/v1
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