By Emeritus Professor Basil Donovan

Books

Donovan BJ; Bradford DL; Cameron S; Conway D; Coughlan E; Doyle L; Franklin R, 2006, The Australasian Contact Tracing Manual, Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney, Australia, https://contacttracing.ashm.org.au/

Donovan B, 1994, The AIDS Manual, Gold J ; Penny R ; Ross MW ; Morey S ; Stewart G ; Donovan B; Berenger S , (eds.), MacLennan & Petty, Sydney

Book Chapters

Callander D; DeVeau R; Prestage G; Richters J; Donovan B, 2021, 'Male sex work in Australia: Impact of legalization, criminalization, and peer support in community and public health', in Scott J; Grov C; Minichiello V (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Male Sex Work, Culture, and Society, Routledge, pp. 571 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003152835-45

Callander D; DeVeau R; Prestage G; Richters J; Donovan B, 2021, 'Male sex work in Australia', in The Routledge Handbook of Male Sex Work, Culture, and Society, Routledge, pp. 571 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003152835-45

Simpson PL; Reekie J; Butler T; Richters J; Yap L; Donovan B, 2016, 'Sexual coercion in men's prisons', in Dwyer A; Ball M; Crofts T (ed.), Queering Criminology, pp. 204 - 228

Simpson P; Reekie J; Butler T; Richters J; Yap L; Donovan B, 2016, 'Sexual Coercion in Men’s Prisons', in Queering Criminology, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 204 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137513342_11

Donovan B; Bates J; Richters J, 2011, 'Sex workers', in Russell D; Bradford D; Fairley C (ed.), Sexual Health Medicine, IP Communications, East Hawthorn, Victoria, Aust., pp. 465 - 474

Armstrong B; Berry G; Chapman S; Craig J; Cumming B; Donovan BJ; Hall J; Hearn S; Irwig L; Kerr C; Leeder S; Lewis M; Morrell S; Nutbeam D; Quine S; Salkeld G; Simpson J; Taylor R; Wise M, 2006, 'Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine', in History of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Harcourt CL; Donovan BJ, 2005, 'Sex workers', in Russell D; Bradford D; Fairley C (ed.), Sexual Health Medicine, IP Communications, East Hawthorn, Victoria, Aust., pp. 424 - 429

Donovan BJ; Bowden FJ, 2005, 'Sexually transmissible infections: what¿s new?', in Medicine Today, Medicine Today Pty Ltd, Neutral Bay, NSW, pp. 51 - 53

Donovan BJ; Kaldor JM, 2005, 'The epidemiology of HIV infection and AIDS in Asia and the Pacific: Global perspective', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, B M J Publishing Group, London, England, pp. 57 - 66

Donovan BJ; Kaldor JM, 2005, 'The epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific: global perspective', in Kumar B; Gupta S (ed.), Sexually Transmitted Infections, Elsevier, New Delhi, pp. 44 - 56

Bourne CP; Donovan BJ, 2005, 'The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in Asia and the Pacific', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, B M J Publishing Group, London, England, pp. 44 - 56

Journal articles

Aung HL; Patel P; Gray RT; Asselin J; Chow E; Varma R; Holland J; Quinn B; Stoove M; Donovan B; Hellard M; Guy R; Carter A; ACCESS , 2026, 'Sustained viral suppression among people living with HIV in the era of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) in Australia.', AIDS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000004488

Griffin S; Asselin J; Wilkinson AL; Traeger MW; Pedrana A; Winter RJ; Thompson AJ; Penn M; Dimech W; Donovan B; Hellard M; Stoové M, 2026, 'The Hepatitis C Cascade of Care for Opioid Agonist Therapy Recipients in Australia', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 82, pp. e503 - e510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf352

Whitford K; Silver B; Wand H; Bell S; McGregor S; Donovan B; Fairley C; Guy R; Ryder N; Boffa J; Ward J; Kaldor J, 2026, 'Effectiveness of Incentives on Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Uptake: A Trial Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People in Remote Central Australia (2015-2020)', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 53, pp. 121 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002254

Wigan R; Hughes Y; Waring L; Chow EPF; Pasricha S; Ong JJ; Maisano M; Fairley CK; Temple-Smith M; Sanci L; Hocking JS; Tomnay J; Donovan B; Hewson D; Diprose A; Bilardi J; Williamson D; Towns JM; Ryder N; Kaldor J; Chen MY, 2026, 'Multiplex PCR testing for Treponema pallidum and herpes simplex virus in primary care to detect primary syphilis in Victoria, Australia: a prospective cohort study', The Lancet Primary Care, 2, pp. 100091 - 100091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanprc.2025.100091

Lai H; Fairley CK; Li R; Chen MY; Chow EPF; Donovan B; Callander D; Guy R; Tran J; Aung ET; Shen M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Regular Self-digital Anorectal Examination on Syphilis Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mathematical Modeling Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 232, pp. e393 - e402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf310

Bell L; Pilcher V; Layton E; Polkinghorne V; Asselin J; Wilkinson A; Doyle J; Read P; Pony M; Pendle S; Dimech W; Stoové M; Donovan B; Howell J; Hellard ME, 2025, 'Hepatitis B susceptibility and subsequent vaccination in priority populations across an Australian sentinel surveillance network, 2017-2023', Epidemiology and Infection, 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268825100241

Phillips TR; Fairley CK; Pony M; O'Hara D; Maddaford K; Mercury F; Samra R; Donovan B; Chow EPF, 2025, 'Examining the impact of decriminalisation on sex workers in Victoria, Australia: Results from an online survey', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100250

Vodstrcil LA; Plummer EL; Fairley CK; Hocking JS; Law MG; Petoumenos K; Bateson D; Murray GL; Donovan B; Chow EPF; Chen MY; Kaldor J; Bradshaw CS, 2025, 'Male-Partner Treatment to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis', New England Journal of Medicine, 392, pp. 947 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2405404

Cama E; Beadman K; Beadman M; Smith KA; Christian J; Jackson AC; Tyson B; Anderson C; Smyth L; Heslop J; Gahan G; Tawil V; Sheaves F; Maher L; Page J; Tilley D; Ryan A; Grant K; Donovan B; Stevens A; Slattery T; Pearce K; John-Leader F; Walden A; Lenton J; Crowley M; Treloar C, 2024, 'Correction to: Increasing access to screening for blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program’s ‘cascade of care’ across nine sites in New South Wales, Australia (Harm Reduction Journal, (2023), 20, 1, (125), 10.1186/s12954-023-00850-6)', Harm Reduction Journal, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00927-w

Traeger MW; Guy R; Taunton C; Chow EPF; Asselin J; Carter A; Aung HL; Bloch M; Fairley CK; McNulty A; Cornelisse VJ; Read P; Owen L; Ryder N; Templeton DJ; O'Donnell D; Donovan B; Hellard ME; Stoové MA, 2024, 'Syphilis testing, incidence, and reinfection among gay and bisexual men in Australia over a decade spanning HIV PrEP implementation: an analysis of surveillance data from 2012 to 2022', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101175

Harney BL; Sacks-Davis R; Traeger M; van Santen DK; Wilkinson AL; Asselin J; Fairley CK; Roth N; Bloch M; Matthews G; Donovan B; Guy R; Hellard ME; Doyle JS, 2024, 'Annual hepatitis C testing and positive tests among gay and bisexual men in Australia from 2016 to 2022: a serial cross-sectional analysis of sentinel surveillance data', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 100, pp. 295 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056175

Causer LM; Ward J; Smith K; Saha A; Andrewartha K; Wand H; Hengel B; Badman SG; Tangey A; Matthews S; Mak D; Gunathilake M; Moore E; Speers D; Persing D; Anderson D; Whiley D; Maher L; Regan D; Donovan B; Fairley C; Kaldor J; Shephard M; Guy R, 2024, 'Clinical effectiveness and analytical quality of a national point-of-care testing network for sexually transmitted infections integrated into rural and remote primary care clinics in Australia, 2016–2022: an observational program evaluation', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101110

Smith H; Wilson M; Donovan B; Jones J; Butler T; Nathan S; Simpson P, 2024, 'Factors associated with unintended pregnancy and contraceptive practices in justice-involved adolescent girls in Australia', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304825

Seib KL; Donovan B; Thng C; Lewis DA; McNulty A; Fairley CK; Yeung B; Jin F; Fraser D; Bavinton BR; Law M; Chen MY; Chow EPF; Whiley DM; Mackie B; Jennings MP; Jennison AV; Lahra MM; Grulich AE, 2024, 'Multicentre double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of the meningococcal B vaccine, 4CMenB (Bexsero), against Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in men who have sex with men: the GoGoVax study protocol', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081675

Harney BL; Sacks-Davis R; van Santen DK; Traeger MW; Wilkinson AL; Asselin J; Fairley CK; Roth N; Bloch M; Matthews GV; Donovan B; Guy R; Stoové M; Hellard ME; Doyle JS, 2024, 'Hepatitis C virus reinfection incidence among gay and bisexual men with HIV in Australia from 2016 to 2020', Liver International, 44, pp. 1024 - 1031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.15841

Harney BL; Sacks-Davis R; Agius P; van Santen DK; Traeger MW; Wilkinson AL; Asselin J; Fairley CK; Roth N; Bloch M; Matthews GV; Donovan B; Guy R; Stoové M; Hellard ME; Doyle JS; Aung HL; Baillie G; Bastian L; Bateson D; Boyd M; Carter A; Cogle A; Costello J; Dimech W; El-Hayek C; Ellard J; Franklin L; Hocking J; Kim J; Nguyen L; Nguyen T; Nolan D; O’Connor C; Patel P; Pendle S; Polkinghorne V; Reed P; Ryder N; Selvey C; Walker M; Watson N, 2024, 'Risk of Primary Incident Hepatitis C Infection Following Bacterial Sexually Transmissible Infections Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia From 2016 to 2020', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae099

Wells N; Murphy D; Ellard J; Howard C; Keen P; Fairley C; Donovan B; Prestage G, 2024, 'Requesting HIV Results Be Conveyed in-Person: Perspectives of Clinicians and People Recently Diagnosed with HIV', Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 21, pp. 364 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00827-x

Munari SC; Wilkinson AL; Asselin J; Owen L; Read P; Finlayson R; Martin S; Bell C; O’Connor CC; Carter A; Guy R; McNulty A; Varma R; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Stoove M; Goller JL; Hocking J; Hellard ME; Aung HL; Dimech W; Apostolellis A; Cogle A; Quinn B; Bradley C; Coase D; Heath-Paynter D; Lewis D; Nolan D; Huddy E; Sanguineti E; Douglas F; Amin J; Davies J; Doumany J; Bastian L; Charleton M; Gunathilake M; Campbell M; Pony M; Alliance S; Roth N; Cunningham P; Rees T; Baillie G; Nguyen T; Polkinghorne V; Traeger M; Watson N, 2024, 'Chlamydia retesting remains low among young women in Australia: an observational study using sentinel surveillance data, 2018–2022', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH23178

Phillips TR; Fairley CK; Maddaford K; McNulty A; Donovan B; Guy R; McIver R; Wigan R; Varma R; Ong JJ; Callander D; Skelsey G; Pony M; O'Hara D; Bilardi JE; Chow EPF, 2024, 'Understanding Risk Factors for Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea Among Sex Workers Attending Sexual Health Clinics in 2 Australian Cities: Mixed Methods Study', Jmir Public Health and Surveillance, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/46845

Treloar C; Beadman K; Beadman M; Smith KA; Christian J; Jackson AC; Tyson B; Anderson C; Smyth L; Walker M; Heslop J; Gahan G; Tawil V; Sheaves F; Maher L; Page J; Tilley D; Ryan A; Grant K; Donovan B; Stevens A; Slattery T; Pearce K; John-Leader F; Walden A; Lenton J; Crowley M; Cama E, 2023, 'Evaluating a complex health promotion program to reduce hepatitis C among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in New South Wales, Australia: the Deadly Liver Mob', Harm Reduction Journal, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00885-9

Cama E; Beadman K; Beadman M; Smith KA; Christian J; Jackson AC; Tyson B; Anderson C; Smyth L; Heslop J; Gahan G; Tawil V; Sheaves F; Maher L; Page J; Tilley D; Ryan A; Grant K; Donovan B; Stevens A; Slattery T; Pearce K; John-Leader F; Walden A; Lenton J; Crowley M; Treloar C, 2023, 'Increasing access to screening for blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program’s ‘cascade of care’ across nine sites in New South Wales, Australia', Harm Reduction Journal, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00850-6

Khawar L; Donovan B; Peeling RW; Guy RJ; McGregor S, 2023, 'Elimination and eradication goals for communicable diseases: a systematic review', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 101, pp. 649 - 665, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.23.289676

Taflan P; Simpson PL; Wilson M; Jones J; Donovan B; Amin J; Nathan S; Butler T, 2023, 'Sexually transmissible infections (STI) and HIV testing and diagnosis among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adolescents in contact with the Australian justice system: a cross-sectional study', Sexual Health, 20, pp. 303 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh23028

Carter A; McManus H; Ward JS; Vickers T; Asselin J; Baillie G; Chow EPF; Chen MY; Fairley CK; Bourne C; McNulty A; Read P; Heath K; Ryder N; McCloskey J; Carmody C; McCormack H; Alexander K; Casey D; Stoove M; Hellard ME; Donovan B; Guy RJ, 2023, 'Infectious syphilis in women and heterosexual men in major Australian cities: sentinel surveillance data, 2011–2019', Medical Journal of Australia, 218, pp. 223 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51864

Heron JE; McManus H; Vickers T; Ryan K; Wright E; Carter A; Stoove M; Asselin J; Grulich A; Donovan B; Guy R; Varma R; Chen M; Ryder N; Lewis DA; Templeton DJ; O’Connor CC; Gracey DM; Bastian L; Bateson D; Bowden S; Boyd M; Callander D; Aung HL; Cogle A; Costello J; Dimech W; Dittmer J; El-Hayek C; Ellard J; Fairley C; Franklin L; Hellard M; Hocking J; Kim J; McGill S; Nolan D; Patel P; Pendle S; Polkinghorne V; Nguyen L; Nguyen T; Reed P; Roth N; Selvey C; Traeger M; Walker M; West M, 2023, 'Renal impairment associated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for antiretroviral therapy and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: An observational cohort study', Plos One, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280339

Cornelisse VJ; Ong JJ; Ryder N; Ooi C; Wong A; Kenchington P; Giola M; Donovan B; Dean JA; Molina JM; Medland NA, 2023, 'Interim position statement on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmissible infections in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand - the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM)', Sexual Health, 20, pp. 99 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH23011

Callander D; McManus H; Gray RT; Grulich AE; Carr A; Hoy J; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Holt M; Templeton DJ; Liaw S-T; McMahon JM; Asselin J; Petoumenos K; Hellard M; Pedrana A; Elliott J; Keen P; Costello J; Keane R; Kaldor J; Stoové M; Guy R, 2023, 'HIV treatment-as-prevention and its effect on incidence of HIV among cisgender gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia: a 10-year longitudinal cohort study', The Lancet HIV, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(23)00050-4

Goller JL; Coombe J; Temple-Smith M; Bittleston H; Sanci L; Guy R; Fairley C; Regan D; Carvalho N; Simpson J; Donovan B; Tomnay J; Chen MY; Estcourt C; Roeske L; Hawkes D; Saville M; Hocking JS, 2022, 'Management of Chlamydia Cases in Australia (MoCCA): protocol for a non-randomised implementation and feasibility trial', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067488

Wells N; Philpot SP; Murphy D; Ellard J; Howard C; Rule J; Fairley C; Prestage G; Brown G; Jin J; Kaldor J; Guy R; Grulich A; Mao L; Donovan B; Persson A; Medland N; Clifton B; Hilton P; Hammoud M; Malhotra S; Bastian L, 2022, 'Belonging, social connection and non-clinical care: Experiences of HIV peer support among recently diagnosed people living with HIV in Australia', Health and Social Care in the Community, 30, pp. e4793 - e4801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13886

Huston WM; Lawrence A; Wee BA; Thomas M; Timms P; Vodstrcil LA; McNulty A; McIvor R; Worthington K; Donovan B; Phillips S; Chen MY; Fairley CK; Hocking JS, 2022, 'Repeat infections with chlamydia in women may be more transcriptionally active with lower responses from some immune genes', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1012835

Traeger MW; van Santen DK; Sacks-Davis R; Asselin J; Carter A; Doyle JS; Pedrana A; Wilkinson AL; Howell J; Thatcher R; Didlick J; Donovan B; Guy R; Hellard ME; Stoové MA, 2022, 'Impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on hepatitis C testing in Australian primary care services providing care for people who inject drugs', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 29, pp. 908 - 918, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13723

Hui BB; Hocking JS; Braat S; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Guy R; Spark S; Yeung A; Low N; Regan D, 2022, 'Intensified partner notification and repeat testing can improve the effectiveness of screening in reducing Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence: a mathematical modelling study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 98, pp. 414 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-055220

Walker ML; Stiasny D; Guy RJ; Law MG; Holt M; Mao L; Donovan B; Grulich AE; Gray RT; Regan DG, 2022, 'Assessing the Impact of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Scale-Up on Gonorrhea Incidence among Gay and Bisexual Men in Sydney: A Mathematical Modeling Study', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 49, pp. 534 - 540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001649

Traeger MW; Guy R; Asselin J; Patel P; Carter A; Wright EJ; Grulich A; McManus H; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; McNulty A; Finlayson R; Bell C; Owen L; Marshall L; Russell D; O'Donnell D; Donovan B; Hellard ME; Stoové MA; Bastian L; Bateson D; Bowden S; Boyd M; Callander D; Cogle A; Costello J; Dimech W; Dittmer J; El-Hayek C; Ellard J; Franklin L; Hocking J; Kim J; McGill S; Nolan D; Pendle S; Polkinghorne V; Nguyen L; Nguyen T; O'Connor C; Reed P; Roth N; Ryder N; Selvey C; Vickers T; Walker M; Watchirs-Smith L; West M, 2022, 'Real-world trends in incidence of bacterial sexually transmissible infections among gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Australia following nationwide PrEP implementation: an analysis of sentinel surveillance data', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 22, pp. 1231 - 1241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00175-X

Harney BL; Sacks-Davis R; Van Santen DK; Traeger M; Wilkinson AL; Asselin J; El-Hayek C; Fairley CK; Roth N; Bloch M; Matthews G; Donovan B; Guy R; Stoové M; Hellard ME; Doyle JS; Bastian L; Bateson D; Bowden S; Boyd M; Callander D; Carter A; Cogle A; Costello J; Dimech W; Dittmer J; Ellard J; Franklin L; Kim J; Mcgill S; Nolan D; Patel P; Pendle S; Polkinghorne V; Nguyen L; Nguyen T; O'connor C; Reed P; Ryder N; Selvey C; Vickers T; Walker M; Watchirs-Smith L; West M, 2022, 'The Incidence of Hepatitis C Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia, 2009-2019', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 74, pp. 1804 - 1811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab720

Medland NA; Zhang Y; Gunaratnam P; Lewis DA; Donovan B; Whiley DM; Guy RJ; Kaldor JM, 2022, 'Surveillance systems to monitor antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a global, systematic review, 1 January 2012 to 27 September 2020', Eurosurveillance, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.18.2100917

Wilkinson AL; van Santen DK; Traeger MW; Sacks-Davis R; Asselin J; Scott N; Harney BL; Doyle JS; El-Hayek C; Howell J; Bramwell F; McManus H; Donovan B; Stoové M; Hellard M; Pedrana A, 2022, 'Hepatitis C incidence among patients attending primary care health services that specialise in the care of people who inject drugs, Victoria, Australia, 2009 to 2020', International Journal of Drug Policy, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103655

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