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, Taylor & Francis, 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, Springer Nature, 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

Smith H; Donovan B; Jones J; Butler T; Simpson P, 2026, '“My story is good… It’s not like that for all”: Uneven access to contraception among incarcerated women in New South Wales, Australia', Reproductive Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-026-02382-1

Seib KL; Donovan B; Jin F; Thng C; Yeung B; Comninos N; Bopage RI; Ray A; Mahony A; Chow EPF; Chen MY; Maddaford K; Lau H; Westall P; Lu D; Bavinton BR; Petoumenos K; Whiley DM; Jennings MP; Jennison AV; Kaldor J; Guy R; Lahra MM; Costello J; Mackie B; Templeton DJ; Eu B; O'Reilly M; Fairley CK; McNulty A; Varma R; Lewis DA; Grulich AE, 2026, 'Meningococcal B Vaccine to Prevent Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection', New England Journal of Medicine, 395, pp. 349 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2516739

Tangey A; Smith K; Hengel B; Andrewartha K; Wand H; Saha A; Leonard J; Gunathilake M; Anderson L; Mak DB; Badman S; Persing D; Donovan B; Maher L; Matthews S; Fairley CK; Shephard M; Kaldor J; Huang R-L; Ward J; Guy R; Causer L, 2026, 'Impact of decentralised, community-led molecular STI point-of-care testing on testing practices in remote First Nations communities in Australia.', Sexually Transmitted Infections, pp. sextrans-2025-056845, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2025-056845

Callander D; Cook T; Asselin J; Templeton DJ; Menon A; Soo CTM; Bell C; Fairley CK; Stoové M; Hellard M; Cornelisse V; Guy R; Donovan B, 2026, 'Trends in incidence of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections among transgender people in Australia: a retrospective 10-year national clinical cohort study', Lancet HIV, 13, pp. e392 - e401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(26)00010-X

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

Watts CG; Causer LM; Matthews SJ; Smith K; Andrewartha K; Tangey A; Hui BB; Huang RL; Anderson D; Badman SG; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Gunathilake M; Hengel B; Kaldor J; Maher L; Mak DB; Persing D; Regan DG; Shephard MD; Speers D; Wand H; Ward J; Whiley D; White CS; Wiseman V; Guy RJ, 2026, 'Cost-effectiveness of a decentralised molecular point-of-care testing programme for sexually transmitted infections in remote primary care health services in Australia', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2025-056863

Smith H; Wilson M; Donovan B; Jones J; Butler T; Simpson P, 2026, 'Factors that impede women's contraceptive care needs during and immediately after incarceration in New South Wales, Australian. Qualitative perspectives of professional staff working with incarcerated women', Plos One, 21, pp. e0355277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355277

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, 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

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, 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, 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

Back to profile page