Select Publications
Journal articles
, 2012, 'Comparison of neonatal T regulatory cell function in Papua New Guinean and Australian newborns.', Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 23, pp. 173 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01242.x
, 2012, 'Divergent human populations show extensive shared IGK rearrangements in peripheral blood B cells', Immunogenetics, 64, pp. 3 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00251-011-0559-z
, 2012, 'Effect of early carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae on the development of pneumococcal protein-specific cellular immune responses in infancy.', Pediatr Infect Dis J, 31, pp. 243 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e318245a5a8
, 2012, 'Neonatal antigen-presenting cells are functionally more quiescent in children born under traditional compared with modern environmental conditions.', J Allergy Clin Immunol, 130, pp. 1167 - 1174.e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2012.06.005
, 2012, 'Ontogeny of Toll-like and NOD-like receptor-mediated innate immune responses in Papua New Guinean infants.', PLoS One, 7, pp. e36793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036793
, 2012, 'Respiratory viral pathogens associated with lower respiratory tract disease among young children in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.', J Clin Virol, 54, pp. 235 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2012.04.008
, 2011, 'Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination at birth in a high-risk setting: no evidence for neonatal T-cell tolerance.', Vaccine, 29, pp. 5414 - 5420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.05.065
, 2011, 'Genomic screening by 454 pyrosequencing identifies a new human IGHV gene and sixteen other new IGHV allelic variants', Immunogenetics, 63, pp. 259 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00251-010-0510-8
, 2011, 'IgE sequences in individuals living in an area of endemic parasitism show little mutational evidence of antigen selection', Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 73, pp. 496 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02525.x
, 2010, 'Pneumonia in Papua New Guinea: lessons learnt for the way forward.', Papua and New Guinea medical journal, 53, pp. 89 - 93
, 2010, 'A neonatal pneumococcal conjugate vaccine trial in Papua New guinea: study population, methods and operational challenges.', Papua and New Guinea medical journal, 53, pp. 191 - 206
, 2010, 'The role of biomedical research in the fight against pneumonia in Papua New Guinea.', P N G Med J, 53, pp. 1 - 4, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768473
, 2009, 'Neonatal pneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunization primes T cells for preferential Th2 cytokine expression: a randomized controlled trial in Papua New Guinea.', Vaccine, 27, pp. 1340 - 1347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.12.046
, 2009, 'Maternal antibodies to pneumolysin but not to pneumococcal surface protein A delay early pneumococcal carriage in high-risk Papua New Guinean infants.', Clin Vaccine Immunol, 16, pp. 1633 - 1638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/CVI.00247-09
, 2009, 'Neonatal innate cytokine responses to BCG controlling T-cell development vary between populations.', J Allergy Clin Immunol, 124, pp. 544 - 550.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2009.03.040
, 2003, 'Studies of maternal immunisation with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in Papua New Guinea.', Vaccine, 21, pp. 3446 - 3450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0264-410x(03)00348-7
, 2002, 'Maternal immunization with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.', Vaccine, 20, pp. 1837 - 1845, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0264-410x(02)00040-3
, 1994, 'Immunoglobulin G antibody responses to polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine in children in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.', Infect Immun, 62, pp. 1848 - 1853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.62.5.1848-1853.1994
, 1993, 'LEVELS OF ANTIPNEUMOCOCCAL ANTIBODIES IN YOUNG-CHILDREN IN PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA', EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 111, pp. 109 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268800056739
, 1991, 'Antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides in pneumonia and response to pneumococcal vaccination in young children in Papua New Guinea.', Clin Exp Immunol, 83, pp. 219 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb05618.x
, 1991, 'Immune function risk factors for acute lower respiratory tract infections.', P N G Med J, 34, pp. 211 - 214, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1750266
, 1990, 'Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b antigens in the serum and urine of patients with pneumonia in Papua New Guinea: comparison of latex agglutination and counterimmunoelectrophoresis.', Rev Infect Dis, 12 Suppl 8, pp. S1001 - S1005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinids/12.supplement_8.s1001
, 1989, 'Pneumococcal antibody concentrations in young Papua New Guinean Highland children with pneumonia.', Pediatr Infect Dis J, 8, pp. 533 - 534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006454-198908000-00013
Conference Papers
, 2021, 'O16.1 High burden of reproductive tract infections and poor sexual and reproductive health in pregnancy and postpartum in Papua New Guinea', in Female reproductive health for STIs and HIV, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, presented at
, 2015, 'POINT-OF-CARE TESTING AND IMMEDIATE TREATMENT OF CURABLE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED AND GENITAL INFECTIONS AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A27 - A27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.85
, 2011, 'IL-8 Polymorphisms Associated With Earlier And Increased Incidence Of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections In Children From Papua New Guinea (PNG)', in C25. PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, American Thoracic Society, presented at
Reports
, 2022, COVID-19 and its impacts on primary health services and public health infectious disease programs in Papua New Guinea, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/6mhp-gc18
Preprints
, 2023, Health service needs and perspectives of a rainforest conserving community in Papua New Guinea’s Ramu lowlands: a combined clinical and rapid anthropological assessment with parallel treatment of urgent cases, , http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/ahvq3
, 2022, Population Structure and Migration in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea; a Region Impacted by the kuru Epidemic, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.26.509478
, 2022, Investigating Health Service Availability and Readiness for Antenatal Testing and Treatment for HIV and Syphilis in Papua New Guinea, , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1281575/v1
, 2022, Genomic neighbor typing for bacterial outbreak surveillance, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.05.479210
, 2021, Whole genome sequence analysis of Salmonella Typhi in Papua New Guinea reveals an established population of genotype 2.1.7 sensitive to antimicrobials, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.27.21264209
, 2021, Coverage, Determinants of Use and Repurposing of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets Two Years After a Mass Distribution in Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea: A Cross-Sectional Study, , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-517737/v1
, 2021, Phylodynamic modelling of bacterial outbreaks using nanopore sequencing, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.30.442218
, 2021, Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.30.442212
, 2020, High burden of Mycoplasma genitalium and other reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.22.109983
, Low Knowledge of Newborn Danger Signs Among Pregnant Women in Papua New Guinea and Implications for Health Seeking Behaviour in Early Infancy – Findings from a Longitudinal Study, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4111169
, Non-Communicable Diseases Attributed Mortality and Associated Sociodemographic Factors in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3915679
, Prevalence and Sociodemographic Distribution of Injuries-Attributed Mortalities in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4052656
, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-Attributed Mortalities and Associated Socioeconomic Demographic Factors in Papua New Guinea: Evidence From the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3889356