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2021, 'Developing Bayesian networks in managing the risk of Legionella colonisation of groundwater aeration systems', Water Research, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.116854
,2021, 'Facemask and social distancing, pillars of opening up economies', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249677
,2021, 'Reemergence of human monkeypox and declining population immunity in the context of urbanization, Nigeria, 2017-2020', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27, pp. 1007 - 1014, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2704.203569
,2021, 'Vaccination for COVID-19 control and considerations for Australia', Microbiology Australia, 42, pp. 30 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA21009
,2021, 'The global epidemiology of Hepatitis A outbreaks 2016-2018 and the utility of EpiWATCH as a rapid epidemic intelligence service', Global Biosecurity, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.100
,2021, 'Early signs of COVID-19 in Pakistan', Global Biosecurity, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.87
,, 2021, 'Clinical and cardiac structural predictors of atrial fibrillation persistence', European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eci.13395
2021, 'Epidemiology of 2017 influenza outbreaks in nine Australian Aged care facilities', Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 15, pp. 278 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12811
,2021, 'Integrated Care in Atrial Fibrillation: A Road Map to the Future', Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 14, pp. E007411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.120.007411
,2021, 'Estimating the burden of COVID-19 on the Australian healthcare workers and health system during the first six months of the pandemic', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 114, pp. 103811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103811
,2021, 'Incidence and treatment of arrhythmias secondary to coronavirus infection in humans: A systematic review', European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eci.13428
,2021, 'Travel health seeking behaviours, masks, vaccines and outbreak awareness of Australian Chinese travellers visiting friends and relatives – Implications for control of COVID-19', Infection, Disease and Health, 26, pp. 38 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2020.08.007
,2021, 'Australian experience of the SH21 flu vaccination program during the COVID-19 vaccine program', Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 17, pp. 4611 - 4616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1967042
,2021, 'Cruise Ship Travel and the Spread of COVID-19 – Australia as a Case Study', International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 9, pp. 10 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijtmgh.2021.03
,2021, 'In the room where it happens: The consequences of the lack of public health expertise during the COVID-19 pandemic', Global Biosecurity, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.102
,2021, 'Modelling of optimal vaccination strategies in response to a bioterrorism associated smallpox outbreak', Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 17, pp. 738 - 746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1800324
,2021, 'Observations on the Current Outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant in Sydney', Global Biosecurity, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.121
,2021, 'Reflections on Dr J Michael Lane, a giant of public health (1936-2020)', Global Biosecurity, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.95
,2021, 'Role of presymptomatic transmission of COVID-19: Evidence from Beijing, China', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75, pp. 84 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-214635
,2021, 'Selection and use of respiratory protection by healthcare workers to protect from infectious diseases in hospital settings', Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 64, pp. 368 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ANNWEH/WXAA020
,2021, 'Using open-source intelligence to identify early signals of COVID-19 in Indonesia', Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.2.010
,2021, 'Using the Bradford-Hill criteria to assess causality in the association between CHADOX1 NCOV-19 vaccine and prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia', Global Biosecurity, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.109
,2021, 'Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Novel Echocardiographic Biomarkers in Identification of Cardioembolism and Prediction of Outcomes in Patients with Stroke of Undetermined Source', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. S90 - S91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.006
,2021, 'Modelling vaccination capacity at mass vaccination hubs and general practice clinics', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.07.21255067
,2021, 'Reemergence of Human Monkeypox and Declining Population Immunity in the Context of Urbanization, Nigeria, 2017–2020', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/203569
,2021, 'Vaccinating Australia: How long will it take?', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.02.21250979
,2020, 'Modelling the impact of a smallpox attack in India and influence of disease control measures', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038480
,2020, 'Association of influenza infection and vaccination with cardiac biomarkers and left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with acute myocardial infarction', IJC Heart and Vasculature, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100648
,2020, 'Scientific evidence supports aerosol transmission of SARS-COV-2', Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-00868-6
,2020, 'Influenza-associated cardiovascular mortality in older adults in Beijing, China: A population-based time-series study', BMJ Open, 10, pp. e042487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042487
,2020, 'Abstract 12980: Impaired Left Atrial Function is Associated With Increased Rehospitalisation in Patients With Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation', Circulation, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.12980
,2020, 'Abstract 14467: Left Atrial Functional Index is a Predictor of Persistent/permanent Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation', Circulation, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.14467
,2020, 'Abstract 14719: Prognostic Implications of Traditional and Non-traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiles in Patients With Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation', Circulation, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.14719
,2020, 'Aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2? Evidence, prevention and control', Environment International, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106039
,2020, 'Comparative epidemiology, phylogenetics, and transmission patterns of severe influenza A/H3N2 in Australia from 2003 to 2017', Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 14, pp. 700 - 709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12772
,2020, 'Drivers of hospitalization in atrial fibrillation: A contemporary review', Heart Rhythm, 17, pp. 1991 - 1999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.06.015
,2020, 'Face coverings and mask to minimise droplet dispersion and aerosolisation: A video case study', Thorax, 75, pp. 1024 - 1025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215748
,2020, 'Masks in the community are an effective strategy: Author's response to Haslam et al (2020)', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103751
,2020, 'Influenza vaccine: Routine secondary prevention for patients with cardiovascular disease?', Annals of Internal Medicine, 173, pp. 660 - 661, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/M20-5810
,2020, 'The potential impact of a recent measles epidemic on COVID-19 in Samoa', BMC Infectious Diseases, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05469-7
,, 2020, 'Case isolation, contact tracing, and physical distancing are pillars of COVID-19 pandemic control, not optional choices', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20, pp. 1105 - 1106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30512-0
, 2020, 'Effectiveness of Cloth Masks for Protection against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/EID2610.200948
2020, 'Epidemiology of paediatric Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and implications for the control of coronavirus virus disease 2019', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56, pp. 1561 - 1564, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15014
,2020, 'The impact of influenza vaccination on the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence and lessons for public health policies', Vaccine, 38, pp. 6485 - 6486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.08.024
,2020, 'Contamination and washing of cloth masks and risk of infection among hospital health workers in Vietnam: a post hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial', BMJ open, 10, pp. e042045, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042045
,2020, 'Last-resort strategies during mask shortages: Optimal design features of cloth masks and decontamination of disposable masks during the COVID-19 pandemic', BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 7, pp. e000698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000698
,2020, 'Current COVID-19 guidelines for respiratory protection of health care workers are inadequate', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. 251 - 252.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50752
,2020, 'Elimination of COVID-19: what would it look like and is it possible?', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20, pp. 1005 - 1007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30633-2
,2020, 'Respiratory protection during the COVID-19 pandemic – the evidence shows it works: Author's response to Mandal et al., 2020.', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103717
,2020, 'Tailored intelligence to detect unusual epidemic activity following the explosion at Vector, Russia', Global Biosecurity, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.85
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