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Journal articles
2017, 'Improving immunization approaches to cholera', Expert Review of Vaccines, 16, pp. 235 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2017.1249470
,2017, 'Epidemiology of influenza B in Australia: 2001-2014 influenza seasons', Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 11, pp. 102 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12432
,2017, 'Does Zika Virus Cause Microcephaly - Applying the Bradford Hill Viewpoints.', PLoS Curr, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/currents.outbreaks.2fced6e886074f6db162a00d4940133b
,2017, 'High rates of latent TB infection in contacts and the wider community in South India', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111, pp. 55 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trx016
,2017, 'Erratum: Correction: Influenza A H5N1 and H7N9 in China: A spatial risk analysis (PloS one (2017) 12 4 (e0174980))', PloS one, 12, pp. e0176903, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176903
,2017, 'The presence of fever in adults with influenza and other viral respiratory infections', Epidemiology and Infection, 145, pp. 148 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816002181
,2017, 'Authors' response.', Indian J Med Res, 146, pp. 792 - 793, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5916.230130
,2016, 'Influenza vaccine as a coronary intervention for prevention of myocardial infarction', Heart, 102, pp. 1953 - 1956, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309983
,2016, 'Comparison of influenza vaccination coverage between immigrant and Australian-born adults', Vaccine, 34, pp. 6388 - 6395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.10.012
,2016, 'A Systematic Review of the Comparative Epidemiology of Avian and Human Influenza A H5N1 and H7N9 – Lessons and Unanswered Questions', Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 63, pp. 602 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12327
,2016, 'A Systematic Review of the Comparative Epidemiology of Avian and Human Influenza A H5N1 and H7N9-Lessons and Unanswered Questions', TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES, 63, pp. 602 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12327
,2016, 'Cluster randomised controlled trial to examine medical mask use as source control for people with respiratory illness', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012330
,2016, 'The contribution of travellers visiting friends and relatives to notified infectious diseases in Australia: state-based enhanced surveillance', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 3554 - 3563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816001734
,2016, 'Phylogenetic analysis of human rhinoviruses collected over four successive years in Sydney, Australia', Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 10, pp. 493 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12404
,2016, 'Risk of global spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) via the air transport network', Journal of Travel Medicine, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taw063
,2016, 'Current Biological Threats to Frontline Law Enforcement: From the Insider Threat to DIY Bio', Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 16, pp. 25 - 37
,2016, 'Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in Australian adults: a systematic review of coverage and factors associated with uptake', BMC Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1820-8
,2016, 'Do it yourself biology - committed hobbyists or dangers to the public safety?', Journal of healthcare protection management : publication of the International Association for Hospital Security, 32, pp. 39 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.1.4791.0006
,2016, 'Quantified degree of poultry exposure differs for human cases of avian influenza H5N1 and H7N9', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 2633 - 2640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816001035
,2016, 'Immunogenicity and persistence of immunity of a quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in immunocompromised children', Vaccine, 34, pp. 4343 - 4350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.06.049
,2016, 'Healthcare Resource Utilisation Associated with Herpes Zoster in a Prospective Cohort of Older Australian Adults', PLoS One, 11, pp. e0160446 - e0160446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160446
,2016, 'Economic Evaluation of Vaccination Programmes in Older Adults and the Elderly: Important Issues and Challenges', PharmacoEconomics, 34, pp. 723 - 731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40273-016-0393-0
,2016, 'Immunogenicity and safety of inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials', Vaccine, 34, pp. 4092 - 4102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.06.064
,2016, 'The role of travel in measles outbreaks in Australia - An enhanced surveillance study', Vaccine, 34, pp. 4386 - 4391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.07.023
,2016, 'A highly precautionary doffing sequence for health care workers after caring for wet Ebola patients to further reduce occupational acquisition of Ebola', American Journal of Infection Control, 44, pp. 740 - 744, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.034
,2016, 'Compliance with the use of medical and cloth masks among healthcare workers in Vietnam', Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 60, pp. 619 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/mew008
,2016, 'Persistence of Ebola virus in various body fluids during convalescence: Evidence and implications for disease transmission and control', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 1652 - 1660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816000054
,2016, 'Improving the uptake of pre-travel health advice amongst migrant Australians: Exploring the attitudes of primary care providers and migrant community groups', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1479-1
,2016, 'Ebola outbreak in West Africa: considerations for strengthening Australia's international health emergency response', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 204, pp. 258 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00018
,2016, 'Ebola outbreak in west Africa: Considerations for strengthening Australia’s international health emergency response: It is time for a common vision and strategy for deploying australian expertise to international public health emergencies', Medical Journal of Australia, 204, pp. 258 - 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mjal6.00018
,2016, 'Recurrence and reinfection-a new paradigm for the management of Ebola virus disease', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 43, pp. 58 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.12.011
,2016, 'Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, Midwestern United States', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22, pp. 138 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2201.151053
,2015, 'Do corticosteroids reduce the mortality of influenza A (H1N1) infection? A meta-analysis', Critical Care, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-0764-5
,2015, 'Why should influenza be a public health priority?', Vaccine, 33, pp. 7022 - 7025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.049
,2015, 'Alcopops, taxation and harm: A segmented time series analysis of emergency department presentations', BMC Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1769-3
,2015, 'Knowledge and attitudes towards rotavirus diarrhea and the vaccine amongst healthcare providers in Yogyakarta Indonesia', BMC Health Services Research, 15, pp. 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1187-3
,2015, 'Acute myocardial infarction and influenza: A meta-analysis of case-control studies', Heart, 101, pp. 1738 - 1747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307691
,2015, 'General Practitioners' Perception of Risk for Travelers Visiting Friends and Relatives', Journal of Travel Medicine, 22, pp. 368 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jtm.12229
,2015, 'Review of economic evaluations of mask and respirator use for protection against respiratory infection transmission', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1167-6
,2015, 'Risk factors for pertussis hospitalizations in Australians aged 45 years and over: A population based nested case-control study', Vaccine, 33, pp. 5647 - 5653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.068
,2015, 'Risk factors for herpes zoster in a large cohort of unvaccinated older adults: A prospective cohort study', Epidemiology and Infection, 143, pp. 2871 - 2881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268814003653
,2015, 'Practices around the use of masks and respirators among hospital health care workers in 3 diverse populations', American Journal of Infection Control, 43, pp. 1116 - 1118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.041
,2015, 'Medicare Benefits Schedule data to monitor influenza immunisation in Australian adults', Public Health Research and Practice, 25, pp. e2541543, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2541543
,2015, 'Health literacy in Beijing: An assessment of adults' knowledge and skills regarding communicable diseases', BMC Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2151-1
,2015, 'Chinese travellers visiting friends and relatives - A review of infectious risks', Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 13, pp. 285 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.05.004
,2015, 'Factors associated with influenza vaccination in middle and older aged Australian adults according to eligibility for the national vaccination program', Vaccine, 33, pp. 3299 - 3305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.05.046
,2015, 'Erratum: Increasing trends of herpes zoster in Australia (PLoS ONE (2015) 10:4 (e0125025))', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129872
,2015, 'The emergence of community-acquired Clostridium difficile in an Australian hospital', Healthcare Infection, 20, pp. 72 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HI15003
,2015, 'Estimating vaccine coverage from serial trivariate serologic data in the presence of waning immunity', Epidemiology, 26, pp. 381 - 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/eDe.0000000000000278
,2015, 'Facemasks for the prevention of infection in healthcare and community settings', BMJ: British Medical Journal, 350, pp. h694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h694
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