By Professor Susana Vaz Nery

Journal articles

Viney K; Itogo N; Yamanaka T; Jebeniani R; Hazarika A; Morishita F; Nishikiori N; Nery SV, 2021, 'Economic evaluation of patient costs associated with tuberculosis diagnosis and care in Solomon Islands', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11938-8

Tsoi SK; Lake SJ; Thean LJ; Matthews A; Sokana O; Kama M; Amaral S; Romani L; Whitfeld M; Francis JR; Vaz Nery S; Marks M; Kaldor JM; Steer AC; Engelman D, 2021, 'Estimation of scabies prevalence using simplified criteria and mapping procedures in three Pacific and southeast Asian countries', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12039-2

Byrne A; Manalo G; Clarke NE; Vaz Nery S, 2021, 'Impact of hookworm infection and preventive chemotherapy on haemoglobin in non-pregnant populations', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26, pp. 1568 - 1592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13681

Matthews A; Le B; Amaral S; Arkell P; Monteiro M; Clarke N; Barros T; de Jesus Mendonça J; Gusmão SME; dos Reis Seixas LM; da Piedade JHA; Engelman D; Steer AC; Fancourt NSS; Yan J; Kaldor J; Francis JR; Nery SV, 2021, 'Prevalence of scabies and impetigo in school-age children in Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04645-1

Trinos JPCRD; Wulandari LPL; Clarke N; Belizario V; Kaldor J; Nery SV, 2021, 'Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis before and after preventive chemotherapy initiation in the Philippines: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010026

Bartlett AW; Traub R; Amaral S; Hii SF; Clarke NE; Matthews A; Zendejas-Heredia PA; Arkell P; Monteiro MAA; Da Conceicao V; Da Costa Maia C; Soares MI; Prisca Guterres JD; Francis JR; Nery SV, 2021, 'Comparison between Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction and Sodium Nitrate Flotation Microscopy in Diagnosing Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105, pp. 1210 - 1213, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0227

Nery SV, 2021, '914Progress towards achieving the 2020 goals for Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Asia-Pacific region', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.681

Aw JYH; Clarke NE; Mayfield HJ; Lau CL; Richardson A; Vaz Nery S, 2021, 'Novel statistical approaches to identify risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in Timor-Leste', International Journal for Parasitology, 51, pp. 729 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.01.005

Abrha S; Christenson JK; McEwen J; Tesfaye W; Vaz Nery S; Chang AY; Spelman T; Kosari S; Kigen G; Carroll S; Heukelbach J; Feldmeier H; Bartholomaeus A; Daniel M; Peterson GM; Thomas J, 2021, 'Treatment of tungiasis using a tea tree oil-based gel formulation: Protocol for a randomised controlled proof-of-principle trial', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047380

Clarke NE; Dyer CEF; Amaral S; Tan G; Nery SV, 2021, 'Improving uptake and sustainability of sanitation interventions in timor-leste: A case study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031013

Arkell P; Angelina J; Vieira ADC; Wapling J; Marr I; Monteiro M; Matthews A; Amaral S; da Conceicao V; Kim SH; Bailey D; Yan J; Fancourt’s NSS; Nery SV; Francis JR, 2021, 'Integrated serological surveillance of acute febrile illness in the context of a lymphatic filariasis survey in Timor-Leste: a pilot study using dried blood spots', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116, pp. 531 - 537, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab164

Shimelis T; Tadesse BT; W/Gebriel F; Crump JA; Schierhout G; Dittrich S; Kaldor JM; Vaz Nery S, 2020, 'Aetiology of acute febrile illness among children attending a tertiary hospital in southern Ethiopia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05635-x

Kurscheid J; Laksono B; Park MJ; Clements ACA; Sadler R; McCarthy JS; Nery SV; Soares-Magalhaes R; Halton K; Hadisaputro S; Richardson A; Indjein L; Wangdi K; Stewart DE; Gray DJ, 2020, 'Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminth infections in semarang, central java, indonesia', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008907

Lemos M; Pedro JM; Fançony C; Moura S; Brito M; Nery SV; Sousa CP; Barros H, 2020, 'Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis preventive chemotherapy: Adverse events in children from 2 to 15 years in Bengo province, Angola', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229247

Viney K; Amaral S; Baptista Marques E; Siroka A; Lopes C; Vaz Nery S, 2019, 'Four of five tuberculosis patients experience catastrophic costs related to TB diagnosis and care in Timor-Leste', International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 23, pp. 1191 - 1197, http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.18.0765

Aw JYH; Clarke NE; McCarthy JS; Traub RJ; Amaral S; Huque MH; Andrews RM; Gray DJ; Clements ACA; Vaz Nery S, 2019, 'Giardia duodenalis infection in the context of a community-based deworming and water, sanitation and hygiene trial in Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 12, pp. 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3752-9

Clarke NE; Ng-Nguyen D; Traub RJ; Clements ACA; Halton K; Anderson RM; Gray DJ; Coffeng LE; Kaldor JM; Vaz Nery S, 2019, 'A cluster-randomised controlled trial comparing school and community-based deworming for soil transmitted helminth control in school-age children: The CoDe-STH trial protocol', BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4449-6

Wangdi K; Kasturiaratchi K; Nery SV; Lau CL; Gray DJ; Clements ACA, 2019, 'Diversity of infectious aetiologies of acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses in south and Southeast Asia: A systematic review', BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4185-y

Lemos M; Fançony C; Moura S; Mirante C; Sousa PD; Barros H; Nery S; Brito M, 2019, 'Integrated community-based intervention for urinary schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children from Caxito, Angola', International Health, 12, pp. 86 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihz055

Stracke K; Clarke N; Awburn CV; Nery SV; Khieu V; Traub RJ; Jex AR, 2019, 'Development and validation of a multiplexed-tandem qPCR tool for diagnostics of human soil-transmitted helminth infections', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007363

Vaz Nery S; Pickering AJ; Abate E; Asmare A; Barrett L; Benjamin-Chung J; Bundy DAP; Clasen T; Clements ACA; Colford JM; Ercumen A; Crowley S; Cumming O; Freeman MC; Haque R; Mengistu B; Oswald WE; Pullan RL; Oliveira RG; Einterz Owen K; Walson JL; Youya A; Brooker SJ, 2019, 'The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil-transmitted helminths: Interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps', Parasites and Vectors, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3532-6

Vaz Nery S; Clarke NE; Richardson A; Traub R; McCarthy JS; Gray DJ; Vallely AJ; Williams GM; Andrews RM; Campbell SJ; Clements ACA, 2019, 'Risk factors for infection with soil-transmitted helminths during an integrated community level water, sanitation, and hygiene and deworming intervention in Timor-Leste', International Journal for Parasitology, 49, pp. 389 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2018.12.006

Cribb DM; Clarke NE; Doi SAR; Nery SV, 2019, 'Differential impact of mass and targeted praziquantel delivery on schistosomiasis control in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007808

Clarke NE; Doi SAR; Wangdi K; Chen Y; Clements ACA; Nery SV, 2019, 'Efficacy of anthelminthic drugs and drug combinations against soil-transmitted helminths: A systematic review and network meta-analysis', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68, pp. 96 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy423

Nery SV; Traub RJ; McCarthy JS; Clarke NE; Amaral S; Llewellyn S; Weking E; Richardson A; Campbell SJ; Gray DJ; Vallely AJ; Williams GM; Andrews RM; Clements ACA, 2019, 'Wash for worms: A cluster-randomized controlled trial of the impact of a community integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene and deworming intervention on soil-transmitted helminth infections', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100, pp. 750 - 761, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0705

Coffeng LE; Vaz Nery S; Gray DJ; Bakker R; de Vlas SJ; Clements ACA, 2018, 'Predicted short and long-term impact of deworming and water, hygiene, and sanitation on transmission of soil-transmitted helminths', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006758

de Souza RA; Nery JS; Rasella D; Pereira RAG; Barreto ML; Rodrigues L; Pereira SM, 2018, 'Family health and conditional cash transfer in Brazil and its effect on tuberculosis mortality', The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 22, pp. 1300 - 1306, http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.17.0907

Vaz Nery S; Bennett I; Clarke NE; Lin A; Rahman Z; Rahman M; Clements ACA, 2018, 'Characterisation of environmental enteropathy biomarkers and associated risk factors in children in the context of a WASH trial in Timor-Leste', International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 221, pp. 901 - 906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.05.012

Vaz Nery S; Qi J; Llewellyn S; Clarke NE; Traub R; Gray DJ; Vallely AJ; Williams GM; Andrews RM; McCarthy JS; Clements ACA, 2018, 'Use of quantitative PCR to assess the efficacy of albendazole against Necator americanus and Ascaris spp. in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2838-0

Clarke NE; Clements ACA; Amaral S; Richardson A; McCarthy JS; McGown J; Bryan S; Gray DJ; Nery SV, 2018, '(S)WASH-D for Worms: A pilot study investigating the differential impact of school- versus community-based integrated control programs for soil-transmitted helminths', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006389

Clarke NE; Llewellyn S; Traub RJ; McCarthy J; Richardson A; Nery SV, 2018, 'Quantitative polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections: A comparison with a flotation-based technique and an investigation of variability in DNA detection', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99, pp. 1033 - 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0356

Wangdi K; Clements ACA; Du T; Nery SV, 2018, 'Spatial and temporal patterns of dengue infections in Timor-Leste, 2005-2013', Parasites and Vectors, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2588-4

Gasparinho C; Ferreira FS; Mayer AC; Mirante MC; Nery SV; Santos-Reis A; Portugal-Calisto D; Brito M, 2017, 'Molecular characterization of Giardia lamblia in children less than 5 years of age with diarrhoea attending the Bengo General Hospital, Angola', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111, pp. 497 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/try004

Clarke NE; Doi SA; Clements AC; Gray D; Campbell S; Wang D; Nery SV, 2017, 'The expansion of soil-transmitted helminth control strategies – Authors' reply', Lancet, 389, pp. 2191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31343-0

Wardell R; Clements ACA; Lal A; Summers D; Llewellyn S; Campbell SJ; McCarthy J; Gray DJ; V. Nery S, 2017, 'An environmental assessment and risk map of Ascaris lumbricoides and Necator americanus distributions in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005565

Campbell SJ; Nery SV; D'Este CA; Gray DJ; McCarthy JS; Traub RJ; Andrews RM; Llewellyn S; Vallely AJ; Williams GM; Clements ACA, 2017, 'Investigations into the association between soil-transmitted helminth infections, haemoglobin and child development indices in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 10, pp. 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2084-x

Gasparinho C; Piedade J; Mirante MC; Mendes C; Mayer C; Nery SV; Brito M; Istrate C, 2017, 'Characterization of rotavirus infection in children with acute gastroenteritis in Bengo province, Northwestern Angola, prior to vaccine introduction', Plos One, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176046

Campbell SJ; Nery SV; Wardell R; D’Este CA; Gray DJ; McCarthy JS; Traub RJ; Andrews RM; Llewellyn S; Vallely AJ; Williams GM; Clements ACA, 2017, 'Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and environmental risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth intensity of infection in Timor-Leste, using real time PCR', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11, pp. e0005393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005393

Clarke NE; Clements ACA; Doi SA; Wang D; Campbell SJ; Gray D; Nery SV, 2017, 'Differential effect of mass deworming and targeted deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet, 389, pp. 287 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32123-7

Campbell SJ; Nery SV; D'Este CA; Gray DJ; McCarthy JS; Traub RJ; Andrews RM; Llewellyn S; Vallely AJ; Williams GM; Amaral S; Clements ACA, 2016, 'Water, sanitation and hygiene related risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth and Giardia duodenalis infections in rural communities in Timor-Leste', International Journal for Parasitology, 46, pp. 771 - 779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.07.005

Clarke NE; Clements ACA; Bryan S; McGown J; Gray D; Nery SV, 2016, 'Investigating the differential impact of school and community-based integrated control programmes for soil-transmitted helminths in Timor-Leste: The (S)WASH-D for Worms pilot study protocol', Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0109-4

Gyawali P; Ahmed W; Sidhu JPS; Nery SV; Clements AC; Traub R; McCarthy JS; Llewellyn S; Jagals P; Toze S, 2016, 'Quantitative detection of viable helminth ova from raw wastewater, human feces, and environmental soil samples using novel PMA-qPCR methods', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23, pp. 18639 - 18648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7039-9

Rosário EVN; Costa D; Timóteo L; Rodrigues AA; Varanda J; Nery SV; Brito M, 2016, 'Main causes of death in Dande, Angola: Results from Verbal Autopsies of deaths occurring during 2009-2012', BMC Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3365-6

Campbell SJ; Nery SV; McCarthy JS; Gray DJ; Soares Magalhães RJ; Clements ACA, 2016, 'A Critical Appraisal of Control Strategies for Soil-Transmitted Helminths', Trends in Parasitology, 32, pp. 97 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2015.10.006

Gasparinho C; Mirante MC; Centeno-Lima S; Istrate C; Mayer AC; Tavira L; Nery SV; Brito M, 2016, 'Etiology of Diarrhea in Children Younger Than 5 Years Attending the Bengo General Hospital in Angola', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 35, pp. e28 - e34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000957

Llewellyn S; Inpankaew T; Nery SV; Gray DJ; Verweij JJ; Clements ACA; Gomes SJ; Traub R; McCarthy JS, 2016, 'Application of a Multiplex Quantitative PCR to Assess Prevalence and Intensity Of Intestinal Parasite Infections in a Controlled Clinical Trial', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004380

Campbell SJ; Nery SV; Doi SA; Gray DJ; Soares Magalhães RJ; McCarthy JS; Traub RJ; Andrews RM; Clements ACA, 2016, 'Complexities and Perplexities: A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection-Related Morbidity', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004566

Nery SV; McCarthy JS; Traub R; Andrews RM; Black J; Gray D; Weking E; Atkinson JA; Campbell S; Francis N; Vallely A; Williams G; Clements A, 2015, 'A cluster-randomised controlled trial integrating a community-based water, sanitation and hygiene programme, with mass distribution of albendazole to reduce intestinal parasites in Timor-Leste: The WASH for WORMS research protocol', BMJ Open, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009293

Campbell SJ; Savage GB; Gray DJ; Atkinson JAM; Soares Magalhães RJ; Nery SV; McCarthy JS; Velleman Y; Wicken JH; Traub RJ; Williams GM; Andrews RM; Clements ACA, 2014, 'Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): A Critical Component for Sustainable Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Schistosomiasis Control', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002651

Gasparinho C; Istrate C; Mirante MC; Lima S; Nery SV; Mayer AC; Brito M, 2014, 'Diarrhea etiological study in children under five in the Bengo General Hospital, Angola', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.939

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