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Books
, 2001, Six-month process evaluation report on the medically supervised injecting centre (MSIC). Technical Report No. 124, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW
, 2000, Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Australian blood donors: estimation of risk and the impact of deferral strategies. Report to Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, National Centre in HIV Social Research, Sydney
, 1999, Epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra
Book Chapters
, 2009, 'Transmission of hepatitis C virus', in Dore G; Temple-Smith M; Lloyd A (ed.), Hepatitis C: An Expanding Perspective, IP Communications, East Hawthorn, pp. 115 - 141
, 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
, 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
, 2001, 'Transmission of the hepatitis C virus infection.', in Crofts N; Dore G; Locarnini S (ed.), Hepatitis C: An Australian Perspective, IP Communications, Melbourne, pp. 209 - 219
, 1989, 'Risk Estimation for Leukemogenic Drugs', in Biologically Based Methods for Cancer Risk Assessment, Springer US, pp. 339 - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5625-7_24
Journal articles
, 2026, 'Impact of two rounds of azithromycin mass drug administration on active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Naoero', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20, pp. e0014679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014679
, 2026, 'A Multidesign Study of 4CMenB Vaccine Effectiveness and Impact on Meningococcal Carriage and Gonorrhea in Northern Territory Adolescents and Young People', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag409
, 2026, 'Sexually transmitted infection prevalence following azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma in Nauru: a before-and-after cross-sectional survey.', Sexually Transmitted Infections, pp. sextrans-2025-056858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2025-056858
, 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
, 2026, 'Australian Trachoma Surveillance Report 2024', Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2018, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.044
, 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
, 2026, 'New-onset diabetes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Omicron era: a matched cohort study', International Journal of Epidemiology, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyag009
, 2026, 'Population impact of South Africa's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme on HPV prevalence in adolescent girls with and without HIV: a repeat cross-sectional study', Lancet Global Health, 14, pp. e570 - e578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00525-X
, 2026, 'Australian Trachoma Surveillance Report 2023', Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2018, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.009
, 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
, 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', Lancet Primary Care, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanprc.2025.100091
, 2026, 'National control programs for scabies: Experiences from Fiji and Solomon Islands', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013874
, 2026, 'Spatial distribution of and socio-ecological risk factors for strongyloidiasis in Australia', Journal of Infection, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106677
, 2026, 'Age-Specific Prevalence of Trachoma in Remote Australian Communities', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 33, pp. 237 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2025.2602570
, 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
, 2025, 'Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on uptake of HIV treatment in Bandung and Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A retrospective cohort study', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005666
, 2025, 'Blood donation criteria in Australia: Population knowledge, misperceptions, and impact on donation intent', Transfusion, 65, pp. 2336 - 2344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.18474
, 2025, 'Population-based concordance of Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes between ocular and urogenital samples in Nauru', Microbiology Spectrum, 13, pp. 01 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03205-24
, 2025, 'Utilising integrated bio-behavioural surveillance (IBBS) to investigate declining hepatitis C antibody prevalence among people who inject drugs in the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey', International Journal on Drug Policy, 144, pp. 104576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104576
, 2025, 'The prevalence of trachoma, ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and anti-Pgp3 antibodies in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013381
, 2025, 'Surveillance of Viral Respiratory Infections within Maximum-Security Prison, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 31, pp. 1527 - 1536, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid3108.240571
, 2025, 'Prevalence of scabies and bacterial skin infection in French Polynesia: A cross-sectional community survey', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013119
, 2025, 'Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2025-April, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012899
, 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
, 2025, 'IARC Workshop on the Key Characteristics of Carcinogens: Assessment of End Points for Evaluating Mechanistic Evidence of Carcinogenic Hazards', Environmental Health Perspectives, 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP15389
, 2025, 'Australian Trachoma Surveillance Report update: 2014-2022', Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2018, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2025.49.006
, 2025, 'Piloting an external quality assurance program (QAP) for COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs): findings and lessons learned from Cambodia', BMJ Open Quality, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002999
, 2024, 'Access to and utilisation of COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) among the general population in Phnom Penh: a cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084555
, 2024, 'High prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in unvaccinated adolescent girls in South Africa, particularly those living with HIV', Vaccine, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126442
, 2024, 'DNA methylation at individual CpG-sites of EPB41L3, HTERT and FAM19A4 are useful for detection of cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) or worse: Analysis of individual CpG-sites outperforms averaging', Tumour Virus Research, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvr.2024.200288
, 2024, 'Effect of preventive chemotherapy for neglected tropical diseases in Indonesia from 1992 to 2022: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 29, pp. 995 - 1005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.14057
, 2024, 'What does it cost to deliver antenatal care in Papua New Guinea? Results from a health system costing and budget impact analysis using cross-sectional data', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080574
, 2024, 'A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Access to HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: Lessons for Future Public Health Crises', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 97, pp. 208 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003488
, 2024, 'Very high HIV prevalence and incidence among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Indonesia: a retrospective observational cohort study in Bali and Jakarta, 2017–2020', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26386
, 2024, 'Learning from COVID-19: strengthening Australia's research capacity through preparedness and collaboration', Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2018, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2024.48.58
, 2024, 'The role and value of counsellors in the treatment journeys of people with tuberculosis and their families: Qualitative insights from the South Fly District of Papua New Guinea', Plos Global Public Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002572
, 2024, 'Costs of primary healthcare presentations and hospital admissions for scabies and related skin infections in Fiji, 2018–2019', Plos Global Public Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003706
, 2024, 'The impact of a multi-faceted intervention on non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics by urban community pharmacies in Indonesia: a mixed methods evaluation', BMJ Global Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015620
, 2024, 'Acceptability of a nationwide scabies mass drug administration (MDA) program in Fiji: a qualitative interview-based study', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101194
, 2024, 'Acceptability of sexual history questions in a gender-neutral risk assessment for blood donation', Transfusion, 64, pp. 1940 - 1948, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.17993
, 2024, 'New tatt? We're ok with that! Relaxing the tattoo deferral for plasmapheresis donors maintains safety and increases donations', Vox Sanguinis, 119, pp. 927 - 935, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vox.13704
, 2024, 'Utilising Integrated Bio-behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) to investigate declining hepatitis C antibody prevalence among people who inject drugs in the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey', International Journal of Drug Policy, 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104545