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2018

Journal Article

Leptospirosis: an important zoonosis acquired through work, play and travel

Lau, Colleen L., Townell, Nicola, Stephenson, Eloise, van den Berg, Debra and Craig, Scott B. (2018). Leptospirosis: an important zoonosis acquired through work, play and travel. Australian Journal of General Practice, 47 (3), 105-110. doi: 10.31128/AFP-07-17-4286

Leptospirosis: an important zoonosis acquired through work, play and travel

2018

Journal Article

Role of environmental factors in shaping spatial distribution of salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, Fiji

de Alwis, Ruklanthi, Watson, Conall, Nikolay, Birgit, Lowry, John H., Thieu, Nga Tran Vu, Van, Tan Trinh, Ngoc, Dung Tran Thi, Rawalai, Kitione, Taufa, Mere, Coriakula, Jerimaia, Lau, Colleen L., Nilles, Eric J., Edmunds, W. John, Kama, Mike, Baker, Stephen and Cano, Jorge (2018). Role of environmental factors in shaping spatial distribution of salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, Fiji. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24 (2), 284-293. doi: 10.3201/eid2402.170704

Role of environmental factors in shaping spatial distribution of salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, Fiji

2018

Journal Article

A large Leptospirosis outbreak following successive severe floods in Fiji, 2012

Togami, Eri, Kama, Mike, Goarant, Cyrille, Craig, Scott B., Lau, Colleen, Ritter, Jana M., Imrie, Allison, Ko, Albert I. and Nilles, Eric J. (2018). A large Leptospirosis outbreak following successive severe floods in Fiji, 2012. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99 (4), 849-851. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0335

A large Leptospirosis outbreak following successive severe floods in Fiji, 2012

2017

Journal Article

Social mixing in Fiji: Who-eats-with-whom contact patterns and the implications of age and ethnic heterogeneity for disease dynamics in the Pacific Islands

Watson, Conall H., Coriakula, Jeremaia, Ngoc, Dung Tran Thi, Flasche, Stefan, Kucharski, Adam J., Lau, Colleen L., Thieu, Nga Tran Vu, Le Polain De Waroux, Olivier, Rawalai, Kitione, Van, Tan Trinh, Taufa, Mere, Baker, Stephen, Nilles, Eric J., Kama, Mike and Edmunds, W. John (2017). Social mixing in Fiji: Who-eats-with-whom contact patterns and the implications of age and ethnic heterogeneity for disease dynamics in the Pacific Islands. PLoS ONE, 12 (12) e0186911, e0186911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186911

Social mixing in Fiji: Who-eats-with-whom contact patterns and the implications of age and ethnic heterogeneity for disease dynamics in the Pacific Islands

2017

Journal Article

A synthetic population for modelling the dynamics of infectious disease transmission in American Samoa

Xu, Zhijing, Glass, Kathryn, Lau, Colleen L., Geard, Nicholas, Graves, Patricia and Clements, Archie (2017). A synthetic population for modelling the dynamics of infectious disease transmission in American Samoa. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 16725, 16725. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17093-8

A synthetic population for modelling the dynamics of infectious disease transmission in American Samoa

2017

Journal Article

Spatiotemporal distribution and population at risk of soil-transmitted helminth infections following an eight-year school-based deworming programme in Burundi, 2007-2014

Assoum, Mohamad, Ortu, Giuseppina, Basáñez, Maria-Gloria, Lau, Colleen, Clements, Archie C A, Halton, Kate, Fenwick, Alan and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J (2017). Spatiotemporal distribution and population at risk of soil-transmitted helminth infections following an eight-year school-based deworming programme in Burundi, 2007-2014. Parasites & vectors, 10 (1) 583, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2505-x

Spatiotemporal distribution and population at risk of soil-transmitted helminth infections following an eight-year school-based deworming programme in Burundi, 2007-2014

2017

Journal Article

Unravelling infectious disease eco-epidemiology using Bayesian networks and scenario analysis: a case study of leptospirosis in Fiji

Lau, Colleen L., Mayfield, Helen J., Lowry, John H., Watson, Conall H., Kama, Mike, Nilles, Eric J. and Smith, Carl S. (2017). Unravelling infectious disease eco-epidemiology using Bayesian networks and scenario analysis: a case study of leptospirosis in Fiji. Environmental Modelling & Software, 97 (November), 271-286. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.08.004

Unravelling infectious disease eco-epidemiology using Bayesian networks and scenario analysis: a case study of leptospirosis in Fiji

2017

Journal Article

Detecting and confirming residual hotspots of lymphatic filariasis transmission in American Samoa 8 years after stopping mass drug administration

Lau, Colleen L., Sheridan, Sarah, Ryan, Stephanie, Roineau, Maureen, Andreosso, Athena, Fuimaono, Saipale, Tufa, Joseph and Graves, Patricia M. (2017). Detecting and confirming residual hotspots of lymphatic filariasis transmission in American Samoa 8 years after stopping mass drug administration. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11 (9) e0005914, e0005914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005914

Detecting and confirming residual hotspots of lymphatic filariasis transmission in American Samoa 8 years after stopping mass drug administration

2017

Journal Article

Medical and psychological problems faced by young Australian gap year travellers

Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Mills, Deborah, Sheridan, Sarah and Lau, Colleen (2017). Medical and psychological problems faced by young Australian gap year travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine, 24 (5) tax052, 1-5. doi: 10.1093/jtm/tax052

Medical and psychological problems faced by young Australian gap year travellers

2017

Journal Article

Prevalence and risk factors associated with lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administration

Coutts, Shaun P., King, Jonathan D., Pa'au, Molisamoa, Fuimaono, Saipale, Roth, Joseph, King, Mary Rose, Lammie, Patrick J., Lau, Colleen L. and Graves, Patricia M. (2017). Prevalence and risk factors associated with lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administration. Tropical Medicine and Health, 45 (1) 22, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s41182-017-0063-8

Prevalence and risk factors associated with lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administration

2017

Journal Article

A cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey of typhoid fever in Fiji

Watson, Conall H., Baker, Stephen, Lau, Colleen L., Rawalai, Kitione, Taufa, Mere, Coriakula, Jerimaia, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, , Tan Trinh Van, , Dung Tran Thi Ngoc, , Hens, Niel, Lowry, John H., de Alwis, Ruklanthi, Cano, Jorge, Jenkins, Kylie, Mulholland, E. Kim, Nilles, Eric J., Kama, Mike and Edmunds, W. John (2017). A cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey of typhoid fever in Fiji. PL o S Neglected Tropical Diseases , 11 (7) e0005786, 1-17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005786

A cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey of typhoid fever in Fiji

2017

Journal Article

The impact of Livestock Manure Control Policy on human leptospirosis in Republic of Korea using interrupted time series analysis

Ryu, S., Lau, C. L. and Chun, B. C. (2017). The impact of Livestock Manure Control Policy on human leptospirosis in Republic of Korea using interrupted time series analysis. Epidemiology and Infection, 145 (7), 1320-1325. doi: 10.1017/S0950268817000218

The impact of Livestock Manure Control Policy on human leptospirosis in Republic of Korea using interrupted time series analysis

2017

Journal Article

New evidence for endemic circulation of Ross River virus in the Pacific Islands and the potential for emergence

Lau, Colleen, Aubry, Maite, Musso, Didier, Teissier, Anita, Paulous, Sylvie, Despres, Philippe, de-Lamballerie, Xavier, Pastorino, Boris, Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai and Weinstein, Philip (2017). New evidence for endemic circulation of Ross River virus in the Pacific Islands and the potential for emergence. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 57, 73-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.01.041

New evidence for endemic circulation of Ross River virus in the Pacific Islands and the potential for emergence

2017

Journal Article

A stitch in time: unrecognized retained foreign bodies after a needlefish injury

Lau, Colleen L., Sweet, Mark and Weinstein, Philip (2017). A stitch in time: unrecognized retained foreign bodies after a needlefish injury. Journal of Travel Medicine, 24 (2) taw092. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taw092

A stitch in time: unrecognized retained foreign bodies after a needlefish injury

2017

Journal Article

Assessing the social and environmental determinants of pertussis epidemics in Queensland, Australia: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis

Huang, X., Lambert, S., Lau, C., Soares Magalhaes, R. J., Marquess, J., Rajmokan, M., Milinovich, G. and Hu, W. (2017). Assessing the social and environmental determinants of pertussis epidemics in Queensland, Australia: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis. Epidemiology and Infection, 145 (6), 1-10. doi: 10.1017/S0950268816003289

Assessing the social and environmental determinants of pertussis epidemics in Queensland, Australia: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis

2017

Journal Article

Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence

Owada, Kei, Nielsen, Mark, Lau, Colleen L., Clements, Archie C. A., Yakob, Laith and Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. (2017). Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence. Advances in Parasitology, 98, 1-37. doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2017.05.002

Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence

2016

Journal Article

The molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: a nationwide cross-sectional study, 2012

Trembizki, Ella, Wand, Handan, Donovan, Basil, Chen, Marcus, Fairley, Christopher K., Freeman, Kevin, Guy, Rebecca, Kaldor, John M., Lahra, Monica M., Lawrence, Andrew, Lau, Colleen, Pearson, Julie, Regan, David G., Ryder, Nathan, Smith, Helen, Stevens, Kerrie, Su, Jiunn-Yih, Ward, James and Whiley, David M. (2016). The molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: a nationwide cross-sectional study, 2012. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63 (12), 1591-1598. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw648

The molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: a nationwide cross-sectional study, 2012

2016

Journal Article

Lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa: evaluation of molecular xenomonitoring as a surveillance tool in the endgame

Lau, Colleen L., Won, Kimberly Y., Lammie, Patrick J. and Graves, Patricia M. (2016). Lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa: evaluation of molecular xenomonitoring as a surveillance tool in the endgame. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10 (11) e0005108, e0005108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005108

Lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa: evaluation of molecular xenomonitoring as a surveillance tool in the endgame

2016

Journal Article

The impact of an 8-year mass drug administration programme on prevalence, intensity and co-infections of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Burundi

Ortu, Giuseppina, Assoum, Mohamad, Wittmann, Udo, Knowles, Sarah, Clements, Michelle, Ndayishimiye, Onesime, Basanez, Maria-Gloria, Lau, Colleen, Clements, Archie, Fenwick, Alan and Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares (2016). The impact of an 8-year mass drug administration programme on prevalence, intensity and co-infections of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Burundi. Parasites & Vectors, 9 (1) 513, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1794-9

The impact of an 8-year mass drug administration programme on prevalence, intensity and co-infections of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Burundi

2016

Journal Article

Absence of serological evidence of Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Coxiella burnetii infections in American Samoa

Lau, Colleen, Musso, Didier, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Parola, Philippe, Raoult, Didier and Weinstein, Philip (2016). Absence of serological evidence of Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Coxiella burnetii infections in American Samoa. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 7 (5), 703-705. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.02.019

Absence of serological evidence of Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Coxiella burnetii infections in American Samoa