2018 Journal Article Leptospirosis: an important zoonosis acquired through work, play and travelLau, 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 |
2018 Journal Article Role of environmental factors in shaping spatial distribution of salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, Fijide 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 |
2018 Journal Article A large Leptospirosis outbreak following successive severe floods in Fiji, 2012Togami, 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 |
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 IslandsWatson, 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 |
2017 Journal Article A synthetic population for modelling the dynamics of infectious disease transmission in American SamoaXu, 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 |
2017 Journal Article Spatiotemporal distribution and population at risk of soil-transmitted helminth infections following an eight-year school-based deworming programme in Burundi, 2007-2014Assoum, 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 |
2017 Journal Article Unravelling infectious disease eco-epidemiology using Bayesian networks and scenario analysis: a case study of leptospirosis in FijiLau, 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 |
2017 Journal Article Detecting and confirming residual hotspots of lymphatic filariasis transmission in American Samoa 8 years after stopping mass drug administrationLau, 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 |
2017 Journal Article Medical and psychological problems faced by young Australian gap year travellersFuruya-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 |
2017 Journal Article Prevalence and risk factors associated with lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administrationCoutts, 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 |
2017 Journal Article A cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey of typhoid fever in FijiWatson, 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 |
2017 Journal Article The impact of Livestock Manure Control Policy on human leptospirosis in Republic of Korea using interrupted time series analysisRyu, 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 |
2017 Journal Article New evidence for endemic circulation of Ross River virus in the Pacific Islands and the potential for emergenceLau, 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 |
2017 Journal Article A stitch in time: unrecognized retained foreign bodies after a needlefish injuryLau, 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 |
2017 Journal Article Assessing the social and environmental determinants of pertussis epidemics in Queensland, Australia: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysisHuang, 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 |
2017 Journal Article Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidenceOwada, 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 |
2016 Journal Article The molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: a nationwide cross-sectional study, 2012Trembizki, 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 |
2016 Journal Article Lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa: evaluation of molecular xenomonitoring as a surveillance tool in the endgameLau, 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 |
2016 Journal Article The impact of an 8-year mass drug administration programme on prevalence, intensity and co-infections of soil-transmitted helminthiases in BurundiOrtu, 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 |
2016 Journal Article Absence of serological evidence of Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Coxiella burnetii infections in American SamoaLau, 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 |