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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

2017

Conference Publication

Using geographically-weighted regression to understand spatial variation in the influence of environmental drivers on Leptospirosis transmission in Fiji

Mayfield, Helen, Lowry, John, Watson, Conall, Karma, Mike, Nilles, Eric and Lau, Colleen (2017). Using geographically-weighted regression to understand spatial variation in the influence of environmental drivers on Leptospirosis transmission in Fiji. 10th International Leptospirosis Society Meeting, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 27 November - 1 December 2017. International Leptospirosis Society.

Using geographically-weighted regression to understand spatial variation in the influence of environmental drivers on Leptospirosis transmission in Fiji

2017

Conference Publication

Predictive risk mapping of Human Leptospirosis in Fiji using spatial Bayesian networks

Mayfield, Helen, Smith, Carl, Lowry, John, Watson, Conall, Karma, Mike, Nilles, Eric and Lau, Colleen (2017). Predictive risk mapping of Human Leptospirosis in Fiji using spatial Bayesian networks. 10th International Leptospirosis Society Meeting, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 27nd November-01 December 2017.

Predictive risk mapping of Human Leptospirosis in Fiji using spatial Bayesian networks

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

2016

Journal Article

Bayesian networks in infectious disease ecoepidemiology

Lau, Colleen L. and Smith, Carl S. (2016). Bayesian networks in infectious disease ecoepidemiology. Reviews on Environmental Health, 31 (1), 173-177. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2015-0050

Bayesian networks in infectious disease ecoepidemiology

2016

Journal Article

The tolerability of a combined hepatitis A and typhoid vaccine in children aged 2-16 years: an observational study

Lau, Colleen L., Streeton, Catherine L., David, Michael C., Sly, Peter D. and Mills, Deborah J. (2016). The tolerability of a combined hepatitis A and typhoid vaccine in children aged 2-16 years: an observational study. Journal of Travel Medicine, 23 (2) A278, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/jtm/tav023

The tolerability of a combined hepatitis A and typhoid vaccine in children aged 2-16 years: an observational study

2016

Journal Article

Human leptospirosis infection in Fiji: an eco-epidemiological approach to identifying risk factors and environmental drivers for transmission

Lau, Colleen L., Watson, Conall H., Lowry, John H., David, Michael C., Craig, Sarah B., Wynwood, Sarah J., Kama, Mike and Nilles, Eric J. (2016). Human leptospirosis infection in Fiji: an eco-epidemiological approach to identifying risk factors and environmental drivers for transmission. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10 (1) e0004405, 1-25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004405

Human leptospirosis infection in Fiji: an eco-epidemiological approach to identifying risk factors and environmental drivers for transmission

2016

Book Chapter

Human Leptospirosis in Oceania

Lau, Colleen L. (2016). Human Leptospirosis in Oceania. Neglected tropical diseases - Oceania. (pp. 177-192) edited by Alex Loukas. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-43148-2_7

Human Leptospirosis in Oceania

2015

Journal Article

A systematic review and meta-analysis of management options for adults who respond poorly to hepatitis B vaccination

David, Michael C., Ha, Sung Hyun, Paynter, Stuart and Lau, Colleen (2015). A systematic review and meta-analysis of management options for adults who respond poorly to hepatitis B vaccination. Vaccine, 33 (48), 6564-6569. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.051

A systematic review and meta-analysis of management options for adults who respond poorly to hepatitis B vaccination