2018 Journal Article A systematic review of human and animal leptospirosis in the Pacific Islands reveals pathogen and reservoir diversityGuernier, Vanina, Goarant, Cyrille, Benschop, Jackie and Lau, Colleen L. (2018). A systematic review of human and animal leptospirosis in the Pacific Islands reveals pathogen and reservoir diversity. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12 (5) e0006503, e0006503. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006503 |
2018 Journal Article Use of geographically weighted logistic regression to quantify spatial variation in the environmental and sociodemographic drivers of leptospirosis in Fiji: a modelling studyMayfield, Helen J., Lowry, John H., Watson, Conall H., Kama, Mike, Nilles, Eric J. and Lau, Colleen L. (2018). Use of geographically weighted logistic regression to quantify spatial variation in the environmental and sociodemographic drivers of leptospirosis in Fiji: a modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 2 (5), e223-e232. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30066-4 |
2018 Journal Article Another emerging mosquito-borne disease? Endemic ross river virus transmission in the absence of marsupial reservoirsFlies, Emily J., Lau, Colleen L., Carver, Scott and Weinstein, Philip (2018). Another emerging mosquito-borne disease? Endemic ross river virus transmission in the absence of marsupial reservoirs. Bioscience, 68 (4), 288-293. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biy011 |
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 Conference Publication Using paired serology and surveillance data to quantify dengue transmission and control during a large outbreak in FijiKucharski, Adam, Kama, Mike, Watson, Conall, Aubry, Maite, Funk, Sebastian, Henderson, Alasdair, Brady, Oliver, Vanhomwegen, Jessica, Manuguerra, Jean-Claude, Lau, Colleen, Edmunds, John, Aaskov, John, Nilles, Eric, Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai, Hue, Stephane and Hibberd, Martin (2018). Using paired serology and surveillance data to quantify dengue transmission and control during a large outbreak in Fiji. 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTHM), New Orleans, LA, United States, 28 October - 1 November 2018. Deerfield, IL, United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
2018 Conference Publication EVIDENCE OF SHORT-TERM CROSS-IMMUNITY BETWEEN DENGUE AND ZIKA VIRUSES INFERRED USING LONGITUDINAL SEROLOGICAL AND SURVEILLANCE DATA FROM FIJI, 2013-2017Henderson, Alasdair, Kama, Mike, Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai, Lau, Colleen, Edmunds, John, Watson, Conall and Kucharski, Adam (2018). EVIDENCE OF SHORT-TERM CROSS-IMMUNITY BETWEEN DENGUE AND ZIKA VIRUSES INFERRED USING LONGITUDINAL SEROLOGICAL AND SURVEILLANCE DATA FROM FIJI, 2013-2017. 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTHM), New Orleans La, Oct 28-Nov 01, 2018. MCLEAN: AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE. |
2018 Conference Publication A novel quantitative PCR assay for the detection of Ross River virusKuzma, Rebecca, Grant, Jessica, Pilotte, Nils, Hugo, Leon, Devine, Gregor, Lau, Colleen and Williams, Steven (2018). A novel quantitative PCR assay for the detection of Ross River virus. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTHM), New Orleans, LA, United States, 28 October - 1 November 2018. Arlington, VA, United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
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 |
2018 Conference Publication Modelling lymphatic filariasis transmission in American Samoa long-term population dynamics and spatially heterogeneous risksXu, Zhijing, Glass, Kathryn, Lau, Colleen, Geard, Nicholas, Graves, Patricia and Clements, Archie (2018). Modelling lymphatic filariasis transmission in American Samoa long-term population dynamics and spatially heterogeneous risks. 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTHM), New Orleans, LA, United States, 28 October - 1 November 2018. Deerfield, IL, United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
2018 Conference Publication Lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa - household clustering of seropositive persons and implications for surveillance strategiesLau, Colleen, Sheel, Meru, Sheridan, Sarah, Gass, Katherine, Won, Kimberly, Fuimaono, Saipale and Graves, Patricia (2018). Lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa - household clustering of seropositive persons and implications for surveillance strategies. 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTHM), New Orleans, LA, United States, 28 October - 1 November 2018. Deerfield, IL, United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
2018 Conference Publication Identifying residual transmission of lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration - comparing school-based versus community-based surveillance, American Samoa, 2016Sheel, Meru, Sheridan, Sarah, Gass, Katherine, Won, Kimberly, Fuimaono, Saipale, Kirk, Martyn, Gonzales, Amor, Hedtke, Shannon, Graves, Patricia and Lau, Colleen (2018). Identifying residual transmission of lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration - comparing school-based versus community-based surveillance, American Samoa, 2016. 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTHM), New Orleans, LA, United States, 28 October - 1 November 2018. Deerfield, IL, United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
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 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 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 Conference Publication PREDICTING INFECTION DISTRIBUTION AND BURDEN OF DISEASE USING SPATIOTEMPORAL MODELS FOLLOWING A SEVEN YEAR MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM AND LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN BURUNDI: 2008-2014Assoum, Mohamad, Magalhaes, Ricardo S., Ortu, Giuseppina, Lau, Colleen, Clements, Archie, Basanez, Maria-Gloria and Halton, Kate (2017). PREDICTING INFECTION DISTRIBUTION AND BURDEN OF DISEASE USING SPATIOTEMPORAL MODELS FOLLOWING A SEVEN YEAR MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM AND LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN BURUNDI: 2008-2014. 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTMH), Atlanta Ga, Nov 13-16, 2016. MCLEAN: AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE. |
2017 Conference Publication Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidenceOwada, Kei, Nielsen, Mark, Lau, Colleen, Clements, Archie, Yakob, Laith and Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares (2017). Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence. 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), Atlanta, GA United States, 13-16 November, 2016. Deerfield, IL United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
2017 Conference Publication 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. (2017). Lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa: evaluation of molecular xenomonitoring as a surveillance tool in the endgame. 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTMH), Atlanta, GA, United States, 13-16 November 2016. Deerfield, IL, United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
2017 Conference Publication LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS RESIDUAL TRANSMISSION HOTSPOTS IN AMERICAN SAMOAGraves, Patricia M., Lau, Colleen, Roineau, Maureen, Ryan, Stephanie, Andreosso, Athena, Sheridan, Sarah, Fuimano, Saipale and Tufa, Joseph (2017). LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS RESIDUAL TRANSMISSION HOTSPOTS IN AMERICAN SAMOA. 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTMH), Atlanta Ga, Nov 13-16, 2016. MCLEAN: AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE. |