Overview
Background
A/Prof Benn Sartorius is an established spatial and global health epidemiologist, with a particular interest in the burden of infectious disease and attributable determinants at sub-national, national and global scales as a tool to help inform and optimise policy at national and subnational scales. Dr Sartorius a principal research fellow in UQ's ODeSI team at University of Queensland, an affiliate professor in Department of Health Metric Sciences at University of Washington and a honorary visiting research fellow at University of Oxfored. Prior to join UQ, Dr Sartorius was the principal investigator for the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project based in the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health at University of Oxford.
Dr Sartorius' research has focused on better understanding the spatial-temporal burden and risk factors of multiple IDs, including mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, sexually transmitted infections, neglected tropical diseases such as soil-transmitted helminths and onchocerciasis, vaccine preventable diseases, emerging infectious diseases and more recently focused on antimicrobial resistance. These and other examples highlight the utility of spatial epidemiology to identify higher risk areas that should be prioritised for more targeted, tailored and resource efficient intervention and control measures. However, often spatial risk estimates for IDs are often not produced in-country in settings such as the Pacific, where disease burden is high and local modelling expertise is limited, resulting in use of incomplete/biased data and resulting in inefficient and suboptimal decision-making. I’ve been a collaborator on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project since 2014 and the Scientific Council for the GBD Project since 2015. Dr Sartorius is a member of the WHO Reference Group on Health Statistics (RGHS) and chair of the Age-Specific Mortality Estimation and Life Table Computation task force. Benn's vision, through ODeSI-HERA, is to expand his international profile and leadership in spatial-temporal epidemiology of priority infectious diseases in Australia and the Pacific. This will include spatial epidemiological innovation, and capacity building to improve health outcomes in high-risk and vulnerable sub-populations within the region, and will be co-created with stakeholders in the region to ensure that it aligns with their priorities, and support precision-based decision-making systems to help policy makers optimise resource allocation and guide targeted interventions.
Availability
- Associate Professor Benn Sartorius is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
Research interests
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Spatial Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
There is often also a gap between research and practical implementation, particularly in resource-poor settings with limited expertise and incomplete data. Essential to utilize spatial-temporal epidemiology to enhance our understanding and mitigation of priority climate-sensitive and environmentally driven infectious diseases (i.e. vector-borne and zoonotic), vaccine preventable diseases and emerging infectious diseases in Australia, Pacific Island countries and globally.
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Global Burden of Disease
Provide comprehensive estimates of mortality and disability across countries, time etc to improve health systems/resource allocations and reduce/eliminate disparities.
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Health Statistics
Science of collecting, analyzing, presenting, and interpreting health data.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Using priorities between human and livestock bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to identify data gaps in livestock AMR surveillance
Venkateswaran, Narmada, Swetschinski, Lucien R., Fastl, Christina, Bari, Carlotta Di, Criscuolo, Nicola G., Mulchandani, Ranya, Zhao, Cheng, Meštrović, Tomislav, Ikuta, Kevin S., Martins, Sara Babo, Coyne, Lucy A., Afonso, João Sucena, Huntington, Ben, Rushton, Jonathan, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Sartorius, Benn, Van Boeckel, Thomas P. and Pigott, David M. (2024). Using priorities between human and livestock bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to identify data gaps in livestock AMR surveillance. BMC Infectious Diseases, 24 (1) 1027. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-09847-3
2024
Journal Article
A systematic review of environmental covariates and methods for spatial or temporal scrub typhus distribution prediction
Wang, Qian, Ma, Tian, Ding, Fang-Yu, Lim, Ahyoung, Takaya, Saho, Saraswati, Kartika, Hao, Meng-Meng, Jiang, Dong, Fang, Li-Qun, Sartorius, Benn, Day, Nicholas P.J. and Maude, Richard J. (2024). A systematic review of environmental covariates and methods for spatial or temporal scrub typhus distribution prediction. Environmental Research, 263 120067, 120067. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120067
2024
Journal Article
Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Bryazka, Dana, Reitsma, Marissa B, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H A, Abdelkader, Atef, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdoun, Meriem, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel, Abhilash, E. S., Abiodun, Olugbenga Olusola, Abiodun, Olumide, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abtahi, Dariush, Abualruz, Hasan, Abubakar, Bilyaminu, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Aburuz, Salahdein, Abu-Zaid, Ahmed, Adane, Mesafint Molla, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Adegboye, Oyelola A, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adewuyi, Habeeb Omoponle, Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Adzigbli, Leticia Akua, Afaghi, Siamak, Afolabi, Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2024). Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Public Health, 9 (10), e729-e744. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00166-X
2024
Journal Article
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050
Naghavi, Mohsen, Vollset, Stein Emil, Ikuta, Kevin S, Swetschinski, Lucien R, Gray, Authia P, Wool, Eve E, Robles Aguilar, Gisela, Mestrovic, Tomislav, Smith, Georgia, Han, Chieh, Hsu, Rebecca L, Chalek, Julian, Araki, Daniel T, Chung, Erin, Raggi, Catalina, Gershberg Hayoon, Anna, Davis Weaver, Nicole, Lindstedt, Paulina A, Smith, Amanda E, Altay, Umut, Bhattacharjee, Natalia V, Giannakis, Konstantinos, Fell, Frederick, McManigal, Barney, Ekapirat, Nattwut, Mendes, Jessica Andretta, Runghien, Tilleye, Srimokla, Oraya, Abdelkader, Atef ... Murray, Christopher J L (2024). Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050. The Lancet, 404 (10459), 1199-1226. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01867-1
2024
Journal Article
Spatio-temporal occurrence, burden, risk factors and modelling methods for estimating scrub typhus burden from global to subnational resolutions: a systematic review protocol
Wang, Qian, Sartorius, Benn, Philip John Day, Nicholas and James Maude, Richard (2024). Spatio-temporal occurrence, burden, risk factors and modelling methods for estimating scrub typhus burden from global to subnational resolutions: a systematic review protocol. Wellcome Open Research, 7, 285. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18533.2
2024
Journal Article
Global and regional seroprevalence, incidence, mortality of, and risk factors for scrub typhus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wang, Qian, Ma, Tian, Ding, Fangyu, Lim, Ahyoung, Takaya, Saho, Saraswati, Kartika, Sartorius, Benn, Day, Prof Nicholas PJ and Maude, Prof Richard J (2024). Global and regional seroprevalence, incidence, mortality of, and risk factors for scrub typhus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 146 107151, 107151. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107151
2024
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Sirota, Sarah Brooke, Doxey, Matthew C, Dominguez, Regina-Mae Villanueva, Bender, Rose Grace, Vongpradith, Avina, Albertson, Samuel B, Novotney, Amanda, Burkart, Katrin, Carter, Austin, Abdi, Parsa, Abdoun, Meriem, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abualruz, Hasan, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Aburuz, Salahdein, Adane, Mesafint Molla, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Adzigbli, Leticia Akua, Afzal, Muhammad Sohail, Afzal, Saira, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmad, Sajjad, Ahmed, Ayman ... Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00430-4
2024
Journal Article
Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South America
Allel, Kasim, Cabada, Miguel M, Kiani, Behzad, Martin, Beatris Mario, Tanabe, Melinda, Restrepo, Angela Cadavid, De Souza Dos Santos, Gabriela, Lloveras, Susana, Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Sartorius, Benn, Mills, Deborah J, Lau, Colleen L and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South America. Journal of Travel Medicine. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae119
2024
Journal Article
Ongoing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Samoa 4.5 years after one round of triple-drug mass drug administration
Mayfield, Helen J., Sartorius, Benn, Sheridan, Sarah, Howlett, Maddison, Mario Martin, Beatris, Thomsen, Robert, Tofaeono-Pifeleti, Rossana, Viali, Satupaitea, Graves, Patricia M. and Lau, Colleen L. (2024). Ongoing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Samoa 4.5 years after one round of triple-drug mass drug administration. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18 (6) e0012236, e0012236. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012236
2024
Journal Article
Evaluation of cancer screening services provided for people living with HIV in Botswana, 2022-2023
Mathoma, Anikie, Sartorius, Benn and Mahomed, Saajida (2024). Evaluation of cancer screening services provided for people living with HIV in Botswana, 2022-2023. Health Promotion International, 39 (3) daae042. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daae042
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2024
Journal Article
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Anderlini, Deanna, Chung, Eric, Maravilla, Joemer C., Lalloo, Ratilal, McGrath, John J., Moni, Mohammad Ali and Sartorius, Benn (2024). Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2204-2256. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00685-8
2024
Journal Article
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Anderlini, Deanna, Chung, Eric, Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Maravilla, Joemer C., Khan, Asaduzzaman, Moni, Mohammad Ali, McGrath, John J. and Sartorius, Benn (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2162-2203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4
2024
Journal Article
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Vollset, Stein Emil, Ababneh, Hazim S., Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasgholizadeh, Rouzbeh, Abbasian, Mohammadreza, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H. A., Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdelkader, Atef, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdi, Parsa, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdoun, Meriem, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abebe, Mesfin, Abiodun, Olumide, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abouzid, Mohamed, Aboye, Girma Beressa, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Absalan, Abdorrahim, Abualruz, Hasan, Abubakar, Bilyaminu, Abukhadijah, Hana Jihad Jihad, Addolorato, Giovanni, Adekanmbi, Victor ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2024). Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 403 (10440), 2204-2256.
2024
Journal Article
Frequency and mortality rate following antimicrobial-resistant bloodstream infections in tertiary-care hospitals compared with secondary-care hospitals
Lim, Cherry, Hantrakun, Viriya, Klaytong, Preeyarach, Rangsiwutisak, Chalida, Tangwangvivat, Ratanaporn, Phiancharoen, Chadaporn, Doung-Ngern, Pawinee, SomkKripattanapon, S., Hinjoy, Soawapak, Yingyong, Thitipong, Rojanawiwat, Archawin, Unahalekhaka, Aekkawat, Kamjumphol, Watcharaporn, Khobanan, Kulsumpun, Leethongdee, Pimrata, Lorchirachoonkul, Narisorn, Khusuwan, Suwimon, Siriboon, Suwatthiya, Chamnan, Parinya, Vijitleela, Amornrat, Fongthong, Traithep, Noiprapai, Krittiya, Boonyarit, Phairam, Srisuphan, Voranadda, Sartorius, Benn, Stelling, John, Turner, Paul, Day, Nicholas P.J. and Limmathurotsakul, Direk (2024). Frequency and mortality rate following antimicrobial-resistant bloodstream infections in tertiary-care hospitals compared with secondary-care hospitals. PLoS One, 19 (5 May) e0303132. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303132
2024
Other Outputs
Integrated serosurveillance of infectious diseases using multiplex bead assays: A systematic review
Ward, Selina, Lawford, Harriet, Sartorius, Benn and Lau, Colleen (2024). Integrated serosurveillance of infectious diseases using multiplex bead assays: A systematic review. Middletown, DE United States: INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols. doi: 10.37766/inplasy2024.4.0094
2024
Journal Article
The trends and risk factors of AIDS-defining cancers and non-AIDS-defining cancers in adults living with and without HIV: a narrative review
Mathoma, Anikie, Sartorius, Benn and Mahomed, Saajida (2024). The trends and risk factors of AIDS-defining cancers and non-AIDS-defining cancers in adults living with and without HIV: a narrative review. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, 2024 7588928, 7588928. doi: 10.1155/2024/7588928
2024
Journal Article
Estimating the subnational prevalence of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A infections in 75 endemic countries, 1990–2019: a modelling study
Browne, Annie J, Chipeta, Michael G, Fell, Frederick J, Haines-Woodhouse, Georgina, Kashef Hamadani, Bahar H, Kumaran, Emmanuelle A P, Robles Aguilar, Gisela, McManigal, Barney, Andrews, Jason R, Ashley, Elizabeth A, Audi, Allan, Baker, Stephen, Banda, Happy C, Basnyat, Buddha, Bigogo, Godfrey, Ngoun, Chanpheaktra, Chansamouth, Vilada, Chunga, Angeziwa, Clemens, John D, Davong, Viengmon, Dougan, Gordon, Dunachie, Susanna J, Feasey, Nicholas A, Garrett, Denise O, Gordon, Melita A, Hasan, Rumina, Haselbeck, Andrea H, Henry, Nathaniel J, Heyderman, Robert S ... Dolecek, Christiane (2024). Estimating the subnational prevalence of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A infections in 75 endemic countries, 1990–2019: a modelling study. The Lancet Global Health, 12 (3), e406-e418. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00585-5
2024
Journal Article
Mastering geographically weighted regression: key considerations for building a robust model
Kiani, Behzad, Sartorius, Benn, Lau, Colleen L. and Bergquist, Robert (2024). Mastering geographically weighted regression: key considerations for building a robust model. Geospatial Health, 19 (1) 1271. doi: 10.4081/gh.2024.1271
2024
Journal Article
The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis
Sartorius, Benn, Gray, Authia P, Davis Weaver, Nicole, Robles Aguilar, Gisela, Swetschinski, Lucien R, Ikuta, Kevin S, Mestrovic, Tomislav, Chung, Erin, Wool, Eve E, Han, Chieh, Gershberg Hayoon, Anna, Araki, Daniel T, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Adamu, Lawan Hassan, Adepoju, Abiola Victor, Ahmed, Ayman, Akalu, Gizachew Taddesse, Akande-Sholabi, Wuraola, Amuasi, John H, Amusa, Ganiyu Adeniyi, Argaw, Ayele Mamo, Aruleba, Raphael Taiwo, Awoke, Tewachew, Ayalew, Melese Kitu, Azzam, Ahmed Y, Babin, Francois-Xavier, Banerjee, Indrajit, Basiru, Afisu ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2024). The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis. The Lancet Global Health, 12 (2), e201-e216. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00539-9
2024
Journal Article
Serum microRNA profiles and pathways in hepatitis B-associated hepatocellular carcinoma: A South African study
Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn, Winkler, Cheryl, Chuturgoon, Anil, Shen, Tsai-Wei, Zhao, Yongmei and An, Ping (2024). Serum microRNA profiles and pathways in hepatitis B-associated hepatocellular carcinoma: A South African study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (2) 975, 1-26. doi: 10.3390/ijms25020975
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Benn Sartorius is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatio-temporal epidemiology of vector-borne diseases in the Dominican Republic
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Helen Mayfield, Dr Angela Cadavid Restrepo, Professor Colleen Lau
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Doctor Philosophy
Machine learning in epidemiology research on African Swine Fever epidemic in the Philippines Outline
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Luis Furuya Kanamori, Associate Professor Yoni Nazarathy, Professor Colleen Lau
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Doctor Philosophy
Integrated Surveillance of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau, Dr Harriet Lawford
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