Benjamin Cowie

Performance of hospital-based contact tracing for COVID-19 during Australia's second wave.

Christopher R Bailie, Vivian K Leung, Elizabeth Orr, Elizabeth Singleton, Cate Kelly, Kirsty L Buising, Benjamin C Cowie, Martyn D Kirk, Sheena G Sullivan, Caroline Marshall

Journal article  |  2021  |  Infect Dis Health

BACKGROUND: Hospital-based contact tracing aims to limit spread of COVID-19 within healthcare facilities. In large outbreaks, this..

Maternal Vaccination and Infant Influenza and Pertussis.

Stacey L Rowe, Karin Leder, Kirsten P Perrett, Nicole Romero, Terry M Nolan, Nicola Stephens, Benjamin C Cowie, Allen C Cheng

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pediatrics

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Infant influenza and pertussis disease causes considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. We examin..

The price tag of a potential cure for chronic hepatitis B infection: A cost threshold analysis for USA, China and Australia

Mehlika Toy, David Hutton, Karen McCulloch, Nicole Romero, Peter A Revill, M-Capucine Penicaud, Samuel So, Benjamin C Cowie

Journal article  |  2021  |  LIVER INTERNATIONAL

BACKGROUND & AIMS: We aim to capture the economic impact of a potential cure for chronic hepatitis B infection (CHB) in three coun..

Time for universal hepatitis B screening for Australian adults

Nicole L Allard, Jennifer H MacLachlan, Lien Tran, Nafisa Yussf, Benjamin C Cowie

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Hepatitis B in the Northern Territory: insights into the changing epidemiology of an ancient condition

Ashleigh Qama, Nicole Allard, Benjamin Cowie, Joshua S Davis, Jane Davies

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are disproportionately affected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. A p..

Global Hepatitis B Virus Elimination by 2030: China Is Pivotal and Instructive

Gregory J Dore, Benjamin Cowie

Journal article  |  2021  |  CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A hospital-wide response to multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 in health care workers: lessons learned from the field

Kirsty L Buising, Deborah Williamson, Benjamin C Cowie, Jennifer MacLachlan, Elizabeth Orr, Christopher MacIsaac, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Stephen Muhi, James McCarthy, Andrea B Maier, Louis Irving, Denise Heinjus, Cate Kelly, Caroline Marshall

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Early Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population

Benjamin C Cowie, Jennifer H MacLachlan

Journal article  |  2020  |  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Haidong Wang, Kaja M Abbas, Mitra Abbasifard, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Hassan Abolhassani, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdelrahman I Abushouk, Maryam Adabi, Tim Adair, Oladimeji M Adebayo, Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji, Victor Adekanmbi, Abiodun Moshood Adeoye, Olatunji O Adetokunboh, Shailesh M Advani, Ashkan Afshin, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANCET

BACKGROUND:Accurate and up-to-date assessment of demographic metrics is crucial for understanding a wide range of social, economic..

Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Rafael Lozano, Nancy Fullman, John Everett Mumford, Megan Knight, Celine M Barthelemy, Cristiana Abbafati, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Mohammad Abdollahi, Aidin Abedi, Hassan Abolhassani, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdulaziz Khalid Abu Haimed, Abdelrahman I Abushouk, Maryam Adabi, Oladimeji M Adebayo, Victor Adekanmbi, Jaimie D Adelson, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANCET

Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality,..