Michael Marks

Lessons from the field: integrated programmes for neglected tropical diseases.

Ana Morice, Fasihah Taleo, Yves Barogui, Andrew C Steer, Michael Marks

Journal article  |  2021  |  Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Impact of Community Treatment With Ivermectin for the Control of Scabies on the Prevalence of Antibodies to Strongyloides stercoralis in Children

Michael Marks, Sarah Gwyn, Hilary Toloka, Christian Kositz, James Asugeni, Rowena Asugeni, Jason Diau, John M Kaldor, Lucia Romani, Michelle Redman-MacLaren, David MacLaren, Anthony W Solomon, David CW Mabey, Andrew C Steer, Diana Martin

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

The prevalence of antibodies to Strongyloides stercoralis was measured in 0-12-year-olds using a bead-based immunoassay before and..

Risk attitudes, risky sexual behaviours and willingness to test negative for syphilis using lottery-based financial incentives among Chinese men who have sex with men

Jason J Ong, Chang Chang Li, HongYun Fu, Juan Nie, Weiming Tang, WeiBin Chang, M Kumi Smith, Michael Marks, Bin Yang, Cheng Wang, Joseph Tucker

Journal article  |  2020  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

BACKGROUND: Individuals with risk-loving attitudes may be more likely to participate in high-risk sex and gambling. We investigate..

Promoting routine syphilis screening among men who have sex with men in China: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of syphilis self-testing and lottery incentive

Weibin Cheng, Cheng Yee Wang, Weiming Tang, Jason J Ong, Hongyun Fu, Michael Marks, M Kumi Smith, Changchang Li, Juan Nie, Peizhen Zhao, Heping Zheng, Bin Yang, Joseph D Tucker

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a high burden of syphilis infection. Expanding syphilis testing to improve timely..

Syphilis Self-testing: A Nationwide Pragmatic Study Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China

Cheng Wang, Weibin Cheng, Changchang Li, Weiming Tang, Jason J Ong, M Kumi Smith, Hongyun Fu, Michael Marks, Juan Nie, Heping Zheng, Joseph D Tucker, Bin Yang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Syphilis self-testing may help expand syphilis testing among men who have sex with men (MSM). China has rapidly scaled..

Prevalence of Scabies and Impetigo 3 Years After Mass Drug Administration With Ivermectin and Azithromycin

Michael Marks, Lucia Romani, Oliver Sokana, Lazarus Neko, Relmah Harrington, Titus Nasi, Handan Wand, Margot J Whitfeld, Daniel Engelman, Anthony W Solomon, John M Kaldor, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Ivermectin-based mass drug administration has emerged as a promising strategy for the control of scabies and impetigo ..

Protocol for a cluster-randomised non-inferiority trial of one versus two doses of ivermectin for the control of scabies using a mass drug administration strategy (the RISE study)

Susanna J Lake, Sophie L Phelan, Daniel Engelman, Oliver Sokana, Titus Nasi, Dickson Boara, Christina Gorae, Tibor Schuster, Anneke C Grobler, Millicent H Osti, Ross Andrews, Michael Marks, Margot J Whitfeld, Lucia Romani, John Kaldor, Andrew Steer

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: Scabies is a significant contributor to global morbidity, affecting approximately 200 million people at any time. Sc..

The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action

Daniel Engelman, Paul T Cantey, Michael Marks, Anthony W Solomon, Aileen Y Chang, Olivier Chosidow, Wendemagegn Enbiale, Dirk Engels, Roderick J Hay, David Hendrickx, Peter J Hotez, John M Kaldor, Mike Kama, Charles D Mackenzie, James S McCarthy, Diana L Martin, Birhan Mengistu, Toby Maurer, Nebiyu Negussu, Lucia Romani, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet

Improving diagnostics for Scabies: The accuracy of clinical diagnosis of scabies and impetigo by nonexpert examiners

M Osti, O Sokana, C Gorae, M Whitfeld, M Marks, A Steer, D Engelman

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Randomized Trial of Community Treatment With Azithromycin and Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Control of Scabies and Impetigo

Michael Marks, Hilary Toloka, Ciara Baker, Christian Kositz, James Asugeni, Elliot Puiahi, Rowena Asugeni, Kristy Azzopardi, Jason Diau, John M Kaldor, Lucia Romani, Michelle Redman-MacLaren, David MacLaren, Anthony W Solomon, David CW Mabey, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases