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Dr

Katherine Gibney

Nhmrc Early Career Senior Research Fellow
Infectious Diseases
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
male
female
general & internal medicine
adult
middle aged
public, environmental & occupational health
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects from 16 for Katherine Gibney.

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Developing a coherent national approach to the clinical and public health management of invasive Strep A disease

2020 - 2025
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Stopping Buruli ulcer in Victoria

2020 - 2023
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Saliva for diagnosis of COVID-19 in primary care, paediatric and out of hospital settings

2020 - 2023
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Saliva for diagnosis of COVID-19 in primary care, paediatric and out of hospital settings

2020 - 2023
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BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN METROPOLITAN, RURAL AND INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS

This project aims to apply recently developed culturing methods to archive and phenotype bacterial species found in the human gut in a repre..

2019 - 2021
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The Optimise Study

2020 - 2021
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Invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS): Establishing an evidence-base for public health guidelines

2020 - 2021
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The Optimise Study

2020 - 2021
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An agent-based model of rotavirus transmission in the context of RV3-BB vaccine

2018 - 2021
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CONTROLLING BURULI ULCER IN VICTORIA

Buruli ulcer is an ulcerative skin disease caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans. Buruli ulcer cases have been increasing alarming..

2018 - 2020
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Projects

Project Types

9

Research Grant

6

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 80 for Katherine Gibney.

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Characterising DSCATT: A case series of Australian patients with debilitating symptom complexes attributed to ticks

Jesse Schnall, Georgina Oliver, Sabine Braat, Richard Macdonell, Katherine B Gibney, Richard A Kanaan

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVES(S): To characterise the clinical profile, aetiology and treatment responsiveness of 'Australian Lyme', or Debilitating ..

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Adding saliva testing to oropharyngeal and deep nasal swab testing increases PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in primary care and children

Jane Oliver, Shidan Tosif, Lai-Yang Lee, Anna-Maria Costa, Chelsea Bartel, Katherine Last, Vanessa Clifford, Andrew Daley, Nicole Allard, Catherine Orr, Ashley Nind, Karyn Alexander, Niamh Meagher, Michelle Sait, Susan A Ballard, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Deborah A Williamson, Nigel W Crawford, Katherine B Gibney

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVE: To compare the concordance and acceptability of saliva testing with standard-of-care oropharyngeal and bilateral deep n..

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Reducing mosquito-borne disease transmission to humans: A systematic review of cluster randomised controlled studies that assess interventions other than non-targeted insecticide

Jane Oliver, Stuart Larsen, Tim P Stinear, Ary Hoffmann, Simon Crouch, Katherine B Gibney

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Mosquito control interventions are widely used to reduce mosquito-borne diseases. It is unclear what combination of in..

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Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Higher Among People Notified With Markers of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Population-based Surveillance in Victoria, Australia, 2001-2017

Katherine B Gibney, Jennifer MacLachlan, Rachel Coutts, Nasra Higgins, Janet Strachan

Journal article  |  2021  |  CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Worse outcomes from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) have been reported among those coinfected with hepatitis C. We..

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Multi-site assessment of rapid, point-of-care antigen testing for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a low-prevalence setting: A validation and implementation study

Stephen Muhi, Nick Tayler, Tuyet Hoang, Susan A Ballard, Maryza Graham, Amanda Rojek, Jason C Kwong, Jason A Trubiano, Olivia Smibert, George Drewett, Fiona James, Emma Gardiner, Socheata Chea, Nicole Isles, Michelle Sait, Shivani Pasricha, George Taiaroa, Julie McAuley, Eloise Williams, Katherine B Gibney, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC

Background: In Australia, COVID-19 diagnosis relies on RT-PCR testing which is relatively costly and time-consuming. To date, few ..

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Optimising predictive modelling of Ross River virus using meteorological variables

Iain S Koolhof, Simon M Firestone, Silvana Bettiol, Michael Charleston, Katherine B Gibney, Peter J Neville, Andrew Jardine, Scott Carver

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Statistical models are regularly used in the forecasting and surveillance of infectious diseases to guide public healt..

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Enteric pathogen infection and consequences for child growth in young Aboriginal Australian children: a cross-sectional study

Sarah Hanieh, Siddhartha Mahanty, George Gurruwiwi, Therese Kearns, Roslyn Dhurrkay, Veronica Gondarra, Jenny Shield, Norbert Ryan, Francesca Azzato, Susan A Ballard, Nicole Orlando, Sullen Nicholson, Katherine Gibney, Julie Brimblecombe, Wendy Page, Leonard C Harrison, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: To determine the prevalence of enteric infections in Aboriginal children aged 0-2 years using conventional and molecul..

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Buruli ulcer: a new case definition for Victoria

Juliana M Betts, Ee Laine Tay, Paul DR Johnson, Caroline J Lavender, Katherine B Gibney, Daniel P O'Brien, Maria Globan, Nectaria Tzimourtas, Miriam A O'Hara, Simon R Crouch

Journal article  |  2020  |  COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INTELLIGENCE

Abstract: Laboratory-confirmed infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans is currently notifiable to health departments in several juri..

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Emergence of Attenuated Measles Illness Among IgG-positive/IgM-negative Measles Cases: Victoria, Australia, 2008-2017

Katherine B Gibney, Lucy O Attwood, Suellen Nicholson, Thomas Tran, Julian Druce, Julia Healy, Janet Strachan, Lucinda Franklin, Robert Hall, Gail B Cross

Journal article  |  2020  |  CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Waning measles immunity among vaccinated individuals may result in an attenuated illness. This study compares the epid..

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The forecasting of dynamical Ross River virus outbreaks: Victoria, Australia

Iain S Koolhof, Katherine B Gibney, Silvana Bettiol, Michael Charleston, Anke Wiethoelter, Anna-Lena Arnold, Patricia T Campbell, Peter J Neville, Phyo Aung, Tsubasa Shiga, Scott Carver, Simon M Firestone

Journal article  |  2020  |  EPIDEMICS

Ross River virus (RRV) is Australia's most epidemiologically important mosquito-borne disease. During RRV epidemics in the State o..

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Health Services and Systems
Clinical Health
Clinical Sciences
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Epidemiology
Human Resources and Industrial Relations
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Public Health
Demography

News

Displaying the 5 most recent news articles from 5 for Katherine Gibney.

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The new 15-minute test has potential, but standard tests are still the best way to track COVID-19

Katherine Gibney, Deborah Williamson, Jodie McVernon

Testing remains a vital component of Australia’s success in managing COVID-19. We need to diagnose people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the vi..

September 25, 2020
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What is sentinel surveillance and how might it help in the fight against coronavirus?

Nic Geard, Jodie McVernon, Katherine Gibney

By international standards, Australia has had considerable success in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. As the number of new cases continues..

May 1, 2020
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What might trigger a return to 'normal'? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is ... TBC

Katherine Gibney, Jodie McVernon

The unprecedented restrictions Australians are living with are working, so far, to curb the rise in new COVID-19 cases. Nationally, on aver..

April 17, 2020
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Supplies needed for coronavirus healthcare workers: 89 million masks, 30 million gowns, 2.9 million litres of hand sanitiser. A month.

Katherine Gibney, Caroline Marshall

In three short months, more than half a million cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, have been reported worldwide. The US now has the..

March 27, 2020
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It's now a matter of when, not if, for Australia. This is how we're preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases

Katherine Gibney, Brett Sutton, Jodie McVernon

ShutterstockWhile countries around the globe have been taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, th..

February 27, 2020
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Credentials

Positions

Nhmrc Early Career Senior Research Fellow

Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases Education And Training Expert

Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Education

Doctor of Philosphy

Monash University

Masters of Public Health (with honours)

James Cook University of North Queensland

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (with distinction)

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Medical Science

University of Melbourne

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