Jane Oliver

Incidence of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Melbourne, Australia from 1937 to 2013

Jane Oliver, Joshua Osowicki, Billie Cordell, Myra Hardy, Daniel Engelman, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

AIM: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) most commonly presents in children aged 5-14 years old. Lifelong rheumatic heart disease (RHD) ca..

Distribution of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Acute Rheumatic Fever, Auckland, New Zealand, 2010-2016

Jane Oliver, Arlo Upton, Susan J Jack, Nevil Pierse, Deborah A Williamson, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2020  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis is a key initiator of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). In New Zealand, ARF cases occur more fr..

Clinical Description and Outcomes of Australian Children With Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease

Elise Thielemans, Jane Oliver, Alissa McMinn, Ciara Baker, Philip N Britton, Julia Clark, Helen Marshall, Christopher C Blyth, Joshua Francis, Jim Buttery, Pierre R Smeesters, Nigel Crawford, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

BACKGROUND: Invasive group A streptococcal disease is a severe infection with a high case fatality rate, estimated to cause more t..

Invasive group A Streptococcus disease in Australian children: 2016 to 2018-a descriptive cohort study

Jane Oliver, Elise Thielemans, Alissa McMinn, Ciara Baker, Philip N Britton, Julia E Clark, Helen S Marshall, Christopher C Blyth, Joshua Francis, Jim Buttery, Andrew C Steer, Nigel W Crawford, R Booy, J Connell, R Dale, M Deverell, N Dinsmore, S Dougherty, C Finucane, M Gibson, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Public Health

OBJECTIVES: Invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) disease is serious and sometimes life-threatening. The Paediatric Active Enhance..

Systems immunology reveals a linked IgG3-C4 response in patients with acute rheumatic fever

Amy W Chung, Timothy KC Ho, Paulina Hanson-Manful, Susanne Tritscheller, Jeremy M Raynes, Alana L Whitcombe, Mei Lin Tay, Reuben McGregor, Natalie Lorenz, Jane R Oliver, Jason K Gurney, Cristin G Print, Nigel J Wilson, William J Martin, Deborah A Williamson, Michael G Baker, Nicole J Moreland

Journal article  |  2019  |  Immunology & Cell Biology

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are autoimmune sequelae of a Group A streptococcal infection..

Risk Factors for Acute Rheumatic Fever: Literature Review and Protocol for a Case-Control Study in New Zealand

Michael G Baker, Jason Gurney, Jane Oliver, Nicole J Moreland, Deborah A Williamson, Nevil Pierse, Nigel Wilson, Tony R Merriman, Teuila Percival, Colleen Murray, Catherine Jackson, Richard Edwards, Lyndie Foster Page, Florina Chan Mow, Angela Chong, Barry Gribben, Diana Lennon

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), have largely disappeared from high-income countries. H..

Understanding group A streptococcal pharyngitis and skin infections as causes of rheumatic fever: protocol for a prospective disease incidence study

Julie Bennett, Nicole J Moreland, Jane Oliver, Julian Crane, Deborah A Williamson, Dianne Sika-Paotonu, Matire Harwood, Arlo Upton, Susan Smith, Jonathan Carapetis, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

A Cluster of Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in Melbourne, Australia, Coinciding with a High-Burden Influenza Season

Nicole X Wong, Nigel W Crawford, Jane Oliver, Alissa McMinn, Natasha S Ching, Ciara Baker, Pierre R Smeesters, Andrew J Daley, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Recent trends in invasive group A Streptococcus disease in Victoria

Jane Oliver, Mathilda Wilmot, Janet Strachan, Siobhan St George, Courtney R Lane, Susan A Ballard, Michelle Sait, Katherine Gibney, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in the 21st century: evaluation of a national programme

Susan J Jack, Deborah A Williamson, Yvonne Galloway, Nevil Pierse, Jane Zhang, Jane Oliver, Richard J Milne, Graham Mackereth, Catherine M Jackson, Andrew C Steer, Jonathan R Carapetis, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Using preceding hospital admissions to identify children at risk of developing acute rheumatic fever

Jane Oliver, Tim Foster, Deborah A Williamson, Nevil Pierse, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Risk of rehospitalisation and death for vulnerable New Zealand children

Jane Oliver, Tim Foster, Amanda Kvalsvig, Deborah A Williamson, Michael G Baker, Nevil Pierse

Journal article  |  2018  |  Archives of Disease in Childhood

Estimating the likely true changes in rheumatic fever incidence using two data sources

J Oliver, N Pierse, DA Williamson, MG Baker

Journal article  |  2018  |  Epidemiology and Infection

Acute rheumatic fever and exposure to poor housing conditions in New Zealand: A descriptive study.

Jane R Oliver, Nevil Pierse, Niki Stefanogiannis, Catherine Jackson, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

AIM: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an important public health problem in low- and middle-income countries and in certain populati..

Ten years of a national law covering smoke-free school grounds: a brief review.

Nick Wilson, Jane Oliver, George Thomson

Journal article  |  2016  |  Tobacco Control

Comparison of approaches to rheumatic fever surveillance across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

Jane Oliver, Michael G Baker, Nevil Pierse, Jonathan Carapetis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

AIM: Rheumatic fever (RF) prevention, control and surveillance are increasingly important priorities in New Zealand (NZ) and Austr..

Estimating rheumatic fever incidence in New Zealand using multiple data sources.

J Oliver, N Pierse, MG Baker

Journal article  |  2015  |  Epidemiology and Infection

Rheumatic fever (RF) is an important public health problem in New Zealand (NZ). There are three sources of RF surveillance data, a..

Age-specific mortality during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic and possible relationship to the 1889-92 influenza pandemic.

Nick Wilson, Jane Oliver, Geoff Rice, Jennifer A Summers, Michael G Baker, Michael Waller, G Dennis Shanks

Journal article  |  2014  |  The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Trends in smoking in vehicles at a local community-level in New Zealand: Wainuiomata 2005-2013.

George Thomson, Jane Oliver, Nick Wilson

Journal article  |  2014  |  New Zealand Medical Journal

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to describe long-term trends in smoking in vehicles in a deprived local community in the Wellington region ..

Measurement of cigarette butt litter accumulation within city bus shelters.

Jane Oliver, George Thomson, Nick Wilson

Journal article  |  2014  |  New Zealand Medical Journal

Improving rheumatic fever surveillance in New Zealand: results of a surveillance sector review.

Jane Oliver, Nevil Pierse, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Public Health

BACKGROUND: The New Zealand (NZ) Government has made a strong commitment to reduce the incidence of rheumatic fever (RF) by two th..

Public attitudes to new smokefree outdoor places policies in New Zealand: an analysis of 217 online comments.

Jane Oliver, George Thomson, Nick Wilson

Journal article  |  2014  |  New Zealand Medical Journal

Smoking close to others and butt littering at bus stops: Pilot observational study

N Wilson, J Oliver, G Thomson

Journal article  |  2014  |  PeerJ