DEFINING OPTIMAL STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINED CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A modelling approach to estimate the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 during periods of high, low, and zero case incidence

Nick Golding, David J Price, Gerard Ryan, Jodie McVernon, James M McCaw, Freya M Shearer

2023-01-20

Against a backdrop of widespread global transmission, a number of countries have successfully brought large outbreaks of COVID-19 ..

COVID-19 in low-tolerance border quarantine systems: Impact of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2

Cameron Zachreson, Freya M Shearer, David J Price, Michael J Lydeamore, Jodie McVernon, James McCaw, Nicholas Geard

2022-04-01

In controlling transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the effectiveness of border quarantine strategies is a key con..

Rapid assessment of the risk of SARS-CoV-2 importation: case study and lessons learned

Freya M Shearer, James Walker, Nefel Tellioglu, James M McCaw, Jodie McVernon, Andrew Black, Nicholas Geard

2022-03-04

During the early stages of an emerging disease outbreak, governments are required to make critical decisions on how to respond, de..

Optimal allocation of PCR tests to minimise disease transmission through contact tracing and quarantine

Christopher M Baker, Iadine Chades, Jodie McVernon, Andrew P Robinson, Howard Bondell

2021-10-02

PCR testing is a crucial capability for managing disease outbreaks, but it is also a limited resource and must be used carefully t..

Modelling testing and response strategies for COVID-19 outbreaks in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

Ben B Hui, Damien Brown, Rebecca H Chisholm, Nicholas Geard, Jodie McVernon, David G Regan

2021-09-08

BACKGROUND: Remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have potential to be severely impacted by COVID-19..

Development of an influenza pandemic decision support tool linking situational analytics to national response policy.

Freya M Shearer, Robert Moss, David J Price, Alexander E Zarebski, Peter G Ballard, Jodie McVernon, Joshua V Ross, James M McCaw

2021-06-19

National influenza pandemic plans have evolved substantially over recent decades, as has the scientific research that underpins th..

Antibiotic Prescription in Veterinary Consultations in Bhutan: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

Juan Pablo Villanueva-Cabezas, Karma Rinzin, Sithar Dorjee, Pema Tshewang, Ugyen Namgyel, Puspa Maya Sharma, Mark A Stevenson, Jodie McVernon

2021-05-28

The veterinary prescription of antibiotics in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) remains largely undocumented. In Bhutan, how..

Constructing an ethical framework for priority allocation of pandemic vaccines

J Fielding, SG Sullivan, F Beard, K Macartney, J Williams, A Dawson, GL Gilbert, P Massey, K Crooks, R Moss, JM McCaw, J McVernon

2021-01-21

BACKGROUND: Allocation of scarce resources during a pandemic extends to the allocation of vaccines when they eventually become ava..

Priority allocation of pandemic influenza vaccines in Australia - Recommendations of 3 community juries

C Degeling, J Williams, SM Carter, R Moss, P Massey, GL Gilbert, P Shih, A Braunack-Mayer, K Crooks, D Brown, J McVernon

2021-01-08

BACKGROUND: Pandemic planning has historically been oriented to respond to an influenza virus, with vaccination strategy being a k..

Coronavirus Disease Model to Inform Transmission -Reducing Measures and Health System Preparedness, Australia

Robert Moss, James Wood, Damien Brown, Freya M Shearer, Andrew J Black, Kathryn Glass, Allen C Cheng, James M McCaw, Jodie McVernon

2020-12-01

The ability of health systems to cope with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is of major concern. In preparation, we used clini..

Estimation of the force of infection and infectious period of skin sores in remote Australian communities using interval-censored data

Michael J Lydeamore, Patricia T Campbell, David J Price, Yue Wu, Adrian J Marcato, Will Cuningham, Jonathan R Carapetis, Ross M Andrews, Malcolm McDonald, Jodie McVernon, Steven YC Tong, James M McCaw

2020-10-01

Prevalence of impetigo (skin sores) remains high in remote Australian Aboriginal communities, Fiji, and other areas of socio-econo..

Antimicrobial stewardship in remote primary healthcare across northern Australia

Will Cuningham, Lorraine Anderson, Asha C Bowen, Kirsty Buising, Christine Connors, Kathryn Daveson, Joanna Martin, Stacey McNamara, Bhavini Patel, Rodney James, John Shanks, Kerr Wright, Trent Yarwood, Steven YC Tong, Jodie McVernon

2020-07-22

BACKGROUND: The high burden of infectious disease and associated antimicrobial use likely contribute to the emergence of antimicro..

Epidemiological consequences of enduring strain-specific immunity requiring repeated episodes of infection

Rebecca H Chisholm, Nikki Sonenberg, Jake A Lacey, Malcolm I McDonald, Manisha Pandey, Mark R Davies, Steven YC Tong, Jodie McVernon, Nicholas Geard

2020-06-01

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) skin infections are caused by a diverse array of strain types and are highly prevalent in disadvantage..

Longitudinal Analysis of Group A Streptococcus emm Types and emm Clusters in a High-Prevalence Setting: Relationship between Past and Future Infections.

Patricia Therese Campbell, Steven YC Tong, Nicholas Geard, Mark R Davies, Kate A Worthing, Jake A Lacey, Pierre R Smeesters, Michael R Batzloff, Joseph Kado, Adam WJ Jenney, Jodie Mcvernon, Andrew C Steer

2020-05-01

Group A Streptococcus is a pathogen of global importance, but despite the ubiquity of group A Streptococcus infections, the relati..

Infectious disease pandemic planning and response: Incorporating decision analysis

Freya M Shearer, Robert Moss, Jodie McVernon, Joshua V Ross, James M McCaw

2020-01-01

Freya Shearer and co-authors discuss the use of decision analysis in planning for infectious disease pandemics.

Investigation of group A Streptococcus immune responses in an endemic setting, with a particular focus on J8

Patricia Therese Campbell, Hannah Frost, Pierre R Smeesters, Joseph Kado, Michael F Good, Michael Batzloff, Nicholas Geard, Jodie McVernon, Andrew Steer

2018-11-29

Sustained control of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in settings of poverty has proven to be challenging, and an effective ..

Calculation of the age of the first infection for skin sores and scabies in five remote communities in northern Australia

MJ Lydeamore, PT Campbell, W Cuningham, RM Andrews, T Kearns, D Clucas, R Gundjirryirr Dhurrkay, J Carapetis, SYC Tong, JM McCaw, J McVernon

2018-07-01

Prevalence of skin sores and scabies in remote Australian Aboriginal communities remains unacceptably high, with Group A Streptoco..

Scabies and risk of skin sores in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: A self-controlled case series study

Thu Zar Aung Phyo, Will Cuningham, Kerry Hwang, Ross M Andrews, Jonathan Carapetis, Therese Kearns, Danielle Clucas, Jodie McVernon, Julie Ann Simpson, Steven Tong, Patricia Therese Campbell

2018-07-01

BACKGROUND: Skin sores caused by Group A streptococcus (GAS) infection are a major public health problem in remote Aboriginal comm..

Implications of asymptomatic carriers for infectious disease transmission and control

Rebecca H Chisholm, Patricia T Campbell, Yue Wu, Steven YC Tong, Jodie McVernon, Nicholas Geard

2018-02-01

For infectious pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae, some hosts may carry the pathogen and transmi..

Indigenous Australian household structure: a simple data collection tool and implications for close contact transmission of communicable diseases

Thiripura vino, Gurmeet R Singh, Belinda Davision, Patricia T Campbell, Michael J Lydeamore, Andrew Robinson, Jodie McVernon, Steven YC Tong, Nicholas Geard

2017-10-26

Households are an important location for the transmission of communicable diseases. Social contact between household members is ty..