A5081860518- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Helminth infection and control
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Malaria Research and Control
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine
2020
James Cook University
2015-2020
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services
2015-2017
To assess the effect of treatment with ivermectin on prevalence S. stercoralis infection in an Australian Aboriginal population over a three year period, and to validity using lower ELISA cut-off diagnosis.A three-year cohort study 259 adult Aboriginals living remote community northern Australia. S was diagnosed commercial testing, employed threshold for than that recommended. Follow up conducted at 6 months 3 years following treatment.Treatment highly effective resulted sustained fall group...
Abstract Background. This study examines the predictive value of eosinophilia for Strongyloides stercoralis infection, as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing, in an endemic community. In remote communities, is frequently used a proxy test presence helminth infections. Past studies and infection have been conducted specific groups such immigrants refugees, or subpopulations nonendemic rather than communities. Methods. We cross-sectional relationship between ELISA...
To explore the efficacy of ivermectin in treatment serologically diagnosed cases Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection an Aboriginal community and to describe factors that may influence outcome treatment.
Background Dengue is endemic in the Western Pacific and Oceania region reports more than 200,000 cases annually. Outbreaks of dengue severe occur regularly movement virus throughout has been reported. Disease surveillance systems, however, many areas are not fully established incidence underreported. epidemiology likely least understood Papua New Guinea (PNG), where prototype DENV-2 strain C was first isolated by Sabin 1944 but routine undertaken little prevalence data available....
Among a cohort of 1,213 cases treated for Plasmodium vivax malaria from an isolated Papua New Guinean population, seven adults with severe and sustained hemolytic anemia after clearance the peripheral parasitemia were prospectively investigated. All patients fulfilled criteria hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly in 2 7 IgG warm antibody was identified. Hereditary excluded 5 patients. improved initial high dose prednisone antimalarial chemoprophylaxis. The persistence marked patient P....