A5085138482- Malaria Research and Control
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Diverse Scientific Research Studies
- Travel-related health issues
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
University of Aberdeen
2019-2024
The Kids Research Institute Australia
2022-2024
Curtin University
2019-2024
Perth Children's Hospital
2023
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
2023
Malaria remains a leading cause of illness and death globally, with countries in sub-Saharan Africa bearing disproportionate burden. Global high-resolution maps malaria prevalence, incidence, mortality are crucial for tracking spatially heterogeneous progress against the disease to inform strategic control efforts. We present latest such maps, first since 2019, which cover years 2000-22. The accompanied by administrative-level summaries include estimated COVID-19 pandemic-related impacts on...
This article reviews modern applications of mathematical descriptions biofilm formation. The focus is on theoretically obtained results which have implications for areas including the medical sector, food industry and wastewater treatment. Examples are given as to how models contributed overall knowledge biofilms they used predict behaviour. We conclude that use has demonstrated over years ability significantly contribute vast field research. Among other things, been test various hypotheses...
In the thirteen years since first report of pfhrp2-deleted parasites in 2010, World Health Organization (WHO) has found that 40 47 countries surveyed worldwide have reported pfhrp2/3 gene deletions. Due to a high prevalence deletions causing false-negative HRP2 RDTs, last five years, Eritrea, Djibouti and Ethiopia switched or started switching using alternative target pan-specific-pLDH P. falciparum specific-pLDH alone combination with HRP2. However, manufacturing RDTs not been brought scale...
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to far-reaching disruptions health systems, including preventative and curative services for malaria. aim of this study was estimate the magnitude in malaria case management sub-Saharan Africa their impact on burden during pandemic. We used survey data collected by World Health Organization, which individual country stakeholders reported extent diagnosis treatment. relative disruption values were then applied estimates antimalarial treatment rates as inputs an...
Access to medical treatment for fever is essential prevent morbidity and mortality in individuals transmission of communicable febrile illness communities. Quantification the rates at which accessed critical health system planning a prerequisite disease burden estimates. In this study, national data on proportion children under five years old with who were taken collected from all available countries Africa, Latin America, Asia (n = 91). We used generalised additive mixed models estimate...
No studies have yet examined high-resolution shifts in the spatial patterns of human movement Australia throughout 2020 and 2021, a period coincident with repeated enactment removal varied governmental restrictions aimed at reducing community transmission SARS-CoV-2. We compared overlapping timeseries COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions, epidemiological data on cases vaccination rates, to characterize population-level responses pandemic Australian cities. found that and/or mandatory...
Campylobacter jejuni plays a significant role in human health, food production, and veterinary practice. Biofilm formation is likely mechanism explaining the survival of C. seemingly unfavourable environments, but underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We propose mathematical model to unify various observations regarding biofilm formation. Specifically, we present cellular automaton with stochastic dynamics that describes both probability initiation its subsequent growth. Our...