A5103087881- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Galectins and Cancer Biology
Monash Health
2023-2025
Monash University
2023-2024
Menzies School of Health Research
2015
Brucellosis is a rare zoonotic infection most commonly seen in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Infections Australia are uncommon and occur predominantly Queensland New South Wales due to exposure Brucella suis through wild pig hunting activities. We describe clustering two cases brucellosis Victoria confirmed by genomic analysis but with no identified exposure. detail medical management, laboratory confirmation, public health investigation. While source outbreak remains unclear,...
Abstract Background The prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission hepatitis B virus (HBV) is essential to achieve the World Health Organization's goal eliminating HBV as a public health threat by 2030. This study examines management in pregnant women and newborns at large tertiary service Victoria, Australia. Aims To evaluate timely administration immune globulin (HBIG) birth dose vaccine infants born mothers with chronic (CHB) assess maternal referral specialist care, viral load (VL)...
Newly formed local public health units in Victoria have been established to support a place-based approach that tailors and delivers initiatives responds incidents issues. Initially, post-establishment of these units, activities focused on the prevention control communicable diseases. In 2022, mpox emerged as global threat. As case numbers rose across Australia, were engaged by Department Health localized response this new The South East Public Unit, Monash Health, developed number targeted...
Local public health units offer a place-based response to disease threats impacting populations in its catchment. This can be further strengthened when local (LPHUs) collaborate with stakeholders, particular services, protect the more vulnerable population. We describe approaches taken by newly formed LPHU southeast metropolitan Victoria, Australia COVID-19 outbreak management residential aged care facilities (RACFs) catchment, throughout different phases of pandemic. These collaborative and...
Surveillance case definitions are utilised to understand the epidemiology of communicable diseases and inform public health actions. We report a hepatitis B infection that meets definition for newly acquired infection. However, further investigation revealed this was most likely past resolved with subsequent reactivation secondary immunosuppression, rather than This highlights importance thorough clinician interviews, in combination detailed assessment pathology results collaboration...