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Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm in the Solomon Islands by Bradbury, Richard S, Hii, Sze Fui, Harrington, Humpress, Speare, Richard, Traub, Rebecca

“…Although hookworm is highly prevalent in the Solomon Islands, the species involved are unknown. We initiated this study in response to finding Ancylostoma…”
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Spread of Chytridiomycosis Has Caused the Rapid Global Decline and Extinction of Frogs by Skerratt, Lee Francis, Berger, Lee, Speare, Richard, Cashins, Scott, McDonald, Keith Raymond, Phillott, Andrea Dawn, Hines, Harry Bryan, Kenyon, Nicole

“…The global emergence and spread of the pathogenic, virulent, and highly transmissible fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, resulting in the disease…”
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Effect of hookworm infection on wheat challenge in celiac disease--a randomised double-blinded placebo controlled trial by Daveson, A James, Jones, Dianne M, Gaze, Soraya, McSorley, Henry, Clouston, Andrew, Pascoe, Andrew, Cooke, Sharon, Speare, Richard, Macdonald, Graeme A, Anderson, Robert, McCarthy, James S, Loukas, Alex, Croese, John

“…The association between hygiene and prevalence of autoimmune disease has been attributed in part to enteric helminth infection. A pilot study of experimental…”
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The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review by Zeldenryk, Lynne Michelle, Gray, Marion, Speare, Richard, Gordon, Susan, Melrose, Wayne

“…Globally, 40 million people live with the chronic effects of lymphatic filariasis (LF), making it the second leading cause of disability in the world. Despite…”
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A single application of dimeticone is superior to two applications of permethrin in ridding head lice by Speare, BVSC, Richard, PhD, MBBS

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Suppression of inflammatory immune responses in celiac disease by experimental hookworm infection by McSorley, Henry J, Gaze, Soraya, Daveson, James, Jones, Dianne, Anderson, Robert P, Clouston, Andrew, Ruyssers, Nathalie E, Speare, Richard, McCarthy, James S, Engwerda, Christian R, Croese, John, Loukas, Alex

“…We present immunological data from two clinical trials where the effect of experimental human hookworm (Necator americanus) infection on the pathology of…”
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Characterising the mucosal and systemic immune responses to experimental human hookworm infection by Gaze, Soraya, McSorley, Henry J, Daveson, James, Jones, Di, Bethony, Jeffrey M, Oliveira, Luciana M, Speare, Richard, McCarthy, James S, Engwerda, Christian R, Croese, John, Loukas, Alex

“…The mucosal cytokine response of healthy humans to parasitic helminths has never been reported. We investigated the systemic and mucosal cytokine responses to…”
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Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community by Kearns, Thérèse M, Speare, Richard, Cheng, Allen C, McCarthy, James, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Holt, Deborah C, Currie, Bart J, Page, Wendy, Shield, Jennifer, Gundjirryirr, Roslyn, Bundhala, Leanne, Mulholland, Eddie, Chatfield, Mark, Andrews, Ross M

“…Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. We report the outcomes…”
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Survival of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in water: quarantine and disease control implications by Johnson, Megan L, Speare, Richard

“…Amphibian chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians thought to be moved between countries by trade in infected amphibians. The causative…”
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Immunisation Rates of Medical Students at a Tropical Queensland University by Fergus, Erin, Speare, Richard, Heal, Clare

“…Although medical students are at risk of contracting and transmitting communicable diseases, previous studies have demonstrated sub-optimal medical student…”
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Outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery by Hawkes, Anna Louise, Nowak, Madeleine, Bidstrup, Benjamin, Speare, Richard

“…This review article summarizes the major studies that have investigated the outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The article includes a…”
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Assessing the Travel Health Knowledge of Australian Pharmacists by Heslop, Ian M., Speare, Richard, Bellingan, Michelle, Glass, Beverley D.

“…Worldwide, the numbers of travellers are increasing, with pharmacists having the potential to play a significant role in the provision of pre-travel health…”
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High prevalence of ascariasis on two coral atolls in the Solomon Islands by Bradbury, Richard S, Harrington, Humpress, Kekeubata, Esau, Esau, Dorothy, Esau, Tommy, Kilivisi, Fawcett, Harrington, Nobo, Gwala, John, Speare, Richard, MacLaren, David

“…Abstract Background There is a deficiency in up-to-date soil-transmitted helminth (STH) prevalence data for many regions, including Oceania. This study…”
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Mutual research capacity strengthening: a qualitative study of two-way partnerships in public health research by Redman-MacLaren, Michelle, MacLaren, David J, Harrington, Humpress, Asugeni, Rowena, Timothy-Harrington, Relmah, Kekeubata, Esau, Speare, Richard

“…Capacity building has been employed in international health and development sectors to describe the process of 'experts' from more resourced countries training…”
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Tick paralysis in spectacled flying-foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) in North Queensland, Australia: impact of a ground-dwelling ectoparasite finding an arboreal host by Buettner, Petra G, Westcott, David A, Maclean, Jennefer, Brown, Lawrence, McKeown, Adam, Johnson, Ashleigh, Wilson, Karen, Blair, David, Luly, Jonathan, Skerratt, Lee, Muller, Reinhold, Speare, Richard

“…When a parasite finds a new wildlife host, impacts can be significant. In the late 1980s populations of Spectacled Flying-foxes (SFF) (Pteropus…”
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Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs by Zeldenryk, Lynne, Gordon, Susan, Gray, Marion, Speare, Richard, Melrose, Wayne

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF)-related disability affects 40 million people globally, making LF the leading cause of physical disability in the world. Despite this,…”
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Validation of Diagnostic Tests in Wildlife: The Case of Chytridiomycosis in Wild Amphibians by Skerratt, Lee F, Mendez, Diana, McDonald, Keith R, Garland, Stephen, Livingstone, James, Berger, Lee, Speare, Richard

“…We validated the diagnostic tests for the high-profile disease, chytridiomycosis, in wild amphibian populations. We compared histological samples with a Taqman…”
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Australian Pharmacists' Perceptions and Practices in Travel Health by Heslop, Ian M, Speare, Richard, Bellingan, Michelle, Glass, Beverley D

“…Worldwide, pharmacists are playing an increasing role in travel health, although legislation and funding can dictate the nature of this role, which varies from…”
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Do head lice spread in swimming pools? by Canyon, Deon, Speare, Richard

“…This study investigated the potential for head lice transmission in swimming pools using an in vitro experiment and a field trial. In the former study, head…”
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Self-reported anticipated compliance with physician advice to stay home during pandemic (H1N1) 2009: results from the 2009 Queensland Social Survey by Brown, Lawrence H, Aitken, Peter, Leggat, Peter A, Speare, Richard

“…One strategy available to public health officials during a pandemic is physician recommendations for isolation of infected individuals. This study was…”
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