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Strongyloides seroprevalence before and after an ivermectin mass drug administration in a remote Australian Aboriginal community by Kearns, Therese M, Currie, Bart J, Cheng, Allen C, McCarthy, James, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Holt, Deborah C, Page, Wendy, Shield, Jennifer, Gundjirryirr, Roslyn, Mulholland, Eddie, Ward, Linda, Andrews, Ross M

“…Strongyloides seroprevalence is hyper-endemic in many Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, ranging from 35-60%. We report the impact…”
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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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Seropositivity and geographical distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in Australia: A study of pathology laboratory data from 2012-2016 by Shield, Jennifer, Braat, Sabine, Watts, Matthew, Robertson, Gemma, Beaman, Miles, McLeod, James, Baird, Robert W, Hart, Julie, Robson, Jennifer, Lee, Rogan, McKessar, Stuart, Nicholson, Suellen, Mayer-Coverdale, Johanna, Biggs, Beverley-Ann

“…There are no national prevalence studies of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Australia, although it is known to be endemic in northern Australia and is…”
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Cross-Cultural, Aboriginal Language, Discovery Education for Health Literacy and Informed Consent in a Remote Aboriginal Community in the Northern Territory, Australia by Shield, Jennifer M, Kearns, Thérèse M, Garŋgulkpuy, Joanne, Walpulay, Lisa, Gundjirryirr, Roslyn, Bundhala, Leanne, Djarpanbuluwuy, Veronica, Andrews, Ross M, Judd, Jenni

“…Education for health literacy of Australian Aboriginal people living remotely is challenging as their languages and worldviews are quite different from English…”
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The National Strongyloides Working Group in Australia 10 workshops on: commendations and recommendations by Ross, Kirstin E., Bradbury, Richard S., Garrard, Tara A., O’Donahoo, Francis J., Shield, Jennifer M., Page, Wendy, Miller, Adrian, Robertson, Gemma, Judd, Jenni A., Speare, Rick

“…Strongyloidiasis, caused by the intestinal helminth Strongyloides stercoralis, is commonly found in developing nations in tropical and subtropical regions…”
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Argument for Inclusion of Strongyloidiasis in the Australian National Notifiable Disease List by Beknazarova, Meruyert, Whiley, Harriet, Judd, Jenni A, Shield, Jennifer, Page, Wendy, Miller, Adrian, Whittaker, Maxine, Ross, Kirstin

“…Strongyloidiasis is an infection caused by the helminth, . Up to 370 million people are infected with the parasite globally, and it has remained endemic in the…”
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Intestinal parasites of children and adults in a remote Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory, Australia, 1994-1996 by Shield, Jennifer, Aland, Kieran, Kearns, Thérèse, Gongdjalk, Glenda, Holt, Deborah, Currie, Bart, Prociv, Paul

“…Parasitic infections can adversely impact health, nutritional status and educational attainment. This study investigated hookworm and other intestinal…”
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Children in a Remote Aboriginal Community in the Northern Territory: Hookworm is Rare but Strongyloides stercoralis and Trichuris trichiura Persist by Holt, Deborah C, Shield, Jennifer, Harris, Tegan M, Mounsey, Kate E, Aland, Kieran, McCarthy, James S, Currie, Bart J, Kearns, Therese M

“…(1) Background: soil-transmitted helminths are a problem worldwide, largely affecting disadvantaged populations. The little data available indicates high rates…”
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A comparative study of intestinal helminths in pre-school-age urban and rural children in Morobe province, Papua New Guinea by Shield, Jennifer M, Kow, Felicia

“…Children aged between 1 month and 10 years from one rural coastal locality, two rural upland localities and two urban localities in Morobe Province, Papua New…”
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Effective Diagnostic Tests and Anthelmintic Treatment for 'Strongyloides Stercoralis' Make Community Control Feasible by Shield, Jennifer M, Page, Wendy

“…Strongyloides stercoralis is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries, and is prevalent particularly in economically impoverished people. Although an…”
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths in remote villages in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands by Harrington, Humpress, Bradbury, Richard, Taeka, James, Asugeni, James, Asugeni, Vunivesi, Igeni, Tony, Gwala, John, Newton, Lawrence, Fa, Chillion Evan, Kilivisi, Fawcett Laurence, Esau, Dorothy, Flores, Angelica, Ribeyro, Elmer, Liku, Daisy, Muse, Alwin, Asugeni, Lyndel, Talana, Jeptha, Shield, Jennifer, MacLaren, David J, Massey, Peter D, Muller, Reinhold, Speare, Rick

“…Although soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are endemic in Solomon Islands, there are few recent reports on their prevalence. This study aimed to determine the…”
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A Dedicated SARS-CoV-2 Testing Center for Public Service Agency Personnel: Implementation, Results, and Impact on Human Resources by MacDonald, Russell D., MacCallum, Kyle, Livingston, Lisa, Thurston, Adam, Shield, Jennifer

“…Objective: A global pandemic due to an emerging infectious disease requires efficient use of resources to ensure continued operation of essential services. To…”
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StrongNet: An International Network to Improve Diagnostics and Access to Treatment for Strongyloidiasis Control by Albonico, Marco, Becker, Sören L, Odermatt, Peter, Angheben, Andrea, Anselmi, Mariella, Amor, Arancha, Barda, Beatrice, Buonfrate, Dora, Cooper, Philip, Gétaz, Laurent, Keiser, Jennifer, Khieu, Virak, Montresor, Antonio, Muñoz, José, Requena-Méndez, Ana, Savioli, Lorenzo, Speare, Richard, Steinmann, Peter, van Lieshout, Lisette, Utzinger, Jürg, Bisoffi, Zeno

“…Marco Albonico, Sören L. Becker, Peter Odermatt Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel,…”
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A comparative study of intestinal helminths in pre-school-age urban and rural children in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea by Shield, Jennifer M, Kow, Felicia

“…Children aged between 1 month and 10 years from one rural coastal locality, two rural upland localities and two urban localities in Morobe Province, Papua New…”
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Argument for inclusion of strongyloidiasis in the Australian National Notifiable Disease list by Meruyert Beknazarova, Harriet Whiley, Jenni A Judd, Jennifer Shield, Wendy Page, Adrian Miller, Maxine Whittaker, Kirstin Ross

“…Strongyloidiasis is an infection caused by the helminth, 'Strongyloides stercoralis'. Up to 370 million people are infected with the parasite globally, and it…”
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Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community: e0004151 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

“…Background 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…”
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rectilinear biphasic to monophasic damped sine defibrillation waveforms with advanced life support intervention trial (ORBIT) by Morrison, Laurie J., Dorian, Paul, Long, Jennifer, Vermeulen, Marian, Schwartz, Brian, Sawadsky, Bruce, Frank, Jamie, Cameron, Bruce, Burgess, Robert, Shield, Jennifer, Bagley, Paul, Mausz, Vivien, Brewer, James E., Lerman, Bruce B.

“…Although biphasic defibrillation waveforms appear to be superior to monophasic waveforms in terminating VF, their relative benefits in out-of-hospital…”
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Intestinal parasites of children and adults in a remote Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory, Australia, 1994-1996 by Shield, Jennifer, Aland, Kieran, Kearns, Thérèse, Gongdjalk, Glenda, Holt, Deborah, Currie, Bart, Prociv, Paul

“…INTRODUCTIONParasitic infections can adversely impact health, nutritional status and educational attainment. This study investigated hookworm and other…”
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Soil-transmitted helminths in children in a remote aboriginal community in the northern territory: Hookworm is rare but 'Strongyloides stercoralis' and 'Trichuris trichiura' persist by Deborah C Holt, Jennifer Shield, Tegan M Harris, Kate E Mounsey, Kieran Aland, James S McCarthy, Bart J Currie, Therese M Kearns

“…(1) Background: Soil-transmitted helminths are a problem worldwide, largely affecting disadvantaged populations. The little data available indicates high rates…”
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A randomized controlled feasibility trial comparing safety and effectiveness of prehospital pacing versus conventional treatment: ‘PrePACE’ by Morrison, Laurie J, Long, Jennifer, Vermeulen, Marian, Schwartz, Brian, Sawadsky, Bruce, Frank, Jamie, Cameron, Bruce, Burgess, Robert, Shield, Jennifer, Bagley, Paul, Mausz, Vivien, Brewer, James E, Dorian, Paul

“…Summary Objective To evaluate the feasibility of a prehospital randomized controlled trial comparing transcutaneous pacing (TCP) with dopamine for unstable…”
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