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A community based field research project investigating anaemia amongst young children living in rural Karnataka, India: a cross sectional study.

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A free weekly iron-folic acid supplementation and regular deworming program is associated with improved hemoglobin and iron status indicators in Vietnamese women

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A mixed-method analysis of screening for Strongyloides stercoralis prior to immunosuppression: A problem of limited bandwidth?

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

A reply to the Letter to the Editor by Mäkelä, Herva and Nohynek in response to the article by Rerks-Ngarm S, Treleaven SC, Chunsuttiwat S, Muangchana C, Jolley D, Brooks A, Dejsirilert S, Warintrawat S, Guiver M, Kunasol P, Maynard JE, Biggs B-A, S

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AIDS related Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as ulcerative colitis and complicated by toxic megacolon

scientific article published in October 1987

Acquisition of HIV by African-born residents of Victoria, Australia: insights from molecular epidemiology

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Adapting to social and political transitions - the influence of history on health policy formation in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma).

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

Addressing multiple modifiable risks through structured community-based Learning Clubs to improve maternal and infant health and infant development in rural Vietnam: protocol for a parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial

scholarly article by Jane Fisher et al published 17 July 2018 in BMJ Open

Adherence of infected erythrocytes to venular endothelium selects for antigenic variants of Plasmodium falciparum ⬇️

scientific article published on September 15, 1992

African Australians living with HIV: a case series from Victoria

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Agglutinating antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in sera from captive eastern barred bandicoots in Australia

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Agreement Between Venous and Capillary Haemoglobin Concentrations in Bangladeshi Children (P10-105-19)

Amino acid changes linked to pyrimethamine resistance in the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase gene of Plasmodium falciparum

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Analysis of pfcrt, pfmdr1, dhfr, and dhps mutations and drug sensitivities in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from patients in Vietnam before and after treatment with artemisinin

scientific article published on March 2003

Anemia, iron deficiency, meat consumption, and hookworm infection in women of reproductive age in northwest Vietnam

scientific article published on March 2008

Antenatal Iron Supplementation Regimens for Pregnant Women in Rural Vietnam and Subsequent Haemoglobin Concentration and Anaemia among Their Infants

scientific article published on 30 April 2015

Antenatal and early infant predictors of postnatal growth in rural Vietnam: a prospective cohort study

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Antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum

scientific article published on October 1991

Assessment of susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine, quinine, mefloquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and artemisinin in southern Viet Nam.

scientific article published on September 2001

Baseline iron indices as predictors of hemoglobin improvement in anemic Vietnamese women receiving weekly iron-folic acid supplementation and deworming

scientific article published on December 2009

Benefits and risks of Iron interventions in children (BRISC): protocol for a three-arm parallel-group randomised controlled field trial in Bangladesh

scientific article published on 15 November 2017

Chemoprophylaxis and treatment of malaria.

scientific article published on September 1994

Chromosome 9 from independent clones and isolates of Plasmodium falciparum undergoes subtelomeric deletions with similar breakpoints in vitro

scientific article published on 01 April 1990

Chronic Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Laotian immigrants and refugees 7–20 years after resettlement in Australia

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Co-morbid anaemia and stunting among children of pre-school age in low- and middle-income countries: a syndemic

scientific article published on 24 September 2018

Comparative evaluation of a combined DTP–HB vaccine in the EPI in Chiangrai Province, Thailand

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Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test and Tuberculin Skin Test for Identification of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Healthcare Staff and Association Between Positive Test Results and Known Risk Factors for Infection

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Comparison of a multiple puncture tuberculin test,‘imotest’, and the mantoux test in an Australian population

scientific article published on 01 December 1987

Control of iron deficiency anemia in low- and middle-income countries

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Delayed diagnosis of HIV infection in Victoria 1994 to 2006.

scientific article published in June 2009

Determinants of anemia among young children in rural India

scientific article published on 14 June 2010

Dietary intake of Aboriginal Australian children aged 6-36 months in a remote community: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 15 April 2020

Effect of daily iron supplementation on health in children aged 4-23 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

scientific article published on 24 July 2013

Effect of low-dose versus higher-dose antenatal iron supplementation on child health outcomes at 36 months of age in Viet Nam: longitudinal follow-up of a cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 22 September 2017

Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment Approaches for Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis in Newly-Arrived Migrants from Endemic Countries in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Effects of daily iron supplementation in 2- to 5-year-old children: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Effects of daily iron supplementation in primary-school-aged children: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 15 October 2013

Elimination of iron deficiency anemia and soil transmitted helminth infection: evidence from a fifty-four month iron-folic acid and de-worming program

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Enteric pathogen infection and consequences for child growth in young Aboriginal Australian children: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 06 January 2021

Excessive early-life dietary exposure: a potential source of elevated brain iron and a risk factor for Parkinson's disease

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Exclusive breast feeding in early infancy reduces the risk of inpatient admission for diarrhea and suspected pneumonia in rural Vietnam: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Factors influencing receipt of iron supplementation by young children and their mothers in rural India: local and national cross-sectional studies.

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Fatal disseminated strongyloidiasis in a previously treated patient

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

Financial sustainability planning for immunization services in Cambodia

scientific article published on 23 May 2006

Genotypic profiles of hepatitis B in African immigrants and their clinical relevance.

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HIV-1 infection of human macrophages impairs phagocytosis and killing of Toxoplasma gondii

scientific article published on 01 June 1995

Health issues in newly arrived African refugees attending general practice clinics in Melbourne

scientific article published in December 2006

Health literacy in patients with chronic hepatitis B attending a tertiary hospital in Melbourne: a questionnaire based survey

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Health outcomes of iron supplementation and/or food fortification in iron-replete children aged 4-24 months: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Health services utilisation and barriers for settlers from the Horn of Africa.

scientific article published on August 2007

Hepatitis B amongst Immigrants from Myanmar: Genotypes and their Clinical Relevance

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Hepatitis B infection in rural Vietnam and the implications for a national program of infant immunization.

scientific article published in September 2003

Immediate impact of stay-at-home orders to control COVID-19 transmission on socioeconomic conditions, food insecurity, mental health, and intimate partner violence in Bangladeshi women and their families: an interrupted time series

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Immunogenicity of a locally produced hepatitis B vaccine with the birth dose stored outside the cold chain in rural Vietnam

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Impact on infants' cognitive development of antenatal exposure to iron deficiency disorder and common mental disorders

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Importance of Follow-up Studies to Examine Sustained Effects of Early Nutrition Interventions

scientific article published on 04 February 2020

Imported malaria treated in Melbourne, Australia: epidemiology and clinical features in 246 patients

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Improvements in patient care: videoconferencing to improve access to interpreters during clinical consultations for refugee and immigrant patients

scientific article published on 01 September 2015

Improving average health and persisting health inequities--towards a justice and fairness platform for health policy making in Asia

scientific article published on 12 October 2013

Improving birth dose coverage of hepatitis B vaccine

scientific article published in January 2006

Improving immunization coverage through budgeted microplans and sub-national performance agreements: early experience from Cambodia

scientific article published in January 2006

Incidence and risk factors for acute respiratory illnesses and influenza virus infections in Australian travellers to Asia

scientific article published on 4 February 2013

Incidence and seroprevalence of dengue virus infections in Australian travellers to Asia.

scientific article published on 9 October 2011

Incomplete immunity and missed vaccination opportunities in East African immigrants settling in Australia.

scientific article published on June 2008

Increased birth weight associated with regular pre-pregnancy deworming and weekly iron-folic acid supplementation for Vietnamese women.

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Infant motor development in rural Vietnam and intrauterine exposures to anaemia, iron deficiency and common mental disorders: a prospective community-based study

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Integration of hepatitis B vaccination into the expanded programme on immunization in Chonburi and Chiangmai provinces, Thailand

scientific article published on 01 April 1997

Interventions to Improve Vaccination Uptake and Cost Effectiveness of Vaccination Strategies in Newly Arrived Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 20 September 2018

Intimate partner violence and perinatal common mental disorders among women in rural Vietnam

scientific article published in March 2013

Iodine status in late pregnancy and psychosocial determinants of iodized salt use in rural northern Viet Nam.

scientific article published on 27 September 2011

Isolated core antibody hepatitis B in sub-Saharan African immigrants.

scientific article published on September 2008

KAP surveys and malaria control in Vietnam: findings and cautions about community research.

scientific article published in May 2005

Key issues relating to decentralization at the provincial level of health management in Cambodia

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Knob-independent cytoadherence of Plasmodium falciparum to the leukocyte differentiation antigen CD36.

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Knowledge about hepatitis and previous exposure to hepatitis viruses in immigrants and refugees from the Mekong Region

scientific article published on February 2005

Lessons learned from implementation of a demonstration program to reduce the burden of anemia and hookworm in women in Yen Bai Province, Viet Nam

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Long-term follow-up of schistosomiasis serology post-treatment in Australian travelers and immigrants

scientific article published in March 2010

Long-term weekly iron-folic acid and de-worming is associated with stabilised haemoglobin and increasing iron stores in non-pregnant women in Vietnam

scientific article (publication date: 30 December 2010)

Low risk of Japanese encephalitis in short-term Australian travelers to Asia

scientific article published on 8 March 2013

Malaria: advice to travellers

scientific article published on February 1990

Management of chronic strongyloidiasis in immigrants and refugees: is serologic testing useful?

scientific article published in May 2009

Markov model to forecast the change in prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths during a control programme: a case study in Vietnam

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Maternal vitamin D status and infant outcomes in rural Vietnam: a prospective cohort study.

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Monitoring for Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance to artemisinin and artesunate in Binh Phuoc Province, Vietnam: 1998-2009.

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Neurological effects of iron supplementation in infancy: finding the balance between health and harm in iron-replete infants

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Parasite‐Specific IgG Response and Peripheral Blood Eosinophil Count Following Albendazole Treatment for Presumed Chronic Strongyloidiasis

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Parasitic worms of the central nervous system: an Australian perspective.

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Pathways to malaria persistence in remote central Vietnam: a mixed-method study of health care and the community.

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Perinatal common mental disorders among women and the social and emotional development of their infants in rural Vietnam

scientific article published on 2 January 2014

Plasmodium falciparum: Cytoadherence of a knobless clone

scientific article published on 01 August 1989

Postnatal growth outcomes and influence of maternal gestational weight gain: a prospective cohort study in rural Vietnam.

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Prevalence and risk factors for symptoms of common mental disorders in early and late pregnancy in Vietnamese women: a prospective population-based study

scientific article published on 29 September 2012

Prevalence of dyslipidaemia and micronutrient deficiencies among newly arrived Afghan refugees in rural Australia: a cross-sectional study

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Prevalence of polymorphisms in DHFR, DHPS, PFMDR1 and PFCRT genes of Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam.

scientific article published on November 2008

Prevention and assessment of infectious diseases among children and adult migrants arriving to the European Union/European Economic Association: a protocol for a suite of systematic reviews for public health and health systems

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

Prospective population-based incidence of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in Thailand

scholarly article by Supachai Rerks-Ngarm et al published February 2004 in Vaccine

Protection, pathogenesis and phenotypic plasticity in Plasmodium falciparum malaria

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Protocol for a process evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial of the Learning Club intervention for women's health, and infant's health and development in rural Vietnam

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial: cost-effectiveness of Learning Clubs, a multicomponent intervention to improve women's health and infant's health and development in Vietnam

scientific article published on 15 December 2019

Psychological and social factors associated with late pregnancy iron deficiency anaemia in rural Viet Nam: a population-based prospective study

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Public Health and International Partnerships in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Regional differences in the response of Plasmodium vivax malaria to primaquine as anti-relapse therapy

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Screening practices for infectious diseases among Burmese refugees in Australia

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Simplified colorimetric analysis of polymerase chain reactions: detection of HIV sequences in AIDS patients

scientific article published in October 1990

Social and economic development and pregnancy mental health: secondary analyses of data from rural Vietnam

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome: still a problem.

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Subtelomeric chromosome deletions in field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum and their relationship to loss of cytoadherence in vitro

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Sustained effectiveness of weekly iron-folic acid supplementation and regular deworming over 6 years in women in rural Vietnam

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Telehealth for Hepatitis C Care in the DAA Era; Ensuring Everyone Can Access a Cure.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

Telehealth: experience of the first 120 consultations delivered from a new refugee telehealth clinic.

scientific article published on October 2014

The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases and Refugee Health Network of Australia recommendations for health assessment for people from refugee-like backgrounds: an abridged outline

scientific article published on April 2017

The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases guidelines for the diagnosis, management and prevention of infections in recently arrived refugees: an abridged outline.

scientific article published on April 2009

The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for HIV in Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review

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The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for and Vaccination Against Hepatitis B Virus among Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

The Impact of Conflict on Immunisation Coverage in 16 Countries

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

The Relative Validity of the Menzies Remote Short-Item Dietary Assessment Tool (MRSDAT) in Aboriginal Australian Children Aged 6⁻36 Months.

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The Responsibility to Protect: Inequities in International Aid Flows to Myanmar and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and their Impact on Maternal and Child Health

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The Stunting Tool for Early Prevention: development and external validation of a novel tool to predict risk of stunting in children at 3 years of age

scientific article published on 07 November 2019

The effect of intermittent antenatal iron supplementation on maternal and infant outcomes in rural Viet Nam: a cluster randomised trial

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

The effectiveness of 4 monthly albendazole treatment in the reduction of soil-transmitted helminth infections in women of reproductive age in Viet Nam.

scientific article published on 24 March 2009

The global effect of extreme weather events on nutrient supply: a superposed epoch analysis

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

The profile of health problems in African immigrants attending an infectious disease unit in Melbourne, Australia.

scientific article published on May 2009

The right to deworming: The case for girls and women of reproductive age

scientific article published on 21 November 2018

Undernutrition among children in South and South‐East Asia ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2010

Understanding of latent tuberculosis, its treatment and treatment side effects in immigrant and refugee patients

scientific article published on 29 August 2013

Undiagnosed and potentially lethal parasite infections among immigrants and refugees in Australia

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Using a Developmental Test and Electroencephalography to Examine Child Cognition and Its Predictors in Bangladesh (P13-024-19)

Using stool antigen to screen for Helicobacter pylori in immigrants and refugees from high prevalence countries is relatively cost effective in reducing the burden of gastric cancer and peptic ulceration

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Using telehealth to improve access to hepatitis C treatment in the direct-acting antiviral therapy era

scientific article published on 18 October 2018

Validation of the Intimate Bonds Measure for women who are pregnant or have recently given birth in Vietnam

scientific article published in March 2014

Vitamin B-12, folate, iron, and vitamin A concentrations in rural Indian children are associated with continued breastfeeding, complementary diet, and maternal nutrition.

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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on February 2008

Vitamin D deficiency is common and unrecognized among recently arrived adult immigrants from The Horn of Africa

scientific article published in January 2003

Weekly iron-folic acid supplementation with regular deworming is cost-effective in preventing anaemia in women of reproductive age in Vietnam

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Working with West African migrant communities on HIV prevention in Australia

scientific article published in December 2008

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