GIDS Research Radar ยท New South Wales, Australia https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/ Published infectious-disease literature filtered to New South Wales, Australia. en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:45:11 GMT Emergence of pertactin-deficient pertussis strains in Australia can be explained by models of vaccine escape https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-epidem-2020-100388-70042994/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-epidem-2020-100388-70042994/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT The findings provide context for interpreting pertussis epidemiology, vaccination, and pathogen-variant research in Australia. The abstract states that the results are consistent with selective pressure from acellular pertussis vaccination, but does not establish causation or validate a current surveillance signal. Pertussis Vaccination Vaccine effectiveness Transmission dynamics Outbreak investigation Journal article Recurrence of tuberculosis in a low-incidence setting: a retrospective cross-sectional study augmented by whole genome sequencing https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-018-3164-z-f9e1f15d/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-018-3164-z-f9e1f15d/ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT Low recurrence and predominance of reactivation suggest strong public health practice and limited local transmission in the setting studied. Tuberculosis Genomic epidemiology Transmission dynamics Treatment Cross-sectional study