By Professor Susana Vaz Nery

Journal articles

Liu W; Bartlett AW; Blazek K; Hii SF; Dyer CEF; Colella V; Traub RJ; Ng-Nguyen D; Nery SV, 2025, 'Harnessing Molecular Techniques to Inform Species-Specific Hookworm Prevalence and Infection Intensity and Detect Strongyloides in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam.', Am J Trop Med Hyg, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.24-0670

Mitjà O; Gass K; Marks M; Cooper PJ; Diggle PJ; Waller L; Agana-Nsiire P; Dofitas BL; Dyson L; Jacobson J; Kaldor J; Kim SH; Vaz Nery S; Revankar C; Sopoh G; Solomon AW; Dagne DA; Pathak P; Yajima A; Lin Z; Barogui MYT; Scholte RC; Sanikullah KH; Drakeley C; Stresman G; Gyapong J; Asiedu KB, 2025, 'Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19, pp. e0012899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012899

Gilmour B; Wolde HF; Wangdi K; Restrepo AC; Tsheten T; Kelly M; Clements ACA; Gray D; Lau CL; Espino FE; Nery SV; Bartlett AW; Liyew AM; Akalu TY; Alene KA, 2025, 'Mapping the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in the Western Pacific Region: a spatial modelling study', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101581

Bartlett AW; Proboste T; Mendes EP; Palmeirim MS; Direito A; Soares Magalhaes RJ; Lopes S; Nery SV, 2025, 'Spatiotemporal analysis of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth distribution in three highly endemic provinces in Angola', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2025-April, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012974

Gilmour B; Wangdi K; Restrepo AC; Tsheten T; Kelly M; Clements A; Gray D; Lau C; Espino FE; Daga C; Mapalo V; Nery SV; Bartlett A; Gebreyohannes EA; Alene KA, 2024, 'Correction to: Protocol for spatial prediction of soil transmitted helminth prevalence in the Western Pacific region using a meta-analytical approach (Systematic Reviews, (2024), 13, 1, (55), 10.1186/s13643-024-02469-5)', Systematic Reviews, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02495-3

Murhandarwati EH; Probandari A; Kusumasari RA; Ferdiana A; Kustanti CY; Dewi K; Tarmizi SN; Wulandari LPL; Schierhout G; Romani L; Kaldor J; Nery SV, 2024, 'Effect of preventive chemotherapy for neglected tropical diseases in Indonesia from 1992 to 2022: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 29, pp. 995 - 1005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.14057

Le B; Clarke NE; Legrand N; Nery SV, 2024, 'Effectiveness of ivermectin mass drug administration in the control of soil-transmitted helminth infections in endemic populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01185-5

Gilmour B; Wangdi K; Restrepo AC; Tsheten T; Kelly M; Clements A; Gray D; Lau C; Espino FE; Daga C; Mapalo V; Nashkova S; Bartlett A; Gebreyohannes EA; Alene KA; Vaz Nery S, 2024, 'Protocol for spatial prediction of soil transmitted helminth prevalence in the Western Pacific region using a meta-analytical approach', Systematic Reviews, 13, pp. 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02469-5

Beyene B; Vaz Nery S; Lambiyo T; Shimelis T, 2024, 'Schistosoma mansoni and soil-transmitted helminth infections among schoolchildren living along the shore of Lake Hawassa, southern Ethiopia', Parasites and Vectors, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06578-x

Dejen P; Girma M; Chernet A; Vaz Nery S; Shimelis T, 2024, 'Assessment of scabies and its associated factors in Hawassa Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314140

Klepac P; Hsieh JL; Ducker CL; Assoum M; Booth M; Byrne I; Dodson S; Martin DL; Turner CMR; Van Daalen KR; Abela B; Akamboe J; Alves F; Brooker SJ; Ciceri-Reynolds K; Cole J; Desjardins A; Drakeley C; Ediriweera DS; Ferguson NM; Gabrielli AF; Gahir J; Jain S; John MR; Juma E; Kanayson P; Deribe K; King JD; Kipingu AM; Kiware S; Kolaczinski J; Kulei WJ; Laizer TL; Lal V; Lowe R; Maige JS; Mayer S; McIver L; Mosser JF; Nicholls RS; Nunes-Alves C; Panjwani J; Parameswaran N; Polson K; Radoykova HS; Ramani A; Reimer LJ; Reynolds ZM; Ribeiro I; Robb A; Sanikullah KH; Smith DRM; Shirima GSG; Shott JP; Tidman R; Tribe L; Turner J; Vaz Nery S; Velayudhan R; Warusavithana S; Wheeler HS; Yajima A; Abdilleh AR; Hounkpatin B; Wangmo D; Whitty CJM; Campbell-Lendrum D; Hollingsworth TD; Solomon AW; Fall IS, 2024, 'Climate change, malaria and neglected tropical diseases: A scoping review', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 118, pp. 561 - 579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae026

delos Trinos JPC; Coffeng LE; Garcia F; Belizario V; Wiseman V; Watts C; Vaz Nery S, 2024, 'Cost and budget impact of mass drug administration compared to expanded school-based targeted preventive chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminth control in Zamboanga Peninsula, the Philippines', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101162

Soultani M; Bartlett AW; Mendes EP; Hii SF; Traub R; Palmeirim MS; Lufunda LMM; Colella V; Lopes S; Nery SV, 2024, 'Estimating Prevalence and Infection Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction and Kato-Katz in School-Age Children in Angola', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 110, pp. 1145 - 1151, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0821

Jaworski A; Craig AT; Dyer CEF; Goncalves J; Neuendorf N; Newland J; Kelly-Hanku A; Pomat W; Maclaren D; Nery SV, 2024, 'Understanding how neglected tropical diseases programs in five asia-pacific countries adjusted to the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012221

Le B; Clarke NE; Hii SF; Byrne A; Khattak A; Lake S; Lazu E; Wickham S; Wand H; Olsen N; Zendejas-Heredia PA; Sokana O; Romani L; Engelman D; Nasi T; Boara D; Kaldor J; Steer A; Traub R; Nery SV, 2024, 'Effectiveness of one and two doses of ivermectin mass drug administration in reducing the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in Western Province, Solomon Islands: a cluster-randomised, before-after analysis', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100942

Dyer CEF; Kalua K; Chisambi AB; Wand H; McManus H; Liu B; Kaldor JM; Vaz Nery S, 2024, 'Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Mass Drug Administration to Eliminate Trachoma as a Public Health Problem in Malawi', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 31, pp. 127 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2023.2194409

Dyer CEF; Ng-Nguyen D; Clarke NE; Hii SF; Nguyen HQ; Nguyen VAT; Nguyen TV; Nguyen TV; Ngo TT; Herath HMPD; Wand H; Coffeng LE; Marshall JC; Gray DJ; Anderson RM; Clements ACA; Kaldor JM; Traub RJ; Vaz Nery S, 2023, 'Community-wide versus school-based targeted deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control in school-aged children in Vietnam: the CoDe-STH cluster-randomised controlled trial', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100920

Caesar delos Trinos JP; Ng-Nguyen D; Coffeng LE; Dyer CEF; Clarke N; Traub R; Halton K; Wiseman V; Watts C; Nery SV, 2023, 'Cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of mass drug administration compared to school-based targeted preventive chemotherapy for hookworm control in Dak Lak province, Vietnam', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100913

Shimelis T; Mulu A; Mengesha M; Alemu A; Mihret A; Tadesse BT; Bartlett AW; Belay FW; Schierhout G; Dittrich S; Crump JA; Vaz Nery S; Kaldor JM, 2023, 'Detection of dengue virus infection in children presenting with fever in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia', Scientific Reports, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35143-2

Hughes A; Ng-Nguyen D; Clarke NE; Dyer CEF; Hii SF; Clements ACA; Anderson RM; Gray DJ; Coffeng LE; Kaldor JM; Traub RJ; Vaz Nery S, 2023, 'Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths using quantitative PCR and risk factors for hookworm and Necator americanus infection in school children in Dak Lak province, Vietnam', Parasites and Vectors, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05809-x

Bartlett AW; Mendes EP; Dahmash L; Peliganga LB; Lufunda LMM; Direito A; Mwinzi PN; Eulogio P; Lopes S; Nery SV, 2023, 'Knowledge, attitudes, practices and acceptability of a school preventive chemotherapy programme for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths control in Angola', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 378, pp. 20220430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0430

Stroffolini G; Tamarozzi F; Fittipaldo A; Mazzi C; Le B; Nery SV; Buonfrate D, 2023, 'Impact of preventive chemotherapy on Strongyloides stercoralis: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011473

Le B; Monteiro MAA; Amaral S; Wand H; Matthews A; Hii SF; Clarke NE; Arkell P; Yan J; Engelman D; Fancourt N; Fernandes JL; Steer A; Kaldor J; Traub R; Francis JR; Nery SV, 2023, 'The impact of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine citrate, and albendazole mass drug administration on the prevalence of scabies and soil-transmitted helminths in school-aged children in three municipalities in Timor-Leste: a before–after assessment', Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e924 - e932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00134-1

Bartlett AW; Mendes EP; Dahmash L; Palmeirim MS; de Almeida MC; Peliganga LB; Lufunda LMM; Direito A; Ramirez J; Mwinzi PN; Lopes S; Nery SV, 2023, 'School-based preventive chemotherapy program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth control in Angola: 6-year impact assessment', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010849

Bartlett AW; Sousa-Figueiredo JC; van Goor RC; Monaghan P; Lancaster W; Mugizi R; Mendes EP; Nery SV; Lopes S, 2022, 'Burden and factors associated with schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-age children in Huambo, Uige and Zaire provinces, Angola', Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-022-00975-z

Shimelis T; Vaz Nery S; Tadesse BT; Bartlett AW; Belay FW; Schierhout G; Dittrich S; Crump JA; Kaldor JM, 2022, 'Clinical management and outcomes of acute febrile illness in children attending a tertiary hospital in southern Ethiopia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07424-0

Shimelis T; Vaz Nery S; Schierhout G; Tadesse BT; Dittrich S; Crump JA; Kaldor JM, 2022, 'Differences in diagnosis, management, and outcomes of acute febrile illness by health facility level in southern Ethiopia', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23641-8

Aung E; Han KT; Gordon CA; Hlaing NN; Aye MM; Htun MW; Wai KT; Myat SM; Thwe TL; Tun A; Wangdi K; Li Y; Williams GM; Clements ACA; Vaz Nery S; McManus DP; Gray DJ, 2022, 'High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Myanmar schoolchildren', Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-022-00952-6

Dyer CEF; Clarke NE; Nguyen DN; Dilrukshi Herath HMP; Hii SF; Pickford R; Traub RJ; Nery SV, 2022, 'Assessing the efficacy of albendazole against hookworm in Vietnam using quantitative PCR and sodium nitrate flotation', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010767

Oakley T; Le B; da Conceicao V; Marr I; Maia C; Soares M; Belo JC; Sarmento N; da Silva E; Amaral S; Vaz Nery S; Lynar S; Francis JR; Yan J, 2022, 'Gastrointestinal Carriage of Antimicrobial Resistance in School-Aged Children in Three Municipalities of Timor-Leste', Antibiotics, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11091262

Shimelis T; Schierhout G; Tadesse BT; Dittrich S; Crump JA; Kaldor JM; Nery SV, 2022, 'Timely health care seeking and first source of care for acute febrile illness in children in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269725

Byrne A; Rosário A; Da Conceicąõ Ferreira M; De Jesus Trovoada Dos Santos M; Rollinson D; Vaz Nery S, 2022, 'Progress towards control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases targeted by preventive chemotherapy in Saõ Tome e Príncipe', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116, pp. 446 - 453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab153

Lynch KD; Apadinuwe SC; Lambert SB; Hillgrove T; Starr M; Catlett B; Ware RS; Cama A; Webster S; Harding-Esch EM; Bakhtiari A; Butcher R; Cunningham P; Martin D; Gwyn S; Solomon AW; Garabwan C; Kaldor JM; Nery SV, 2022, 'A national survey integrating clinical, laboratory, and WASH data to determine the typology of trachoma in Nauru', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010275

Mitchell E; Kelly-Hanku A; Krentel A; Romani L; Robinson LJ; Nery SV; Kaldor J; Steer AC; Bell S, 2022, 'Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualitative research', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010215

Le B; Clarke N; Hii SF; Byrne A; Zendejas-Heredia PA; Lake S; Sokana O; Khattak A; Romani L; Engelman D; Nasi T; Boara D; Kaldor J; Steer A; Traub R; Nery SV, 2022, 'Using quantitative PCR to identify opportunities to strengthen soil-transmitted helminth control in Solomon Islands: A cross-sectional epidemiological survey', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010350

Viney K; Itogo N; Yamanaka T; Jebeniani R; Hazarika A; Morishita F; Nishikiori N; Nery SV, 2021, 'Correction to: Economic evaluation of patient costs associated with tuberculosis diagnosis and care in Solomon Islands (BMC Public Health, (2021), 21, 1, (1928), 10.1186/s12889-021-11938-8)', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12284-5

Viney K; Itogo N; Yamanaka T; Jebeniani R; Hazarika A; Morishita F; Nishikiori N; Nery SV, 2021, 'Economic evaluation of patient costs associated with tuberculosis diagnosis and care in Solomon Islands', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11938-8

Tsoi SK; Lake SJ; Thean LJ; Matthews A; Sokana O; Kama M; Amaral S; Romani L; Whitfeld M; Francis JR; Vaz Nery S; Marks M; Kaldor JM; Steer AC; Engelman D, 2021, 'Estimation of scabies prevalence using simplified criteria and mapping procedures in three Pacific and southeast Asian countries', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12039-2

Byrne A; Manalo G; Clarke NE; Vaz Nery S, 2021, 'Impact of hookworm infection and preventive chemotherapy on haemoglobin in non-pregnant populations', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26, pp. 1568 - 1592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13681

Matthews A; Le B; Amaral S; Arkell P; Monteiro M; Clarke N; Barros T; de Jesus Mendonça J; Gusmão SME; dos Reis Seixas LM; da Piedade JHA; Engelman D; Steer AC; Fancourt NSS; Yan J; Kaldor J; Francis JR; Nery SV, 2021, 'Prevalence of scabies and impetigo in school-age children in Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04645-1

Trinos JPCRD; Wulandari LPL; Clarke N; Belizario V; Kaldor J; Nery SV, 2021, 'Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis before and after preventive chemotherapy initiation in the Philippines: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010026

Bartlett AW; Traub R; Amaral S; Hii SF; Clarke NE; Matthews A; Zendejas-Heredia PA; Arkell P; Monteiro MAA; Da Conceicao V; Da Costa Maia C; Soares MI; Prisca Guterres JD; Francis JR; Nery SV, 2021, 'Comparison between Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction and Sodium Nitrate Flotation Microscopy in Diagnosing Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105, pp. 1210 - 1213, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0227

Nery SV, 2021, '914Progress towards achieving the 2020 goals for Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Asia-Pacific region', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.681

Aw JYH; Clarke NE; Mayfield HJ; Lau CL; Richardson A; Vaz Nery S, 2021, 'Novel statistical approaches to identify risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in Timor-Leste', International Journal for Parasitology, 51, pp. 729 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.01.005

Abrha S; Christenson JK; McEwen J; Tesfaye W; Vaz Nery S; Chang AY; Spelman T; Kosari S; Kigen G; Carroll S; Heukelbach J; Feldmeier H; Bartholomaeus A; Daniel M; Peterson GM; Thomas J, 2021, 'Treatment of tungiasis using a tea tree oil-based gel formulation: Protocol for a randomised controlled proof-of-principle trial', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047380

Clarke NE; Dyer CEF; Amaral S; Tan G; Nery SV, 2021, 'Improving uptake and sustainability of sanitation interventions in timor-leste: A case study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031013

Arkell P; Angelina J; Vieira ADC; Wapling J; Marr I; Monteiro M; Matthews A; Amaral S; da Conceicao V; Kim SH; Bailey D; Yan J; Fancourt’s NSS; Nery SV; Francis JR, 2021, 'Integrated serological surveillance of acute febrile illness in the context of a lymphatic filariasis survey in Timor-Leste: a pilot study using dried blood spots', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116, pp. 531 - 537, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab164

Shimelis T; Tadesse BT; W/Gebriel F; Crump JA; Schierhout G; Dittrich S; Kaldor JM; Vaz Nery S, 2020, 'Aetiology of acute febrile illness among children attending a tertiary hospital in southern Ethiopia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05635-x

Kurscheid J; Laksono B; Park MJ; Clements ACA; Sadler R; McCarthy JS; Nery SV; Soares-Magalhaes R; Halton K; Hadisaputro S; Richardson A; Indjein L; Wangdi K; Stewart DE; Gray DJ, 2020, 'Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminth infections in semarang, central java, indonesia', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008907

Lemos M; Pedro JM; Fançony C; Moura S; Brito M; Nery SV; Sousa CP; Barros H, 2020, 'Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis preventive chemotherapy: Adverse events in children from 2 to 15 years in Bengo province, Angola', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229247

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