Professor Martyn Kirk

Professor

Biography

Prior to joining the ANU in 2011, I worked for over twenty years in State, Territory and federal health departments in the areas of food, water and infectious diseases. Previously, I have run the Australian Field Epidemiology Training Program - the Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE) program - and the Australian network for foodborne disease investigation - OzFoodNet. I consult for Australian government, the World Health Organization and other international agencies. I hold research grants with the National Health & Medical Research Council, and the Australian Research Council. I am the Associate Dean (Education) in the ANU College of Health and Medicine.

Research

Research interests

I conduct research into infectious diseases and environmental health threats. I have estimated the burden of foodborne disease in Australia and globally. I have examined risk factors for a range of infections, such as COVID-19, influenza, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, listeriosis and Shiga Toxin producing E. coli. I assist health agencies respond to outbreaks of disease, building on my experience with a wide range of disease outbreaks, such as those caused by infectious agents, such as Legionella, Vibrio cholerae, intestinal trematodes, Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter. This has lead to national collaborative research incorporating whole genome sequencing for public health surveillance. My goal is to improve how government agencies respond to human health threats.

Publications

  • Lancsar, E, Huynh, E, Swait, J et al. 2023, 'Preparing for future pandemics: A multi-national comparison of health and economic trade-offs', Health Economics, vol. 32, no. 7, pp. 1434-1452.
  • Law, H, Armstrong, B, D'Este, C et al. 2023, 'Relative rates of cancers and deaths in Australian communities with PFAS environmental contamination associated with firefighting foams: A cohort study using linked data', Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 82.
  • Walter, E, Kirk, M & Majowicz, S 2023, 'Yes, they can! Comparing foodborne illness estimates, and
    the need for greater transparency', BMJ, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-2.
  • Lazarevic, N, Smurthwaite, K, D'Este, C et al. 2023, 'Liver and cardiometabolic markers and conditions in a cross-sectional study of three Australian communities living with environmental per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination', Environmental Research, vol. 226, p. 13.
  • Tran, M, Smurthwaite, K, Nghiem, S et al. 2023, 'Economic evaluations of whole-genome sequencing for pathogen identification in public health surveillance and health-care-associated infections: a systematic review.', The Lancet Microbe, vol. 4, no. 11, pp. e953-e962.
  • Lazarevic, N, Smurthwaite, K, Batterham, P et al. 2023, 'Psychological distress in three Australian communities living with environmental per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 874, pp. 1-11.
  • Nilsson, S, Braunig, J, Carey, R et al. 2022, 'Longitudinal measurements of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in archived human serum samples between 1975 and 1995 in Australia', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 443, no. Part B, pp. 1-9.
  • Nilsson, S, Smurthwaite, K, Aylward, L et al. 2022, 'Associations between serum perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) concentrations and health related biomarkers in firefighters', Environmental Research, vol. 215.
  • Nilsson, S, Smurthwaite, K, Aylward, L et al. 2022, 'Serum concentration trends and apparent half-lives of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australian firefighters', International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, vol. 246, pp. 1-12.
  • McLure, A, Shadbolt, C, Desmarchelier, P et al. 2022, 'Source attribution of salmonellosis by time and geography in New South Wales, Australia', BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 22, no. 1.
  • Parry, A, Kirk, M, Colquhoun, S et al. 2022, 'Leadership, politics, and communication: challenges of the epidemiology workforce during emergency response', Human Resources for Health, vol. 20, no. 1.
  • Cribb, D, Varrone, L, Wallace, R et al. 2022, 'Risk factors for campylobacteriosis in Australia: outcomes of a 2018-2019 case-control study', BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 22, no. 586.
  • Wallace, R, Cribb, D, Bulach, D et al. 2021, 'Campylobacter jejuni ST50, a pathogen of global importance: A comparative genomic analysis of isolates from Australia, Europe and North America', Zoonoses and Public Health, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 638-649.
  • Parry, A, Kirk, M, Durrheim, D et al. 2021, 'Emergency response and the need for collective competence in epidemiological teams', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 99, no. 5, pp. 351-358.
  • Ford, L, Glass, K, Williamson, D et al. 2021, 'Cost of whole genome sequencing for nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 16, no. 3, p. 11.
  • Coffey, C, Collier, S, Gleason, M et al. 2021, 'Evolving Epidemiology of Reported Giardiasis Cases in the United States, 1995-2016', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 764-770.
  • He, W, Kirk, M, Hall, J et al. 2021, 'Prescribing Antimicrobial Drugs for Acute Gastroenteritis, Primary Care, Australia, 2013-2018', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 1462-1467.
  • Moffatt, C, Kennedy, K, O'Neill, B et al. 2021, 'Bacteraemia, antimicrobial susceptibility and treatment among Campylobacter-associated hospitalisations in the Australian Capital Territory: a review', BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 21, no. 848.
  • Rafferty, A, Hewitt, M, Wright, R et al. 2021, 'COVID-19 in health care workers, Australia 2020', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 45, pp. 1-13.
  • Parry, A, Colquhoun, S, Field, E et al. 2021, 'How can we better support the public health emergency response workforce during crises?', Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, vol. 12, no. 4.
  • Moffatt, C, Kennedy, K, Selvey, L et al. 2021, 'Campylobacter-associated hospitalisations in an Australian provincial setting', BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 21, no. 1.
  • Banwell, C, Housen, T, Smurthwaite, K et al. 2021, 'Health and social concerns about living in three communities affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A qualitative study in Australia', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 16, no. 1.
  • Parry, A, Kirk, M, Durrheim, D et al. 2021, 'Shaping applied epidemiology workforce training to strengthen emergency response: a global survey of applied epidemiologists, 2019-2020', Human Resources for Health, vol. 19, no. 58.
  • Wallace, R, Bulach, D, McLure, A et al. 2020, 'Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter spp. Causing Human Infection in Australia: An International Comparison', Microbial Drug Resistance, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 518-528.
  • Wallace, R, Bulach, D, Valcanis, M et al. 2020, 'Identification of the first erm(B)-positive Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli associated with novel multidrug resistance genomic islands in Australia', Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, vol. 23, pp. 311-314.
  • Ravindran, B, Hogarth, F, Williamson, K et al. 2020, 'High COVID-19 attack rate among attendees of wedding events in Bali, Indonesia, March 2020', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 44, no. -, pp. 1-8.
  • Meder, K, Jayasinghe, S, Beard , F et al. 2020, 'Long-term impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive disease and pneumonia hospitalizations in indigenous and non-indigenous Australians', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 70, no. 12, pp. 2607-2615.
  • Parisi, A, Phuong, T, Mather, A et al. 2020, 'The role of animals as a source of antimicrobial resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella causing invasive and non-invasive human disease in Vietnam', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, vol. 85, no. -, pp. 1-7.
  • Furuya Kanamori, L, Stone, J, Yakob, L et al 2020, 'Risk factors for acquisition of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales among international travellers: a synthesis of cumulative evidence', Journal of Travel Medicine, vol. 27, no. 1.
  • Varrone, L, Glass, K, Stafford, R et al. 2020, 'A meta-analysis of case-control studies examining sporadic campylobacteriosis in Australia and New Zealand from 1990 to 2016', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. -.
  • He, W, Kirk, M, Sintchenko, V et al. 2020, 'Antibiotic Use Associated with Confirmed Influenza, Pertussis, and Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections', Microbial Drug Resistance, vol. Online.
  • Sheel, M, Tippins , A, Glass, K et al. 2020, 'Electronic immunization registers � A tool for mitigating outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the Pacific', Vaccine, vol. 38, no. 28, pp. 4395-4398.
  • Peng, Z, Hayen, A, Kirk, M et al. 2020, 'Microbiology testing associated with antibiotic dispensing in older community-dwelling adults', BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 20, no. 306, pp. 1-9.
  • Parisi, A, Phuong, T, Mather, A et al. 2020, 'Differential antimicrobial susceptibility profiles between symptomatic and asymptomatic non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in Vietnamese children
    ', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 148, no. e144, pp. 1-3.
  • Parry, A, Kirk, M, Durrheim, D et al. 2020, 'Study protocol: building an evidence base for epidemiology emergency response, a mixed-methods study', BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 1-8.
  • Aik, J, Turner, R, Kirk, M et al. 2020, 'Evaluating food safety management systems in Singapore: A controlled interrupted time-series analysis of foodborne disease outbreak reports', Food Control, vol. 117, pp. 1-8.
  • Wallace, R, Bulach, D, Jennison, A et al. 2020, 'Molecular characterization of Campylobacter spp. recovered from beef, chicken, lamb and pork products at retail in Australia', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1-18.
  • Varrone, L, Glass, K, Stafford , R et al. 2020, 'Validation of questions designed for investigation of gastroenteritis', Food Control, vol. 108, no. 106871, pp. 1-6.
  • Walker, E, Wallace, R, Smith, J et al. 2019, 'Prevalence of Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni in Retail Chicken, Beef, Lamb, and Pork Products in Three Australian States', Journal of Food Protection, vol. 82, no. 12, pp. 2126-2134.
  • Munck, N, Smith, J, Bates, J et al. 2019, 'Source Attribution of Salmonella in Macadamia Nuts to Animal and Environmental Reservoirs in Queensland, Australia', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 357-364.
  • Chen, Y, Kirk, M, Stuart, R et al 2019, 'Socio-demographic and health service factors associated with antibiotic dispensing in older Australian adults', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 14, no. 8.
  • Ingle, D, da Silva, A, Valcanis, M et al 2019, 'Emergence and divergence of major lineages of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Australia', Microbial Genomics, vol. 5.
  • Ingle, D, Easton, M, Valcanis, M et al. 2019, 'Co-circulation of Multidrug-resistant Shigella Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 69, no. 9, pp. 1535-1544.
  • Ford, L, Ingle, D, Glass, K et al. 2019, 'Whole-genome sequencing of Salmonella Mississippi and Typhimurium Definitive Type 160, Australia and New Zealand', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 1690-1697.
  • Li, M, Havelaar, A, Hoffmann, S et al 2019, 'Global disease burden of pathogens in animal source foods, 2010', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1-18.
  • Ford, L, Haywood, P, Kirk, M et al. 2019, 'Cost of Salmonella Infections in Australia, 2015', Journal of Food Protection, vol. 82, no. 9, pp. 1607-1614.
  • White, A, Ciampa, N, Chen, Y et al 2019, 'Characteristics of Campylobacter and Salmonella Infections and Acute Gastroenteritis in Older Adults in Australia, Canada, and the United States', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 69, no. 9, pp. 1545-1552.
  • Moffatt, C, Fearnley, E, Bell, R et al. 2019, 'Characteristics of Campylobacter Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Australia, 2001 to 2016', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 308-315.
  • Parisi, A, Crump, J, Stafford, R et al. 2019, 'Increasing incidence of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella infections in Queensland, Australia, 2007-2016', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 15pp.
  • McLure, A, Furuya Kanamori, L, Clements, A et al. 2019, 'Seasonality and community interventions in a mathematical model of Clostridium difficile transmission', Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 102, no. 2, pp. 157-164.
  • Toms, L, Braunig, J, Vijayasarathy, S et al 2019, 'Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australia: Current levels and estimated population reference values for selected compounds', International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, vol. 222, no. 3, pp. 387-394.
  • Williamson, D, Kirk, M, Sintchenko, V et al 2019, 'The importance of public health genomics for ensuring health security for Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 210, no. 7, pp. 295-297.
  • Forbes, O, Davis, S, Dyda, A et al. 2019, 'Field epidemiology training programmes in the Asia-Pacific: what is best practice for supervision?', Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 9pp.
  • McLure, A, Clements, A, Kirk, M et al. 2019, 'Modelling diverse sources of Clostridium difficile in the community: importance of animals, infants and asymptomatic carriers', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 147, no. e152, pp. 1-9.
  • Yiengprugsawan VS, Browning CJ. Non-communicable diseases and cognitive impairment: pathways and shared behavioral risk factors among older Chinese. Front Public Health. 2019. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00296.
  • Parisi, A, Crump, J, Glass, K et al. 2018, 'Health Outcomes from Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1-9pp.
  • Aik, J, Heywood, A, Newall, A et al 2018, 'Climate variability and Salmonellosis in Singapore - A time series analysis', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 639, pp. 1261-1267pp.
  • Fearnley, E, Lal, A, Bates, J et al. 2018, 'Salmonella source attribution in a subtropical state of Australia: capturing environmental reservoirs of infection', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 146, no. 15, pp. 1903-1908pp.
  • Sheel, M & Kirk, M 2018, 'Parasitic and parachute research in global health', The Lancet Global Health, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 1-1.
  • Sheel, M, Sheridan, S, Gass, K et al 2018, 'Identifying residual transmission of lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration: Comparing school-based versus community-based surveillance - American Samoa, 2016', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1-11.
  • Williamson, D, Lane, C, Easton, M et al 2018, 'Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Nontyphoidal Salmonella Isolates in Australia from 1979 to 2015', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. e02012-17 (9pp).
  • McLure, A, Clements, A, Kirk, M et al. 2018, 'Clostridium difficile classification overestimates hospital acquired infections', Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 99, no. 4, pp. 453-460pp.
  • Ford, L, Wang , Q, Stafford , R et al. 2018, 'Seven Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreaks in Australia Linked by Trace-Back and Whole Genome Sequencing', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 285-292pp.
  • Ford, L, Carter , G, Wang , Q et al. 2018, 'Incorporating Whole-Genome Sequencing into Public Health Surveillance: Lessons from Prospective Sequencing of Salmonella Typhimurium in Australia', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 161-167pp.
  • Ford, L, Moffatt, C, Fearnley, E et al. 2018, 'The epidemiology of Salmonella enterica outbreaks in Australia, 2001-2016', Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 2, no. 86, pp. -.
  • Varrone, L, Stafford, R, Lilly, K et al. 2018, 'Investigating locally relevant risk factors for Campylobacter infection in Australia: Protocol for a case-control study and genomic analysis', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 1-7pp.
  • Sheel, M, Beard, F, Quinn, H et al. 2018, 'Australian vaccine preventable disease epidemiological review series: varicella-zoster virus infections, 1998-2015', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 42, no. 18.
  • Aik, J, Newall, AT, Ng, LC, Kirk, MD, Heywood, A. 2018, 'Use of the letter-based grading information disclosure system and its influence on dining establishment choice in Singapore: A cross-sectional study', Food Control, vol. 90, pp. 105-112.
  • Sheel M, Collins J, Kama M, Nand D, Faktaufon D, Samuela J, Biaukula V, Haskew C, Flint J, Roper K, Merianos A, Kirk M & Nilles E, 2019, 'Evaluation of the early warning, alert and response system after Cyclone Winston, Fiji, 2016
    ', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 169-244.
  • de Gooyer, T, Gregory, J, Easton, M et al 2017, 'Waterparks are high risk for cryptosporidiosis: A case-control study in Victoria, 2015', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 142-149pp.
  • May, F, Stafford, R, Carroll, H et al 2017, 'The effects of culture independent diagnostic testing on the diagnosis and reporting of enteric bacterial pathogens in Queensland, 2010 to 2014', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 223-230.
  • Agostino, J, Ferguson, J, Eastwood, K et al 2017, 'The increasing importance of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 207, no. 9, pp. 388-393pp.
  • McLure, A, Clements, A, Kirk, M et al. 2017, 'Healthcare-Associated Clostridium difficile Infections are Sustained by Disease from the Community', Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, vol. 79, no. 10, pp. 2242-2257.
  • Moffatt, C, Musto, J, Pingault, N et al 2017, 'Recovery of Salmonella enterica from Australian Layer and Processing Environments Following Outbreaks Linked to Eggs', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 478-482pp..
  • Korda, R, Clements, M, Armstrong, B et al. 2017, 'Risk of cancer associated with residential exposure to asbestos insulation: a whole-population cohort study', The Lancet Public Health, vol. 2, no. 11, pp. e522-e528.
  • Korda, R, Kirk, M, Trevenar, S et al. 2017, ACT Asbestos Health Study: Data Linkage Study on the Risk of Mesothelioma and Other Cancers in Residents of Affected Properties in the ACT.
  • Hoffmann, S, Devleesschauwer, B, Aspinall, W et al. 2017, 'Attribution of global foodborne disease to specific foods: Findings from a World Health Organization structured expert elicitation', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 12, no. 9, pp. e0183641 (1-26).
  • Chen, Y, Glass, K, LIU, B et al. 2017, 'A population-based longitudinal study of Clostridium difficile infection-related hospitalization in mid-age and older Australians', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 145, no. 3, pp. 575-582.
  • Moffatt, C, Glass, K, Stafford , R et al. 2017, 'The campylobacteriosis conundrum - examining the incidence of infection with Campylobacter sp. in Australia, 1998 - 2013', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 145, no. 4, pp. 839-847.
  • Chen, Y, Furuya Kanamori, L, Doi, S et al 2017, 'Clostridium Difficile Infection and Risk of Colectomy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Bias-Adjusted Meta-Analysis', Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 200-207.
  • Chen, Y, Hall, A & Kirk, M 2017, 'Norovirus Disease in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: Strategies for Management', Current Geriatric Reports, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 26-33.
  • Chen, Y, Glass, K, Liu, B et al. 2017, 'Burden of Clostridium difficile infection: Associated hospitalization in a cohort of middle-aged and older adults', American Journal of Infection Control, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 508-511pp.
  • Kirk, M, Angulo, F, Havelaar, A et al 2017, 'Diarrhoeal disease in children due to contaminated food', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 233-234pp.
  • Rimpeekool, W, Kirk M, Yiengprugsawan V et al 2017. Nutrition label experience and consumption of transitional foods among a nationwide cohort of 42,750 Thai adults', British Food Journal. Vol. 119, No 2, pp. 425-439.
  • Moffatt, C, Greig, A, Valcanis, M et al 2016, 'A large outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infection in a university college caused by chicken liver pate Australia, 2013', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 144, no. 14, pp. 2971-2978pp..
  • Ford, L, Glass, K, Veitch, M et al. 2016, 'Increasing Incidence of Salmonella in Australia, 2000-2013', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 1-11pp.
  • Chen, Y, Liu, B, Glass, K et al. 2016, 'Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and the Risk of Hospitalization for Infectious Gastroenteritis', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 11, no. 12, pp. e0168618-e0168618.
  • Korda, R, Clements, M, Armstrong, B et al. 2016, 'Mesothelioma trends in the ACT and comparisons with the rest of Australia', Public Health Research & Practice, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 1-6pp.
  • Chen, Y, Glass, K, Liu, B et al. 2016, 'Salmonella Infection in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Incidence and Risk Factors from the 45 and Up Study', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 689-694.
  • Kirk, M, Davis, S & Viney, K 2016, 'Letter Re: Ebola outbreak in West Africa: considerations for strengthening Australia's international health emergency response', The Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 205, no. 5, pp. 236-237.
  • Vally, H, Glass, K, Ford, L et al. 2016, 'Evaluation of a structured expert elicitation estimating the proportion of illness acquired by foodborne transmission for nine enteric pathogens in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 144, no. 5, pp. 897-906.
  • Glass, K, Fearnley, E, Hocking, H et al. 2016, 'Bayesian Source Attribution of Salmonellosis in South Australia', Risk Analysis, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 561-570.
  • Lal, A, Hales, S, Kirk, M et al 2016, 'Spatial and temporal variation in the association between temperature and salmonellosis in NZ', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 165-169.
  • Chen, Y, Ford, L, Hall, G et al 2016, 'Healthcare utilization and lost productivity due to infectious gastroenteritis, results from a national cross-sectional survey Australia 2008-2009', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 144, no. 2, pp. 241-246.
  • Moffatt, C, Musto, J, Pingault, N et al 2016, 'Salmonella Typhimurium and Outbreaks of Egg-Associated Disease in Australia, 2001 to 2011', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 379-385.
  • Vally, H, Glass, K, Ford, L et al. 2016, 'Evaluation of a structured expert elicitation estimating the proportion of illness acquired by foodborne transmission for nine enteric pathogens in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 144, no. 5, pp. 897-906.
  • Hald, T, Aspinall, W, Devleesschauwer, B et al 2016, 'World Health Organization estimates of the relative contributions of food to the burden of disease due to selected foodborne hazards: A structured expert elicitation', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 11, no. 1, pp. -.
  • Lane, C, Sutton, B, Valcanis, M et al 2016, 'Travel Destinations and Sexual Behavior as Indicators of Antibiotic Resistant Shigella Strains-Victoria, Australia', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 722-729.
  • Davis, S, Patel, M, Fearnley, E et al 2016, The Australian Master of Applied Epidemiology Program: Looking back, moving forward, Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. E326-E333.
  • Yiengprugsawan V, Horta BL, Motta JV, et al. 2016. Body size dynamics in young adults: 8-year follow up of cohorts in Brazil and Thailand. Nutriton & Diabetes. 6(7):e219. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2016.24.
  • Devleesschauwer, B, Haagsma, J, Angulo, F et al 2015, 'Methodological framework for World Health Organization estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 10, no. 12, pp. e0142498-e0142498.
  • Ford, L, Miller, M, Cawthorne, A et al 2015, 'Approaches to the surveillance of foodborne disease: A review of the evidence', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 927-936.
  • Pires, S, Fischer-Walker, C, Lanata, C et al 2015, 'Aetiology-specific estimates of the global and regional incidence and mortality of diarrhoeal diseases commonly transmitted through food', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 10, no. 12, pp. -.
  • Havelaar, A, Kirk, M, Torgerson, P et al 2015, 'World Health Organization Global Estimates and Regional Comparisons of the Burden of Foodborne Disease in 2010', PLoS Medicine, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. -.
  • Chen, Y, Liu, B, Glass, K et al. 2015, 'High incidence of hospitalisation due to infectious gastroenteritis in older people associated with poor self-rated health', BMJ Open, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. e010161-e010161.
  • Lal, A, Cornish, L, Fearnley, E et al. 2015, 'Cryptosporidiosis: A Disease of Tropical and Remote Areas in Australia', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. -.
  • Crump, J & Kirk, M 2015, 'Estimating the Burden of Febrile Illnesses', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 1-7.
  • Lal, A, Fearnley, E & Kirk, M 2015, 'The Risk of Reported Cryptosporidiosis in Children Aged < 5 Years in Australia is Highest in Very Remote Regions', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 11815-11828.
  • Kirk, M, Pires, S, Black, R et al 2015, 'World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 22 Foodborne Bacterial, Protozoal, and Viral Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis', PLoS Medicine, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. e1001921-e1001921.
  • Torgerson, P, Devleesschauwer, B, Praet, N et al 2015, 'World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 11 Foodborne Parasitic Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis', PLoS Medicine, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. e1001920-e1001920.
  • Rimpeekool W, Seubsman S, Banwell C, Kirk M, Yiengprugsawan V, Sleigh AC. 2015. Food and nutrition labelling in Thailand: A long march from subsistence producers to international traders. Food Policy. 56: 59-66.
  • Thurber, K, Dobbins, T, Kirk, M et al 2015, 'Early life predictors of increased body mass index among indigenous Australian children', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 10, no. 6.
  • Chen, Y, Williams, E & Kirk, M 2014, 'Risk factors for acute respiratory infection in the Australian community', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 9, no. 7, pp. e101440-e101440.
  • Glass, K, Ford, L & Kirk, M 2014, 'Drivers of uncertainty in estimates of foodborne gastroenteritis incidence', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 938-944.
  • Vally, H, Glass, K, Ford, L et al. 2014, 'Proportion of illness acquired by foodborne transmission for nine enteric pathogens in Australia: An expert elicitation', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 727-733.
  • de Noordhout, C, Devlesschauwer, B, Angulo, F et al 2014, 'The global burden of listeriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 1073-1082.
  • David, R & Kirk, M 2014, 'Rotavirus gastroenteritis hospitalisations following introduction of vaccination, Canberra', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. E3-E8.
  • Ford, L, Kirk, M, Glass, K et al. 2014, 'Sequelae of foodborne Illness caused by 5 pathogens, Australia, Circa 2010', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1865-1871.
  • Kirk, M, Ford, L, Glass, K et al. 2014, 'Foodborne illness, Australia, Circa 2000 and Circa 2010', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1857-1864.
  • Kirk, M, Greogory, J & Brotohusodo, N 2010, 'Surveillance of foodborne disease in Australia and disease associated with dairy products', Australian Journal of Dairy Technology, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 98-100.
  • Kirk, M 2009, 'Salmonella: pits and pets.', NSW Public Health Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 11-12, pp. 197-198.
  • Kirk, M & Schluter, P 2009, 'Letter to the editor', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 851-852.
  • Kirk, M & Unicomb, L 2007, 'A multi-centre prospective case-control study of campylobacter infection in persons aged 5 years and older in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 135, no. 6, pp. 978-988.
  • Kirk, M & Lake, R 2014, 'Foodborne Diseases: Prevalence of Foodborne Diseases in Australia and New Zealand', in Y. Motarjemi, G. Moy, E. Todd (ed.), Encyclopedia of Food Safety, Elsevier Inc., Waltham, MA 02144, pp. Volume 1: 295-301.
  • Majowicz, S, Scallan, E, Jones-Bitton, A et al 2014, 'Global Incidence of Human Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections and Deaths: A Systematic Review and Knowledge Synthesis', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 447-455.
  • Hall, G, Rothwell, A, Grant, T et al 2014, 'Potential environmental and population health impacts of local urban food systems under climate change: a life cycle analysis case study of lettuce and chicken', Agriculture & Food Security, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 1-13.
  • Kirk, M 2014, 'The importance of enteric infections in Australia', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. E1-E2.
  • Paterson, B, Kirk, M, Cameron, A et al 2013, 'Historical data and modern methods reveal insights in measles epidemiology: A retrospective closed cohort study', BMJ Open, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-10.
  • Chen, Y & Kirk, M 2014, 'Incidence of acute respiratory infections in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 142, no. 7, pp. 1355-1361.
  • Tay, E, Grant, K, Kirk, M et al. 2013, 'Exploring a Proposed WHO Method to Determine Thresholds for Seasonal Influenza Surveillance', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 8, no. 10.
  • Scallan, E, Kirk, M & Griffin, P 2013, 'Estimates of Disease Burden Associated with Contaminated Food in the United States and Globally', in J. Glenn Morris and Morris E. Potter (ed.), Foodborne Infections and Intoxications, Elsevier Inc., USA, pp. 3-18.
  • Kirk, M, Hall, G & Becker, N 2012, 'Gastroenteritis in older people living in the community: Results of two Australian surveys', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 140, no. 11, pp. 2028-2036.
  • Fullerton, K, Scallan, E, Kirk, M et al 2012, 'Case-control studies of sporadic enteric infections: A review and discussion of studies conducted internationally from 1990 to 2009', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 281-292.
  • Kirk, M, Gregory, J, Lalor, K et al 2012, 'Foodborne and waterborne infections in elderly community and long-term care facility residents, Victoria, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 377-384.
  • McPherson, M, Kirk, M, Raupach, J et al 2011, 'Economic costs of shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli infection in Australia', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 55-62.
  • Kirk, M 2011, 'The German Escherichia coli outbreak-could it happen here?', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 195, no. 6, pp. 325-326.
  • Astridge, K, McPherson, M, Kirk, M et al 2011, 'Foodborne disease outbreaks in Australia 2001-2009', Food Australia, vol. 63, no. 12, pp. 44-50.
  • Kirk, M, Lalor, K, Raupach, J et al 2011, 'Food- and Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Australian Long-Term Care Facilities, 2001-2008', Foodborne Pathgens and Disease, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 133-139.
  • Wallace, M, Kirk, M, Munnoch, S et al. 2010, 'An outbreak of Salmonella Litchfield on a car rally, Northern Territory, 2009', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 124-126.
  • Dalton, C, Merritt, T, Unicomb, L et al 2011, 'A national case-control study of risk factors for listeriosis in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 139, no. 3, pp. 437-445.
  • Majowicz, S, Musto, J, Scallan, E et al 2010, 'The Global Burden of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Gastroenteritis', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 882-889.
  • Dale, K, Kirk, M, Sinclair, M et al 2010, 'Reported waterborne outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease in Australia are predominantly associated with recreational exposure', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 527-530.
  • Kirk, M, Hall, G, Veitch, M et al 2010, 'Assessing the incidence of gastroenteritis among elderly people living in long term care facilities', Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 12-17.
  • Kirk, M, Moffatt, C, Hall, G et al 2010, 'The Burden of Infectious Gastroenteritis in Elderly Residents and Staff of Long-Term Care Facilities, Australia', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 860-863.
  • Kirk, M, Veitch, M & Hall, G 2010, 'Gastroenteritis and Food-Borne Disease in Elderly People Living in Long-Term Care', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 397-404.
  • Kirk, M, Fullerton, K, Hall, G et al 2010, 'Surveillance for Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis in Long-Term Care Facilities, Australia, 2002 to 2008', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 907-914.
  • Kirk, M 2009, 'OzFoodNet quarterly report, 1 January to 31 March 2009', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 232-238.
  • Kirk, M 2009, 'OzFoodNet quarterly report, 1 April to 30 June 2009.', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 341-347.
  • Lewis, H, Ethelberg, S, Olsen, K et al. 2009, 'Outbreaks of Shigella sonnei infections in Denmark and Australia linked to consumption of imported raw baby corn', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 137, no. 3, March 2009, pp. 326-334.
  • McPherson, M, Lalor, K, Combs, B et al 2009, 'Serogroup-Specific Risk Factors for Shiga Toxin- Producing Escherichia coli Infection in Australia', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 249-256.
  • Unicomb, L, Fullerton, K, Kirk, M et al 2009, 'Outbreaks of Campylobacteriosis in Australia, 2001 to 2006', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 1241-1250.
  • Hall, G, McDonald, L, Majowicz, S et al 2009, 'Respiratory symptoms and the case definition of gastroenteritis: an international analysis of the potential impact on burden estimates', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 4, pp. 1-8.
  • Vally, H, Hall, G, Scallan, E et al 2009, 'Higher rate of culture-confirmed Campylobacter infections in Australia than in the USA: is this due to differences in healthcare-seeking behaviour or stool culture frequency?', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 137, pp. 1751-1758.
  • Dalton, C, Merritt, T, Durrheim, D et al 2009, 'A structured framework for improving outbreak investigation audits', BMC Public Health, vol. 9, no. 472, p. 8.
  • Kirk, M, Roberts, L, Horvath, J et al 2008, 'Understanding gastroenteritis in elderly residents of aged care facilities', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 189, no. 9, pp. 476-7.
  • Kirk, M, McKay, I, Hall, G et al 2008, 'Foodborne Disease in Australia: The OzFoodNet Experience', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 41, pp. 392-400.
  • Hall, G, Yohannes, K, Raupach, J et al 2008, 'Estimating community incidence of Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 1601-1609.
  • Kirk, M, Musto, J, Gregory, J et al 2008, 'Obligations to Report Outbreaks of Foodborne Disease under the International Health Regulations (2005)', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 1440-1442.