Dr Angus McLure
Areas of expertise
- Biological Mathematics 010202
- Epidemiology 111706
Research interests
- Source attribution of gastrointestinal pathogens
- Surveillance and interventions in the endgame of elimination campagins
- Molecular xenomontoring
- Zoonotic diseases
Researcher's projects
- Developing statistical methods and software for the analysis of molecular xenomonotring data
- Modelling interventions for the elimination of Lymphatic filariasis
- Experimental design for molecular xenomonitoring data or other data tested in pools
- Improving source attribution models for foodborne diseases
- Source attribution of Australian Campylobacter spp. infections (part of the CampySource project)
Publications
- McLure, A & Glass, K 2020, 'Some simple rules for estimating reproduction numbers in the presence of reservoir exposure or imported cases', Theoretical Population Biology, vol. 134, pp. 182-194.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Provision of the Annual Cost of Foodborne Disease Illness in Australia (Secondary Investigator)
- Attributing the Source of Foodborne Salmonellosis in NSW (Primary Investigator)
