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Professor Mark Ferson

Professor Mark Ferson

Adjunct Professor

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Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

Research Interests:
Legislative and other mechanisms to control the introduction and spread of diseases in the community must be reviewed continually to keep pace with new and emerging diseases and new public health risks. Research largely revolves around the surveillance, epidemiology and control of infectious diseases in the population, including the role and impact of vaccination.

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics), Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Member of the Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases, Member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine

Specific Research Keywords:
Infectious disease control, Public health legislation, Health protection, Epidemics, History of medicine
Phone
+61-2-9382 8233
E-mail
m.ferson@unsw.edu.au
Location
Public Health Unit, Easy Street (Bldg 23), Randwick Hospitals Campus
  • Book Chapters | 2013
    Ferson MJ, 2013, 'Notification and Disease Control: Obligations of the Medical Practitioner Under Public Health Legislation', in Beran RG (ed.), Legal and Forensic Medicine, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 707 - 725,
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Ferson MJ, 2013, 'Notification and disease control: Obligations of the medical practitioner under public health legislation', in Legal and Forensic Medicine, pp. 707 - 726,
  • Journal articles | 2024
    McIndoe L; Wilson E; Ferson MJ; Sheppeard V, 2024, 'Beyond Averages: Unpacking Disparities in School-Based Vaccination Coverage in Eastern Sydney: An Ecological Analysis', Vaccines, 12,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Capon A; Cains T; Draper J; Sintchenko V; Ferson M; Sheppeard V, 2023, 'Investigation of a legionellosis outbreak in Sydney CBD - a brief report.', Aust N Z J Public Health, 47, pp. 100018,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Capon A; Chaverot S; Katelaris AL; Ferson M; Klees N; Selvey C; Sheppeard V, 2023, 'The value of universal screening for COVID-19 cases on cruise ships during outbreaks.', Public Health Res Pract, 33,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ferson MJ; Johnson R; Cains T, 2023, 'Cremation and the medical practitioner', Medical Journal of Australia, 218, pp. 190 - 191,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Flanigan SA; Cains TJ; McIndoe LN; Ferson MJ, 2023, 'An audit assessing regulatory compliance of businesses that perform colonic lavage', Public Health Research and Practice, 33,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Trevitt BT; Katelaris AL; Bateman-Steel C; Chaverot S; Flanigan S; Cains T; Martinez E; Ginn A; Sintchenko V; Jones A; Lachireddy K; Ferson MJ; Sheppeard V, 2023, 'Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29, pp. 2008 - 2015,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Cains T; Shalak H; Timms VJ; Kiss A; Smith A; Sintchenko V; Bateman-Steel C; Ferson MJ, 2022, 'Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 infection associated with the use of an apartment building spa pool', Communicable diseases intelligence (2018), 46,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Capon AG; Katelaris AL; Sullivan E; Gonzalez N; Zhu A; Browne M; Mihajlovic M; Ferson MJ; Sheppeard V, 2022, 'The value of active follow up of a newly acquired hepatitis B infection - lessons for current approaches', Communicable diseases intelligence (2018), 46,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ferson MJ; Flanigan S; Cains T, 2022, 'Lead poisoning outbreak from consumption of contaminated Ayurvedic medication', Medical Journal of Australia, 216, pp. 212 - 213,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Stelzer-Braid S; Yeang M; Britton PN; Kim KW; Varadhan H; Andrews PI; Briest R; Branley J; Balgahom R; Burrell R; Gehrig N; Newcombe J; Kesson A; Kok J; Maley M; Van Hal S; MacIntyre CR; Craig ME; Ferson MJ; Rawlinson WD, 2022, 'Circulation of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) causing respiratory illness in New South Wales, Australia, between August 2018 and November 2019', Pathology, 54, pp. 784 - 789,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Werder O; Holland K; Kiaos T; Ferson MJ, 2022, 'Between the sea and the sky: A social practice investigation into health behaviours during cruise travel', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 367 - 378,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Capon A; Houston J; Rockett R; Sheppeard V; Chaverot S; Arnott A; Parashko T; Ferson M, 2021, 'Risk factors leading to COVID-19 cases in a Sydney restaurant.', Aust N Z J Public Health, 45, pp. 512 - 516,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Capon A; Ousta D; Ferson M; Ingleton A; Sheppeard V, 2021, 'A multiple site community outbreak of COVID-19 in Sydney, Australia.', Aust N Z J Public Health, 45, pp. 129 - 132,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Capon A; Sheppeard V; Gonzalez N; Draper J; Zhu A; Browne M; Sullivan E; Mihajlovic M; Rockett R; Ferson MJ, 2021, 'Bondi and beyond. Lessons from three waves of COVID-19 from 2020', Public Health Research and Practice, 31,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Gadsden T; Bateman-Steel CR; Chaverot S; Ressler KA; Chee K; Redwood L; Ferson MJ, 2021, 'Using a computerised database (REDCap) to monitor influenza vaccination coverage of healthcare workers and staff in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District', Australian Health Review, 45, pp. 97 - 103,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Merritt TD; Dalton CB; Kakar SR; Ferson MJ; Stanley P; Gilmour RE, 2021, 'Influenza outbreaks in aged care facilities in New South Wales in 2017: impact and lessons for surveillance', Communicable diseases intelligence (2018), 45,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Chee K; Workman C; Irvine S; Ferson MJ, 2020, 'Mumps outbreak in a rugby league team despite pre-existing immunity', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. 225 - 226,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Cashman P; Moberley S; Chee K; Stephenson J; Chaverot S; Martinelli J; Gadsden T; Bateman-Steel C; Redwood L; Howard Z; Ferson MJ; Durrheim DN, 2019, 'Participant centred safety surveillance of health care workers receiving influenza vaccination', Vaccine, 37, pp. 2427 - 2429,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ferson MJ; Ressler K-A; Nurkic A; Spokes PJ, 2019, 'Gonorrhoea enhanced surveillance for indigenous status and risk factors in the south-eastern Sydney population.', Commun Dis Intell (2018), 43,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Law C; McGuire R; Ferson MJ; Reid S; Gately C; Stephenson J; Campbell-Lloyd S; Gabriel S; Housen T; Sheppeard V; Corben P; Durrheim DN, 2019, 'Children overdue for immunisation: a question of coverage or reporting? An audit of the Australian Immunisation Register', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 214 - 220,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Li Y; Reeves RM; Wang X; Bassat Q; Brooks WA; Cohen C; Moore DP; Nunes M; Rath B; Campbell H; Nair H; Acacio S; Alonso WJ; Antonio M; Ayora Talavera G; Badarch D; Baillie VL; Barrera-Badillo G; Bigogo G; Broor S; Bruden D; Buchy P; Byass P; Chipeta J; Clara W; Dang DA; de Freitas Lázaro Emediato CC; de Jong M; Díaz-Quiñonez JA; Do LAH; Fasce RA; Feng L; Ferson MJ; Gentile A; Gessner BD; Goswami D; Goyet S; Grijalva CG; Halasa N; Hellferscee O; Hessong D; Homaira N; Jara J; Kahn K; Khuri-Bulos N; Kotloff KL; Lanata CF; Lopez O; Lopez Bolaños MR; Lucero MG; Lucion F; Lupisan SP; Madhi SA; Mekgoe O; Moraleda C; Moyes J; Mulholland K; Munywoki PK; Naby F; Nguyen TH; Nicol MP; Nokes DJ; Noyola DE; Onozuka D; Palani N; Poovorawan Y; Rahman M; Ramaekers K; Romero C; Schlaudecker EP; Schweiger B; Seidenberg P; Simoes EAF; Singleton R; Sistla S; Sturm-Ramirez K; Suntronwong N; Sutanto A; Tapia MD; Thamthitiwat S; Thongpan I; Tillekeratne G; Tinoco YO; Treurnicht FK; Turner C; Turner P; van Doorn R; Van Ranst M; Visseaux B; Waicharoen S; Wang J; Yoshida LM; Zar HJ, 2019, 'Global patterns in monthly activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus: a systematic analysis', The Lancet Global Health, 7, pp. e1031 - e1045,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Chee K; Gadsden T; Bateman-Steel C; Short E; Ferson M, 2018, 'Improving influenza vaccination coverage data for healthcare workers in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District using REDCap', Infection, Disease & Health, 23, pp. S18 - S18,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Glasgow KM; Bateman-Steel CR; Pope B; Ferson MJ, 2018, 'The right kind of viral: boosted Facebook advertisements for health protection messages', Medical Journal of Australia, 209, pp. 447,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lun JH; Hewitt J; Sitabkhan A; Eden JS; Enosi Tuipulotu D; Netzler NE; Morrell L; Merif J; Jones R; Huang B; Warrilow D; Ressler KA; Ferson MJ; Dwyer DE; Kok J; Rawlinson WD; Deere D; Crosbie ND; White PA, 2018, 'Emerging recombinant noroviruses identified by clinical and waste water screening article', Emerging Microbes and Infections, 7, pp. 1 - 14,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Scott I; McGavigan A; Ferson M; Woolley I; Burt MG; Russell A; Bridgman P; Ting J; Blacker D; Bonomo Y; Martin J; Szer J, 2018, 'Selected state of the art research in internal medicine, 2017', Internal Medicine Journal, 48, pp. 619 - 623,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Knippenberg B; Ferson MJ, 2017, 'Public health impact of the Enteroviruses and Parechoviruses', MICROBIOLOGY AUSTRALIA, 38, pp. 198 - 200,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lun JH; Ressler K-A; Ferson MJ; White PA, 2017, 'Norovirus and cruise ships', Microbiology Australia, 38, pp. 187 - 187,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Regan DG; Wood JG; Benevent C; Ali H; Smith LW; Robertson PW; Ferson MJ; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Law MG; Han A, 2016, 'Estimating the critical immunity threshold for preventing hepatitis A outbreaks in men who have sex with men', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 1528 - 1537,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Yapa CM; Furlong C; Rosewell A; Ward KA; Adamson S; Shadbolt C; Kok J; Tracy SL; Bowden S; Smedley EJ; Ferson MJ; Sheppeard V; McAnulty JM, 2016, 'First reported outbreak of locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection in Australia', The Medical journal of Australia, 204, pp. 274
    Journal articles | 2016
    Yapa CM; Furlong C; Rosewell A; Ward KA; Adamson S; Shadbolt C; Kok J; Tracy SL; Bowden S; Smedley EJ; Ferson MJ; Sheppeard V; McAnulty JM, 2016, 'First reported outbreak of locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection in Australia', The Medical journal of Australia, 204, pp. 274
    Journal articles | 2015
    Bateman-Steel CR; Smedley EJ; Kong M; Ferson MJ, 2015, 'Hepatitis C enhanced surveillance: Results from a southeastern Sydney pilot program', Public Health Research and Practice, 25, pp. e2521520,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Cumming G; Khatami A; McMullan BJ; Musto J; Leung K; Nguyen O; Ferson MJ; Papadakis G; Sheppeard V, 2015, 'Parechovirus genotype 3 outbreak among infants, New South Wales, Australia, 2013–2014', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 1144 - 1152,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Davey HM; Muscatello DJ; Wood JG; Snelling TL; Ferson MJ; Macartney KK, 2015, 'Impact of high coverage of monovalent human rotavirus vaccine on Emergency Department presentations for rotavirus gastroenteritis', Vaccine, 33, pp. 1726 - 1730,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Ferson MJ; Orr K, 2015, 'Some truths about the “low†childhood vaccination coverage in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 153,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Homaira N; Oei J-L; Mallitt K-A; Latif MA; Hilder L; Bajuk B; Ferson M; Nurkic A; Chambers GM; Rawlinson ; Snelling ; Jaffe A, 2015, 'High burden of RSV hospitalization in very young children: a data linkage study', Epidemiology and Infection,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lowbridge C; McIntyre PB; Gilmour R; Chiu C; Seale H; Ferson MJ; Gilbert GL, 2015, 'Long term population impact of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine with a "3+0″ schedule-How do "2+1″ and "3+1″ schedules compare?', Vaccine, 33, pp. 3234 - 3241,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Post JJ; Goldberg H; Kaufman G; Plit M; Ressler KA; Ferson MJ, 2015, 'HIV testing rates and co-infection among patients with tuberculosis in south-eastern Sydney, 2008–2013', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 255 - 257,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ressler KA; Ferson MJ; Smedley EJ, 2014, 'Gonorrhoea infection, reinfection and co-infection in men in inner Sydney: A populationbased analysis', Medical Journal of Australia, 200, pp. 26,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Botham SJ; Ressler KA; Maywood P; Hope KG; Bourne CP; Conaty SJ; Ferson MJ; Mayne DJ, 2013, 'Men who have sex with men, infectious syphilis and HIV coinfection in inner Sydney: Results of enhanced surveillance', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 291 - 298,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Ferson MJ; passmore E; tobin S, 2013, 'Meningococcal disease in NSW, 1991–2011: trends in relation to meningococcal C vaccination', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 24, pp. 119 - 124,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Jayamaha J; Binns P; Fennell M; Ferson MJ; Newton PJ; Tran T; Catton M; Robertson PW; Rawlinson WD, 2012, 'Laboratory diagnosis, molecular characteristics, epidemiological and clinical features of an outbreak of measles in a low incidence population in Australia', Journal of Clinical Virology, 54, pp. 168 - 173,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lowbridge CP; Tobin S; Seale H; Ferson MJ, 2012, 'EpiReview: notifications of Q fever in NSW, 2001-2010.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 23, pp. 31 - 35,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Passmore E; Booy R; Ferson MJ, 2012, 'Meningococcal disease', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 23, pp. 36 - 36,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Blundell L; Cains T; Ressler K-A; Ferson MJ, 2011, 'Compliance with sharps waste standards by a sample of Sydney acupuncture premises.', N S W Public Health Bull, 22, pp. 149 - 153,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Ferson MJ, 2011, 'Public health physicians: Here to help', Internal Medicine Journal, 41, pp. 371 - 372,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Jardine A; Ressler KA; Botham S; Irwin MJ; Shadbolt C; Vally H; Ferson MJ, 2011, 'An outbreak of salmonella typhimurium 108/170 at a privately catered barbeque at a sydney sports club', Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 8, pp. 1215 - 1219,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Mayne D; Ressler K; Smith D; Hockey G; Botham S; Ferson MJ, 2011, 'A community outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Sydney associated with a public swimming facility: A case-control study', Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2011, pp. 1 - 6,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Nirui M; Dudley M; Ferson M, 2011, 'Health and wellbeing of the invisible: 91³ÉÈ˰涶Òôless women with young children', Australasian Psychiatry, 19, pp. 536,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Spokes PJ; Ferson MJ; Ressler KA, 2011, 'Staff immunisation: Policy and practice in child care', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 47, pp. 530 - 534,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Figtree M; Miyakis S; Stenos J; Graves S; Botham S; Ferson MJ; Krilis S, 2010, 'Q fever cholecystitis in an unvaccinated butcher diagnosed by gallbladder plymerase chain reaction', Vector - Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 10, pp. 421 - 423,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Poulos RG; Ferson M; Orr K; Mccarthy M; Botham S; Stern J; Lucey A, 2010, 'Vaccination against hepatitis A and B in persons subject to homelessness in inner Sydney: Vaccine acceptance, completion rates and immunogenicity', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34, pp. 130 - 135,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Belshaw D; Muscatello D; Ferson MJ; Nuekic A, 2009, 'Rotavirus vaccination one year on...', Annual report of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 2007--Amended, 33, pp. 337 - 340,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Bowen A; Ferson M; Graudins LV; Palasanthiran P, 2009, 'Pertussis prevention and treatment: A call for wider access to azithromycin', Medical Journal of Australia, 190, pp. 388 - 389,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Bowen AC; Ferson MJ; Palasanthiran P, 2009, 'Consequences of an unrecognized measles exposure in an emergency department', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 21, pp. 491 - 496,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ferson MJ; Konecny P, 2009, 'Recent increases in mumps incidence in Australia: The `forgotten` age group in the 1998 Australian Measles Control Campaign', Medical Journal of Australia, 190, pp. 283 - 284,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ferson MJ; Robertson PW, 2009, 'Pertusis outbreaks in aged-care facilities.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 20
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lusk M; Uddin R; Ferson MJ; Rawlinson WD; Konecny P, 2009, 'Primary health care providers surveyed commonly misinterpret `first void urine` for chlamydia screening', Sexual Health, 6, pp. 91 - 93,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Schindeler S; Muscatello D; Ferson MJ; Rogers K; Grant P; Churches T, 2009, 'Evaluation of alternative respiratory syndromes for specific syndromic surveillance of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus: a time series analysis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 9, pp. online,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Sheppeard V; Forssman B; Ferson MJ; Moreira C; Campbell-Lloyd S; Dwyer DE; McAnulty JM, 2009, 'The effectiveness of prophylaxis for measles contacts in NSW.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 20, pp. 81 - 85,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Sheppeard V; Forssman B; Ferson MJ; Moreira C; Campbell-Lloyd S; Dwyer DE; McAnulty JM, 2009, 'Vaccine failures and vaccine effectiveness in children during measles outbreaks in New South Wales, March-May 2006.', Communicable diseases intelligence, 33, pp. 21 - 26
    Journal articles | 2009
    Sheppeard V; Forssman B; Ferson MJ; Moreira C; Campbell-lloyd S; McAnulty JM, 2009, 'The effectiveness of prophylaxis for measles contacts in NSW', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 20, pp. 81 - 85,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Bourne CP; Edwards B; Shaw M; Gowers A; Rodgers CJ; Ferson MJ, 2008, 'Sexually transmissible infection testing guidelines for men who have sex with men', Sexual Health, 5, pp. 189 - 191
    Journal articles | 2008
    Mannes T; Forssman B; Gupta L; Ferson MJ; Christopher S; McAnulty JM; Musto J, 2008, 'Investigation of an outbreak of acute illness in a school group visiting Sydney, September 2006', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 19, pp. 20 - 23
    Journal articles | 2008
    Ressler K; Orr K; Bowdler S; Grove S; Best P; Ferson MJ, 2008, 'Opportunistic immunisation of infants admitted to hospital: Are we doing enough?', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 44, pp. 317 - 320,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Ward K; McIntyre P; Kirkwood CD; Roche PF; Ferson MJ; Van Buynder PG; Roberts-Witteveen AR; Kesson AM; Krause VL; McAnulty JM, 2008, 'Rotavirus surveillance in Australia', Annual report of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 2007--Amended, 32, pp. 82 - 87
    Journal articles | 2007
    Durrheim D; Kelly H; Ferson MJ; Featherstone D, 2007, 'Remaining measles challenges in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 181 - 184
    Journal articles | 2007
    Poulos RG; Ferson MJ; Orr K; Lucy A; Botharn S; Mccarthy M; Stern J; Dixon J; Murray C; Polis SJ, 2007, 'Risk factors and sero prevalence of markers for hepatitis A, B and C in persons subject to homelessness in inner Sydney', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 31, pp. 247 - 251
    Journal articles | 2006
    Botham S; Resler K; Bourne CP; Ferson MJ, 2006, 'Epidemic infectious syphilis in inner Sydney - strengthening enhanced surveillance', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 30, pp. 529 - 533
    Journal articles | 2006
    Durrheim D; Ferson M, 2006, 'Preparing for the inevitable--an influenza pandemic.', N S W Public Health Bull, 17, pp. 97 - 98,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Ferson MJ; Durrheim DN, 2006, 'Investing in capacity to meet the challenge of an influenza pandemic.', N S W Public Health Bull, 17, pp. 129 - 130,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Watson M; Gilmour R; Menzies R; Ferson M; McIntyre P, 2006, 'The association of respiratory viruses, temperature, and other climatic parameters with the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in Sydney, Australia', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 42, pp. 211 - 215,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Ferson MJ; Ressler K, 2005, 'Bound for Sydney town: health surveillance on international cruise vessels visiting the Port of Sydney', Medical Journal of Australia, 182, pp. 391 - 394
    Journal articles | 2004
    Botham S; Poulos RG; Mcfarland K; Ferson MJ, 2004, 'Getting it right - the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register and immunisation rates in south-eastern Sydney', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 68 - 71,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Cains T; Cannata S; Poulos RG; Ferson MJ; Stewart BW, 2004, 'Designated `no smoking`areas provide from partial to no protection from environmental tobacco smoke', Tobacco Control, 13, pp. 17 - 22
    Journal articles | 2004
    Ferson MJ; Senanayake SN, 2004, 'Detention for tuberculosis: health and the law', Medical Journal of Australia, 180, pp. 573 - 576
    Journal articles | 2004
    Leask A; Yankos P; Ferson MJ, 2004, 'Fish, so foul! Foodborne illness caused by combined fish histamine and wax ester poisoning.', Commun Dis Intell Q Rep, 28, pp. 83 - 85,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Lee D; Ashwell M; Ferson M; Beer I; McAnulty J, 2004, 'Hepatitis A outbreak associated with a Mothers' Day 'Yum Cha' meal, Sydney, 1997.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 15, pp. 6 - 9,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Poulos RG; Ferson MJ, 2004, 'Enhanced surveillance of acute hepatitis B in south-eastern Sydney', Annual report of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 2007--Amended, 28, pp. 392 - 395,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Rawlinson WD; Ferson MJ; Morgan KE; Robertson PW; Hampson AW; Carter IW, 2004, 'Concurrent summer influenza and pertussis outbreaks in a nursing home in Sydney, Australia', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 25, pp. 962 - 966
    Journal articles | 2004
    Senanayake SN; Ferson MJ; Botham SJ; Belinfante RT, 2004, 'A child with Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B infection acquired from a fish tank [1]', Medical Journal of Australia, 180, pp. 250,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Dong Z; Ferson MJ; Yankos P; Delpech V; Hurst R, 2002, 'Randomized controlled trial of active physician-based surveillance of foodborne illness [1]', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8, pp. 106,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Nirui M; Dudley MJ; Adily A; Ferson MJ, 2002, 'Identification of youth who have deliberately self poisoned A medical records audit in university teaching hospitals', Archives of Suicide Research, 6, pp. 143 - 153,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Poulos RG; Smedley EJ; Ferson MJ; Bolisetty S; Tapsall JW, 2002, 'refining the public health response to primary meningococcal conjunctivitis', Annual report of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 2007--Amended, 26, pp. 592 - 595
    Journal articles | 2002
    White PA; Hansman G; Rawlinson WD; Mciver CJ, 2002, 'Norwalk-like virus 95/96-US strain is a major cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in Australia', Journal of Medical Virology, 68, pp. 113 - 118,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Ferson MJ, 2001, 'Books as carriers of disease', Medical Journal of Australia, 175, pp. 663 - 665
    Journal articles | 2001
    Ferson MJ, 2001, 'Chickenpox vaccine for all?', Medicine Today, 2, pp. 64 - 69
    Journal articles | 2000
    Allen CC; Ferson MJ, 2000, 'Notification of infectious diseases by general practitioners: a qualitative study', Medical Journal of Australia, 172, pp. 325 - 328
    Journal articles | 2000
    Banwell K; Butler T; Ferson M; Hatzi S; Paraskevopoulos P, 2000, 'Introducing a New South Wales Vessel Inspection Program for cruise ships.', N S W Public Health Bull, 11, pp. 148 - 150,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Delpech VC; Thackway SV; Young L; Pontivivo G; Smedley E; Morgan K; Ferson MJ, 2000, 'Hepatitis A in south-eastern Sydney 1997-1999: continuing concerns for gay men and an outbreak among illicit drug users.', Communicable diseases intelligence, 24, pp. 203 - 206
    Journal articles | 2000
    Delpech VC; Thackway SV; Young LC; Pontivivo G; Smedley EJ; Morgan KR; Ferson MJ, 2000, 'Outbreak of hepatitis A among illicit drug users in southeast Sydney [4]', Medical Journal of Australia, 172, pp. 143,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Ferson M; Paraskevopoulos P; Hatzi S; Yankos P; Fennell M; Condylios A, 2000, 'Presumptive summer influenza A: an outbreak on a trans-Tasman cruise.', Commun Dis Intell, 24, pp. 45 - 47,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Ferson MJ; Ressler K; Mciver CJ; Isaacs M; Rawlinson WD, 2000, 'Norwalk-like virus as a cause of a gastroenteritis outbreak in a childcare centre', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24, pp. 342 - 343,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Ferson MJ, 2000, 'Adult vaccination: Old needs, new challenges and opportunities', Medical Journal of Australia, 173, pp. 72 - 73,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Voss LM; Benn R; Brewster D; Burgess MA; Burgner D; Caplan D; Carapetis J; Collignon P; Curtis N; Daley A; Doherty R; Faoagali J; Ferson M; Forsyth K; Garland S; Gilbert GL; Goldwater P; Gordon D; Grimwood K; Hanna J; Hogg G; Holdaway D; Holloway M; Isaacs D; Jeffery H; Jones C; Kakakios A; Kesson A; Lennon D; McCrossin D; McGregor A; McIntosh D; McIntyre P; McMaster P; Nissen M; Nourse C; Palasanthiran P; Poynten M; Ritchie B; Roberton D; Robins-Brown R; Robson J; Royle J; Starr M; Watson M; Wesselingh S; Whitson J; Yung A; Allen H; Armstrong D; Asher I; Byrnes C; Chang A; Clements B; Cooper D; Cooper P; Field P; Fitzgerald D; Francis P; Freezer N; Gillies J; Haifer M; Harris M; Henry R; Isles A; Kemp A; Kennedy D; Landau L; Le Souef P; Martin J; Massie J; Masters B; Mellis CM; Morton J; Olinsky A; Pattemore P; Robertson C; Robinson P; Sawyer S; Sly P; Smith G; Staugas R; Stick S; Van Asperen P; Wainwright C, 2000, 'Management of tuberculosis in children', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 36, pp. 530 - 536,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Waples P; Thackway S; Banwell K; Ferson M; Hatzi S, 2000, 'Health surveillance on cruise ships during the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.', N S W Public Health Bull, 11, pp. 150 - 151,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Ferson MJ; Young L; Hansen GR; Post JJ; Tapsall JW; Shultz TR; Limnois A; Lee DJ; Reinbott P; Duffy Y; Robertson PW; Jones PD, 1999, 'Unusual cluster of mild invasive serogroup C meningococcal infect-ion in a university college', Annual report of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 2007--Amended, pp. 261 - 264
    Journal articles | 1999
    J. Ferson M; Yankos P; Pontivivo G; Wong A; Lee D; Isaacs M; Intan F; J. McIver C; D. Rawlinson W, 1999, 'Value of a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay for Norwalk-like viruses in the investigation of institutional gastroenteritis outbreaks', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 10, pp. 158 - 158,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Nirui M; Delpech VC; Ferson MJ; Christie L, 1999, 'Childhood injury surveillance: the value of emergency department data.', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 10, pp. 79 - 81
    Journal articles | 1998
    Chant KG; Sullivan EA; Burgess MA; Ferson MJ; Forrest J; Baird LM; Tudehope DI; Tilse M, 1998, 'Varicella-zoster virus infection in Australia.', Public Health Association of Australia, pp. 413 - 418
    Journal articles | 1998
    Chant KG; Sullivan EA; Burgess MA; Ferson MJ; Forrest JM; Baird LM; Tudehope DI; Tuse M, 1998, 'Varicella-zoster virus infection in Australia (vol 22, pg 413, 1998)', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 22, pp. 630 - 630,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ferson MJ; Henry RL, 1998, 'Paediatric rotavirus gastroenteritis: where to now in prevention and treatment?', Medical Journal of Australia, 169, pp. 241 - 242
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ferson MJ; Matthews NT; Choong RK, 1998, 'Infant pertussis deaths in New South Wales 1996-1997.', Medical Journal of Australia, 168, pp. 281 - 283
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ferson MJ; Robertson PW; Donovan JW, 1998, 'Measles immunity and immunisation status in under-5-year-old children in New South Wales: a population-based study. .', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 34, pp. 339 - 341,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ferson MJ; Shen WL; Stark AE, 1998, 'Direct and indirect costs of chickenpox in young children.', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 34, pp. 18 - 21,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ferson MJ, 1998, 'Childhood vaccine argument questioned.', Aust N Z J Public Health, 22, pp. 628,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ferson MJ, 1998, 'Foreword (to measles issue).', Milestones-infant and child immunisation, Issue 2:2.
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ferson MJ, 1998, 'Hepatitis A ¿ a neglected re-emerging disease (point of view).', In the news, 12, pp. 3 - 4
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ferson MJ, 1998, 'The role of clinical and public health staff in pertussis prevention.', Milestones-infant and child immunisation, 1
    Journal articles | 1998
    Person MJ; Young LC; Stokes ML, 1998, 'Changing epidemiology of hepatitis A in the 1990s in Sydney, Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, 121, pp. 631 - 636,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Phan TG; Estell J; Duggin G; Beer I; Smith D; Ferson MJ, 1998, 'Lead poisoning from drinking Kombucha tea brewed in a ceramic pot', Medical Journal of Australia, 169, pp. 644 - 646,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Sullivan EA; Chant KG; Burgess MA; Ferson MJ; Forrest J; Baird LM; Tudehope DI; Tilse M, 1998, 'Varicela-Zoster virus infection in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22, pp. 413 - 418,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Virik S; Ferson MJ, 1998, 'Controlling measles: responsibilities of children`s services.', Rattler, pp. 26 - 27
    Journal articles | 1998
    Wark P; Goldberg H; Ferson MJ; Mckenzie DK; Lau E; Rivas KA, 1998, 'Mycobacterial lymphadenitis in eastern Sydney.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, pp. 453 - 458
    Journal articles | 1998
    Wark P; Goldberg HF; Ferson MJ; Mckenzie DK; Lau E; Rivas KA, 1998, 'Mycobacterial Lymphadenitis in Eastern Sydney', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, pp. 453 - 458
    Journal articles | 1998
    Xie HM; Basser M; Cass Y; Ferson MJ; Thompson CJ, 1998, 'Population health profile 1997.', South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service. Sydney
    Journal articles | 1997
    Butler T; Dolan K; Ferson MJ; Mcguiness L; Brown PJ; Robertson PW; Butler , 1997, 'Hepatitis B and C in New South Wales prisons. Prevalence and risk factors', Medical Journal of Australia, 166, pp. 127 - 130
    Journal articles | 1997
    Butler T; Ferson MJ, 1997, 'Faecal pollution of ocean swimming pools and stormwater outlets in eastern Sydney', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 21, pp. 567 - 571,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Ferson MJ; Stringfellow S; McPhie K; McIver CJ; Simos A, 1997, 'Longitudinal study of rotavirus infection in child-care centres', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 33, pp. 157 - 160,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Ferson MJ, 1997, 'Infection control in child care settings.', Commun Dis Intell, 21, pp. 333 - 337,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Grimwood K; Collignon PJ; Currie BJ; Ferson MJ; Gilbert GL; Hogg GG; Isaacs D; McIntyre PB, 1997, 'Antibiotic management of pneumococcal infections in an era of increased resistance.', J Paediatr Child Health, 33, pp. 287 - 295,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Lau EA; Ferson MJ, 1997, 'Surveillance for tuberculosis among residents of hostels for homeless men.', Aust N Z J Public Health, 21, pp. 447 - 450,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Liddle JL; Burgess MA; Gilbert GL; Hanson RM; McIntyre PB; Bishop RF; Ferson MJ, 1997, 'Rotavirus gastroenteritis: impact on young children, their families and the health care system.', Med J Aust, 167, pp. 304 - 307,
    Journal articles | 1997
    McLaws M; Murphy C; Taylor KN; Ferson MJ; Gold J; Donnellan R; Dalton DM, 1997, 'Rate of seasonal spread of respiratory syncital virus in a paediatric hospital', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 18, pp. 778 - 780
    Journal articles | 1997
    Su J; Ferson MJ; Stark AE; Robertson PW, 1997, 'Evaluation of the neonatal hepatitis B vaccination program in infants born to Chinese mothers.', The Medical journal of Australia, 166, pp. 446 - 447,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Ferson MJ, 1996, 'Hospitalisations for rotavirus gastroenteritis among children under five years of age in New South Wales.', Med J Aust, 164, pp. 273 - 276,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Harris E; Harris M; Ferson M; Sherry K, 1996, 'The capacity of children's services in New South Wales to meet their responsibilities under the public health (Amendment) Act 1992', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 20, pp. 409 - 412,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Kesson AM; Grimwood K; Burgess MA; Ferson MJ; Gilbert GL; Hogg G; Isaacs D; Kakakios A; McIntyre P, 1996, 'Acyclovir for the prevention and treatment of varicella zoster in children, adolescents and pregnancy.', J Paediatr Child Health, 32, pp. 211 - 217,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Ferson MJ; Fitzsimmons G; Christie D; Woollett H, 1995, 'School health nurse interventions to increase immunisation uptake in school entrants.', Public Health, 109, pp. 25 - 29,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Ferson MJ; Young LC; Robertson PW; Whybin LR, 1995, 'Difficulties in clinical diagnosis of measles: Proposal for modified clinical case definition', Medical Journal of Australia, 163, pp. 364 - 366,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Ferson MJ, 1995, 'Another vaccine, another treadmill?', J Paediatr Child Health, 31, pp. 3 - 5,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Bell S; Robertson P; Whybin R; Ferson M, 1994, 'Improving the quality of HIV data', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 5, pp. 10 - 10,
    Journal articles | 1994
    FERSON MJ; FISHER K, 1994, 'COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN CHILD-CARE CENTERS - EFFECTS ON PARENTAL WORK ABSENTEEISM', JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 30, pp. 557 - 558,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Ferson MJ; Robertson PW; Whybin LR, 1994, 'Cost effectiveness of prevaccination screening of health care workers for immunity to measles, rubella and mumps', Medical Journal of Australia, 160,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Ferson MJ, 1994, 'Control of infections in child care.', Med J Aust, 161, pp. 615 - 618,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Isaacs D; Ferson M; Gilbert GL; Grimwood K; McIntyre P, 1994, 'Chemoprophylaxis for Haemophilus and meningococcal infections. Position paper, Royal Australasian College of Physicians.', J Paediatr Child Health, 30, pp. 9 - 11,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Ferson MJ, 1993, 'Child care for mildly sick children.', Aust J Public Health, 17, pp. 393 - 394,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Ferson MJ, 1993, 'Infections in day care.', Curr Opin Pediatr, 5, pp. 35 - 40,
    Journal articles | 1992
    Ferson MJ; Christie D, 1992, 'Measles immunisation compliance: poor impact of bicentennial measles control campaigns on children under five.', Aust J Public Health, 16, pp. 31 - 34,
    Journal articles | 1992
    Ferson MJ; Young LC, 1992, 'Cryptosporidium and coxsackievirus B5 causing epidemic diarrhoea in a child-care centre [6]', Medical Journal of Australia, 156, pp. 813,
    Journal articles | 1991
    FERSON MJ; MORTON JR; ROBERTSON PW, 1991, 'Impact of influenza on morbidity in children with cystic fibrosis', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 27, pp. 308 - 311,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Ferson MJ; Bell SM, 1991, 'Outbreak of coxsackievirus A16 hand, foot, and mouth disease in a child day-care center [2]', American Journal of Public Health, 81, pp. 1675 - 1676,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Rushworth RL; Bell SM; Rubin GL; Hunter RM; Ferson MJ, 1991, 'Improving surveillance of infectious diseases in New South Wales', Medical Journal of Australia, 154, pp. 828 - 831,
    Journal articles | 1990
    Ferson MJ; Bell SM; Robertson PW, 1990, 'Determination and importance of varicella immune status of nursing staff in a children's hospital', Journal of Hospital Infection, 15, pp. 347 - 351,
    Journal articles | 1990
    Ferson MJ; Christie D, 1990, 'True and false contraindications to pertussis vaccine.', Med J Aust, 153, pp. 568 - 569,
    Journal articles | 1990
    Ferson MJ, 1990, 'Immunisation state and its documentation in hospital patients.', Arch Dis Child, 65, pp. 763 - 767,
    Journal articles | 1989
    Ferson MJ; Robertson PW, 1989, 'Congenital toxoplasmosis.', The Medical journal of Australia, 150, pp. 110,
    Journal articles | 1989
    Ferson MJ, 1989, '"Awareness" of hepatitis B infection among child day-care staff members.', Med J Aust, 151, pp. 484 - 485,
    Journal articles | 1989
    Robertson PW; Bell SM; Ferson MJ, 1989, 'A method for determining the cut-off value of a varicella-zoster virus IgG enzyme immunoassay for immune status', Journal of Virological Methods, 26, pp. 115 - 118,
    Journal articles | 1988
    Ferson MJ; Shi E, 1988, 'Periorbital cellulitis with meningococcal bacteremia.', Pediatr Infect Dis J, 7, pp. 600 - 601,
    Journal articles | 1988
    ROBERTSON PW; FERSON MJ, 1988, 'ANTIBODY PATTERNS IN THE SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF TOXOPLASMOSIS', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 18, pp. 811 - 811,
  • Conference Papers | 1981
    FERSON MJ; CHAMPION GD; EDMONDS JP; FELLER JM; KAINER G; ZIEGLER JB, 1981, 'REVIEW OF 100 REFERRALS TO A PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY CLINIC', in AUSTRALIAN PAEDIATRIC JOURNAL, BLACKWELL SCIENCE, pp. 140 - 141,

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