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Ian G. Barr is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on epidemiology and infectious diseases. Their research spans several key subfields including immunology, modeling and simulation, as well as agronomy and crop science.

Their work addresses major topics such as influenza virus research studies, respiratory viral infections research, and viral infections and vectors. Other areas of focus include viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, animal disease management and epidemiology, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Among their recently published papers are the following:

  • Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis (2022) published in The Lancet
  • Off-season RSV epidemics in Australia after easing of COVID-19 restrictions (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • Where has all the influenza gone? The impact of COVID-19 on the circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses, Australia, March to September 2020 (2020) published in Eurosurveillance
  • Human seasonal influenza under COVID-19 and the potential consequences of influenza lineage elimination (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • Resurgence of avian influenza virus (2022) published in Science

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Ian G. Barr include:

  • Sheena G. Sullivan
  • Heidi Peck
  • Yi-Mo Deng
  • Benjamin J. Cowling
  • Kanta Subbarao

The scientist has published research in various venues, notably:

  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses (23 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (16 publications)
  • Communicable Diseases Intelligence (6 publications)
  • Nature Communications (5 publications)
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis

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  • The Global Circulation of Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses

    Colin A. Russell;Terry C. Jones;Terry C. Jones;Terry C. Jones;Ian G. Barr;Nancy J. Cox

  • Global circulation patterns of seasonal influenza viruses vary with antigenic drift.

    Trevor Bedford;Steven Riley;Ian G. Barr;Shobha Broor

  • Substitutions near the receptor binding site determine major antigenic change during influenza virus evolution.

    Björn F. Koel;David F. Burke;Theo M. Bestebroer;Stefan van der Vliet

  • Antibody landscapes after influenza virus infection or vaccination

    J. M. Fonville;J. M. Fonville;J. M. Fonville;S. H. Wilks;S. H. Wilks;S. L. James;S. L. James;A. Fox

  • Emergence and spread of oseltamivir-resistant A(H1N1) influenza viruses in Oceania, South East Asia and South Africa.

    Aeron C. Hurt;Joanne Ernest;Yi-Mo Deng;Pina Iannello

  • Efficacy of Soap and Water and Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Preparations against Live H1N1 Influenza Virus on the Hands of Human Volunteers

    M Lindsay Grayson;M Lindsay Grayson;Sharmila Melvani;Julian D Druce;Ian G Barr

  • Human seasonal influenza under COVID-19 and the potential consequences of influenza lineage elimination

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  • Performance of six influenza rapid tests in detecting human influenza in clinical specimens

    Aeron C. Hurt;Aeron C. Hurt;Robert Alexander;Jan Hibbert;Nicola Deed

  • Where has all the influenza gone? The impact of COVID-19 on the circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses, Australia, March to September 2020

    Sheena G Sullivan;Sandra Carlson;Allen C Cheng;Monique Bn Chilver

  • Influenza vaccine strain selection and recent studies on the global migration of seasonal influenza viruses

    Colin A. Russell;Terry C. Jones;Terry C. Jones;Terry C. Jones;Ian G. Barr;Nancy J. Cox

  • Zanamivir-Resistant Influenza Viruses with a Novel Neuraminidase Mutation

    Aeron C. Hurt;Jessica K. Holien;Michael Parker;Michael Parker;Anne Kelso

  • ISCOMs and other saponin based adjuvants.

    JC Cox;A Sjölander;IG Barr

  • Susceptibility of highly pathogenic A(H5N1) avian influenza viruses to the neuraminidase inhibitors and adamantanes.

    Aeron Christopher Giles Hurt;Paul Selleck;Naomi Komadina;Robert P Shaw

  • Influenza virus A (H10N7) in chickens and poultry abattoir workers, Australia.

    George G. Arzey;Peter D. Kirkland;K. Edla Arzey;Melinda Frost

  • Human CD8+ T cell cross-reactivity across influenza A, B and C viruses

    Marios Koutsakos;Patricia T. Illing;Thi H. O. Nguyen;Nicole A. Mifsud

  • The contrasting phylodynamics of human influenza B viruses

    Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna;Edward C. Holmes;Udayan Joseph;Mathieu Fourment

  • ISCOMs: an adjuvant with multiple functions.

    Anders Sjölander;John C. Cox;Ian G. Barr

  • 2009 influenza A(H1N1) seroconversion rates and risk factors among distinct adult cohorts in Singapore.

    Mark I. C. Chen;Vernon J. M. Lee;Wei-Yen Lim;Ian G. Barr

  • Characteristics of a widespread community cluster of H275Y oseltamivir-resistant A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza in Australia

    A. C. Hurt;K. Hardie;N. J. Wilson;Yi-Mo Deng

  • Epidemiological, antigenic and genetic characteristics of seasonal influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2) and B influenza viruses: basis for the WHO recommendation on the composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2009-2010 northern hemisphere season

    Ian G Barr;John McCauley;Nancy Cox;Rod Daniels

  • Identification of vaccine candidate antigens from a genomic analysis of Porphyromonas gingivalis.

    Bruce C. Ross;Larissa Czajkowski;Dianna Hocking;Mai Margetts

  • MDCK-SIAT1 Cells Show Improved Isolation Rates for Recent Human Influenza Viruses Compared to Conventional MDCK Cells

    Ding Yuan Oh;Ian G Barr;Jennifer Anne Mosse;Karen L Laurie

  • Performance of influenza rapid point-of-care tests in the detection of swine lineage A(H1N1) influenza viruses.

    Aeron C Hurt;Chantal Baas;Yi-Mo Deng;Sally Roberts

  • Multiple Infections with Seasonal Influenza A Virus Induce Cross-Protective Immunity against A(H1N1) Pandemic Influenza Virus in a Ferret Model

    Karen L. Laurie;Louise A. Carolan;Deborah Middleton;Sue Lowther

  • Oseltamivir Resistance and the H274Y Neuraminidase Mutation in Seasonal, Pandemic and Highly Pathogenic Influenza Viruses

    Aeron C. Hurt;Jessica K. Holien;Michael W. Parker;Michael W. Parker;Ian G. Barr

  • ISCOMs (immunostimulating complexes): the first decade.

    Ian G Barr;Graham F Mitchell

  • Combined NKT cell activation and influenza virus vaccination boosts memory CTL generation and protective immunity

    Carole Guillonneau;Justine D. Mintern;François Xavier Hubert;Aeron C. Hurt

Frequent Co-Authors

Aeron C. Hurt
Aeron C. Hurt Roche (Switzerland)
Anne Kelso
Anne Kelso University of Melbourne
Sebastian Maurer-Stroh
Sebastian Maurer-Stroh Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Sheena G. Sullivan
Sheena G. Sullivan World Health Organization
Raymond T. P. Lin
Raymond T. P. Lin National University of Singapore
Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna
Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna University of Hong Kong
Vernon J. Lee
Vernon J. Lee Ministry of Health
James M. McCaw
James M. McCaw University of Melbourne
Derek J. Smith
Derek J. Smith University of Cambridge
Yee Sin Leo
Yee Sin Leo Nanyang Technological University

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