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Overview

Robert Booy is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia, focusing primarily on medicine with a substantial body of work in epidemiology and infectious diseases. Their research spans various subfields including modeling and simulation, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as clinical psychology.

Their main topics of research encompass COVID-19 epidemiological studies, respiratory viral infections research, and influenza virus research. Other significant research areas include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, travel-related health issues, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, and the intersection of COVID-19 and mental health.

Booy has contributed to a range of publication venues with multiple articles in the following journals:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Communicable Diseases Intelligence
  • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • Expert Review of Vaccines

Recent notable papers include:

  • "School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review" (2020, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health)
  • "Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adolescents Compared With Adults" (2020, JAMA Pediatrics)
  • "Epidemiology and clinical features of COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021, EClinicalMedicine)
  • "Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection amongst children and adolescents compared with adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • "School Closure and Management Practices During Coronavirus Outbreaks Including COVID-19: A Rapid Narrative Systematic Review" (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Gulam Khandaker
  • Harunor Rashid
  • Nicolas R. Smoll
  • Catherine King
  • Mohammad Alfelali

Best Publications

  • School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review.

    Russell M Viner;Simon J Russell;Helen Croker;Jessica Packer

  • Vaccination greatly reduces disease, disability, death and inequity worldwide.

    FE Andre;R Booy;HL Bock;J Clemens

  • Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adolescents Compared With Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Russell M. Viner;Oliver T. Mytton;Chris Bonell;G. J. Melendez-Torres

  • Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Stella G Muthuri;Sudhir Venkatesan;Puja R Myles;Jo Leonardi-Bee

  • Face mask use and control of respiratory virus transmission in households.

    C. Raina MacIntyre;Simon Cauchemez;Dominic E. Dwyer;Holly Seale

  • Association of variants of the gene for mannose-binding lectin with susceptibility to meningococcal disease

    Martin L Hibberd;Michiko Sumiya;John A Summerfield;Robert Booy

  • Genome-wide association study identifies FCGR2A as a susceptibility locus for Kawasaki disease.

    Chiea Chuen Khor;Chiea Chuen Khor;Sonia Davila;Sonia Davila;Willemijn B. Breunis;Yi Ching Lee

  • 4G/5G promoter polymorphism in the plasminogen-activator-inhibitor-1 gene and outcome of meningococcal disease

    Peter Wm Hermans;Martin L Hibberd;Robert Booy;Olufunmilayo Daramola

  • Variation in the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter region may be associated with death from meningococcal disease

    Simon Nadel;Melanie J. Newport;Robert Booy;Michael Levin

  • Global Role and Burden of Influenza in Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalizations, 1982–2012: A Systematic Analysis

    Kathryn E. Lafond;Kathryn E. Lafond;Harish Nair;Harish Nair;Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly;Fátima Valente

  • Reduction in case fatality rate from meningococcal disease associated with improved healthcare delivery.

    R Booy;P Habibi;S Nadel;C de Munter

  • Severe and unrecognised: pertussis in UK infants.

    N S Crowcroft;R Booy;T Harrison;L Spicer

  • Kawasaki disease: an evidence based approach to diagnosis, treatment, and proposals for future research

    P.A. Brogan;A. Bose;David Burgner;D. Shingadia

  • Intussusception following rotavirus vaccine administration: post-marketing surveillance in the National Immunization Program in Australia

    James Buttery;Margie Danchin;Katherine Lee;John Carlin

  • Intradermal Influenza Vaccine Administered Using a New Microinjection System Produces Superior Immunogenicity in Elderly Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    David Holland;Robert Booy;Ferdinandus De Looze;Peter Eizenberg

  • Body mass, weight control behaviours, weight perception and emotional well being in a multiethnic sample of early adolescents

    R M Viner;M M Haines;S J C Taylor;J Head

  • Immunogenicity of a monovalent 2009 influenza A(H1N1) vaccine in infants and children: a randomized trial

    Terry Nolan;Jodie McVernon;Maryanne Skeljo;Peter Richmond

  • Outcomes of invasive meningococcal serogroup B disease in children and adolescents (MOSAIC): a case-control study.

    Russell M Viner;Robert Booy;Helen Johnson;W John Edmunds

  • The role of healthcare delivery in the outcome of meningococcal disease in children: case-control study of fatal and non-fatal cases

    Nelly Ninis;Claire Phillips;Linda Bailey;Jon I Pollock

  • Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis

    H El Bashir;M Laundy;R Booy

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominic E. Dwyer
Dominic E. Dwyer University of Sydney
Peter Richmond
Peter Richmond University of Western Australia
Russell M. Viner
Russell M. Viner University College London
Michael Levin
Michael Levin Tufts University
Julie Leask
Julie Leask University of Sydney
Ziad A. Memish
Ziad A. Memish Emory University
Michael D. Nissen
Michael D. Nissen University of Queensland
Paul T. Heath
Paul T. Heath St George's, University of London
Russell C. Dale
Russell C. Dale University of Sydney
Peter McIntyre
Peter McIntyre University of Otago

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