Professor John McBride is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Cairns Hospital clinical school. Originally from Adelaide, he has been in north Queensland since 1993.

John has major interests in the Tropical Infectious Diseases of north Queensland and the Western Pacific. After training in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology in Adelaide he completed a PhD on dengue fever in Townsville before moving to Cairns.

Other areas of interest include HIV in PNG and the role of male circumcision in its prevention, rickettsial infections, Leptospirosis, thermal scanning for fever, fever surveillance and the hunt for new pathogens.

Research Disciplines

• Epidemiology (4202)
• Medical microbiology (3207)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Specific population health (2005)

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Journal Articles

• Dickson B, Graves P, Aye N, Nwe T, Wai T, Win S, Shwe M, Douglass J, Wood P, Wangdi K and McBride W (2021) Risk factors for lymphatic filariasis and mass drug administration non?participation in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Parasites & Vectors, 14.
• Singh A, McBride J, Govan B and Pearson M (2019) Survey of local fauna from endemic areas of northern Queensland, Australia for the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans. International Journal Of Mycobacteriology, 8 (1). pp. 48-52
• Singh A, McBride W, Govan B, Pearson M and Ritchie S (2019) A survey on Mycobacterium ulcerans in mosquitoes and march flies captured from endemic areas of northern Queensland, Australia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 (2).
• Stewart A, Smith S, Binotto E, McBride W and Hanson J (2019) The epidemiology and clinical features of rickettsial diseases in North Queensland, Australia: implications for patient identification and management. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 (7).
• Dickson B, Graves P, Aye N, Nwe T, Wai T, Win S, Shwe M, Douglass J, Bradbury R and McBride W (2018) The prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection and disease following six rounds of mass drug administration in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12 (11).
• Singh A, McBride W, Govan B and Pearson M (2018) Potential animal reservoir of Mycobacterium ulcerans: a systematic review. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 3 (2).
• Trevis T, Gosse M, Santarossa N, Tabrizi S, Russell D and McBride W (2018) Mycoplasma genitalium in the Far North Queensland backpacker population: an observational study of prevalence and azithromycin resistance. PLoS One, 13 (8).
• Dickson B, Graves P and McBride W (2017) Lymphatic filariasis in mainland South-East Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and disease burden. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2 (3).
• Manineng C, MacLaren D, Baigry M, Trowalle E, Muller R, Vallely A, Gesch P, Hombhanje F and McBride W (2017) Re-establishing safer medical-circumcision integrated initiation ceremonies for HIV prevention in a rural setting in Papua New Guinea. A multi-method acceptability study. PLoS ONE, 12 (11).
• Redman-MacLaren M, Mills J, Tommbe R, MacLaren D, Speare R and McBride W (2017) Implications of male circumcision for women in Papua New Guinea: a transformational grounded theory study. BMC Women's Health, 17.
• Stewart J, Smith S, Binotto E, McBride W, Currie B and Hanson J (2017) The epidemiology and clinical features of melioidosis in Far North Queensland: implications for patient management. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11 (3).
• Vallely A, MacLaren D, David M, Toliman P, Kelly-hanku A, Toto B, Tommbe R, Kombati Z, Kaima P, Browne K, Manineng C, Simeon L, Ryan C, Wand H, Hill P, Law G, Siba P, McBride W and Kaldor J (2017) Dorsal longitudinal foreskin cut is associated with reduced risk of HIV, syphilis and genital herpes in men: a cross-sectional study in Papua New Guinea. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 20. pp. 1-11

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Current

• Survey of Dengue Fever Vectors and its Serotype Viruses in Solomon Islands (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Medical circumcision integrated within traditional male initiation ceremonies for HIV prevention in Yangoru-Saussia, Papua New Guinea (2020, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Investigation of potential environmental reservoirs of mycobacterium ulcerans in North Queensland (2019, Masters , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Maternal near-miss in Australia and the surrounding region (2022, PhD , Advisor Mentor)

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• Susilawati, T. (2019) Next-Gen Sequencing for fevers. James Cook University

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