Dr Paul Horwood ~ Senior Research Fellow

Dr Paul Horwood is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, Cairns campus.

Paul’s research is focused on emerging tropical diseases in the Asia-Pacific region, including research into understanding the molecular epidemiology of tropical diseases and improving laboratory diagnostics. As a virologist with strong skills in molecular biology, bacteriology and public health, he has led multidisciplinary teams in challenging developing country settings in Papua New Guinea and Cambodia.

Paul conducts ‘One-Health’ research on the transmission of zoonotic diseases in high-risk interfaces where humans, domestic animals and wildlife interact. He also conducts research to better understand the wildlife and environmental reservoirs of important outbreak-prone diseases.

Paul previously worked for 3 years (2013-2016) at the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia as the Deputy-Head of Virology Unit. In this role, Paul was also the Deputy-Director of the WHO H5 Reference Laboratory and National Influenza Centre. Paul continues research activities in Cambodia and Laos with projects focused on the emergence and persistence of avian influenza viruses in live bird markets and investigating the emergence of zoonotic pathogens from high-risk settings such as wildlife animal markets and areas undergoing rapid land-use change.

Paul worked at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research for 4 years (from 2010-2013) as a Principal Research Fellow. He established a successful research group, the Environmental and Emerging Diseases Unit, to investigate the epidemiology of outbreak-prone diseases. Paul’s research group investigated and described maiden outbreaks of chikungunya and cholera in Papua New Guinea. While in Papua New Guinea, Paul was Head of the WHO National Influenza Centre and also coordinated national surveillance for rotavirus.

Paul embraces cross-disciplinary research, using laboratory, clinical and social research tools to improve our understanding of important diseases in low-income settings. He has ongoing research activities in numerous tropical developing countries including Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Cambodia and Laos.

Interests

Research

• The molecular epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases
• Zoonotic disease emergence
• The influence of the human gut microbiota on infectious disease outcomes
• Improving diagnostic methods for low income settings

Experience

• 2017 to present - Senior Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University (Cairns, Australia)
• 2013 to 2016 - Deputy-Head of Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
• 2010 to 2013 - Principal Research Fellow, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (Goroka, Papua New Guinea)
• 2003 to 2010 - Biotechnologist, Queensland Primary Industries & Fisheries (Brisbane, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Clinical Sciences (1103)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Clinical Health (9201)

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Journal Articles

• Andries A, Duong V, Cappelle J, Ong S, Kerleguer A, Ly S, Tarantola A, Horwood P, Sakuntabhai A, Dussart P and Buchy P (2017) Proteinuria during dengue fever in children. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 55. pp. 38-44
• Crabol Y, Pean P, Mey C, Duong V, Richner B, Laurent D, Santy K, Sothy H, Dussart P, Tarantola A, Buchy P and Horwood P (2017) A prospective, comparative study of severe neurological and uncomplicated hand, foot and mouth forms of paediatric enterovirus 71 infections. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 59. pp. 69-76
• Duong V, Ong S, Leang R, Huy R, Ly S, Mounier U, Ou T, In S, Peng B, Ken S, Buchy P, Tarantola A, Horwood P and Dussart P (2017) Low circulation of Zika virus, Cambodia, 2007–2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23 (2). pp. 296-299
• Horwood P, Duong V, Laurent D, Mey C, Sothy H, Santy K, Richner B, Heng S, Hem S, Cheval J, Gorman C, Dussart P, de Jong M, Kerleguer A, Guillard B, Murgue B, Lecuit M, de Lamballerie X, Farrar J, Tarantola A, Eloit M and Buchy P (2017) Aetiology of acute meningoencephalitis in Cambodian children, 2010–2013. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 6.
• Ly S, Arashiro T, Ieng V, Tsuyuoka R, Parry A, Horwood P, Heng S, Hamid S, Vandemaele K, Chin S, Sar B and Arima Y (2017) Establishing seasonal and alert influenza thresholds in Cambodia using the WHO method: implications for effective utilization of influenza surveillance in the tropics and subtropics. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 8 (1). pp. 1-12
• Ly S, Horwood P, Chan M, Rith S, Sorn S, Oeung K, Nguon K, Chan S, Y P, Parry A, Tsuyuoka R, Ly S, Richner B, Laurent D, Vong S, Dussart P, Buchy P and Tarantola A (2017) Seroprevalence and transmission of Human Influenza A(H5N1) virus before and after virus reassortment, Cambodia, 2006–2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23 (2). pp. 300-303
• Andries A, Duong V, Ong S, Ros S, Sakuntabhai A, Horwood P, Dussart P and Buchy P (2016) Evaluation of the performances of six commercial kits designed for dengue NS1 and anti-dengue IgM, IgG and IgA detection in urine and saliva clinical specimens. BMC Infectious Diseases, 16 (201). pp. 1-9
• Hay K, Ambrose R, Morton J, Horwood P, Gravel J, Waldron S, Commins M, Fowler E, Clements A, Barnes T and Mahony T (2016) Effects of exposure to Bovine viral diarrhoea virus 1 on risk of bovine respiratory disease in Australian feedlot cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 126. pp. 159-169
• Hayward K, Barnes T, Morton J, Gravel J, Commins M, Horwood P, Ambrose R, Clements A and Mahony T (2016) Associations between exposure to viruses and bovine respiratory disease in Australian feedlot cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 127. pp. 121-133
• Horm S, Tarantola A, Rith S, Ly S, Gambaretti J, Duong V, Y P, Sorn S, Holl D, Allal L, Kalpravidh W, Dussart P, Horwood P and Buchy P (2016) Intense circulation of A/H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses in Cambodian live-bird markets with serological evidence of sub-clinical human infections. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 5. pp. 1-9
• Horwood P, Andronico A, Tarantola A, Salje H, Duong V, Mey C, Ly S, Dussart P, Cauchemez S and Buchy P (2016) Seroepidemiology of human enterovirus 71 infection among children, Cambodia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22 (1). pp. 92-95

Book Chapters

• Horwood P and Greenhill A (2016) Cholera in Oceania. In: Neglected Tropical Diseases: Oceania. Neglected Tropical Diseases. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 1-32

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