Assoc Prof Karin Leder - Researcher Profile

Biography

Karin graduated in medicine from Monash University in 1990 and undertook her medical specialist training in infectious diseases at Fairfield Hospital and Monash Medical Centre. She spent 3 years as an Infectious Disease Fellow at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston and completed a Master of Public Health at Harvard University. Her specific areas of interest include traveller’s health, health issues in immigrants and refugees, and waterborne infections. Karin is on the Board of the International Society of Travel Medicine, she is the head of the Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit and also works as a visiting specialist physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

MPH

Institution: Harvard University

Year awarded: 2001

MBBS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1990

Publications

Books

O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., 2008, A series of exposure experiments- Recycled water and alternative water sources: Part B - Microbial transfer efficiency during machine clothes washing and microbial survival turf-grass experiments., Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment., South Australia.

O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., 2008, A series of exposure experiments-Recycled water and alternative water sources.: Part A: Aerosol-sizing and endotoxin experiments., Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment., South Australia.

O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., 2008, Study of water usage in urban areas, Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment., South Australia.

Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., Chapman, H., 2005, Public Health Aspects of Rainwater Tanks in Urban Australia, CRC for Water Quality and Treatment, Salisbury SA Australia.

Yung, A., Ruff, T., Torresi, J., Leder, K.S., O'Brien, D., 2004, Manual of Travel Medicine: A Pre-travel Guide for Health Care Practitioners, IP Communications, East Hawthorn Vic Australia.

Book Chapters

Leder, K., Torresi, J., Shaw, M., 2011, Australia and New Zealand, in Infectious Diseases: A geographic Guide, eds Eskild Petersen, Lin H. Chen and Patricia Schlagenhauf, John Wiley & Sons, United Kingdom, pp. 327-339.

Leder, K., O'Brien, D., 2011, Infections in returned travellers and immigrants, in Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Approach (Third Edition), eds Allen Yung, Denis Spelman, Alan Street, Joe McCormack, Tania Sorrell and Paul Johnson, IP Communications, East Hawthorn VIC, pp. 487-504.

Leder, K., Torresi, J., Shaw, M., 2011, Oceania, in Infectious Diseases: A Geographic Guide, eds Eskild Petersen, Lin H. Chen, Patricia Schlagenhauf, John Wiley & Sons, United States, pp. 341-359.

Leder, K.S., 2009, Intestinal Helminths: Strongyloides stercoralis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Hookworm, Trichuris trichiuria, Enterobium vermicularis, Trichinella, Intestinal Tapeworms, and Liver Flukes, in Tropical Diseases in Travelers, eds Eli Schwartz, Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex UK, pp. 303-315.

Leder, K.S., 2009, Intestinal protozoa: Giardia, Amebiasis, Cyclospora, Blastocystis hominis, Dientamoeba fragilis, and Cryptosporidium parvum, in Tropical Diseases in Travelers, eds Eli Schwartz, Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex UK, pp. 294-302.

Leder, K.S., O'Brien, D., Yung, A., Ruff, T., 2005, Infections in returned travellers and immigrants, in Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Approach (Second Edition), eds Allen Yung, Malcolm McDonald, Denis Spelman, Alan Street, Paul Johnson, Tania Sorrell and Joe McCormack, IP Communications, East Hawthorn Vic Australia, pp. 443-459.

Leder, K.S., Weller, P.F., 2004, Parasitic Diseases, Nervous System Effects., in Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, 3rd Ed, eds George Adelman and Barry H. Smith, Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, USA, pp. 1-10.

Leder, K.S., Weller, P.F., 2003, Antiparasitic Agents, in Manual of Clinical Microbiology, eds Patrick R Murray, Ellen Jo Baron, James H Jorgensen, Michael A Pfaller and Robert H Yolken, ASM Press, Washington United States., pp. 2081-2097.

Leder, K.S., Weller, P.F., 2002, Selected Parasitic Diseases, in Saunders Manual of Pediatric Practice, eds Laurence Finberg and Ronald Kleinman, WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States, pp. 410-412.

Journal Articles

Barker, S.F., O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., Malawaraarachchi, M.G., Hamilton, A.J., 2012, A probabilistic model of norovirus disease burden associated with greywater irrigation of home-produced lettuce in Melbourne, Australia., Water Research [P], vol 43, issue 3, I W A Publishing, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1421-1432.

Leder, K.S., Chen, L.H., Wilson, M.E., 2012, Aggregate travel vs. single trip assessment: Arguments for cumulative risk analysis, Vaccine [P], vol 30, issue 15, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 2600-2604.

Najnin, N., Sinclair, M.I., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., 2012, Community based study to compare the incidence and health services utilization pyramid for gastrointestinal, respiratory and dermal symptoms, BMC Health Services Research [E], vol 12, issue Art. ID: 211, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Sinclair, M.I., O'Toole, J.E., Malawaraarachchi, M.G., Leder, K.S., 2012, Comparison of response rates and cost-effectiveness for a community-based survey: postal, internet and telephone modes with generic or personalised recruitment approaches, BMC Medical Research Methodology [P], vol 12, issue Art. ID: 132, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Sinclair, M.I., O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Malawaraarachchi, M.G., 2012, Household behaviour and motivations for greywater use, Water [P], vol 2012, issue May, Australian Water Association, Australia, pp. 83-87.

Ratnam, I., Black, J., Leder, K., Biggs, B., Matchett, E., Padiglione, A.A., Woolley, I.J., Panagiotidis, T., Gheradin, T., Pollissard, L., Demont, C., Luxemburger, C., Torresi, J., 2012, Incidence and seroprevalence of dengue virus infections in Australian travellers to Asia, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases [E], vol 31, issue 6, Springer, Germany, pp. 1203-1210.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Malawaraarachchi, M.G., Hamilton, A.J., Barker, S.F., Leder, K.S., 2012, Microbial quality assessment of household greywater, Water Research [P], vol 46, issue 13, I W A Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 4301-4313.

Schulz, T., Leder, K.S., Maloof, T.M., Biggs, B., 2012, Refugee health update, Medicine Today [P], vol 13, issue 3, Medicine Today Pty Ltd, Neutral Bay NSW Australia, pp. 79-85.

Gautret, P., Gaudart, J., Leder, K.S., Schwartz, E., Castelli, F., Lim, P.L., Murphy, H., Keystone, J.S., Cramer, J.P., Shaw, M., Boddaert, J., von Sonnenburg, F., Parola, P., 2012, Travel-Associated Illness in Older Adults (>60 y), Journal of Travel Medicine [P], vol 19, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., United States, pp. 169-177.

Rodrigo, S., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2012, Water and sediment quality of rain watertanks, Water [P], vol 39, issue 1, Australian Water Association, Australia, pp. 83-87.

Leder, K., Lau, S., Leggat, P., 2011, Innovative community-based initiatives to engage VFR travelers, Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease [P], vol 9, issue 5, Elsevier Science Ltd, England, pp. 258-261.

Malawaraarachchi, M., O'Toole, J., Sinclair, M., Leder, K., 2011, Review of Greywater use in Australia : A national policy would simplify implementation, Water [P], vol 38, issue 4, Australian Water Association, Australia, pp. 97-101.

Rodrigo, S., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2010, A survey of the characteristics and maintenance of rainwater tanks in urban areas of South Australia, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 61, issue 6, IWA Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 1569-1577.

Rodrigo, S., Sinclair, M., Forbes, A., Cunliffe, D., Leder, K., 2010, Drinking rainwater: A double-blinded, randomized controlled study of water treatment filters and gastroenteritis incidence, American Journal Of Public Health [P], vol 101, American Public Health Association, United States, pp. 842-847.

Sinclair, M., O'Toole, J., Forbes, A., Carr, D., Leder, K., 2010, Health status of residents of an urban dual reticulation system, International Journal of Epidemiology [P], vol 39, issue 6 (Art. No: dyq152), Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 1667-1675.

Hagmann, S., Reddy, N., Neugebauer, R., Purswani, M., Leder, K.S., 2010, Identifying future VFR travelers among immigrant families in the Bronx, New York, Journal of Travel Medicine [P], vol 17, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 193-196.

Urquhart, D.M., Hanna, F., Brennan, S.L., Wluka, A.E., Leder, K.S., Cameron, P., Graves, S.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2010, Incidence and risk factors for deep surgical site infection after primary total hip arthroplasty: A systematic review, Journal Of Arthroplasty [P], vol 25, issue 8, Churchill Livingstone, US, pp. 1216-1222.e3.

Yong, M., Beckett, C.L., Leder, K.S., Biggs, B., Torresi, J., O'Brien, D., 2010, Long-term follow-up of schistosomiasis serology post-treatment in Australian travelers and immigrants, Journal of Travel Medicine [P], vol 17, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc, USA, pp. 89-93.

Jones, P., Leder, K.S., Woolley, I., Cameron, P., Cheng, A.C., Spelman, D., 2010, Postsplenectomy infection - strategies for prevention in general practice, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 39, issue 6, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 383-386.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2010, Quantitative microbial risk assessment and Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling: Two case studies, Food Australia [P], vol 62, issue 9, Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Inc., Australia, pp. 408-412.

Gautret, P., Lim, P., Shaw, M., Leder, K., 2010, Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in travellers returning from Bali, Indonesia, November 2008 to March 2010, Clinical Microbiology and Infection [P], vol 17, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, Switzerland, pp. 445-447.

Leggat, P., Leder, K., 2010, Reducing the impact of influenza among travelers, Journal of Travel Medicine [P], vol 17, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc, Malden MA USA, pp. 363-366.

Dale, K.D., Kirk, M.D., Sinclair, M.I., Hall, R.G., Leder, K.S., 2010, Reported waterborne outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease in Australia are predominantly associated with recreational exposure, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health [P], vol 34, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 527-530.

Rodrigo, S., Sinclair, M., Wolfe, R., Leder, K., 2010, Risk factors for gastroenteritis: a nested case-control study, Epidemiology And Infection [P], vol 2.365, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Schlangenhauf, P., Chen, L., Wilson, M.E., Freedman, D.O., Tcheng, D., Schwartz, E., Pandey, P., Weber, R., Nadal, D., Berger, C., von Sonnenburg, F., Keystone, J.S., Leder, K.S., 2010, Sex and gender differences in travel-associated disease, Clinical Infectious Diseases [P], vol 50, issue 6, University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL USA, pp. 826-832.

Talbot, E., Chen, L., Sanford, C., McCarthy, A., Leder, K., 2010, Travel medicine research priorities: Establishing an evidence base, Journal of Travel Medicine [P], vol 17, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 410-415.

Stewardson, A.J., Leder, K.S., Torresi, J., Johnson, D.F., 2010, Two cases of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis in Australian travelers visiting Morocco, Journal of Travel Medicine [P], vol 17, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc, Malden, MA, USA, pp. 278-280.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2009, Collecting household water usage data: Telephone questionnaire or diary?, BMC Medical Research Methodology [P], vol 9, issue 72, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-11.

Torresi, J., Leder, K.S., 2009, Defining infections in international travellers through the GeoSentinel surveillance network, Nature Reviews Microbiology [P], vol 7, issue 12, Nature Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom, pp. 895-901.

Rodrigo, S., Sinclair, M.I., Cunliffe, D., Leder, K.S., 2009, Effectiveness and cost of recruitment strategies for a community-based randomised controlled trial among rainwater drinkers, BMC Medical Research Methodology [P], vol 9, issue 51, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., Forbes, A.B., Wain, D., 2009, Household clustering of gastroenteritis, Epidemiology And Infection [P], vol 137, issue 12, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 1705-1712.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Jeavons, T.H., Leder, K.S., 2009, Influence of sample preservation on endotoxin measurement in water, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 60, issue 6, I W A Publishing, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1615-1619.

Jensenius, M., Davis, X., von Sonnenburg, F., Schwartz, E., Keystone, J.S., Leder, K.S., Lopez-Velez, R., Caumes, E., Cramer, J.P., Chen, L., Parola, P., 2009, Multicenter GeoSentinel analysis of rickettsial diseases in international travelers, 1996-2008, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 15, issue 11, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 1791-1798.

Kelsall, H., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., Leder, K.S., Forbes, A.B., Dwyer, T., 2009, Physical, psychological, and functional comorbidities of multisymptom illness in Australian male veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, American Journal Of Epidemiology [P], vol 170, issue 8, Oxford University Press, USA, pp. 1048-1056.

Jones, P., Leder, K.S., Woolley, I., Cameron, P., Spelman, D., 2009, Re: Published article - patient knowledge of the risks of post-splenectomy sepsis, ANZ Journal of Surgery [P], vol 79, issue 11, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 854-856.

O'Toole, J.E., Keywood, M., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2009, Risk in the mist? Deriving data to quantify microbial health risks associated with aerosol generation by water-efficient devices during typical domestic water-using activities, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 60, issue 11, I W A Publishing, UK, pp. 2913-2920.

Chaves, N., Gibney, K.B., Leder, K.S., O'Brien, D., Marshall, C., Biggs, B., 2009, Screening practices for infectious diseases among Burmese refugees in Australia, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 15, issue 11, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 1769-1772.

Dale, K., Wolfe, R.S.J., Sinclair, M.I., Hellard, M., Leder, K.S., 2009, Sporadic gastroenteritis and recreational swimming in a longitudinal community cohort study in Melbourne, Australia, American Journal Of Epidemiology [P], vol 170, issue 12, Oxford University Press, USA, pp. 1469-1477.

O'Toole, J.E., Rodrigo, S., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2009, The Australian Electoral Commission Roll has good utility for 'niche' household recruitment in population health studies, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health..., vol 33, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 137-139.

Gibney, K.B., Mihrshahi, S., Torresi, J., Marshall, C., Leder, K.S., Biggs, B., 2009, The profile of health problems in African immigrants attending an infectious disease unit in Melbourne, Australia, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 80, issue 5, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United States, pp. 805-811.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2009, Transfer rates of enteric microorganisms in recycled water during machine clothes washing, Applied And Environmental Microbiology [P], vol 75, issue 5, American Society for Microbiology, USA, pp. 1256-1263.

Leder, K.S., 2009, Travelers as a sentinel population: Use of sentinel networks to inform pretravel and posttravel evaluation, Current Infectious Disease Reports [E], vol 11, issue 1, Current Medicine Group LLC, USA, pp. 51-58.

Leder, K.S., O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., 2009, Water recycling - forwards or backwards for public health?, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 190, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 293-294.

Leder, K.S., O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., 2009, Water recycling- forwards or backwards for public health?, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 191, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Co Ltd, Pyrmont, NSW, p. 239.

Leder, K.S., Wilson, M.E., Freedman, D.O., Torresi, J., 2008, A comparative analysis of methodological approaches used for estimating risk in travel medicine, Journal of Travel Medicine, vol 15, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 263-272.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Jeavons, T.H., Leder, K.S., 2008, Alternative water sources and endotoxin, Water Science and Technology, vol 58, issue 3, IWA Publishing, UK, pp. 603-607.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Diaper, C., Leder, K.S., 2008, Comparative survival of enteric indicators, E. coli and somatic and F-RNA bacteriophages on turf-grass irrigated with recycled water, Water Science and Technology, vol 58, issue 3, IWA Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 513-518.

Kelsall, H., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., Leder, K.S., Ross, J., Forbes, A.B., Ikin, J.F., 2008, Comparison of self-reported and recorded vaccinations and health effects in Australian Gulf War veterans, Vaccine, vol 26, issue 33, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 4290-4297.

Greenwood, Z., Black, J., Weld, L., O'Brien, D., Leder, K.S., von Sonnenburg, F., Pandey, P., Schwartz, E., Connor, B.A., Brown, G.V., Freedman, D.O., Torresi, J., 2008, Gastrointestinal infection among international travelers globally, Journal of Travel Medicine, vol 15, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, Canada, pp. 221-228.

Wilder-Smith, A., Leder, K.S., Tambyah, P.A., 2008, Importation of poliomyelitis by travelers, Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol 14, issue 2, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 351-352.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2008, Maximising response rates in household telephone surveys, BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol 8, issue 71, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-5.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2008, Recycled water exposure: Filling the data gaps, Water [P], vol 35, issue 8, Australian Water Association, Australia, pp. 52-57.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2008, Using bacteriophages in recycled water exposure assessment studies, Food and Environmental Virology, vol 0, Springer New York LLC, USA, pp. 0-1.

Gibney, K.B., MacGregor, L., Leder, K.S., Torresi, J., Marshall, C., Ebeling, P., Biggs, B., 2008, Vitamin D deficiency is associated with tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol 46, issue 3, University of Chicago Press, United States, pp. 443-446.

Friedman, N.D.S., Bull, A.L., Russo, P.L., Leder, K.S., Reid, C.M., Billah, B., Marasco, S.F., McBryde, E., Richards, M.J., 2007, An alternative scoring system to predict risk for surgical site infection complicating coronary artery bypass graft surgery, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, vol 28, issue 10, University of Chicago Press, United States, pp. 1162-1168.

Robinson, P.J., Billah, B., Leder, K.S., Reid, C.M., 2007, Factors associated with deep sternal wound infection and haemorrhage following cardiac surgery in Victoria, Interactive CardioVascular Thoracic Surgery, vol 6, issue 2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, Switzerland, pp. 167-171.

O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., 2007, Recycled water and human health effects, Australian Family Physician, vol 36, issue 12, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 998-1000.

Smith, E., Coghlan, B., Leder, K.S., 2006, Avian influenza: clinical and epidemiological information for paramedics and emergency healthcare workers, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 4, issue 1, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-8.

O'Brien, D., Leder, K.S., Matchett, E., Brown, G.V., Torresi, J., 2006, Illness in returned travelers and immigrants/refugees: the 6-year experience of two Australian infectious diseases units, Journal of Travel Medicine, vol 13, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 145-152.

Leder, K.S., Tong, S., Weld, L., Kain, K.C., Wilder-Smith, A., von Sonnenburg, F., Black, J., Brown, G.V., Torresi, J., 2006, Illness in travelers visiting friends and relatives: a review of the GeoSentinel surveillance network, Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol 43, issue 9, University of Chicago Press, USA, pp. 1185-1193.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J.F., McFarlane, A., 2006, Medically evaluated psychological and physical health of Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol 60, issue 6, Elsevier, Inc., The Netherland, pp. 575-584.

Freedman, D.O., Leder, K.S., 2005, Influenza: Changing approaches to prevention and treatment in travelers, Journal of Travel Medicine, vol 12, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford UK., pp. 36-44.

Leder, K.S., Hellard, M.E., Sinclair, M.I., Fairley, C.K., Wolfe, R.S.J., 2005, No correlation between clinical symptoms and Blastocystis hominis in immunocompetent individuals, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol 20, issue 9, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 1390-1394.

Sinclair, M.I., Hellard, M.E., Wolfe, R.S.J., Mitakakis, T.Z., Leder, K.S., Fairley, C.K., 2005, Pathogens causing community gastroenteritis in Australia, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol 20, issue 11, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 1685-1690.

Leder, K.S., Newman, D., 2005, Respiratory infections during air travel, Internal Medicine Journal, vol 35, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 50-55.

Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., 2005, Safe drinking water: lessons from recent outbreaks in affluent nations, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 29, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 190.

Mitakakis, T.Z., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2004, Alternative water sources and reuse: what are the public health issues?, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 180, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, Strawberry Hills NSW Australia., pp. 260-261.

Mitakakis, T.Z., Wolfe, R.S.J., Sinclair, M.I., Fairley, C., Leder, K.S., Hellard, M.E., 2004, Dietary intake and domestic food preparation and handling as risk factors for gastroenteritis: a case-control study, Epidemiology and Infection, vol 132, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 601-606.

Mitakakis, T.Z., Sinclair, M.I., Fairley, C.K., Lightbody, P.K., Leder, K.S., Hellard, M.E., 2004, Food safety in family homes in Melbourne, Australia, Journal of Food Protection, vol 67, issue 4, International Association for Food Protection, USA, pp. 818-822.

Elliot, J.H., O'Brien, D., Leder, K.S., Kitchener, S., Schwartz, E., Weld, L., Brown, G.V., Kain, K.C., Torresi, J., 2004, Imported Plasmodium vivax malaria: Demographic and clinical features in nonimmune travellers, Journal of Travel Medicine, vol 11, issue 4, BC Decker Inc., Canada, pp. 213-219.

Leder, K.S., Black, J., O'Brien, D., Greenwood, Z., Kain, K.C., Schwartz, E., Brown, G.V., Torresi, J., 2004, Malaria in travellers: a review of the GeoSentinel surveillance network, Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol 39, issue 8, University of Chicago Press, USA, pp. 1104-1112.

Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., Mitakakis, T.Z., Hellard, M.E., Forbes, A.B., Fairley, C., 2003, A community-based study of respiratory episodes in Melbourne, Australia, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 27, issue 4, Public Health Association of Australia, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 399-404.

Leder, K.S., Sundararajan, V., Weld, L., Pandey, P., Brown, G.V., Torresi, J., 2003, Respiratory tract infections in travelers: a review of the GeoSentinel surveillance network, Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol 36, issue 4, Unversity of Chicago Press, USA, pp. 399-406.

Leder, K.S., 2002, HIV-infected travelers: what should they avoid?, The Journal of Respiratory Disease, vol 23, issue 6, CMP Media Inc., New York USA., pp. 344-351.

Leder, K., 2002, HIV-infected travellers: What precautions should they take?, The journal of respiratory diseases, vol 23, issue 4, Cliggott Publishing Company, USA, pp. 259-269.

Fisman, D.N., Agrawal, D., Leder, K., 2002, The Effect of Age on Immunologic Response to Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine: A Metanalysis, Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol 35, issue 11, University of Chigaco Press, Journals Divisions, UK, pp. 1368-1375.

Leder, K., Sinclair, M.I., McNeil, J.J., 2002, Water and the environment: a natural resource or a limited luxury?, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 177, AMP Co for AMA, Australia, pp. 609-613.

Leder, K.S., Weller, P.F., Wilson, M.E., 2001, Travel vaccines and elderly persons: review of vaccines available in the United States, Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol 33, issue 9, University of Chicago Press, USA, pp. 1553-1566.

Conference Proceedings

O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., 2008, Recycled water guidelines: Do they hold up in the wash?, ASM 2008 Melbourne: Program and Abstract Book, 06/07/08 - 10/07/08, Cambridge Publishing, Western Australia, p. 144.

Rodrigo, S., Sinclair, M.I., Cunliffe, D., Leder, K.S., 2007, A critical assessment of epidemiological studies for the investigation of the health risk of drinking untreated rainwater, Rainwater and Urban Design 2007, 21-23 August 2007, International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., 2007, Recycled water and health impact studies: Exposure matters!, Australian Epidemiologist, 26/08/07-29/08/07, Australasian Epidemiological Association, Australia, p. 115.

O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., 2006, Not another telemarketing call - it's dinner time! Challenges for telephone surveys in the modern era, Australasian Epidemiologist, 18-19 September 2006, Australasian Epidemiological Association, Canberra ACT Australia, p. 35.

O'Toole, J.E., Leder, K.S., Sinclair, M.I., Jeavons, T.H., 2006, Water sample preservation for endotoxin analysis, ASM 2006 - Gold Coast Program and Abstracts Book, 2-6 July 2006, The Australian Society for Microbiology, West Leederville WA Australia, p. 163.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J., McFarlane, A., 2005, Medical evaluation of the physical and psychological health of Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue, 2005 AMMA (Australian Military Medical Association) Conference Proceedings, 14-16 October 2005, AMMA, Launceston Australia, p. 16.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J., McFarlane, A., 2005, Medically evaluated chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, Australasian Epidemiologist, 5-7 October 2005, Australasian Epidemiology Association, NSW Australia, p. 51.

Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., Rodrigo, S., 2002, To drink or not to drink, that is the question - health risks of using rainwater in the house., Conference & Proceedings - Sustainable Water in the Urban Environment II, 19-21 June 2006, The Australian Water Association, Stormwater Industry Association, Urban Development Institute, Australia, p. 1.

Other

Leder, K.S., 2008, Characterising risks of infection among international travellers.

O'Toole, J.E., Sinclair, M.I., Leder, K.S., 2008, Health risk assessment?Recycled Water Project 33V-4009, State Government Victoria, Victoria, pp. 1-62.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Analysis of Notifiable Infectious Diseases in Australia, 1991-2011.

Supervisors:

Leder, K (Main), Cheng, A (Associate), Hall, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Interventions to prevent spread of vancomycin resistant enterococci in hospitals..

Supervisors:

Leder, K (Main), Cheng, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Severe influenza: epidemiology, clinical aspects and public health responses.

Supervisors:

Cheng, A (Main), Leder, K (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Understanding the likely population impact of new and improved influenza vaccines..

Supervisors:

Leder, K (Main), Hall, R (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

O'Toole, J.

Program of Study:

Exposure assessment for recycled and alternative water use. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Mcneil, J (Main), Leder, K (Associate), Sinclair, M (Associate).

Student:

Rodrigo, S.

Program of Study:

Health risk associated with consumption of untreated rainwater in metropolitan South Australia. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Leder, K (Main), Sinclair, M (Associate).