Professor Noel Mc Carthy

Professor Noel Mc Carthy

Professor of Population Health Medicine, Public Health & Primary Care

Biography

Noel McCarthy is Professor of Population Health Medicine at Trinity College Dublin. His principal research focus is on infectious disease epidemiology with broader interests applying research methods to public health problems. His teaching goal is to facilitate students to learn by thinking, imagining, and reflective experience, whether that be specific and technical such as how to think as an epidemiologist, or more general such as how power structures in a society affect the distribution of health. He qualified in medicine from Trinity in 1989, completed general internal medicine training Dublin and Cork before moving into infectious disease and public health and working internationally. This included refugee healthcare work in Africa with Médecins Sans Frontières, clinical microbiology microbiology in Ireland, field epidemiology training in Sweden, and work at the Food Safety Authority of Ireland before training in public health in the UK specialising in communicable disease control and infectious disease epidemiology. Clinical consultant posts have been in as consultant in communicable disease control, and as a National Infection Service epidemiologist. Research training included an MPH at teh Karolinska Institute, MSc (Medical Statistics) at the University of London and Wellcome Trust Fellowship supported DPhil at the University of Oxford integrating population genetic analyses in the epidemiology of bacterial disease (Campylobacter) supervised by Martin Maiden. Past academic posts have been as a research fellow at the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford and Professor of Communicable Disease Control Epidemiology at Warwick Medical School.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • , Two centuries of immunisation in the UK (part 1), Arch Dis Child, 2020Journal Article, 2020
  • , Two centuries of immunisation in the UK (part II), Arch Dis Child, 2020Journal Article, 2020
  • , Analysis of individual patient data to describe the incubation period distribution of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli, Epidemiol Infect, 2019Journal Article, 2019
  • , Are food exposures obtained through commercial market panels representative of the general population? Implications for outbreak investigations, Epidemiology and Infection, 2019Journal Article, 2019
  • , Comparison of Statistical Algorithms for Daily Syndromic Surveillance Aberration Detection, Bioinformatics, 2019Journal Article, 2019
  • , Incubation period of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2019Journal Article, 2019
  • , Pneumococcal disease : a systematic review of health utilities, resource use, costs, and economic evaluations of interventions , Value in Health, 2019Journal Article, 2019
  • , The impact of childhood pneumococcal vaccination on hospital admissions in England : a whole population observational study., BMC Infect Dis, 2019Journal Article, 2019
  • , Within-host mathematical modelling of the incubation period of Salmonella Typhi, Royal Society open science, 2019Journal Article, 2019
  • , Bacterial load and molecular markers associated with early-onset Group B Streptococcus. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • , Highly Pathogenic Clone of Shiga Toxin"Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7, England and Wales, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • , Incubation period of typhoidal salmonellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outbreaks and experimental studies occurring over the last century, BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • , Novel application of the matched case-control design to compare food supply chains during an Escherichia coli O157 outbreak, United Kingdom, 2016, Euro Surveill, 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • , Online market research panel members as controls in case"control studies to investigate gastrointestinal disease outbreaks: Early experiences and lessons learnt from the UK, Epidemiology and Infection, 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • , Use of gender distribution in routine surveillance data to detect potential transmission of gastrointestinal infections among men who have sex with men in England , Epidemiology & Infection, 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • , A seroprevalence study to determine the frequency of hantavirus infection in people exposed to wild and pet fancy rats in England.Epidemiol Infect, Epidemiol Infect, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , A systematic review and meta-analysis on the incubation period of Campylobacteriosis, Epidemiology and Infection, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Adverse events in women and children who have received intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis treatment: a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Agreement between gastrointestinal panel testing and standard microbiology methods for detecting pathogens in suspected infectious gastroenteritis : test evaluation and meta-analysis in the absence of a reference standard , Plos one, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Comparative efficacy of drugs for treating giardiasis: a systematic update of the literature and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials, J Antimicrob Chemother, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Comparing interferon-gamma release assays with tuberculin skin test for identifying latent tuberculosis infection that progresses to active tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis, BMC Infect Dis, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Stable, Comparative Analyses of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli Human Disease Isolates, J Clin Microbiol, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Factors Associated with Sequelae of Campylobacter and Non-typhoidal Salmonella Infections: A Systematic Review, EBioMedicine, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Indirect impact of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease : a global systematic review and meta-analysis, Lancent Global Health, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Lack of Secondary Transmission of Ebola Virus from Healthcare Worker to 238 Contacts, United Kingdom, December 2014, Emerg Infect Dis, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Local genes for local bacteria: Evidence of allopatry in the genomes of transatlantic Campylobacter populations, Mol Ecol, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Multiplex tests to identify gastrointestinal bacteria, viruses and parasites in people with suspected infectious gastroenteritis: a systematic review and economic analysis, Health Technology Assessment, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , Recurrent seasonal outbreak of an emerging serotype of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC O55:H7 Stx2a) in the south west of England, July 2014 to September 2015. Euro Surveill, Euro Surveill, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • , An evaluation of health protection practices for the investigation and management of Cryptosporidium in England and Wales, J Public Health (Oxf), 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • , Community-onset sepsis and its public health burden: a systematic review, Syst Rev, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • , Genetic Diversity of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Isolates from Conventional Broiler Flocks and the Impacts of Sampling Strategy and Laboratory Method, Appl Environ Microbiol, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • , Genome-wide association of functional traits linked with Campylobacter jejuni survival from farm to fork, Environ Microbiol, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • , Integration of Genomic and Other Epidemiologic Data to Investigate and Control a Cross-Institutional Outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes, Emerg Infect Dis, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • , Pertussis vaccination for healthcare workers: staff attitudes and perceptions associated with high coverage vaccination programmes in England, Public Health, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • , Taste and Safety: Is the Exceptional Cuisine Offered by High End Restaurants Paralleled by High Standards of Food Safety?, PLoS Curr, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • , Vaccination of chemotherapy patients--effect of guideline implementation, Support Care Cancer, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • , A quantitative review of healthcare professionals' questions to a local immunization advice service: 4299 enquiries from 3 years, J Public Health (Oxf), 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • , Community-onset sepsis and its public health burden: protocol of a systematic review, Syst Rev, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • , How to conduct systematic reviews more expeditiously?, Syst Rev, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • , Immunogenicity of a low-dose diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis combination vaccine with either inactivated or oral polio vaccine compared to standard-dose diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis when used as a pre-school booster in UK children: A 5-year follow-up of a randomised controlled study, Vaccine, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • , Partial Failure of Milk Pasteurization as a Risk for the Transmission of Campylobacter From Cattle to Humans, Clin Infect Dis, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • , The long-term dynamics of Campylobacter colonizing a free-range broiler breeder flock: an observational study, Environ Microbiol, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • , Variation in incidence and notification of Campylobacter and Salmonella by general practice in the Thames Valley area, Public Health, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • , Wild bird-associated Campylobacter jejuni isolates are a consistent source of human disease, in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Environ Microbiol Rep, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • , Approaches to the detection of very small, common, and easily missed outbreaks that together contribute substantially to human Cryptosporidium infection, Epidemiol Infect, 2014Journal Article, 2014
  • , Assessment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in Oxfordshire, UK, 2007-12, with whole pathogen genome sequences: an observational study, Lancet Respir Med, 2014Journal Article, 2014
  • , Descriptive epidemiology of school outbreaks of seasonal influenza B during 2012/2013 in the Thames Valley, United Kingdom, Public Health, 2014Journal Article, 2014
  • , Immunisation errors reported to a vaccine advice service: intelligence to improve practice, Qual Prim Care, 2014Journal Article, 2014
  • , An epidemiological view of microbial genomic data, Lancet Infect Dis, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , Duck Liver-associated Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis among Humans, United Kingdom, 2011, Emerg Infect Dis, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , Factors affecting delay in initiation of treatment of tuberculosis in the Thames Valley, UK, Public Health, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • Maiden, MCJ. Jansen Van Rensbury, ML, Bray, JE. Earle, SG. Ford SA, Jolley KA, McCarthy, ND., MLST revisited: the gene-by-gene approach to bacterial genomics. , Nat Rev Micro, 11, (10), 2013, p728 - 736Journal Article, 2013
  • , Marked host specificity and lack of phylogeographic population structure of Campylobacter jejuni in wild birds, Mol Ecol, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , Pet rats as a source of hantavirus in England and Wales, 2013, Euro Surveill, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , Progressive genome-wide introgression in agricultural Campylobacter coli, Mol Ecol, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , Real-time genomic epidemiology of human Campylobacter isolates using whole genome multilocus sequence typing, J Clin Microbiol, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , Self-reported adverse events in adolescents aged 13-18 years after mass vaccination with pertussis-containing vaccine, following a school outbreak, Public Health, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , UK hantavirus, renal failure, and pet rats, Lancet, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , Widespread acquisition of antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter isolates from UK retail poultry and evidence for clonal expansion of resistant lineages, BMC Microbiol, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • , A large foodborne outbreak of norovirus in diners at a restaurant in England between January and February 2009, Epidemiol Infect, 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • , A longitudinal 6-year study of the molecular epidemiology of clinical campylobacter isolates in Oxfordshire, United kingdom, J Clin Microbiol, 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • , Molecular epidemiology of human Campylobacter jejuni shows association between seasonal and international patterns of disease, Epidemiol Infect, 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • , The "case-chaos study" as an adjunct or alternative to conventional case-control study methodology, Am J Epidemiol, 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • , The Burden and Impact of Measles among the Gypsy-Traveller communities, Thames Valley, 2006-09, J Public Health (Oxf), 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • , Transmission and control in an institutional pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 outbreak, Epidemiol Infect, 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • , An outbreak of norovirus infection linked to oyster consumption at a UK restaurant, February 2010, J Public Health (Oxf), 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , Campylobacter genotypes from poultry transportation crates indicate a source of contamination and transmission, J Appl Microbiol, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , Campylobacter populations in wild and domesticated Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos), Environ Microbiol Rep, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , Changes in serogroup and genotype prevalence among carried meningococci in the United Kingdom during vaccine implementation, J Infect Dis, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case in the Thames Valley, UK and public health interventions, J Infect Public Health, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , Group A streptococcal infections during the seasonal influenza outbreak 2010/11 in South East England, Euro Surveill, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , Introgression in the genus Campylobacter: generation and spread of mosaic alleles, Microbiology, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , Niche segregation and genetic structure of Campylobacter jejuni populations from wild and agricultural host species, Mol Ecol, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , The prevalence of Campylobacter amongst a free-range broiler breeder flock was primarily affected by flock age, PLoS One, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • , Challenges in investigating transient rash illness in nursery children, J Public Health (Oxf), 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • , Comparison of Campylobacter populations isolated from a free-range broiler flock before and after slaughter, Int J Food Microbiol, 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • , Evolution of an agriculture-associated disease causing Campylobacter coli clade: evidence from national surveillance data in Scotland, PLoS One, 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • , Host association of Campylobacter genotypes transcends geographic variation, Appl Environ Microbiol, 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • , MLST clustering of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from patients with gastroenteritis, reactive arthritis and Guillain-Barre syndrome, J Appl Microbiol, 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • , Outbreak of Bordetella pertussis among oncology nurse specialists, Occup Med (Lond), 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • , A case of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from a private barbecue in South East England, Euro Surveill, 2009Journal Article, 2009
  • , Campylobacter genotypes from food animals, environmental sources and clinical disease in Scotland 2005/6, Int J Food Microbiol, 2009Journal Article, 2009
  • , Campylobacter genotyping to determine the source of human infection, Clin Infect Dis, 2009Journal Article, 2009
  • , Dynamics of Campylobacter colonization of a natural host, Sturnus vulgaris (European starling), Environ Microbiol, 2009Journal Article, 2009
  • , Invasive meningococcal disease: completeness and timeliness of reporting of confirmed cases in Thames Valley, 2006-2007, Public Health, 2009Journal Article, 2009
  • , Association of a bacteriophage with meningococcal disease in young adults, PLoS One, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • , Campylobacter infection of broiler chickens in a free-range environment, Environ Microbiol, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • Sheppard, SK. McCarthy, ND. Falush D, Maiden MCJ., Convergence of Campylobacter species: implications for bacterial evolution, Science, 320, (5873), 2008, p237 - 239Journal Article, 2008
  • , Early virological suppression with three-class antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected African infants, AIDS, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • , Extended sequence typing of Campylobacter spp., United Kingdom, Emerg Infect Dis, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • , Opa protein repertoires of disease-causing and carried meningococci, J Clin Microbiol, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • , Resource allocation during an influenza pandemic, Emerg Infect Dis, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • , School-aged children: a reservoir for continued circulation of Haemophilus influenzae type b in the United Kingdom, J Infect Dis, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • , CD8+ T-cell responses to different HIV proteins have discordant associations with viral load, Nat Med, 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • , Contact tracing following exposure to measles at a wedding party in the United Kingdom, October 2007, Euro Surveill, 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • , Control of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is associated with HLA-B*13 and targeting of multiple gag-specific CD8+ T-cell epitopes, J Virol, 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • , Demographic risk factors for classical and atypical scrapie in Great Britain, J Gen Virol, 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • , High frequency of rapid immunological progression in African infants infected in the era of perinatal HIV prophylaxis, AIDS, 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • , Host-associated genetic import in Campylobacter jejuni, Emerg Infect Dis, 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • , Outbreak of waterborne cryptosporidiosis associated with low oocyst concentrations, Epidemiol Infect, 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • , Effectiveness analyses may underestimate protection of infants after group C meningococcal immunization, J Infect Dis, 2006Journal Article, 2006
  • , Passive sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants and adaptation in new hosts, J Virol, 2006Journal Article, 2006
  • , Evaluation of Cystatin C as a marker of renal injury following on-pump and off-pump coronary surgery, Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 2005Journal Article, 2005
  • , Genetic analysis of meningococci carried by children and young adults, J Infect Dis, 2005Journal Article, 2005
  • , Genetic diversity and carriage dynamics of Neisseria lactamica in infants, Infect Immun, 2005Journal Article, 2005
  • , Multilocus sequence typing directly on DNA from clinical samples and a cultured isolate to investigate linked fatal pneumococcal disease in residents of a shelter for homeless men, J Clin Microbiol, 2005Journal Article, 2005
  • , Distribution of serogroups and genotypes among disease-associated and carried isolates of Neisseria meningitidis from the Czech Republic, Greece, and Norway, J Clin Microbiol, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • , Immunogenicity and safety of a low-dose diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis combination vaccine with either inactivated or oral polio vaccine as a pre-school booster in UK children, Vaccine, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • , Olfactory detection of human bladder cancer by dogs: proof of principle study, BMJ, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • , Association of the metabolic syndrome with both vigorous and moderate physical activity, Int J Epidemiol, 2003Journal Article, 2003
  • , Cross-sectional survey of users of Internet depression communities, BMC Psychiatry, 2003Journal Article, 2003
  • , An outbreak of Rift Valley fever in Northeastern Kenya, 1997-98, Emerg Infect Dis, 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • , Adult obesity depends on genes and environment, BMJ, 2001Journal Article, 2001
  • , Incidence of Guillain-Barre syndrome following infection with Campylobacter jejuni, Am J Epidemiol, 2001Journal Article, 2001
  • , Health effects of prisons. Legitimacy of punishment systems should be addressed, BMJ, 2000Journal Article, 2000
  • , An international outbreak of Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 infection amongst tourists; a challenge for the European infectious disease surveillance network, Epidemiol Infect, 1999Journal Article, 1999
  • , Case-case comparisons to study causation of common infectious diseases, Int J Epidemiol, 1999Journal Article, 1999
  • , Continuous subcutaneous infusion of morphine vs. hydromorphone: a controlled trial, J Pain Symptom Manage, 1999Journal Article, 1999
  • , Primary peritonitis due to nonenteric salmonellae, Clin Infect Dis, 1999Journal Article, 1999, DOI
  • , The risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome following infection with Campylobacter jejuni, Epidemiol Infect, 1999Journal Article, 1999
  • , Epidemiological explanation of an outbreak of gastro-enteritis in Sweden in the absence of detailed microbiological information, Eur J Epidemiol, 1998Journal Article, 1998
  • , A world free from polio?, Lancet, 1997Journal Article, 1997
  • , Antiepithelial cell antibodies do not impair paediatric renal allograft survival but appear to be associated with acute viral infections, Transpl Immunol, 1996Journal Article, 1996
  • , Resolution of nephrotic syndrome and acute renal failure in a solitary kidney by captopril, Clin Nephrol, 1994Journal Article, 1994
  • , Sixth nerve palsy: an unusual manifestation of preeclampsia, Obstet Gynecol, 1994Journal Article, 1994
  • Didelot X, Kendall M, Xu Y, White PJ, McCarthy N., Genomic Epidemiology Analysis of Infectious Disease Outbreaks Using TransPhylo., Curr Protoc, 1, (2), 2021, pe60Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Brueggemann AB, Jansen van Rensburg MJ, Shaw D, McCarthy ND, Jolley KA, Maiden MCJ, van der Linden MPG, Amin-Chowdhury Z, Bennett DE, Borrow R, Brandileone MC, Broughton K, Campbell R, Cao B, Casanova C, Choi EH, Chu YW, Clark SA, Claus H, Coelho J, Corcoran M, Cottrell S, Cunney RJ, Dalby T, Davies H, de Gouveia L, Deghmane AE, Demczuk W, Desmet S, Drew RJ, du Plessis M, Erlendsdottir H, Fry NK, Fuursted K, Gray SJ, Henriques-Normark B, Hale T, Hilty M, Hoffmann S, Humphreys H, Ip M, Jacobsson S, Johnston J, Kozakova J, Kristinsson KG, Krizova P, Kuch A, Ladhani SN, Lâm TT, Lebedova V, Lindholm L, Litt DJ, Martin I, Martiny D, Mattheus W, McElligott M, Meehan M, Meiring S, Mölling P, Morfeldt E, Morgan J, Mulhall RM, Muñoz-Almagro C, Murdoch DR, Murphy J, Musilek M, Mzabi A, Perez-Argüello A, Perrin M, Perry M, Redin A, Roberts R, Roberts M, Rokney A, Ron M, Scott KJ, Sheppard CL, Siira L, Skoczy"ska A, Sloan M, Slotved HC, Smith AJ, Song JY, Taha MK, Toropainen M, Tsang D, Vainio A, van Sorge NM, Varon E, Vlach J, Vogel U, Vohrnova S, von Gottberg A, Zanella RC, Zhou F., Changes in the incidence of invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis during the COVID-19 pandemic in 26 countries and territories in the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance Initiative: a prospective analysis of surveillance data., Lancet Digit Health, 3, (6), 2021, pe360-e370Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Grove A, Osokogu O, Al-Khudairy L, Mehrabian A, Zanganeh M, Brown A, Court R, Taylor-Phillips S, Uthman OA, McCarthy N, Kumar S, Clarke A., Association between vitamin D supplementation or serum vitamin D level and susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 including clinical course, morbidity and mortality outcomes? A systematic review., BMJ Open, 11, (5), 2021, pe043737Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Mytton OT, McCarthy N, Watson J, Whiting P., Interpreting a lateral flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen test., BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 373, 2021, pn1411Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Cavallaro M, Moiz H, Keeling MJ, McCarthy ND., Contrasting factors associated with COVID-19-related ICU admission and death outcomes in hospitalised patients by means of Shapley values., PLoS computational biology, 17, (6), 2021, pe1009121Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Auguste, PE; Mistry, H; McCarthy, ND; Sutcliffe, P; Clarke, AE., Cost-effectiveness of testing for latent tuberculosis infection in people with HIV , AIDS, 36, (1), 2022, p1 - 9Journal Article, 2022
  • Margaret M. Brennan, Ciara Corrigan, Deirdre Mongan, Anne Doyle, Brian Galvin, Elizabeth Nixon, Lina Zgaga, Bobby Smyth, Jo-Hanna Ivers, Noel D McCarthy, Predictors and outcomes of adolescent alcohol and drug use: a scoping review, European Journal of Public Health, European Public Health Conference, Lisbon, 11-15 November 2024, 34, (S3), Oxford Academic, 2024, ppiii232 - iii232Conference Paper, 2024, URL , TARA - Full Text
  • Brennan MM, Cavallaro M, Mongan D, Doyle A, Millar SR, Zgaga L, Smyth BP, Nixon E, Ivers JH, Galvin B, Walsh C, McCrory C, McCarthy ND., Factors Associated With Cocaine Use at 17 and 20 Years Old: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Nationally Representative Cohort., The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2025, pS1054-139X(24)00551-2Journal Article, 2025, DOI
  • Margaret M. Brennan M.Sc. a , Massimo Cavallaro Ph.D. b c , Deirdre Mongan Ph.D. d , Anne Doyle M.Sc. d , Seán R. Millar Ph.D. d e , Lina Zgaga Ph.D. a , Bobby P. Smyth Ph.D. a f , Elizabeth Nixon Ph.D. g , Jo-Hanna Ivers Ph.D. a , Brian Galvin M.A. d , Cathal Walsh Ph.D. a , Cathal McCrory Ph.D. h , Noel D. McCarthy D.Phil, Examining factors associated with cocaine use in late adolescence and early adulthood, The European Journal of Public Health, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • Cronin, Thomas, Healy, David, McCarthy, Noel, Smith, Susan M, Travers, John, Prevalence and risk factors of frailty in people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis, The Journal of Frailty & Aging, 14, (2), 2025, p100029Journal Article, 2025, DOI
  • Brennan, Margaret M and Mongan, Deirdre and Doyle, Anne and Millar, Se{\'a, Early and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drug use in early adulthood in Ireland: a longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative cohort, BMC Public Health, 25, (1), 2025, p1--10Journal Article, 2025, DOI
  • Brennan M.M., Mongan D., Doyle A., Millar S.R., Cavallaro M., Zgaga L., Smyth B.P., Nixon E., Ivers J.-H., Galvin B., Walsh C., McCrory C., McCarthy N.D., Polysubstance use in early adulthood and associated factors in the Republic of Ireland: An analysis of a nationally representative cohort, Addiction, 2025Journal Article, 2025, DOI
  • Deirdre Mongan, Seán Millar, Margaret M. Brennan, Anne Doyle, Brian Galvin, Noel McCarthy, Longitudinal associations between childhood adversity and alcohol use behaviours in early adulthood: Examining the mediating roles of parental and peer relationships, Child Abuse & Neglect, 161, 2025, p107302 - 107302, p107302-107302Journal Article, 2025, DOI
  • Deirdre Mongan, Seán Millar, Margaret M. Brennan, Anne Doyle, Brian Galvin, Noel McCarthy, Associations and mediating factors between adverse childhood experiences and substance use behaviours in early adulthood: A population-based longitudinal study, Addictive Behaviors, 161, 2024, p108194 - 108194, p108194-108194Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • M M Brennan, Anna Beth Doyle, David Mongan, Seán Millar, Brian Galvin, Elizabeth Nixon, Bobby P. Smyth, Lina Zgaga, Jo"Hanna Ivers, Noel McCarthy, Examining the link between age of alcohol initiation, adolescent alcohol use and adult substance use, European Journal of Public Health, 34, (Supplement_3), 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • Nicola Love, Claire Jenkins, Noel McCarthy, Kate S. Baker, Petra Manley, Deborah Wilson, International travel as a risk factor for gastrointestinal infections in residents of North East England, Epidemiology and Infection, 152, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • David R. Shaw, Raquel Abad Torreblanca, Zahin Amin"Chowdhury, Adriana Bautista, Désirée E. Bennett, Karen Broughton, Carlo Casanova, Eun Hwa Choi, Heike Claus, Mary Corcoran, Simon Cottrell, Robert Cunney, Lize Cuypers, Tine Dalby, Heather Davies, Linda de Gouveia, Ala"Eddine Deghmane, Stefanie Desmet, Mirian Domenech, Richard J. Drew, Mignon du Plessis, Carolina Duarte, Kurt Fuursted, Alyssa Golden, Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida, Desirée Henares, Birgitta Henriques"Normark, Markus Hilty, Steen Hoffmann, H. Humphreys, Susanne Jacobsson, Christopher R. Johnson, Keith A. Jolley, Aníbal Kawabata, Jana Kozáková, Karl G. Kristinsson, Pavla K"ížová, Alicja Kuch, Shamez Ladhani, Thiên"Trí Lâm, M. Ayala, Laura Lindholm, David Litt, Martin Maiden, Irene Martín, Delphine Martiny, Wesley Mattheus, Noel McCarthy, Mary Meehan, Susan Meiring, Paula Mölling, Eva Morfeldt, Julie Morgan, Robert Mulhall, Carmen Muñoz"Almagro, David R. Murdoch, Martin Musílek, Ludmila Nováková, Shahin Oftadeh, Amaresh Pérez-Argüello, Mar""a Pérez-Vázquez, Monique Perrin, Benoît Prévost, Maria Roberts, Assaf Rokney, M. Ron, Olga Sanabria, Kevin J. Scott, Julio Sempere, Lotta Siira, Ana Paula Silva de Lemos, Vitali Sintchenko, Anna Skoczy"ska, Hans"Christian Slotved, Andrew Smith, Muhamed"Kheir Taha, Maija Toropainen, Georgina Tzanakaki, Anni Vainio, Mark P. G. van der Linden, Nina M. van Sorge, Emmanuelle Varon, Julio A. Vázquez, Sandra Vohrnova, Anne von Gottberg, José Yuste, Angela B. Brueggemann, The importance of microbiology reference laboratories and adequate funding for infectious disease surveillance, The Lancet Digital Health, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • Amoolya Vusirikala, Sam Rowell, Girija Dabke, Georgina Fox, Jade Bell, Rohini Manuel, Claire Jenkins, Nicola Love, Noel McCarthy, Dana Šumilo, Sooria Balasegaram, Shedding and exclusion from childcare in children with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, 2018"2022, Epidemiology and Infection, 152, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • Massimo Cavallaro, Ed Moran, Benjamin Collyer, Noel McCarthy, Christopher Green, Matt J. Keeling, Informing antimicrobial stewardship with explainable AI, PLOS Digital Health, 2, (1), 2023, pe0000162 - e0000162, pe0000162-e0000162Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Abimbola Ayorinde, Iman Ghosh, Ifra Ali, Iram Zahair, Olajumoke Olarewaju, Megha Singh, Edward F. Meehan, Seun Anjorin, Suzanne Rotheram, Ben Barr, Noel McCarthy, Oyinlola Oyebode, Health inequalities in infectious diseases: a systematic overview of reviews, BMJ Open, 13, (4), 2023, pe067429 - e067429, pe067429-e067429Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Abimbola Ayorinde, Iman Ghosh, Ifra Ali, Iram Zahair, Olajumoke Olarewaju, Megha Singh, Edward F. Meehan, Seun Anjorin, Suzanne Rotheram, Ben Barr, Noel McCarthy, Oyinlola Oyebode, Health inequalities in infectious diseases: a systematic overview of reviews, BMJ Open, 13, (4), 2023, pe067429 - e067429, pe067429-e067429Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Farah Kidy, Noel McCarthy, Kate Seers, From symptom onset to treatment initiation: protocol for a narrative study exploring the journey of older adults with tuberculosis in the English Midlands, UK, BMJ Open, 13, (11), 2023, pe070933 - e070933, pe070933-e070933Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Farah Kidy, Noel McCarthy, Kate Seers, From symptom onset to treatment initiation: protocol for a narrative study exploring the journey of older adults with tuberculosis in the English Midlands, UK, BMJ Open, 13, (11), 2023, pe070933 - e070933, pe070933-e070933Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Farah Kidy, Noel McCarthy, Krishna Nirantharakumar, Shamil Haroon, The clinical presentation of tuberculosis in English primary care, 2023, pOA765 - OA765, pOA765-OA765Conference Paper, 2023, DOI
  • Harriet Risby, Guy Robinson, Nastassya Chandra, Grace King, Roberto Vivancos, Robert Smith, Daniel Thomas, Andrew J. Fox, Noel McCarthy, Rachel M. Chalmers, Application of a new multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme for the seasonal investigation of Cryptosporidium parvum cases in Wales and the northwest of England, spring 2022, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 4, 2023, p100151 - 100151, p100151-100151Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Harriet Risby, Guy Robinson, Nastassya Chandra, Grace King, Roberto Vivancos, Robert Smith, Daniel Thomas, Andrew J. Fox, Noel McCarthy, Rachel M. Chalmers, Application of a new multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme for the seasonal investigation of Cryptosporidium parvum cases in Wales and the northwest of England, spring 2022, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 4, 2023, p100151 - 100151, p100151-100151Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • William Monteith, Ben Pascoe, Evangelos Mourkas, Jack Clark, Maliha Hakim, Matthew D. Hitchings, Noel McCarthy, Koji Yahara, Hiroshi Asakura, Samuel K. Sheppard, Contrasting genes conferring short- and long-term biofilm adaptation in Listeria, Microbial Genomics, 9, (10), 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • William Monteith, Ben Pascoe, Evangelos Mourkas, Jack Clark, Maliha Hakim, Matthew D. Hitchings, Noel McCarthy, Koji Yahara, Hiroshi Asakura, Samuel K. Sheppard, Contrasting genes conferring short- and long-term biofilm adaptation in Listeria, Microbial Genomics, 9, (10), 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Dana Šumilo, Nicola Love, Rohini Manuel, Girija Dabke, Karthik Paranthaman, Claire Jenkins, Noel McCarthy, Forgotten but not gone: Yersinia infections in England, 1975 to 2020, Eurosurveillance, 28, (14), 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Dana Šumilo, Nicola Love, Rohini Manuel, Girija Dabke, Karthik Paranthaman, Claire Jenkins, Noel McCarthy, Forgotten but not gone: Yersinia infections in England, 1975 to 2020, Eurosurveillance, 28, (14), 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Rebecca Russell, Sonica Minhas, Joht Singh Chandan, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Noel McCarthy, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, The risk of all-cause mortality associated with anxiety: a retrospective cohort study using `The Health Improvement Network" database, BMC Psychiatry, 23, (1), 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Rebecca Russell, Sonica Minhas, Joht Singh Chandan, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Noel McCarthy, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, The risk of all-cause mortality associated with anxiety: a retrospective cohort study using `The Health Improvement Network" database, BMC Psychiatry, 23, (1), 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • David R. Shaw, Raquel Abad, Zahin Amin"Chowdhury, Adriana Bautista, Désirée E. Bennett, Karen Broughton, Bin Cao, Carlo Casanova, Eun Hwa Choi, Yiu-Wai Chu, Heike Claus, Juliana Coelho, Mary Corcoran, Simon Cottrell, Robert Cunney, Lize Cuypers, Tine Dalby, Heather Davies, Linda de Gouveia, Ala"Eddine Deghmane, Walter Demczuk, Stefanie Desmet, Mirian Domenech, Richard J. Drew, Mignon du Plessis, Carolina Duarte, Helga Erlendsdóttir, Norman K. Fry, Kurt Fuursted, Thomas Hale, Desirée Henares, Birgitta Henriques"Normark, Markus Hilty, Steen Hoffmann, H. Humphreys, Margaret Ip, Susanne Jacobsson, Christopher R. Johnson, Jillian Johnston, Keith A. Jolley, Aníbal Kawabata, Jana Kozáková, Karl G. Kristinsson, Pavla K"ížová, Alicja Kuch, Shamez Ladhani, Thiên"Trí Lâm, María Eugenia León, Laura Lindholm, David Litt, Martin Maiden, Irene Martín, Delphine Martiny, Wesley Mattheus, Noel McCarthy, Mary Meehan, Susan Meiring, Paula Mölling, Eva Morfeldt, Julie Morgan, Robert Mulhall, Carmen Muñoz"Almagro, David R. Murdoch, Joy Murphy, Martin Musílek, A. Mzabi, Ludmila Nováková, Shahin Oftadeh, Amaresh Pérez-Argüello, Mar""a Pérez-Vázquez, Monique Perrin, Malorie Perry, Benoît Prévost, Maria Roberts, Assaf Rokney, M. Ron, Olga Sanabria, Kevin J. Scott, Carmen Sheppard, Lotta Siira, Vitali Sintchenko, Anna Skoczy"ska, Monica Sloan, Hans"Christian Slotved, Andrew Smith, Anneke Steens, Muhamed"Kheir Taha, Maija Toropainen, Georgina Tzanakaki, Anni Vainio, Mark P. G. van der Linden, Nina M. van Sorge, Emmanuelle Varon, Sandra Vohrnova, Anne von Gottberg, José Yuste, Rosemeire Cobo Zanella, Fei Zhou, Angela B. Brueggemann, Trends in invasive bacterial diseases during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses of prospective surveillance data from 30 countries and territories in the IRIS Consortium, The Lancet Digital Health, 5, (9), 2023, pe582 - e593, pe582-e593Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • David R. Shaw, Raquel Abad, Zahin Amin"Chowdhury, Adriana Bautista, Désirée E. Bennett, Karen Broughton, Bin Cao, Carlo Casanova, Eun Hwa Choi, Yiu-Wai Chu, Heike Claus, Juliana Coelho, Mary Corcoran, Simon Cottrell, Robert Cunney, Lize Cuypers, Tine Dalby, Heather Davies, Linda de Gouveia, Ala"Eddine Deghmane, Walter Demczuk, Stefanie Desmet, Mirian Domenech, Richard J. Drew, Mignon du Plessis, Carolina Duarte, Helga Erlendsdóttir, Norman K. Fry, Kurt Fuursted, Thomas Hale, Desirée Henares, Birgitta Henriques"Normark, Markus Hilty, Steen Hoffmann, H. Humphreys, Margaret Ip, Susanne Jacobsson, Christopher R. Johnson, Jillian Johnston, Keith A. Jolley, Aníbal Kawabata, Jana Kozáková, Karl G. Kristinsson, Pavla K"ížová, Alicja Kuch, Shamez Ladhani, Thiên"Trí Lâm, María Eugenia León, Laura Lindholm, David Litt, Martin Maiden, Irene Martín, Delphine Martiny, Wesley Mattheus, Noel McCarthy, Mary Meehan, Susan Meiring, Paula Mölling, Eva Morfeldt, Julie Morgan, Robert Mulhall, Carmen Muñoz"Almagro, David R. Murdoch, Joy Murphy, Martin Musílek, A. Mzabi, Ludmila Nováková, Shahin Oftadeh, Amaresh Pérez-Argüello, Mar""a Pérez-Vázquez, Monique Perrin, Malorie Perry, Benoît Prévost, Maria Roberts, Assaf Rokney, M. Ron, Olga Sanabria, Kevin J. Scott, Carmen Sheppard, Lotta Siira, Vitali Sintchenko, Anna Skoczy"ska, Monica Sloan, Hans"Christian Slotved, Andrew Smith, Anneke Steens, Muhamed"Kheir Taha, Maija Toropainen, Georgina Tzanakaki, Anni Vainio, Mark P. G. van der Linden, Nina M. van Sorge, Emmanuelle Varon, Sandra Vohrnova, Anne von Gottberg, José Yuste, Rosemeire Cobo Zanella, Fei Zhou, Angela B. Brueggemann, Trends in invasive bacterial diseases during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses of prospective surveillance data from 30 countries and territories in the IRIS Consortium, The Lancet Digital Health, 5, (9), 2023, pe582 - e593, pe582-e593Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Ella V. Rodwell, Y. Chan, Clare Sawyer, Anne Carroll, Eleanor McNamara, Lesley Allison, Lynda Browning, Anne Holmes, Gauri Godbole, Noel McCarthy, Claire Jenkins, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli clonal complex 32, including serotype O145:H28, in the UK and Ireland, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71, (8), 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Massimo Cavallaro, Juliana Coelho, Derren Ready, Valérie Decraene, Theresa Lamagni, Noel McCarthy, Dan Todkill, Matt J. Keeling, Cluster detection with random neighbourhood covering: Application to invasive Group A Streptococcal disease, PLoS Computational Biology, 18, (11), 2022, pe1010726 - e1010726, pe1010726-e1010726Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Ella V. Rodwell, Bhavita Vishram, Robert Smith, Lynda Browning, Alison Smith"Palmer, Lesley Allison, Anne Holmes, Gauri Godbole, Noel McCarthy, Timothy J. Dallman, Claire Jenkins, Epidemiology and genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli clonal complex 165 in the UK, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 70, (12), 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Ella V. Rodwell, Bhavita Vishram, Robert Smith, Lynda Browning, Alison Smith"Palmer, Lesley Allison, Anne Holmes, Gauri Godbole, Noel McCarthy, Timothy J. Dallman, Claire Jenkins, Epidemiology and genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli clonal complex 165 in the UK, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 70, (12), 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Chantel Bonner, Noel McCarthy, B de Jong, Thomas Ziese, Ronald Sjölund, Carl-Åke Hjalt, Johan Giesecke, Louise Mullen, Hugh O"Neill, James M. O"Donnell, Eimear Simms, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland Epidemiology & Public Health, Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), 168, (4), 1999, p283 - 285, p283-285Journal Article, 1999, DOI
  • Chantel Bonner, Noel McCarthy, B de Jong, Thomas Ziese, Ronald Sjölund, Carl-Åke Hjalt, Johan Giesecke, Louise Mullen, Hugh O"Neill, James M. O"Donnell, Eimear Simms, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland Epidemiology & Public Health, Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), 168, (4), 1999, p283 - 285, p283-285Journal Article, 1999, DOI
  • Margaret M. Brennan, Teresa O'Dowd, Nicholas Brink, Danielle Travill, Cherlynn Dumbura, Carla Devantier-Du Pleiss, Ursula Gazeley, Lebohang Radebe, Jeroen de Bont, Andrew Parnell, Fergus P. McCarthy, Cathal Walsh, Noel McCarthy, Matthew F Chersich, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, High ambient temperatures and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol, HRB Open Research, 9, 2026, p12 - 12, p12-12Journal Article, 2026, DOI
  • Dana Šumilo, Peter Auguste, Claire Jenkins, Jason Madan, Noel McCarthy, Cost-effectiveness of excluding children with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from childcare settings until microbiological clearance compared to return to childcare settings before microbiological clearance, Epidemiology and Infection, 153, 2025, pe45 - e45, pe45-e45Journal Article, 2025, DOI
  • Amoolya Vusirikala, Yanshi, Charlotte Robin, Sam Rowell, Girija Dabke, Georgina Fox, Jade Bell, Rohini Manuel, Claire Jenkins, Nicola Love, Noel McCarthy, Dana Šumilo, Sooria Balasegaram, Facilitators and barriers to implementing successful exclusion among children with shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli: a qualitative analysis of public health case management records, BMC Public Health, 24, (1), 2024, p2272 - 2272, p2272-2272Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • Farah Kidy, Noel McCarthy, Kate Seers, P50"From symptoms to treatment: a narrative study exploring the journey of older adults with tuberculosis in the English Midlands, United Kingdom, SSM Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024, pA70.2 - A71, pA70.2-A71Conference Paper, 2024, DOI
  • David Shaw, Raquel Abad, Zahin Amin"Chowdhury, Adriana Bautista, Désirée E. Bennett, Karen Broughton, Bin Cao, Carlo Casanova, Eun Hwa Choi, Yiu-Wai Chu, Heike Claus, Juliana Coelho, Mary Corcoran, Simon Cottrell, Robert Cunney, Lize Cuypers, Tine Dalby, Heather Davies, Linda de Gouveia, Ala"Eddine Deghmane, Walter Demczuk, Stefanie Desmet, Mirian Domenech, Richard J. Drew, Mignon du Plessis, Carolina Duarte, Helga Erlendsdóttir, Norman K. Fry, Kurt Fuursted, Thomas Hale, Desirée Henares, Birgitta Henriques"Normark, Markus Hilty, Steen Hoffmann, H. Humphreys, Margaret Ip, Susanne Jacobsson, Christopher R. Johnson, Jillian Johnston, Keith A. Jolley, Aníbal Kawabata, Jana Kozáková, Karl G. Kristinsson, Pavla K"ížová, Alicja Kuch, Shamez Ladhani, Thiên"Trí Lâm, León María Eugenia, Laura Lindholm, David Litt, Martin Maiden, Irene Martín, Delphine Martiny, Wesley Mattheus, Noel McCarthy, Martha McElligott, Mary Meehan, Susan Meiring, Paula Mölling, Eva Morfeldt, Julie Morgan, Robert Mulhall, Carmen Muñoz"Almagro, David R. Murdoch, Joy Murphy, Martin Musílek, A. Mzabi, Ludmila Nováková, Shahin Oftadeh, Amaresh Pérez-Argüello, Mar""a Pérez-Vázquez, Monique Perrin, Malorie Perry, Benoît Prévost, Maria Roberts, Assaf Rokney, M. Ron, Olga Sanabria, Kevin J Scott, Carmen Sheppard, Lotta Siira, Vitali Sintchenko, Anna Skoczy"ska, Monica Sloan, Hans"Christian Slotved, Andrew Smith, Anneke Steens, Muhamed"Kheir Taha, Maija Toropainen, Georgina Tzanakaki, Anni Vainio, Mark PG van der Linden, Nina M. van Sorge, Emmanuelle Varon, Sandra Vohrnova, Anne von Gottberg, José Yuste, Rosemeire Cobo Zanella, Fei Zhou, Angela B. Brueggemann, Sustained reductions in life-threatening invasive bacterial diseases during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses of prospective surveillance data from 30 countries participating in the IRIS Consortium, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Brennan MM, McCarthy ND, Brink NB., Heatstroke mortality in a warming world., The lancet. Public health, 11, (3), 2026, pe138-e139Journal Article, 2026
  • Campylobacter in, editor(s)Deng X, den Bakker HC, Hendriksen RS , Applied Genomics of Foodborne Pathogens. , Switzerland, Springer International Publishing,, 2017, pp127 - 143, [McCarthy, ND.]Book Chapter
  • Molecular Epidemiology of Campylobacter Species in, editor(s)Nachamkin I, Szymanski CM, Blaser MJ , Campylobacter, Washington, ASM Press, 2008, pp191 - 211, [ON SLW, McCarthy ND, Miller WG, Gilpin BJ]Book Chapter
  • Clinical Epidemiology in, editor(s)Abubakar I, Stagg HR, Cohen T, Rodrigues LC , Infectious Disease Epidemiology. , Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp119 - 132, [McCarthy ND, Smith A.]Book Chapter
  • Creane, D., Hayes, C., O Ciardha, D., Smith, S. M., Campbell, A. & Mc Carthy, N., Health data to support local communities, 1, Trinity College Dublin, January 2024, 2024, p1 - 12Report, URL , TARA - Full Text

Research Expertise

Research interests have focused on the integration of pathogen genetic data in infectious disease epidemiology, developing and applying novel epidemiological approaches in communicable disease control, using routinely collected data for research, and a broad range of work linking research into public health practice. Research contributions in these areas are outlined below.

The development of an approach to source attribution of pathogens to zoonotic reservoirs applying population genetic algorithms using the example of Campylobacter infection [PMC2063414] with subsequent validation [PMC3988352] and application to human infection [PMC2916502]. This has become a standard approach as recently reviewed [PMC6820127] including in national monitoring projects in the UK.

Integrating bacterial genome sequence data with other epidemiological data including developing and validating core genome multi-locus sequence typing [PMC5483910] for outbreak detection in population level surveillance [PMC3719633], ad hoc application studies such as the emergence of an STEC clone [PMC6256402](7) investigating care setting streptococcal [PMC4880081] and milk-borne Campylobacter [PMC4551004] outbreaks, population studies of the distribution of TB transmission [PMC4571080], and the ecology of Campylobacter as it relates to human infection [PMC3487483]. Reviewing the use of approaches using the multi-locus sequence typing paradigm in epidemiology [PMC3980634].

Developing novel epidemiological approaches in applied infectious disease epidemiology such as: describing case-case comparisons based on bacterial subtypes [PMID: 10480708] which is now widely used (a "case-case" and "infection" search in Google Scholar returns over 9,000 items); applying classical epidemiological studies to the food supply chain in outbreaks [PMC6053626]; validating temporospatial approaches to detecting smaller outbreaks [PMID: 24690264]; the use of internet panels for controls in outbreak investigation [PMC5848756]; and the use of modelling approaches to evaluate disease control interventions [PMID: 21859502].

Diverse collaborative work includes contributions to vaccine trials [PMID: 26165918], evaluation of the herd immunity effects of childhood vaccination [PMID: 27955789] with direct policy implications for adult vaccination policy and basic science work on Campylobacter [PMC18403712]. Since returning to Ireland research has broadened including work on adolescent drug use [PMID: 40898757, 39908693, 39818654].

  • Title
    Analysis of EMIS-Ireland
    Summary
    Analysis of the European Men Who Have Sex With Men Internet Survey (Irish component)
    Funding Agency
    Health Service Executive
    Date From
    1 December 2025
    Date To
    30 November 2026
  • Title
    Optimising PrEP delivery in Ireland: A model for an integrated digital-hybrid clinical service enhancing Value for Money in healthcare
    Summary
    Context and gap: The introduction of new treatments can enhance health and benefit society, yet their success
    depends on developing effective and efficient service models. For example, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has
    enhanced HIV prevention. However, in Ireland, service capacity and access pose challenges to equitable service
    implementation. Drawing from the experiences of Ireland"s national home Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
    testing and the COVID-19, adopting a hybrid-digital approach could enhance PrEP service delivery and offer
    lessons applicable to other healthcare settings.
    Specific aims:
    " Develop a new digital-hybrid, online and in-person, model of PrEP care to improve service capacity,
    efficiency, and value for money.
    " Explore how this model can be applied to other healthcare services in Ireland to maximise the potential
    benefits and inform standards for digital healthcare.
    Approach: We will work with SH:24, a leader in online sexual health services, users, providers, designers, and the
    Department of Health, using policy analysis, routinely collected data, surveys, and interviews to:
    " co-develop the digital-hybrid, online and in-person, PrEP care model;
    " pilot in two locations (Dublin and Cork) and gather feedback; and,
    " evaluate and refine, analysing process and outcome data, including cost, patient, staff, and organisational
    experiences to refine the model for broader use and transferability in other healthcare settings.
    Impact: By making PrEP services more accessible and efficient, this project offers to overcome capacity and
    access challenges providing equitable access to PrEP and reducing HIV infections in Ireland. It sets the stage for
    transforming other healthcare services with hybrid-digital solutions, making the healthcare system more
    responsive to the needs of the modern patient. Ultimately, this project will demonstrate how integrating digital
    services in healthcare can lead to better patient experiences, improved health outcomes, and more efficient use of
    resources.
    Funding Agency
    HRB
    Date From
    1/12/2024
    Date To
    30/Nov/2026
  • Title
    HSE Clinical Fellowships
    Summary
    Three fellowships for senior Specialist registrars
    1. Climate and Health Fellow: Working in collaboration with HSE Climate and Health Improvement Teams to develop evidence for climate impact of public health interventions. (HSE leads Dr Ina Kelly and Dr Diarmuid O'Donovan). Fellow Dr Teresa O'Dowd.
    2. Migrant health needs assessment fellow. Collaboration with Dublin and Midlands Region of the HSE to undertake needs assessment to support provision of healthcare to migrant populations. HSE leads Dr Triona McNicholas adn Dr Fionnuala Cooney. Fellow Dr Caitriona Kelly.
    3. Child health information fellow: Collaborative fellowship to develop evidence based health information for school aged children for the HSE My Child programme. HSE Leads Dr Fiona Cianci and Ms Anne Pardy. Fellow Dt Therese McGlacken.
    Funding Agency
    HSE
    Date From
    1/1/2025
    Date To
    31/12/2026
  • Title
    NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Genomics and Enabling Data
    Summary
    Funding Agency
    National Institute for Health Research
    Date From
    April 2020
    Date To
    March 2025
  • Title
    Quantifying the transmission routes of gastroenteritis in Pakistan and developing targeted interventions
    Summary
    Funding Agency
    Medical Research Council
    Date From
    December 2020
    Date To
    Novemeber 2023
  • Title
    NIHR Health Potection Unit in Gastrointestinal Infection
    Summary
    Funding Agency
    National Institute for Health Research
    Date From
    April 2020
    Date To
    March 2025
  • Title
    TechConnect
    Summary
    Assessing and Strengthening Human-Tech Skill Complementarity in the Digital Landscape. TechConnect thoroughly explores the ongoing debate regarding the influence of emerging technologies on human labor and skills. It places a distinct emphasis on Human-Tech Skill Complementarity, highlighting the essential interdependence and mutual enhancement of both human and technological skills in a systemic manner. The primary goal is to deepen our understanding of the dynamic interplays between new digital technologies and human skills, generating novel and practical knowledge on this emerging topic of Human-Tech Skill Complementarity.
    Funding Agency
    European Commission

Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Other social sciences, Food sciences, Public health, Immunology, Genetics, Health services and systems, Hydrology, Bioinformatics and computational biology, Microbiology,

Recognition

  • Member of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine (England)
  • Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
  • Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
  • Chair. National Serosurveillance Programme Steering Group (2021-). October 2021-
  • Chair. National Serosurveillance Programme Steering Group (2021-). October 2021-