Dr Anaseini Ratu
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Anaseini recently joined the Pac-EVIPP+ program to support development of regional capacity and communities for applied epidemiology practice in Asia and the Pacific.
Affiliations
- Department of Applied Epidemiology, Researcher
Research interests
• Infectious disease epidemiology
• Disease surveillance
• Methods in applied epidemiology
• Planetary health and social epidemiology
Projects
Publications
1. Strobel, A. G., Sahukhan, A., Ratu, A., Kailawadoko, J., Koroituku, I., Singh, S., McEwen, S., Baleivanualala, S., Wilmot, M., Matanitobua, S., Stevens, K., Vesikula, A., Cabemaiwai, T., Cooper, R., Taufa, M., Tadrau, J., Horan, K., Faktaufon, D., Howden, B. P., & Rafai, E. (2025). Meningococcal C Disease Outbreak Caused by Multidrug-Resistant <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> , Fiji. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3101.240476
2. Simmons, C. P., Donald, W., Tagavi, L., Tarivonda, L., Quai, T., Tavoa, R., Noran, T., Manikaoti, E., Kareaua, L., Abwai, T. T., Chand, D., Rama, V., Deo, V., Deo, K. K., Tavuii, A., Valentine, W., Prasad, R., Seru, E., Naituku, L.,…O’Neill, S. L. (2024). Successful introgression of wMel Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti populations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Kiribati. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(3), e0012022-e0012022. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012022
3. Jupiter, S. D., Jenkins, A. P., Negin, J., Anthony, S., Baleinamau, P., Devi, R., Gavidi, S., Latinne, A., Mailautoka, K. K., Mangubhai, S., Naivalu, K., Naivalulevu, T., Naivalulevu, V., Nasim, N., Naucunivanua, S., Nelson, S., Qauqau, I., Ratu, A., Ravoka, M.,…Horwitz, P. (2024). Transforming place-based management within watersheds in Fiji: The watershed interventions for systems health project. PLOS Water, 3(7), e0000102-e0000102. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000102
4. Adhikari, S., Anthony, S., Baleinamau, P., Coriakula, J., Daurewa, T., Devi, R., Gavidi, S., Horwitz, P., Hunter, E. C., Jenkins, A., Jupiter, S., Lalamacuata, M., Mailautoka, K., Mangubhai, S., Naivalu, K., Naivalulevu, T., Naivalulevu, V., Nasim, N., Naucunivanua, S.,…Thomas, J. (2024). An assessment of latrine front-end characteristics and associated surface E. coli indicated faecal contamination in rural Fiji. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(40), 52948-52962. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34668-x
5. Curtis, S. J., Shah, A. W., Ratu, A., Wilson, D. J., Hill, P. C., Hulcome, P., Gaylard, C., Faktaufon, D., Cabemaiwai, T., Rabukawaqa, I., Qoriniasi, T., Narayan, A., Nakalevu, S., Romakin, P., Tudravu, J., Fong, J., & Walsh, N. (2023). Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Central and Western Divisions of Fiji, 2021. Emerging
Infectious Diseases, 29(1), 226-228. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2901.221514