Search Results - "Alexandra Medley"

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Americans Aboard the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship by Plucinski, Mateusz M, Wallace, Megan, Uehara, Anna, Kurbatova, Ekaterina V, Tobolowsky, Farrell A, Schneider, Zachary D, Ishizumi, Atsuyoshi, Bozio, Catherine H, Kobayashi, Miwako, Toda, Mitsuru, Stewart, Andrea, Wagner, Riley L, Moriarty, Leah F, Murray, Rachel, Queen, Krista, Tao, Ying, Paden, Clinton, Mauldin, Matthew R, Zhang, Jing, Li, Yan, Elkins, Christopher A, Lu, Xiaoyan, Herzig, Carolyn T A, Novak, Ryan, Bower, William, Medley, Alexandra M, Acosta, Anna M, Knust, Barbara, Cantey, Paul T, Pesik, Nicki T, Halsey, Eric S, Cetron, Martin S, Tong, Suxiang, Marston, Barbara J, Friedman, Cindy R

“…The Diamond Princess cruise ship was the site of a large outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Of 437 Americans and their travel companions on the…”
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Use of Point-of-Care Handheld Ultrasound for Splenomegaly in United States-Bound Refugees: A Novel Technology with Far-Reaching Implications by Kummer, Tim, Medley, Alexandra M, Klosovsky, Alexander, Mann, Erin, Mburu, Patricia, Ekernas, Karen, Bonass, Betty, Stauffer, Jacob C, Walukaga, Stewart, Weinberg, Michelle, Dunlop, Stephen J, Stauffer, William M

“…Ultrasound (US) is an invaluable clinical tool. New point-of-care US technology holds great promise for hard-to-reach and mobile populations such as refugees…”
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Use of US Public Health Travel Restrictions during COVID-19 Outbreak on Diamond Princess Ship, Japan, February-April 2020 by Medley, Alexandra M, Marston, Barbara J, Toda, Mitsuru, Kobayashi, Miwako, Weinberg, Michelle, Moriarty, Leah F, Jungerman, M Robynne, Surpris, Amethyst Clare A, Knust, Barbara, Acosta, Anna M, Shockey, Caitlin E, Daigle, David, Schneider, Zachary D, Charles, Julia, Ishizumi, Atsuyoshi, Stewart, Andrea, Vonnahme, Laura A, Brown, Clive, White, Stefanie, Cohen, Nicole J, Cetron, Marty

“…Public health travel restrictions (PHTR) are crucial measures during communicable disease outbreaks to prevent transmission during commercial airline travel…”
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Quantifying the risk of rabies in biting dogs in Haiti by Ma, Xiaoyue, Blanton, Jesse D., Millien, Max Francois, Medley, Alexandra M., Etheart, Melissa D., Fénelon, Natael, Wallace, Ryan M.

“…Rabies is a fatal viral disease typically transmitted through the bite of rabid animal. Domestic dogs cause over 99% of human rabies deaths. Over half of the…”
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Use of US Public Health Travel Restrictions during COVID-19 Outbreak on Diamond Princess Ship, Japan, February-April 2020 by Medley, Alexandra M, Marston, Barbara J, Toda, Mitsuru, Kobayashi, Miwako, Weinberg, Michelle, Moriarty, Leah F, Jungerman, M. Robynne, Surpris, Amethyst Clare A, Knust, Barbara, Acosta, Anna M, Shockey, Caitlin E, Daigle, David, Schneider, Zachary D, Charles, Julia, Ishizumi, Atsuyoshi, Stewart, Andrea, Vonnahme, Laura A, Brown, Clive, White, Stefanie, Cohen, Nicole J, Cetron, Marty

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Low SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and No Active Infections among Dogs and Cats in Animal Shelters with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Human Cases among Employees by Cossaboom, Caitlin M, Medley, Alexandra M, Spengler, Jessica R, Kukielka, Esther A, Goryoka, Grace W, Baird, Tiffany, Bhavsar, Swity, Campbell, Stefanie, Campbell, Thomas S, Christensen, Daniel, Condrey, Jillian A, Dawson, Patrick, Doty, Jeffrey B, Feldpausch, Amanda, Gabel, Julie, Jones, Dee, Lim, Ailam, Loiacono, Christina M, Jenkins-Moore, Melinda, Moore, Andrea, Noureddine, Clarissa, Ortega, Jorge, Poulsen, Keith, Rooney, Jane A, Rossow, John, Sheppard, Karen, Sweet, Emma, Stoddard, Robyn, Tell, Rachel M, Wallace, Ryan M, Williams, Carl, Barton Behravesh, Casey

“…Human-to-animal and animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented; however, investigations into SARS-CoV-2 transmission in congregate animal…”
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COVID-19 on the Nile: a cross-sectional investigation of COVID-19 among Nile River cruise travellers returning to the United States, February–March 2020 by Guagliardo, Sarah Anne J, Quilter, Laura A S, Uehara, Anna, White, Stefanie B, Talarico, Sarah, Tong, Suxiang, Paden, Clinton R, Zhang, Jing, Li, Yan, Pray, Ian, Novak, Ryan T, Fukunaga, Rena, Rodriguez, Andrea, Medley, Alexandra M, Wagner, Riley, Weinberg, Michelle, Brown, Clive M, Friedman, Cindy R

“…Abstract Background Early in the pandemic, cruise travel exacerbated the global spread of SARS-CoV-2. We report epidemiologic and molecular findings from an…”
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Retrospective Cohort Study to Assess the Risk of Rabies in Biting Dogs, 2013⁻2015, Republic of Haiti by Medley, Alexandra M, Millien, Max Francois, Blanton, Jesse D, Ma, Xiaoyue, Augustin, Pierre, Crowdis, Kelly, Wallace, Ryan M

“…In canine rabies endemic countries the World Health Organization recommends post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) be initiated immediately after exposure to an…”
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Establishment of District-Led Production of WHO-Recommended Alcohol-based Hand Rub (ABHR) during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Model for Improving Access to ABHR during Health Emergencies by Tusabe, Fred, Lamorde, Mohammed, Medley, Alexandra, Kesande, Maureen, Lozier, Matthew J, Yapswale, Sauda, Ociti, Francis, Isabirye, Herbert, Nuwamanya, Elly, Nanyondo, Judith, Boore, Amy, Vosburgh, Waverly, Kasule, Juliet N, Pratt, Caroline, Berendes, David

“…In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we established and sustained local production of alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) at district scale for healthcare facilities…”
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Use of photography to identify free-roaming dogs during sight-resight surveys: Impacts on estimates of population size and vaccination coverage, Haiti 2016 by Cleaton, Julie M, Blanton, Jesse D, Dilius, Pierre, Ludder, Fleurinord, Crowdis, Kelly, Medley, Alexandra, Chipman, Richard, Estime, Frantzlet, Maciel, Emanuel, Wallace, Ryan M

“…Enumerating dog populations is essential to plan and evaluate rabies vaccination campaigns. To estimate vaccination coverage and dog population size in a…”
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Case Definitions Used During the First 6 Months of the 10th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Four Neighboring Countries, August 2018-February 2019 by Medley, Alexandra M, Mavila, Oscar, Makumbi, Issa, Nizeyemana, Felicien, Umutoni, Angela, Balisanga, Hélène, Manoah, Yona Kenyi, Geissler, Aimee, Bunga, Sudhir, MacDonald, Gene, Homsy, Jaco, Ojwang, Joseph, Ewetola, Raimi, Raghunathan, Pratima L, MacGurn, Amanda, Singler, Kimberly, Ward, Sarah, Roohi, Shahrokh, Brown, Vance, Shoemaker, Trevor, Lako, Richard, Kabeja, Adeline, Muruta, Allan, Lubula, Leopold, Merrill, Rebecca

“…On August 1, 2018, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared its 10th Ebola virus disease (Ebola) outbreak in an area with a high volume of…”
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Improving Access to WHO Formulations of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub in Healthcare Facilities: A District-Wide Approach by Tusabe, Fred, Nanyondo, Judith, Lozier, Matthew J, Kesande, Maureen, Tumuhairwe, Olive, Watsisi, Martin, Twinomugisha, Fred, Medley, Alexandra, Mutoro, Julius, Lamorde, Mohammed, Berendes, David

“…Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) is an effective hand hygiene measure to mitigate and prevent infectious disease transmission in healthcare facilities (HCFs);…”
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Access to and Use of Hand Hygiene Resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Two Districts in Uganda, January-April 2021 by Pratt, Caroline, Kesande, Maureen, Tusabe, Fred, Medley, Alexandra, Prentice-Mott, Graeme, Lozier, Matthew, Trinies, Victoria, Yapswale, Sauda, Nabatyanga, Stella, Isabirye, Herbert, Lamorde, Mohammed, Berendes, David

“…To understand access to and use of hand hygiene in healthcare facilities (HCFs) and community locations during the COVID-19 pandemic, we evaluated factors…”
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Evaluation of immune responses in dogs to oral rabies vaccine under field conditions by Smith, Todd G., Millien, Max, Vos, Ad, Fracciterne, Franso A., Crowdis, Kelly, Chirodea, Cornelius, Medley, Alexandra, Chipman, Richard, Qin, Yunlong, Blanton, Jesse, Wallace, Ryan

“…•Dogs in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti received oral rabies vaccine by a hand-out method.•78 dogs 3–12 months old were tested pre- and post-vaccination for rabies…”
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Costs and effectiveness of alternative dog vaccination strategies to improve dog population coverage in rural and urban settings during a rabies outbreak by Undurraga, Eduardo A., Millien, Max F., Allel, Kasim, Etheart, Melissa D., Cleaton, Julie, Ross, Yasmeen, Crowdis, Kelly, Medley, Alexandra, Vos, Ad, Maciel, Emmanuel, Monroe, Benjamin, Dismer, Amber, Blanton, Jesse D., Tran, Cuc H., Chipman, Richard, Dilius, Pierre, Ludder, Fleurinord, Wallace, Ryan M.

“…•Dog rabies elimination programs often rely on parenteral vaccination at central point locations.•We compared three different strategies of dog vaccination…”
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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Infrastructure and Resources in Schools in Belize during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021-2023 by Ly, Anh N, McDavid, Kelsey, Craig, Christina, Maheia, Dian, Gongora, Yolanda, Medley, Alexandra, Morey, Francis, Manzanero, Russell, Morazan, Gerhaldine, Lino, Allison, Romero, Vickie, Blanco, Rosalva, Ishida, Kanako, Lozier, Matthew, Murray, Kristy O

“…Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources in schools is critical for disease prevention and control, especially during public health…”
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Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships - Worldwide, February-March 2020 by Moriarty, Leah F, Plucinski, Mateusz M, Marston, Barbara J, Kurbatova, Ekaterina V, Knust, Barbara, Murray, Erin L, Pesik, Nicki, Rose, Dale, Fitter, David, Kobayashi, Miwako, Toda, Mitsuru, Cantey, Paul T, Scheuer, Tara, Halsey, Eric S, Cohen, Nicole J, Stockman, Lauren, Wadford, Debra A, Medley, Alexandra M, Green, Gary, Regan, Joanna J, Tardivel, Kara, White, Stefanie, Brown, Clive, Morales, Christina, Yen, Cynthia, Wittry, Beth, Freeland, Amy, Naramore, Sara, Novak, Ryan T, Daigle, David, Weinberg, Michelle, Acosta, Anna, Herzig, Carolyn, Kapella, Bryan K, Jacobson, Kathleen R, Lamba, Katherine, Ishizumi, Atsuyoshi, Sarisky, John, Svendsen, Erik, Blocher, Tricia, Wu, Christine, Charles, Julia, Wagner, Riley, Stewart, Andrea, Mead, Paul S, Kurylo, Elizabeth, Campbell, Stefanie, Murray, Rachel, Weidle, Paul, Cetron, Martin, Friedman, Cindy R

“…An estimated 30 million passengers are transported on 272 cruise ships worldwide each year* (1). Cruise ships bring diverse populations into proximity for many…”
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Perspectives on hand hygiene in Belizean healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative evaluation with healthcare workers by McDavid, Kelsey, Craig, Christina, Ly, Anh N., Bivens, Nicholas, Morey, Francis, Manzanero, Russell, Morazan, Gerhaldine, Hawes, Ella, Medley, Alexandra, Murray, Kristy, Lozier, Matthew

“…ABSTRACT The World Health Organization recommends healthcare workers (HCWs) practice hand hygiene (HH) while providing care. Making alcohol-based hand rub…”
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Barriers and opportunities for canine rabies vaccination campaigns in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yoak, Andrew J., Haile, Abraham, O’Quin, Jeanette, Belu, Maria, Birhane, Meseret, Bekele, Meseret, Murphy, Sylvia, Medley, Alexandra, Vincent, Emily, Stewart, Daniel, Shiferaw, Miriam L., Tafese, Kassahun, Garabed, Rebecca, Pieracci, Emily G.

“…Canine rabies is endemic in Ethiopia and presents a significant burden for both animal and human health. We investigate barriers to dog vaccination in Addis…”
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Preventing the cross‐border spread of zoonotic diseases: Multisectoral community engagement to characterize animal mobility—Uganda, 2020 by Medley, Alexandra Marie, Gasanani, Jonan, Nyolimati, Ceaser Adibaku, McIntyre, Elvira, Ward, Sarah, Okuyo, Bosco, Kabiito, Duncan, Bender, Cristel, Jafari, Zainab, LaMorde, Mohammed, Babigumira, Peter Ahabwe, Nakiire, Lydia, Agwang, Constance, Merrill, Rebecca, Ndumu, Deo, Doris, Kiconco

“…In Uganda, the borders are highly porous to animal movement, which may contribute to zoonotic disease spread. We piloted an animal adaptation of an existing…”
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