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Reducing routine vaccination dropout rates: evaluating two interventions in three Kenyan districts, 2014 by Haji, Adam, Lowther, S, Ngan'ga, Z, Gura, Z, Tabu, C, Sandhu, H, Arvelo, Wences

“…Globally, vaccine preventable diseases are responsible for nearly 20% of deaths annually among children <5 years old. Worldwide, many children dropout from the…”
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Factors associated with fatal cases of acute respiratory infection (ARI) among hospitalized patients in Guatemala by Tomczyk, Sara, McCracken, John P, Contreras, Carmen Lucia, Lopez, Maria Renee, Bernart, Chris, Moir, Juan Carlos, Escobar, Kenneth, Reyes, Lisette, Arvelo, Wences, Lindblade, Kim, Peruski, Leonard, Bryan, Joe P, Verani, Jennifer R

“…Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is an important cause of mortality in children and adults. However, studies assessing risk factors for ARI-related deaths in…”
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Burden of laboratory-confirmed shigellosis infections in Guatemala 2007-2012: results from a population-based surveillance system by Hegde, Sonia, Benoit, Stephen R, Arvelo, Wences, Lindblade, Kim, López, Beatriz, McCracken, John P, Bernart, Chris, Roldan, Aleida, Bryan, Joe P

“…We describe the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of culture-confirmed Shigella infections in facility-based surveillance sites in…”
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Hospitalization and death among patients with influenza, Guatemala, 2008-2012 by Ao, Trong, McCracken, John P, Lopez, Maria Rene, Bernart, Chris, Chacon, Rafael, Moscoso, Fabiola, Paredes, Antonio, Castillo, Leticia, Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo, Arvelo, Wences, Lindblade, Kim A, Peruski, Leonard F, Bryan, Joe P

“…Influenza is a major cause of respiratory illness resulting in 3-5 million severe cases and 291,243-645,832 deaths annually. Substantial health and financial…”
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Factors associated with malaria microscopy diagnostic performance following a pilot quality-assurance programme in health facilities in malaria low-transmission areas of Kenya, 2014 by Odhiambo, Fredrick, Buff, Ann M, Moranga, Collins, Moseti, Caroline M, Wesongah, Jesca Okwara, Lowther, Sara A, Arvelo, Wences, Galgalo, Tura, Achia, Thomas O, Roka, Zeinab G, Boru, Waqo, Chepkurui, Lily, Ogutu, Bernhards, Wanja, Elizabeth

“…Malaria accounts for ~21% of outpatient visits annually in Kenya; prompt and accurate malaria diagnosis is critical to ensure proper treatment. In 2013, formal…”
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Surveillance for hospitalized acute respiratory infection in Guatemala by Verani, Jennifer R, McCracken, John, Arvelo, Wences, Estevez, Alejandra, Lopez, Maria Renee, Reyes, Lissette, Moir, Juan Carlos, Bernart, Chris, Moscoso, Fabiola, Gray, Jennifer, Olsen, Sonja J, Lindblade, Kim A

“…Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are an important cause of illness and death worldwide, yet data on the etiology of ARI and the population-level burden in…”
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Incidence and etiology of infectious diarrhea from a facility-based surveillance system in Guatemala, 2008-2012 by Arvelo, Wences, Hall, Aron J, Henao, Olga, Lopez, Beatriz, Bernart, Chris, Moir, Juan C, Reyes, Lissette, Montgomery, Susan P, Morgan, Oliver, Estevez, Alejandra, Parsons, Michele B, Lopez, Maria R, Gomez, Gerry, Vinje, Jan, Gregoricus, Nicole, Parashar, Umesh, Mintz, Eric D, McCracken, John, Bryan, Joe P, Lindblade, Kim A

“…Diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, yet incidence and etiology data are limited. We conducted laboratory-based diarrhea surveillance in…”
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Estimation of the national disease burden of influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness in Kenya and Guatemala: a novel methodology by Fuller, James A, Summers, Aimee, Katz, Mark A, Lindblade, Kim A, Njuguna, Henry, Arvelo, Wences, Khagayi, Sammy, Emukule, Gideon, Linares-Perez, Nivaldo, McCracken, John, Nokes, D James, Ngama, Mwanajuma, Kazungu, Sidi, Mott, Joshua A, Olsen, Sonja J, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Feikin, Daniel R

“…Knowing the national disease burden of severe influenza in low-income countries can inform policy decisions around influenza treatment and prevention. We…”
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Factors associated with adequate weekly reporting for disease surveillance data among health facilities in Nairobi County, Kenya, 2013 by Mwatondo, Athman Juma, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Maina, Caroline, Makayotto, Lyndah, Mwangi, Moses, Njeru, Ian, Arvelo, Wences

“…Kenya adopted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy in 1998 to strengthen disease surveillance and epidemic response. However, the…”
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Incidence of Hospitalized Pneumococcal Pneumonia among Adults in Guatemala, 2008-2012 by Contreras, Carmen Lucía, Verani, Jennifer R, Lopez, María Renee, Paredes, Antonio, Bernart, Chris, Moscoso, Fabiola, Roldan, Aleida, Arvelo, Wences, Lindblade, Kim A, McCracken, John P

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pneumonia worldwide. However, the burden of pneumococcal pneumonia among adults in low- and middle-income…”
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Environmental Assessment and Blood Lead Levels of Children in Owino Uhuru and Bangladesh Settlements in Kenya by Etiang', Nancy A, Arvelo, Wences, Galgalo, Tura, Amwayi, Samwel, Gura, Zeinab, Kioko, Jackson, Omondi, Gamaliel, Patta, Shem, Lowther, Sara A, Brown, Mary Jean

“…Lead exposure is linked to intellectual disability and anemia in children. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends…”
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Evaluation of residential structures not covered by aerial photographs used to generate a sampling frame – Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala by Switchenko, Jeffrey M., Roy, Sharon L., Muñoz, Fredy, Lopez, Gerard, Rivera, Jose G., Cuéllar, Victoria M., Juliao, Patricia, López, Beatriz, Thornton, Andrew, Patel, Jaymin C., Alvarez, Maricruz, Reyes, Lissette, Derado, Gordana, Arvelo, Wences, Lindblade, Kim A.

“…Background Aerial images are being used more often to map residential structures on the ground in a study area (the sample frame). However, non-coverage bias…”
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An evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene status and household assets and their associations with soil-transmitted helminthiasis and reported diarrhea in Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala by Rao, Gouthami, Blackstock, Anna J., Derado, Gordana, Cuéllar, Victoria M., Juliao, Patricia, Alvarez, Maricruz, López, Beatriz, Muñoz, Fredy, Thornton, Andrew, Patel, Jaymin C., Lopez, Gerard, Rivera, Jose G., Reyes, Lissette, Arvelo, Wences, Lindblade, Kim A., Roy, Sharon L.

“…Abstract Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections and diarrheal illness affect billions of people yearly. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in Nueva…”
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Using Standardized Interpretation of Chest Radiographs to Identify Adults with Bacterial Pneumonia--Guatemala, 2007-2012 by Wortham, Jonathan M, Gray, Jennifer, Verani, Jennifer, Contreras, Carmen Lucia, Bernart, Chris, Moscoso, Fabiola, Moir, Juan Carlos, Reyes Marroquin, Emma Lissette, Castellan, Rigoberto, Arvelo, Wences, Lindblade, Kim, McCracken, John P

“…Bacterial pneumonia is a leading cause of illness and death worldwide, but quantifying its burden is difficult due to insensitive diagnostics. Although World…”
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Molecular epidemiology and associated risk factors of rotavirus infection among children < 5 yrs hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis in North Eastern, Kenya, 2012 by Fidhow, Ahmed Mohamed, Samwel, Amwayi, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Oundo, Joseph, Nyangao, James, Wences, Arvelo

“…Rotavirus is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years worldwide. This study aimed to characterize the circulating genotypes…”
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Low usage of government healthcare facilities for acute respiratory infections in guatemala: implications for influenza surveillance by Lindblade, Kim A, Johnson, April J, Arvelo, Wences, Zhang, Xingyou, Jordan, Hannah T, Reyes, Lissette, Fry, Alicia M, Padilla, Norma

“…Sentinel surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections in hospitals and influenza-like illness in ambulatory clinics is recommended to assist in global…”
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A comparison of the epidemiology and clinical presentation of seasonal influenza A and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Guatemala by Lindblade, Kim A, Arvelo, Wences, Gray, Jennifer, Estevez, Alejandra, Frenkel, Gal, Reyes, Lissette, Moscoso, Fabiola, Moir, Juan Carlos, Fry, Alicia M, Olsen, Sonja J

“…A new influenza A (H1N1) virus was first found in April 2009 and proceeded to cause a global pandemic. We compare the epidemiology and clinical presentation of…”
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An outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae late-onset sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit in Guatemala by Gray, Jennifer, MD, Arvelo, Wences, MPH, MD, McCracken, John, MPH, ScD, Lopez, Beatriz, BSc, Lessa, Fernanda C., MD, Kitchel, Brandon, MSc, Wong, Betty, MPH, Reyes, Lissette, MD, Lindblade, Kim, MPH, PhD

“…Background Gram-negative bloodstream infections are an important cause of neonatal mortality. In October 2009, we investigated a Klebsiella spp outbreak in a…”
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Antimicrobial resistance: capacity and practices among clinical laboratories in Kenya, 2013 by Odhiambo, Fredrick, Galgalo, Tura, Wences, Arvelo, Muchemi, Onesmus Maina, Kanyina, Evalyne Wambui, Tonui, Juliana Chepkemoi, Amwayi, Samwel, Boru, Waqo

“…Antimicrobial resistance is neglected in developing countries; associated with limited surveillance and unregulated use of antimicrobials. Consequently,…”
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Exposure of US travelers to rabid zebra, Kenya, 2011 by Lankau, Emily W, Montgomery, Joel M, Tack, Danielle M, Obonyo, Mark, Kadivane, Samuel, Blanton, Jesse D, Arvelo, Wences, Jentes, Emily S, Cohen, Nicole J, Brunette, Gary W, Marano, Nina, Rupprecht, Charles E

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