Search Results - "Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen"
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Monitoring water sources for environmental reservoirs of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1, Haiti
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-03-2014)“…An epidemic of cholera infections was documented in Haiti for the first time in more than 100 years during October 2010. Cases have continued to occur, raising…”
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Prevalence of Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Associated Risk Factors Among Agricultural Village Residents in the Dominican Republic
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-06-2021)“…This study examined the prevalence and risk factors of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes among residents of agricultural settlement villages (bateyes) in the…”
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Haiti National Program for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis--a model of success in the face of adversity
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-07-2014)“… Significant progress has been made in the effort to develop a national LF program in Haiti, thanks to the highly motivated staff of the Ministry of Public…”
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Analysis of Zika Virus Sequence Data Associated with a School Cohort in Haiti
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (12-10-2022)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) infections occurred in epidemic form in the Americas in 2014-2016, with some of the earliest isolates in the region coming from Haiti. We…”
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Mayaro Virus in Child with Acute Febrile Illness, Haiti, 2015
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-11-2016)“…Mayaro virus has been associated with small outbreaks in northern South America. We isolated this virus from a child with acute febrile illness in rural Haiti,…”
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Complete Genomic Sequence of Dengue virus 1 , Isolated from Plasma Collected from a Haitian Child in 2014
Published in Genome announcements (Washington, DC) (01-06-2017)“…An outbreak of dengue fever followed a chikungunya fever outbreak in Haiti in 2014. We detected (DENV-1) in plasma samples collected between May 2014 and…”
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Major Shift of Toxigenic V. cholerae O1 from Ogawa to Inaba Serotype Isolated from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Haiti
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (07-10-2016)“…In October of 2010, an outbreak of cholera was confirmed in Haiti for the first time in more than a century. A single clone of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1…”
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Zika Virus Outbreak in Haiti in 2014: Molecular and Clinical Data
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (25-04-2016)“…Zika virus (ZIKV), first isolated in Uganda in 1947, is currently spreading rapidly through South America and the Caribbean. In Brazil, infection has been…”
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Acute Respiratory Illness in Rural Haiti
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-04-2019)“…•Top viruses detected in Haitian children are Rhinovirus, Influenza A and Adenovirus.•Top bacteria detected in Haitian children are S. pneumoniae and S…”
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Detection and phylogenetic characterization of arbovirus dual-infections among persons during a chikungunya fever outbreak, Haiti 2014
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (31-05-2018)“…In the context of recent arbovirus epidemics, questions about the frequency of simultaneous infection of patients with different arbovirus species have been…”
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Safety and efficacy of co-administered diethylcarbamazine, albendazole and ivermectin during mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Haiti: Results from a two-armed, open-label, cluster-randomized, community study
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-06-2020)“…In Haiti, 22 communes still require mass drug administration (MDA) to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. Several clinical trials…”
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Malaria vector research and control in Haiti: a systematic review
Published in Malaria journal (22-07-2016)“…Haiti has a set a target of eliminating malaria by 2020. However, information on malaria vector research in Haiti is not well known. This paper presents…”
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Independent infections of porcine deltacoronavirus among Haitian children
Published in Nature (London) (02-12-2021)“…Coronaviruses have caused three major epidemics since 2003, including the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In each case, the emergence of coronavirus in our…”
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Complete Genome Sequence of Human Coronavirus Strain 229E Isolated from Plasma Collected from a Haitian Child in 2016
Published in Genome announcements (Washington, DC) (22-11-2017)“…Human coronavirus strain 229E (HCoV-229E) and human alphaherpesvirus 1 were isolated from the plasma of a Haitian child in 2016 with suspected arbovirus…”
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Polisye Kont Moustik: A Culturally Competent Approach to Larval Source Reduction in the Context of Lymphatic Filariasis and Malaria Elimination in Haiti
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (18-08-2017)“…Community engagement has become an increasingly important focus of global health programs. Arbovirus emergence in the Americas (Zika and chikungunya virues),…”
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Complete Genome Sequences of Chikungunya Viruses Isolated from Plasma Specimens Collected from Haitians in 2014
Published in Genome announcements (Washington, DC) (13-04-2017)“…Ten chikungunya virus isolates from human plasma collected in Haiti from May to August 2014, in the midst of a chikungunya fever outbreak, were fully…”
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Complete Genomic Sequence of Dengue Virus Serotype 4 Isolated from Plasma Collected from a Haitian Child in 2014
Published in Genome announcements (Washington, DC) (05-10-2017)“…While data are limited, there is increasing evidence that infections by dengue viruses are endemic in Haiti. In 2014, an outbreak caused by dengue virus 4…”
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Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae evolution and establishment of reservoirs in aquatic ecosystems
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-04-2020)“…The spread of cholera in the midst of an epidemic is largely driven by direct transmission from person to person, although it is wellrecognized that Vibrio…”
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Over 25 Years of Hope: Development of Lymphatic Filariasis Patient Support Groups in Haiti
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (03-09-2024)“…Support groups can create environments that are conducive to healing and well-being, particularly for persons with stigmatizing chronic diseases. In 1998, the…”
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SARS-CoV-2 infections in infants in Haiti 2020–2021; evidence from a seroepidemiological cohort
Published in PloS one (25-08-2022)“…Few data are available on frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection among very young children in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC), with the studies that are…”
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