Search Results - "Benjamin F. Arnold"

Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States by Wu, Sean L., Mertens, Andrew N., Crider, Yoshika S., Nguyen, Anna, Pokpongkiat, Nolan N., Djajadi, Stephanie, Seth, Anmol, Hsiang, Michelle S., Colford, John M., Reingold, Art, Arnold, Benjamin F., Hubbard, Alan, Benjamin-Chung, Jade

“…Accurate estimates of the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection are critical to informing pandemic response. Confirmed COVID-19 case counts in the U.S. do not capture…”
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The effect of India's total sanitation campaign on defecation behaviors and child health in rural Madhya Pradesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Patil, Sumeet R, Arnold, Benjamin F, Salvatore, Alicia L, Briceno, Bertha, Ganguly, Sandipan, Colford, Jr, John M, Gertler, Paul J

“…Poor sanitation is thought to be a major cause of enteric infections among young children. However, there are no previously published randomized trials to…”
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Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission by Arnold, Benjamin F, Scobie, Heather M, Priest, Jeffrey W, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past…”
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Animal Feces Contribute to Domestic Fecal Contamination: Evidence from E. coli Measured in Water, Hands, Food, Flies, and Soil in Bangladesh by Ercumen, Ayse, Pickering, Amy J, Kwong, Laura H, Arnold, Benjamin F, Parvez, Sarker Masud, Alam, Mahfuja, Sen, Debashis, Islam, Sharmin, Kullmann, Craig, Chase, Claire, Ahmed, Rokeya, Unicomb, Leanne, Luby, Stephen P, Colford, John M

“…Fecal-oral pathogens are transmitted through complex, environmentally mediated pathways. Sanitation interventions that isolate human feces from the environment…”
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The implications of three major new trials for the effect of water, sanitation and hygiene on childhood diarrhea and stunting: a consensus statement by Cumming, Oliver, Arnold, Benjamin F, Ban, Radu, Clasen, Thomas, Esteves Mills, Joanna, Freeman, Matthew C, Gordon, Bruce, Guiteras, Raymond, Howard, Guy, Hunter, Paul R, Johnston, Richard B, Pickering, Amy J, Prendergast, Andrew J, Prüss-Ustün, Annette, Rosenboom, Jan Willem, Spears, Dean, Sundberg, Shelly, Wolf, Jennyfer, Null, Clair, Luby, Stephen P, Humphrey, Jean H, Colford, Jr, John M

“…Three large new trials of unprecedented scale and cost, which included novel factorial designs, have found no effect of basic water, sanitation and hygiene…”
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The WASH Benefits and SHINE trials: interpretation of WASH intervention effects on linear growth and diarrhoea by Pickering, Amy J, Null, Clair, Winch, Peter J, Mangwadu, Goldberg, Arnold, Benjamin F, Prendergast, Andrew J, Njenga, Sammy M, Rahman, Mahbubur, Ntozini, Robert, Benjamin-Chung, Jade, Stewart, Christine P, Huda, Tarique M N, Moulton, Lawrence H, Colford, John M, Luby, Stephen P, Humphrey, Jean H

“…Child stunting is a global problem and is only modestly responsive to dietary interventions. Numerous observational studies have shown that water quality,…”
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Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Bangladesh: a cluster randomised controlled trial by Luby, Stephen P, Rahman, Mahbubur, Arnold, Benjamin F, Unicomb, Leanne, Ashraf, Sania, Winch, Peter J, Stewart, Christine P, Begum, Farzana, Hussain, Faruqe, Benjamin-Chung, Jade, Leontsini, Elli, Naser, Abu M, Parvez, Sarker M, Hubbard, Alan E, Lin, Audrie, Nizame, Fosiul A, Jannat, Kaniz, Ercumen, Ayse, Ram, Pavani K, Das, Kishor K, Abedin, Jaynal, Clasen, Thomas F, Dewey, Kathryn G, Fernald, Lia C, Null, Clair, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Colford, John M

“…Diarrhoea and growth faltering in early childhood are associated with subsequent adverse outcomes. We aimed to assess whether water quality, sanitation, and…”
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Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial by Null, Clair, Stewart, Christine P, Pickering, Amy J, Dentz, Holly N, Arnold, Benjamin F, Arnold, Charles D, Benjamin-Chung, Jade, Clasen, Thomas, Dewey, Kathryn G, Fernald, Lia C H, Hubbard, Alan E, Kariger, Patricia, Lin, Audrie, Luby, Stephen P, Mertens, Andrew, Njenga, Sammy M, Nyambane, Geoffrey, Ram, Pavani K, Colford, John M

“…Poor nutrition and exposure to faecal contamination are associated with diarrhoea and growth faltering, both of which have long-term consequences for child…”
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Geophagy and linear growth faltering: potential for nonconservative bias by Arnold, Benjamin F., PhD

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Associations between High Temperature, Heavy Rainfall, and Diarrhea among Young Children in Rural Tamil Nadu, India: A Prospective Cohort Study by Mertens, Andrew, Balakrishnan, Kalpana, Ramaswamy, Padmavathi, Rajkumar, Paramasivan, Ramaprabha, Prabhakar, Durairaj, Natesan, Hubbard, Alan E, Khush, Ranjiv, Colford, Jr, John M, Arnold, Benjamin F

“…The effects of weather on diarrhea could influence the health impacts of climate change. Children have the highest diarrhea incidence, especially in India,…”
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Upgrading a piped water supply from intermittent to continuous delivery and association with waterborne illness: a matched cohort study in urban India by Ercumen, Ayse, Arnold, Benjamin F, Kumpel, Emily, Burt, Zachary, Ray, Isha, Nelson, Kara, Colford, Jr, John M

“…Intermittent delivery of piped water can lead to waterborne illness through contamination in the pipelines or during household storage, use of unsafe water…”
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Effects of source- versus household contamination of tubewell water on child diarrhea in rural Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial by Ercumen, Ayse, Naser, Abu Mohd, Unicomb, Leanne, Arnold, Benjamin F, Colford, Jr, John M, Luby, Stephen P

“…Shallow tubewells are the primary drinking water source for most rural Bangladeshis. Fecal contamination has been detected in tubewells, at low concentrations…”
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Health risks to children from exposure to fecally-contaminated recreational water by Wade, Timothy J, Arnold, Benjamin F, Schiff, Ken, Colford, Jr, John M, Weisberg, Stephen B, Griffith, John F, Dufour, Alfred P

“…Children may be at higher risk for swimming-associated illness following exposure to fecally-contaminated recreational waters. We analyzed a pooled data set of…”
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WASH interventions and child diarrhea at the interface of climate and socioeconomic position in Bangladesh by Ante-Testard, Pearl Anne, Rerolle, Francois, Nguyen, Anna T., Ashraf, Sania, Parvez, Sarker Masud, Naser, Abu Mohammed, Benmarhnia, Tarik, Rahman, Mahbubur, Luby, Stephen P., Benjamin-Chung, Jade, Arnold, Benjamin F.

“…Many diarrhea-causing pathogens are climate-sensitive, and populations with the lowest socioeconomic position (SEP) are often most vulnerable to…”
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Evaluation of an on-site sanitation intervention against childhood diarrhea and acute respiratory infection 1 to 3.5 years after implementation: Extended follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh by Contreras, Jesse D, Islam, Mahfuza, Mertens, Andrew, Pickering, Amy J, Arnold, Benjamin F, Benjamin-Chung, Jade, Hubbard, Alan E, Rahman, Mahbubur, Unicomb, Leanne, Luby, Stephen P, Colford, Jr, John M, Ercumen, Ayse

“…Diarrhea and acute respiratory infection (ARI) are leading causes of death in children. The WASH Benefits Bangladesh trial implemented a multicomponent…”
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Single-dose azithromycin for infant growth in Burkina Faso: Prespecified secondary anthropometric outcomes from a randomized controlled trial by Sié, Ali, Ouattara, Mamadou, Bountogo, Mamadou, Dah, Clarisse, Ouedraogo, Thierry, Boudo, Valentin, Lebas, Elodie, Hu, Huiyu, Arnold, Benjamin F, O'Brien, Kieran S, Lietman, Thomas M, Oldenburg, Catherine E

“…Antibiotic use during early infancy has been linked to childhood obesity in high-income countries. We evaluated whether a single oral dose of azithromycin…”
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Measuring changes in transmission of neglected tropical diseases, malaria, and enteric pathogens from quantitative antibody levels by Arnold, Benjamin F, van der Laan, Mark J, Hubbard, Alan E, Steel, Cathy, Kubofcik, Joseph, Hamlin, Katy L, Moss, Delynn M, Nutman, Thomas B, Priest, Jeffrey W, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Serological antibody levels are a sensitive marker of pathogen exposure, and advances in multiplex assays have created enormous potential for large-scale,…”
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Serology for SARS-CoV-2: Apprehensions, opportunities, and the path forward by Bryant, Juliet E, Azman, Andrew S, Ferrari, Matthew J, Arnold, Benjamin F, Boni, Maciej F, Boum, Yap, Hayford, Kyla, Luquero, Francisco J, Mina, Michael J, Rodriguez-Barraquer, Isabel, Wu, Joseph T, Wade, Djibril, Vernet, Guy, Leung, Daniel T

“…Serological testing for SARS-CoV-2 has enormous potential to contribute to COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. However, the required performance…”
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Fecal Indicator Bacteria along Multiple Environmental Transmission Pathways (Water, Hands, Food, Soil, Flies) and Subsequent Child Diarrhea in Rural Bangladesh by Pickering, Amy J, Ercumen, Ayse, Arnold, Benjamin F, Kwong, Laura H, Parvez, Sarker Masud, Alam, Mahfuja, Sen, Debashis, Islam, Sharmin, Kullmann, Craig, Chase, Claire, Ahmed, Rokeya, Unicomb, Leanne, Colford, John M, Luby, Stephen P

“…Enteric pathogens can be transmitted through multiple environmental pathways, yet little is known about the relative contribution of each pathway to diarrhea…”
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Distance to primary care facilities and healthcare utilization for preschool children in rural northwestern Burkina Faso: results from a surveillance cohort by Oldenburg, Catherine E, Sié, Ali, Ouattara, Mamadou, Bountogo, Mamadou, Boudo, Valentin, Kouanda, Idrissa, Lebas, Elodie, Brogdon, Jessica M, Lin, Ying, Nyatigo, Fanice, Arnold, Benjamin F, Lietman, Thomas M

“…Delays in care-seeking for childhood illness may lead to more severe outcomes. We evaluated whether community distance from a primary healthcare facility was…”
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