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Health and national security: a contemporary collision of cultures by Bernard, Kenneth W

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Pre-exposure rabies prophylaxis for travellers: are the benefits worth the cost? by Bernard, K W, Fishbein, D B

“…Pre-exposure rabies prophylaxis is recommended by the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee of the US Public Health Services (PHS) as a safe and effective…”
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Effectiveness and Tolerance of Long-term Malaria Prophylaxis With Mefloquine: Need for a Better Dosing Regimen by Lobel, Hans O, Bernard, Kenneth W, Williams, Sharyon L, Hightower, Allen W, Patchen, Leslie C, Campbell, Carlos C

“…To measure the effectiveness and tolerance of long-term malaria prophylaxis with mefloquine, the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and of adverse…”
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The Spread of Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria in Africa: Implications for Travelers by Moran, John S, Bernard, Kenneth W

“…Spreading from 2 countries in 1978 to at least 29 in 1988, chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria has become a significant concern for travelers…”
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Chronic diarrhoeal illness in US Peace Corps volunteers by Addiss, D G, Tauxe, R V, Bernard, K W

“…Chronic diarrhoea of unknown aetiology is increasingly recognized as a problem in international travellers, and has been reported in US Peace Corps volunteers…”
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Epidemiological surveillance in Peace Corps Volunteers: a model for monitoring health in temporary residents of developing countries by Bernard, K W, Graitcer, P L, van der Vlugt, T, Moran, J S, Pulley, K M

“…In 1985, the US Peace Corps developed a computerized epidemiological surveillance system to monitor health trends in over 5500 Peace Corps Volunteers working…”
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Subclinical infection with hepatitis A in Peace Corps volunteers following immune globulin prophylaxis by Pierce, P F, Cappello, M, Bernard, K W

“…A study was undertaken to determine the incidence of subclinical infection in Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) maintained on a routine prophylactic immune…”
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Preexposure Immunization With Intradermal Human Diploid Cell Rabies Vaccine: Risks and Benefits of Primary and Booster Vaccination by Bernard, Kenneth W, Mallonee, Joe, Wright, James C, Reid, Frances L, Makintubee, Sue, Parker, Robert A, Dwyer, Diane M, Winkler, William G

“…Intradermal human diploid cell rabies vaccine (ID HDCV) was licensed for preexposure use in the United States on May 30,1986. We studied the safety and…”
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Neuroparalytic Illness and Human Diploid Cell Rabies Vaccine by Bernard, Kenneth W, Smith, Philip W, Kader, Fred J, Moran, Michael J

“…An 11-year-old boy had a transient neuroparalytic illness that began three days after completing postexposure rabies prophylaxis with human diploid cell rabies…”
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Human Diploid Cell Rabies Vaccine: Effectiveness of Immunization With Small Intradermal or Subcutaneous Doses by Bernard, Kenneth W, Roberts, Mark A, Sumner, John, Winkler, William G, Mallonee, Joe, Baer, George M, Chaney, Rube

“…To determine antibody responses to small doses of human diploid cell rabies vaccine (HDCV), we determined rabies antibody titers in 124 volunteers who had been…”
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Pre-exposure rabies immunization with human diploid cell vaccine: decreased antibody responses in persons immunized in developing countries by Bernard, K W, Fishbein, D B, Miller, K D, Parker, R A, Waterman, S, Sumner, J W, Reid, F L, Johnson, B K, Rollins, A J, Oster, C N

“…In November 1982, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya completed pre-exposure rabies prophylaxis with a standard 3 dose intradermal (ID) series of human…”
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The early kinetics of the neutralizing antibody response after booster immunizations with human diploid cell rabies vaccine by Fishbein, D B, Bernard, K W, Miller, K D, Van der Vlugt, T, Gains, C E, Bell, J T, Sumner, J W, Reid, F L, Parker, R A, Horman, J T

“…Persons immunized in developing countries were recently shown to have low titers after pre-exposure immunization with human diploid cell rabies vaccine (HDCV)…”
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Long-term malaria prophylaxis with weekly mefloquine by Lobel, H O, Miani, M, Eng, T, Bernard, K W, Hightower, A W, Campbell, C C

“…The spread of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria has led to increased use of mefloquine prophylaxis by US Peace Corps volunteers in…”
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Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Southeast Asian refugees arriving in the United States--isolation of enterovirus 70 by Bernard, K W, Hierholzer, J C, Dugan, J B, DeLay, P R, Helmick, C G

“…During July-September 1980, an epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) occurred in several refugee camps and transit centers in Southeast Asia. Of…”
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Human immunodeficiency virus infection among Peace Corps volunteers in Zaire. No evidence for unusual modes of transmission by Cappello, M, Bernard, K W, Jones, B, Francis, H, van der Vlugt, T

“…A prospective study of US Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) serving in Zaire, central Africa, was undertaken to determine the risk of human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Clinical, Laboratory, and Epidemiological Features of 262 Cases by Helmick, Charles G., Bernard, Kenneth W., D'Angelo, Lawrence J.

“…Most previous reports of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) have included cases either not laboratory confirmed or confirmed by relatively weak diagnostic…”
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Preexposure Immunization with Intradermal Human Diploid Cell Rabies Vaccine by Bernard, Kenneth W, Mallonee, Joe, Wright, James C, Reid, Frances L, Makintubee, Sue

“…Intradermal human diploid cell rabies vaccine (ID HDCV) was licensed for preexposure use in the US on May 30 1986. A study of the safety and efficacy of this…”
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Immune complex-like disease in 23 persons following a booster dose of rabies human diploid cell vaccine by Dreesen, D W, Bernard, K W, Parker, R A, Deutsch, A J, Brown, J

“…Following a routine 0.1 ml booster dose of Merieux rabies human diploid cell vaccine (HDCV), administered intradermally, 23(10.2%) of 226 persons had signs and…”
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Failure of chloroquine treatment to prevent malaria in Americans in West Africa by Moran, J S, Bernard, K W, Greenberg, A E, Patchen, L, Waterman, S, Bennet, H S

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Human leukocyte interferon administration to patients with symptomatic and suspected rabies by Merigan, T C, Baer, G M, Winkler, W G, Bernard, K W, Gibert, C G, Chany, C, Veronesi, R

“…Body fluids and brain tissue from rabid human patients have demonstrated only low titers of interferon. Therefore, pharmacokinetic studies of systemically…”
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