Search Results - "Boyce, Ross"

Estimation Without Representation: Early Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Seroprevalence Studies and the Path Forward by Shook-Sa, Bonnie E, Boyce, Ross M, Aiello, Allison E

“…Abstract The recent development and regulatory approval of a variety of serological assays indicating the presence of antibodies against severe acute…”
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Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria in children: Protocol for a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled controlled trial in western Uganda by Boyce, Ross M, Cassidy, Caitlin, Ndizeye, Ronnie, Baguma, Emma, Giandomenico, Dana, Shook-Sa, Bonnie E, Ntaro, Moses, Reyes, Raquel, Mulogo, Edgar M

“…This article details the study protocol for a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of permethrin-treated baby wraps…”
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Evidence of Human Bourbon Virus Infections, North Carolina, USA by Zychowski, Diana L, Bamunuarachchi, Gayan, Commins, Scott P, Boyce, Ross M, Boon, Adrianus C M

“…Bourbon virus is a tickborne virus that can cause human disease. Cases have been reported in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, USA. We identified Bourbon…”
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Destroying the Village in Order to Save It: Collateral Damage in the Battle Over Lyme Disease by Boyce, Ross M

“…Abstract A federal court recently dismissed the case against the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) brought by a group of patients with Lyme…”
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Implementing and scaling verbal autopsies: into the unknown by Boyce, Ross M, Reyes, Raquel

“…Please see related article: http://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-020-01520-1…”
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A Tale of 2 Studies: Study Design and Our Understanding of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Seroprevalence by Boyce, Ross M, Shook-Sa, Bonnie E, Aiello, Allison E

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Environmental methods for dengue vector control - A systematic review and meta-analysis by Buhler, Claudia, Winkler, Volker, Runge-Ranzinger, Silvia, Boyce, Ross, Horstick, Olaf

“…Vector control remains the primary method to prevent dengue infections. Environmental interventions represent sustainable and safe methods as there are limited…”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Locally Acquired Lyme Disease, Central North Carolina, USA by Boyce, Ross M, Pretsch, Peyton, Tyrlik, Kay, Schulz, Abigail, Giandomenico, Dana A, Barbarin, Alexis M, Williams, Carl

“…Healthcare providers in North Carolina, USA, have limited experience diagnosing and managing Lyme disease because few cases occur annually statewide. We…”
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Exploring the effects of caffeine on Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) survival and fecundity by Abernathy, Haley A., Boyce, Ross M., Reiskind, Michael H.

“…Investigating new avenues of mosquito control is an important area of entomological research. Examining the effects of various compounds on mosquito biology…”
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The clinical epidemiology, management, and outcomes of patients diagnosed with encephalitis in North Carolina, 2015-2020 by Fellner, Anuva, White, Samuel, Rockwell, Emmanuel, Giandomenico, Dana, Diaz, Monica M, Weber, David J, Miller, Melissa B, Boyce, Ross M

“…Despite the relatively high mortality and the difficulty in diagnosis, nearly one-third of patients hospitalized with a documented diagnosis of encephalitis…”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection in central North Carolina: Protocol for a population-based longitudinal cohort study and preliminary participant results by Miller, Elyse M, Law, Elle A, Ajeen, Rawan, Karasik, Jaclyn, Mendoza, Carmen, Abernathy, Haley, Garrett, Haley, King, Elise, Wallace, John, Zelek, Michael, Edwards, Jessie K, Xiong, Khou, Beatty, Cherese, Fleischauer, Aaron T, Ciccone, Emily J, Shook-Sa, Bonnie E, Aiello, Allison E, Boyce, Ross M

“…Public health surveillance systems likely underestimate the true prevalence and incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to limited access to testing and the high…”
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Evolution of Spatial Risk of Malaria Infection After a Pragmatic Chemoprevention Program in Response to Severe Flooding in Rural Western Uganda by Xu, Erin, Goel, Varun, Baguma, Emmanuel, Ayebare, Emmanuel, Hollingsworth, Brandon D, Brown-Marusiak, Amanda, Giandomenico, Dana, Reyes, Raquel, Ntaro, Moses, Mulogo, Edgar M, Boyce, Ross M

“…Abstract Background Malaria epidemics result from extreme precipitation and flooding, which are increasing with global climate change. Local adaptation and…”
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The forever war by Boyce, Ross M

“…Here, Boyce says in the decade between his first combat and his first visit to a psychologist, he had dozens of interactions with medical providers. However,…”
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Use of pyriproxyfen in control of Aedes mosquitoes: A systematic review by Hustedt, John Christian, Boyce, Ross, Bradley, John, Hii, Jeffrey, Alexander, Neal

“…Dengue is the most rapidly spreading arboviral disease in the world. The current lack of fully protective vaccines and clinical therapeutics creates an urgent…”
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Community health workers trained to conduct verbal autopsies provide better mortality measures than existing surveillance: Results from a cross-sectional study in rural western Uganda by Nabukalu, Doreen, Ntaro, Moses, Seviiri, Mathias, Reyes, Raquel, Wiens, Matthew, Sundararajan, Radhika, Mulogo, Edgar, Boyce, Ross M

“…In much of sub-Saharan Africa, health facilities serve as the primary source of routine vital statistics. These passive surveillance systems, however, are…”
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Practical Implications of the Non-Linear Relationship between the Test Positivity Rate and Malaria Incidence by Boyce, Ross M, Reyes, Raquel, Matte, Michael, Ntaro, Moses, Mulogo, Edgar, Lin, Feng-Chang, Siedner, Mark J

“…The test positivity rate (TPR), defined as the number of laboratory-confirmed malaria tests per 100 suspected cases examined, is widely used by malaria…”
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Neurological manifestations of ehrlichiosis among a cohort of patients: prevalence and clinical symptoms by Iyamu, Osahon, Ciccone, Emily J, Schulz, Abigail, Sung, Julia, Abernathy, Haley, Alejo, Aidin, Tyrlik, Katherine, Arahirwa, Victor, Mansour, Odai, Giandomenico, Dana, Diaz, Monica M, Boyce, Ross M

“…Ehrlichiosis is a potentially fatal tick-borne disease that can progress to involve the central nervous system (CNS) (i.e., neuro-ehrlichiosis), particularly…”
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The Brief Case: "Great Pretender"-Disseminated Blastomycosis in Western North Carolina by Kim, Min K, Smedberg, Jason R, Boyce, Ross M, Miller, Melissa B

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Rickettsia africae infections in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review of epidemiological studies and summary of case reports by Zhang, Elizabeth Y., Kalmath, Prarthana, Abernathy, Haley A., Giandomenico, Dana A., Nolan, Melissa S., Reiskind, Michael H., Boyce, Ross M.

“…Rickettsia africae is a tick‐borne bacteria known to cause African tick bite fever (ATBF). While the disease was first described more than 100 years ago,…”
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Closing the Brief Case: “Great Pretender”—Disseminated Blastomycosis in Western North Carolina by Kim, Min K, Smedberg, Jason R, Boyce, Ross M, Miller, Melissa B

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