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Lifting Universal Masking in Schools — Covid-19 Incidence among Students and Staff by Cowger, Tori L., Murray, Eleanor J., Clarke, Jaylen, Bassett, Mary T., Ojikutu, Bisola O., Sánchez, Sarimer M., Linos, Natalia, Hall, Kathryn T.

“…Among school districts in the greater Boston area, the lifting of masking requirements was associated with an additional 44.9 Covid-19 cases per 1000 students…”
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Epidemiology of tuberculosis among children and adolescents in the USA, 2007–17: an analysis of national surveillance data by Cowger, Tori L, Wortham, Jonathan M, Burton, Deron C

“…Understanding tuberculosis epidemiology among children and adolescents informs treatment and prevention efforts, and efforts to eliminate disparities in…”
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The role of supplementary environmental surveillance to complement acute flaccid paralysis surveillance for wild poliovirus in Pakistan - 2011-2013 by Cowger, Tori L, Burns, Cara C, Sharif, Salmaan, Gary, Jr, Howard E, Iber, Jane, Henderson, Elizabeth, Malik, Farzana, Zahoor Zaidi, Syed Sohail, Shaukat, Shahzad, Rehman, Lubna, Pallansch, Mark A, Orenstein, Walter A

“…More than 99% of poliovirus infections are non-paralytic and therefore, not detected by acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance. Environmental surveillance…”
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Examining COVID-19 mortality rates by race and ethnicity among incarcerated people in 11 U.S. state prisons (March–October 2021) by Li, Mimi Yen, Grebbin, Shelby, Patil, Ankita, Cowger, Tori L., Kunichoff, Dennis, Feldman, Justin, Jiménez, Monik C.

“…Populations who are incarcerated have experienced disproportionately high coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) mortality rates compared to the general…”
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Community solutions to food apartheid: A spatial analysis of community food-growing spaces and neighborhood demographics in Philadelphia by Gripper, Ashley B, Nethery, Rachel, Cowger, Tori L, White, Monica, Kawachi, Ichiro, Adamkiewicz, Gary

“…Black and low-income neighborhoods tend to have higher concentrations of fast-food restaurants and low produce supply stores. Limited access to and consumption…”
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Lifting Universal School Masking - Covid-19 Incidence among Students and Staff. Reply by Murray, Eleanor J, Cowger, Tori L, Hall, Kathryn T

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School closures significantly reduced arrests of black and latinx urban youth by Simes, Jessica T, Cowger, Tori L, Jahn, Jaquelyn L

“…Youth of color are surveilled and arrested by police at higher rates than their White peers, contributing to racial inequities across the life course and in…”
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Implementation of Neighborhood-Level Wastewater-Based Epidemiology to Measure and Mitigate Inequities in SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Boston, Massachusetts by Cowger, Tori L, Sharp, Madeline T, Hart, Justin D, Ojikutu, Bisola O, Nair, Shoba, Hall, Kathryn T

“…Starting October 2022, the Boston Public Health Commission implemented a neighborhood-level wastewater-based epidemiology program to inform strategies to…”
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Racial Disparities in Neighborhood Arrest Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jahn, Jaquelyn L., Simes, Jessica T., Cowger, Tori L., Davis, Brigette A.

“…Structural racism in police contact is an important driver of health inequities among the U.S. urban population. Hyper-policing and police violence in…”
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Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Incarcerated Individuals and Staff in Massachusetts Jails and Prisons by Jiménez, Monik C, Cowger, Tori L, Simon, Lisa E, Behn, Maya, Cassarino, Nicole, Bassett, Mary T

“…This cohort study describes the COVID-19 burden among incarcerated individuals and staff in Massachusetts jails and prisons and assesses the association of…”
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Comparison of Weighted and Unweighted Population Data to Assess Inequities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Deaths by Race/Ethnicity Reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Cowger, Tori L, Davis, Brigette A, Etkins, Onisha S, Makofane, Keletso, Lawrence, Jourdyn A, Bassett, Mary T, Krieger, Nancy

“…This cross-sectional study compares the use of weighted and unweighted population data to assess inequities in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths by…”
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Visualizing Neighborhood COVID-19 Levels, Trends, and Inequities in Wastewater: An Equity-Centered Approach and Comparison to CDC Methods by Cowger, Tori L, Link, Nicholas B, Hart, Justin D, Sharp, Madeline T, Nair, Shoba, Balasubramanian, Ruchita, Moallef, Soroush, Chen, Jarvis, Hanage, William P, Tabb, Loni Philip, Hall, Kathryn T, O Ojikutu, Bisola, Krieger, Nancy, Bassett, Mary T

“…Monitoring neighborhood-level SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentrations can help guide public health interventions and provide early warning ahead of lagging…”
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Geography Influences Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Serological Response in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Multinational Analysis From the ICARUS-IBD Consortium by Wong, Serre-Yu, Wellens, Judith, Helmus, Drew, Marlow, Luke, Brann, Stephanie, Martinez Pazos, Vicky, Weinberg, Alan, Moran, Hunter R, McGregor, Colleen, Vermeire, Séverine, Watanabe, Kenji, Kamikozuru, Koji, Ahuja, Vineet, Vermani, Shubi, Lindsay, James O, Kingston, Ashley, Dutta, Usha, Kaur, Harmandeep, Silverberg, Mark S, Milgrom, Raquel, Chien Ng, Siew, Mak, Joyce Wing Yan, Cadwell, Ken, Thompson, Craig, Colombel, Jean-Frédéric, Satsangi, Jack

“…Abstract Background Beyond systematic reviews and meta-analyses, there have been no direct studies of serological response to COVID-19 in patients with…”
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Programmatic Evaluation of an Algorithm for Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for People Living With HIV in Thailand and Vietnam by Cowger, Tori L, Thai, Le Hung, Duong, Bui Duc, Danyuttapolchai, Junya, Kittimunkong, Somyot, Nhung, Nguyen Viet, Nhan, Do Thi, Monkongdee, Patama, Thoa, Cao Kim, Khanh, Vu Thi, Nateniyom, Sriprapa, Yen, Nguyen Thi Bich, Ngoc, Dong Van, Thinh, Tran, Whitehead, Sara, Pevzner, Eric S

“…Tuberculosis (TB) screening affords clinicians the opportunity to diagnose or exclude TB disease and initiate isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) for people…”
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Lifting Universal School Masking — Covid-19 Incidence among Students and Staff by Russell, Fiona M., Curtis, Nigel, Carlin, John, Ladhani, Shamez N., Andrews, Nick, Ramsay, Mary E., Marine, Joseph E., Murray, Eleanor J., Cowger, Tori L., Hall, Kathryn T.

“…To the Editor: The finding by Cowger et al. (Nov. 24 issue) 1 that the lifting of universal masking in Massachusetts schools was associated with an increase in…”
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Examining COVID-19 mortality rates by race and ethnicity among incarcerated people in 11 U.S. states prisons (March–October 2021) by Li, Mimi Yen, Grebbin, Shelby, Patil, Ankita, Cowger, Tori L., Kunichoff, Dennis, Feldman, Justin, Jiménez, Monik C.

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Epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) among children and adolescents in the United States, 2007–2017: an analysis of national surveillance data by Cowger, Tori L., Wortham, Jonathan M., Burton, Deron C.

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