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Treatment success for patients with tuberculosis receiving care in areas severely affected by Hurricane Matthew - Haiti, 2016 by Charles, Macarthur, Richard, Milo, Reichler, Mary R, Koama, Jean Baptiste, Morose, Willy, Fitter, David L

“…On October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew struck southwest Haiti as a category 4 storm. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of the hurricane on…”
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Modeling the effect of water, sanitation, and hygiene and oral cholera vaccine implementation in Haiti by Fung, Isaac Chun-Hai, Fitter, David L, Borse, Rebekah H, Meltzer, Martin I, Tappero, Jordan W

“…In 2010, toxigenic Vibrio cholerae was newly introduced to Haiti. Because resources are limited, decision-makers need to understand the effect of different…”
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Ebola vaccine uptake and attitudes among healthcare workers in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021 by Doshi, Reena H, Garbern, Stephanie C, Kulkarni, Shibani, Perera, Shiromi M, Fleming, Monica K, Muhayangabo, Rigobert Fraterne, Ombeni, Arsene Balene, Tchoualeu, Dieula Delissaint, Kallay, Ruth, Song, Elizabeth, Powell, Jasmine, Gainey, Monique, Glenn, Bailey, Mutumwa, Ruffin Mitume, Hans Bateyi Mustafa, Stephane, Earle-Richardson, Giulia, Gao, Hongjiang, Abad, Neetu, Soke, Gnakub Norbert, Fitter, David L, Hyde, Terri B, Prybylski, Dimitri, Levine, Adam C, Jalloh, Mohamed F, Mbong, Eta Ngole

“…During the 2018-2020 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), prevention and control measures,…”
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Perceptions toward Ebola vaccination and correlates of vaccine uptake among high-risk community members in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Perera, Shiromi M, Garbern, Stephanie Chow, Mbong, Eta Ngole, Fleming, Monica K, Muhayangabo, Rigobert Fraterne, Ombeni, Arsene Baleke, Kulkarni, Shibani, Tchoualeu, Dieula Delissaint, Kallay, Ruth, Song, Elizabeth, Powell, Jasmine, Gainey, Monique, Glenn, Bailey, Mutumwa, Ruffin Mitume, Mustafa, Stephane Hans Bateyi, Earle-Richardson, Giulia, Fukunaga, Rena, Abad, Neetu, Soke, Gnakub Norbert, Prybylski, Dimitri, Fitter, David L, Levine, Adam C, Doshi, Reena H

“…The tenth Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak (2018-2020, North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was the second-largest…”
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Implementation of broad screening with Ebola rapid diagnostic tests in Forécariah, Guinea by Koivogui, Lamine, Nebie, Yacouba K., Worrel, Mary C., Vansteelandt, Amanda, Fitter, David L., Murphy, Louise B., Shang, Judith, Martel, Lise, Huang, Jennifer Y., Louis, Frantz Jean, Marston, Barbara J., Abiola, Nadine, Jayaraman, Gayatri

“…Background: Laboratory-enhanced surveillance is critical for rapidly detecting the potential re-emergence of Ebola virus disease. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT)…”
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Ebola Virus Persistence in Breast Milk After No Reported Illness: A Likely Source of Virus Transmission From Mother to Child by Sissoko, Daouda, Keïta, Mory, Diallo, Boubacar, Aliabadi, Negar, Fitter, David L., Dahl, Benjamin A., Bore, Joseph Akoi, Koundouno, Fara Raymond, Singethan, Katrin, Meisel, Sarah, Enkirch, Theresa, Mazzarelli, Antonio, Amburgey, Victoria, Faye, Ousmane, Sall, Amadou Alpha, Magassouba, N'Faly, Carroll, Miles W., Anglaret, Xavier, Malvy, Denis, Formenty, Pierre, Aylward, Raymond Bruce, Keïta, Sakoba, Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna, Loman, Nicholas J., Günther, Stephan, Duraffour, Sophie

“…A 9-month-old infant died from Ebola virus (EBOV) disease with unknown epidemiological link. While her parents did not report previous illness, laboratory…”
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Applying a New Framework for Public Health Systems Recovery following Emergencies and Disasters: The Example of Haiti following a Major Earthquake and Cholera Outbreak by Fitter, David L, Delson, Daphnée Benoit, Guillaume, Florence D, Schaad, Angela Wood, Moffett, Daphne B, Poncelet, Jean-Luc, Lowrance, David, Gelting, Richard

“…Emergencies can often directly impact health systems of an affected region or country, especially in resource-constrained areas. Health system recovery…”
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Transmission of Zika Virus — Haiti, October 12, 2015–September 10, 2016 by Journel, Ito, Andrécy, Lesly L., Metellus, Dudley, Pierre, Jean S., Faublas, Rose Murka, Juin, Stanley, Dismer, Amber M., Fitter, David L., Neptune, Daniel, Laraque, Marie José, Corvil, Salomon, Pierre, Manise, Buteau, Josiane, Lafontant, Donald, Patel, Roopal, Lemoine, Jean Frantz, Lowrance, David W., Charles, Macarthur, Boncy, Jacques, Adrien, Paul

“…Zika virus disease is caused by infection with a flavivirus with broad geographic distribution and is most frequently transmitted by the bite of an infected…”
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Strengthening National Disease Surveillance and Response-Haiti, 2010-2015 by Juin, Stanley, Schaad, Nicolas, Lafontant, Donald, Joseph, Gerard A, Barzilay, Ezra, Boncy, Jacques, Barrais, Robert, Louis, Frantz Jean, Jean Charles, Nadia Lapierre, Corvil, Salomon, Barthelemy, Nickolsno, Dismer, Amber, Pierre, Jean Samuel, Archer, Roodly W, Antoine, Mayer, Marston, Barbara, Katz, Mark, Dely, Patrick, Adrien, Paul, Fitter, David L, Lowrance, David, Patel, Roopal

“…Haiti's health system has faced many challenges over the years, with competing health priorities in the context of chronic financial and human resource…”
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Vaccination of contacts of Ebola virus disease survivors to prevent further transmission by Doshi, Reena H, Fleming, Monica, Mukoka, Arsene Kabwaya, Carter, Rosalind J, Hyde, Terri B, Choi, Mary, Nzaji, Michel Kabamba, Bateyi, Stephane Hans, Christie, Athalia, Nichol, Stuart T, Damon, Inger K, Beach, Michael, Musenga, Elisabeth Mukamba, Fitter, David L

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Trends in Tuberculosis Case Notification and Treatment Success, Haiti, 2010-2015 by Charles, Macarthur, Richard, Milo, Joseph, Patrice, Bury, Margarette R, Perrin, Georges, Louis, Frantz Jean, Fitter, David L, Marston, Barbara J, Deyde, Varough, Boncy, Jacques, Morose, Willy, Pape, Jean W, Lowrance, David W

“…Since the 2010 earthquake, tuberculosis (TB) control has been a major priority for health sector response and recovery efforts in Haiti. The goal of this study…”
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Diversity of rotavirus strains circulating in Haiti before and after introduction of monovalent vaccine by Lucien, Mentor Ali Ber, Esona, Mathew D., Pierre, Manise, Joseph, Gerard, Rivière, Chedelène, Leshem, Eyal, Aliabadi, Negar, Desormeaux, Anne Marie, Andre-Alboth, Jocelyn, Fitter, David L., Grant-Greene, Yoran, Tate, Jacqueline, Boncy, Jacques, Patel, Roopal, Burnett, Eleanor, Juin, Stanley, Parashar, Umesh D., Bowen, Michael D.

“…•Rotaviruses are the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis among children.•In Haiti, the most frequent genotype in the pre-vaccine period was…”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Second-Dose Completion and Interval Between First and Second Doses Among Vaccinated Persons - United States, December 14, 2020-February 14, 2021 by Kriss, Jennifer L, Reynolds, Laura E, Wang, Alice, Stokley, Shannon, Cole, Matthew M, Harris, LaTreace Q, Shaw, Lauren K, Black, Carla L, Singleton, James A, Fitter, David L, Rose, Dale A, Ritchey, Matthew D, Toblin, Robin L

“…In December 2020, two COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) received Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.* Both…”
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Seroprevalence of measles and rubella antibodies in pregnant women Haiti, 2012 by Fitter, David L, Anselme, Renette, Paluku, Gilson, Rey, Gloria, Flannery, Brendan, Tohme, Rania A, Marston, Barbara J, Griswold, Mark, Boncy, Jacques, Vertefeuille, John F

“…Highlights • We examined population immunity for measles and rubella among pregnant women. • 94.1% and 93.4% of sera were seropositive for measles and rubella,…”
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Measles and rubella vaccination coverage in Haiti, 2012: progress towards verifying and challenges to maintaining measles and rubella elimination by Tohme, Rania A., François, Jeannot, Wannemuehler, Kathleen, Magloire, Roc, Danovaro‐Holliday, M. Carolina, Flannery, Brendan, Cavallaro, Kathleen F., Fitter, David L., Purcell, Nora, Dismer, Amber, Tappero, Jordan W., Vertefeuille, John F., Hyde, Terri B.

“…Objectives We conducted a nationwide survey to assess measles containing vaccine (MCV) coverage among children aged 1–9 years in Haiti and identify factors…”
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Pandemic H1N1 influenza surveillance in Haiti, July–December 2009 by Fitter, David L., Freeman, Nicole M., Buteau, Josiane, Magloire, Roc, Sessions, Wendy M., Guo, Lizheng, Katz, Mark A., Boncy, Jacques

“…Please cite this paper as: Fitter et al. (2012) Pandemic H1N1 influenza surveillance in Haiti, July–December 2009. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses DOI:…”
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CDC's COVID-19 International Vaccine Implementation and Evaluation Program and Lessons from Earlier Vaccine Introductions by Soeters, Heidi M, Doshi, Reena H, Fleming, Monica, Adegoke, Oluwasegun Joel, Ajene, Uzoamaka, Aksnes, Brooke Noel, Bennett, Sarah, Blau, Erin F, Carlton, Julie Garon, Clements, Sara, Conklin, Laura, Dahlke, Melissa, Duca, Lindsey M, Feldstein, Leora R, Gidudu, Jane F, Grant, Gavin, Hercules, Margaret, Igboh, Ledor S, Ishizumi, Atsuyoshi, Jacenko, Sara, Kerr, Yinka, Konne, Nuadum M, Kulkarni, Shibani, Kumar, Archana, Lafond, Kathryn E, Lam, Eugene, Longley, Ashley T, McCarron, Margaret, Namageyo-Funa, Apophia, Ortiz, Nancy, Patel, Jaymin C, Perry, Robert T, Prybylski, Dimitri, Reddi, Prianca, Salman, Omar, Sciarratta, Courtney N, Shragai, Talya, Siddula, Akshita, Sikare, Ester, Tchoualeu, Dieula Delissaint, Traicoff, Denise, Tuttle, Alexandra, Victory, Kerton R, Wallace, Aaron, Ward, Kirsten, Wong, Man Kai Alyssa, Zhou, Weigong, Schluter, W William, Fitter, David L, Mounts, Anthony, Bresee, Joseph S, Hyde, Terri B

“…The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports international partners in introducing vaccines, including those against SARS-CoV-2 virus. CDC…”
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Perceptions toward Ebola vaccination and correlates of vaccine uptake among high-risk community members in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Shiromi M Perera, Stephanie Chow Garbern, Eta Ngole Mbong, Monica K Fleming, Rigobert Fraterne Muhayangabo, Arsene Baleke Ombeni, Shibani Kulkarni, Dieula Delissaint Tchoualeu, Ruth Kallay, Elizabeth Song, Jasmine Powell, Monique Gainey, Bailey Glenn, Ruffin Mitume Mutumwa, Stephane Hans Bateyi Mustafa, Giulia Earle-Richardson, Rena Fukunaga, Neetu Abad, Gnakub Norbert Soke, Dimitri Prybylski, David L Fitter, Adam C Levine, Reena H Doshi

“…The tenth Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak (2018-2020, North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was the second-largest…”
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Measles and rubella vaccination coverage in H aiti, 2012: progress towards verifying and challenges to maintaining measles and rubella elimination by Tohme, Rania A., François, Jeannot, Wannemuehler, Kathleen, Magloire, Roc, Danovaro‐Holliday, M. Carolina, Flannery, Brendan, Cavallaro, Kathleen F., Fitter, David L., Purcell, Nora, Dismer, Amber, Tappero, Jordan W., Vertefeuille, John F., Hyde, Terri B.

“…Abstract Objectives We conducted a nationwide survey to assess measles containing vaccine ( MCV ) coverage among children aged 1–9 years in H aiti and identify…”
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Transmission of Zika Virus - Haiti, October 12, 2015-September 10, 2016 by Journel, Ito, Andrécy, Lesly L, Metellus, Dudley, Pierre, Jean S, Faublas, Rose Murka, Juin, Stanley, Dismer, Amber M, Fitter, David L, Neptune, Daniel, Laraque, Marie José, Corvil, Salomon, Pierre, Manise, Buteau, Josiane, Lafontant, Donald, Patel, Roopal, Lemoine, Jean Frantz, Lowrance, David W, Charles, Macarthur, Boncy, Jacques, Adrien, Paul

“…Zika virus disease is caused by infection with a flavivirus with broad geographic distribution and is most frequently transmitted by the bite of an infected…”
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