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A supervised land cover classification of a western Kenya lowland endemic for human malaria: associations of land cover with larval Anopheles habitats by Mutuku, F M, Bayoh, M N, Hightower, A W, Vulule, J M, Gimnig, J E, Mueke, J M, Amimo, F A, Walker, E D

“…A supervised land cover classification was developed from very high resolution IKONOS satellite data and extensive ground truth sampling of a ca. 10 sq km…”
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PREVALENCE OF VIABLE TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN BEEF, CHICKEN, AND PORK FROM RETAIL MEAT STORES IN THE UNITED STATES: RISK ASSESSMENT TO CONSUMERS by Dubey, J. P, Hill, D. E, Jones, J. L, Hightower, A. W, Kirkland, E, Roberts, J. M, Marcet, P. L, Lehmann, T, Vianna, M. C B, Miska, K, Sreekumar, C, Kwok, O. C H, Shen, S. K, Gamble, H. R

“…The prevalence of viable Toxoplasma gondii was determined in 6,282 samples (2,094 each of beef, chicken, and pork) obtained from 698 retail meat stores from 28…”
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Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1986: Report of a Multistate Surveillance Study by Wenger, Jay D., Hightower, Allen W., Facklam, Richard R., Gaventa, Suzanne, Broome, Claire V.

“…A prospective, laboratory-based surveillance project obtained accurate data on meningitis in a population of 34 million people during 1986. Haemophilus…”
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Effect of blood transfusion on survival among children in a Kenyan hospital by Lackritz, E M, Campbell, C C, Ruebush, 2nd, T K, Hightower, A W, Wakube, W, Steketee, R W, Were, J B

“…In Africa, blood transfusions are frequently given to treat severe paediatric anaemia. Because of the risk of HIV transmission, identification of when…”
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A longitudinal investigation of IgG and IgM antibody responses to the merozoite surface protein-1 19-kiloDalton domain of Plasmodium falciparum in pregnant women and infants: associations with febrile illness, parasitemia, and anemia by Branch, O H, Udhayakumar, V, Hightower, A W, Oloo, A J, Hawley, W A, Nahlen, B L, Bloland, P B, Kaslow, D C, Lal, A A

“…This study was aimed at delineating characteristics of naturally acquired immunity against the merozoite surface antigen-1 (MSP-1) of Plasmodium falciparum, a…”
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The effectiveness of insecticide-impregnated bed nets in reducing cases of malaria infection: a meta-analysis of published results by Choi, H W, Breman, J G, Teutsch, S M, Liu, S, Hightower, A W, Sexton, J D

“…The use of insecticide-impregnated bed nets to minimize human-vector contact may reduce the incidence of malaria. Consequently, several field trials have…”
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The Antibody Response to 27-, 17-, and 15-kDa Cryptosporidium Antigens following Experimental Infection in Humans by Moss, Delynn M., Chappell, Cynthia L., Okhuysen, Pablo C., DuPont, Herbert L., Arrowood, Michael J., Hightower, Allen W., Lammie, Patrick J.

“…Previous studies have suggested that persons infected with Cryptosporidium parvum develop antibody responses to 27-, 17-, and 15-kDa C. parvum antigens…”
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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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Randomised placebo-controlled comparison of ivermectin and albendazole alone and in combination for Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia in Haitian children by Addiss, D G, Beach, M J, Streit, T G, Lutwick, S, LeConte, F H, Lafontant, J G, Hightower, A W, Lammie, P J

“…Lymphatic filariasis and intestinal helminth infections are important disorders in tropical areas. Periodic treatment with albendazole is now used in many…”
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Schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi by Cetron, M S, Chitsulo, L, Sullivan, J J, Pilcher, J, Wilson, M, Noh, J, Tsang, V C, Hightower, A W, Addiss, D G

“…In 1992 two US Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) developed central nervous system schistosomiasis due to infection with Schistosoma haematobium following…”
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Childhood mortality during and after hospitalization in western Kenya: effect of malaria treatment regimens by Zucker, J R, Lackritz, E M, Ruebush, 2nd, T K, Hightower, A W, Adungosi, J E, Were, J B, Metchock, B, Patrick, E, Campbell, C C

“…Plasmodium falciparum infection is an important cause of the high childhood mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Increasingly, the contribution of P…”
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Longitudinal evaluation of severely anemic children in Kenya : the effect of transfusion on mortality and hematologic recovery by LACKRITZ, E. M, HIGHTOWER, A. W, ZUCKER, J. R, RUEBUSH, T. K, OLANG'O ONUDI, C, STEKETEE, R. W, WERE, J. B. O, PATRICK, E, CAMPBELL, C. C

“…To determine the effect of transfusion on hematologic recovery and mortality among severely anemic children during and after hospitalization in rural Kenya…”
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The epidemiology of malaria in an epidemic area of the Peruvian Amazon by Roper, M H, Torres, R S, Goicochea, C G, Andersen, E M, Guarda, J S, Calampa, C, Hightower, A W, Magill, A J

“…A longitudinal study of malariometric indicators and their association with potential risk factors was conducted during August 1997-July 1998 at Padre Cocha, a…”
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All-cause mortality among young children in western Kenya. VI: the Asembo Bay Cohort Project by McElroy, P D, ter Kuile, F O, Hightower, A W, Hawley, W A, Phillips-Howard, P A, Oloo, A J, Lal, A A, Nahlen, B L

“…Although all-cause mortality has been used as an indicator of the health status of childhood populations, such data are sparse for most rural areas of…”
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Identification of T-cell determinants in natural immune responses to the Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen (AMA-1) in an adult population exposed to malaria by LAL, A. A, HUGHES, M. A, OLIVEIRA, D. A, NELSON, C, BLOLAND, P. B, OLOO, A. J, HAWLEY, W. E, HIGHTOWER, A. W, NAHLEN, B. L, VENKATACHALAM UDHAYAKUMAR

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Tumor Necrosis Factor and Severe Malaria by Shaffer, Nathan, Grau, Georges E., Hedberg, Katrina, Davachi, Farzin, Lyamba, Bongo, Hightower, Allen W., Breman, Joel G., Nguyen-Dinh, Phuc

“…To investigate the relation of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) to Plasmodium falciparum infection, plasma TNFα concentrations were measured in Zairian children…”
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A geographic information system applied to a malaria field study in western Kenya by Hightower, A W, Ombok, M, Otieno, R, Odhiambo, R, Oloo, A J, Lal, A A, Nahlen, B L, Hawley, W A

“…This paper describes use of the global positioning system (GPS) in differential mode (DGPS) to obtain highly accurate longitudes, latitudes, and altitudes of…”
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Using clinical signs to diagnose anaemia in African children by LUBY, S. P, KAZEMBE, P. N, REDD, S. C, ZIBA, C, NWANYANWU, O. C, HIGHTOWER, A. W, FRANCO, C, CHITSULO, L, WIRIMA, J. J, OLIVAR, M. A

“…Anaemia is a serious and common problem among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. As a first step towards developing guidelines for its recognition and…”
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in U.S. Military Recruits in 1989: Comparison with Data Published in 1965 by Smith, Karen L., Wilson, Marianna, Hightower, Allen W., Kelley, Patrick W., Struewing, Jeffery P., Juranek, Dennis D., McAuley, James B.

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Investigation of an Outbreak of Listeriosis: New Hypotheses for the Etiology of Epidemic Listeria monocytogenes Infections by Schwartz, Benjamin, Hexter, David, Broome, Claire V., Hightower, Allen W., Hirschhorn, Randall B., Porter, John D., Hayes, Peggy S., Bibb, William F., Lorber, Bennett, Faris, David G.

“…From December 1986 to March 1987 an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infection occurred in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. A patient-control study showed…”
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