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Airport COVID-19 Testing of Travelers: An Island Destination Perspective by Hou, Amy T., Pang, Genevieve C., Mills, Kristin M., Bayudan, Krizhna L., Moore, Dayna M., Medina, Luz P., Pang, Lorrin W.

“…Purpose of Review To highlight recent literature on airport COVID-19 testing studies among travelers at international borders and to identify factors that may…”
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Barriers with Valve Mechanisms Are Predicted to Protect Crops from Slug Carriers of Rat Lungworm Disease by Pang, Genevieve C, Hou, Amy T, Tamashiro, Ryan, Mills, Kristin M, Pang, Lorrin W

“…Angiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm disease) is an emerging parasitic disease caused by the ingestion of gastropods infected with the neurotropic nematode . The…”
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Traveler's Diarrhea in Thailand: Randomized, Double-Blind Trial Comparing Single-Dose and 3-Day Azithromycin-Based Regimens with a 3-Day Levofloxacin Regimen by Tribble, David R., Sanders, John W., Pang, Lorrin W., Mason, Carl, Pitarangsi, Chittima, Baqar, Shahida, Armstrong, Adam, Hshieh, Paul, Fox, Anne, Maley, Elisabeth A., Lebron, Carlos, Faix, Dennis J., Lawler, James V., Nayak, Gautam, Lewis, Michael, Bodhidatta, Ladaporn, Scott, Daniel A.

“…Background.Traveler's diarrhea in Thailand is frequently caused by Campylobacter jejuni. Rates of fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance in Campylobacter organisms…”
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Dengue fever, Hawaii, 2001-2002 by Effler, Paul V, Pang, Lorrin, Kitsutani, Paul, Vorndam, Vance, Nakata, Michele, Ayers, Tracy, Elm, Joe, Tom, Tammy, Reiter, Paul, Rigau-Perez, José G, Hayes, John M, Mills, Kristin, Napier, Mike, Clark, Gary G, Gubler, Duane J

“…Autochthonous dengue infections were last reported in Hawaii in 1944. In September 2001, the Hawaii Department of Health was notified of an unusual febrile…”
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The changing distribution of malaria in the Brazilian Amazon, 2003-2004 and 2008-2009 by Duarte, Elisabeth Carmen, Ramalho, Walter Massa, Tauil, Pedro Luiz, Fontes, Cor Jésus Fernandes, Pang, Lorrin

“…More than half of the malaria cases reported in the Americas are from the Brazilian Amazon region. While malaria is considered endemic in this region, its…”
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Diagnostic Approach to Acute Diarrheal Illness in a Military Population on Training Exercises in Thailand, a Region of Campylobacter Hyperendemicity by Tribble, David R, Baqar, Shahida, Pang, Lorrin W, Mason, Carl, Houng, Huo-Shu H, Pitarangsi, Chittima, Lebron, Carlos, Armstrong, Adam, Sethabutr, Orntipa, Sanders, John W

“…High rates of Campylobacter fluoroquinolone resistance highlight the need to evaluate diagnostic strategies that can be used to assist with clinical…”
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Sensitivity of nested-PCR for plasmodium detection in pooled whole blood samples and its usefulness to blood donor screening in endemic areas by Freitas, Daniel Roberto Coradi de, Gomes, Luciano Teixeira, Fontes, Cor Jesus F, Tauil, Pedro Luiz, Pang, Lorrin W, Duarte, Elisabeth Carmen

“…Abstract Transfusion-transmitted malaria is a severe disease with high fatality rate. Most Brazilian blood banks in the Amazon region perform malaria screening…”
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Population pharmacokinetics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin following intra-rectal dosing of artesunate in malaria patients by Simpson, Julie A, Agbenyega, Tsiri, Barnes, Karen I, Di Perri, Gianni, Folb, Peter, Gomes, Melba, Krishna, Sanjeev, Krudsood, Srivicha, Looareesuwan, Sornchai, Mansor, Sharif, McIlleron, Helen, Miller, Raymond, Molyneux, Malcolm, Mwenechanya, James, Navaratnam, Visweswaran, Nosten, Francois, Olliaro, Piero, Pang, Lorrin, Ribeiro, Isabela, Tembo, Madalitso, van Vugt, Michele, Ward, Steve, Weerasuriya, Kris, Win, Kyaw, White, Nicholas J

“…Intra-rectal artesunate has been developed as a potentially life-saving treatment of severe malaria in rural village settings where administration of…”
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An Effective Barrier to Prevent Crop Contamination by Slug Vectors of Angiostrongylus cantonensis by Pang, Lorrin, Coppolo, Christy, Hauptman, Sara

“…The accidental ingestion of slugs, intermediate hosts to the Angiostrongylus cantonensis parasite, is the most common cause of rat lungworm disease (RLWD)…”
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Drug resistant malaria on the Thai-Myanmar and Thai-Cambodian borders by WONGSRICHANALAI, Chansuda, SIRICHAISINTHOP, Jeeraphat, KARWACKI, Jerome J, CONGPUONG, Kanungnit, MILLER, R. Scott, LORRIN PANG, THIMASARN, Krongthong

“…We describe the changing epidemiology of drug resistant malaria in Thailand over the past decade. Factors determining the characteristic patterns of the…”
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Risk factors for infection during a dengue-1 outbreak in Maui, Hawaii, 2001 by Hayes, John Mosely, Rigau-Pérez, José G., Reiter, Paul, Effler, Paul V., Pang, Lorrin, Vorndam, Vance, Hinten, Steven R., Mark, Karen E., Myers, Melanie F., Street, Kathleen, Bergau, Lolly, Meyer, Chad, Amador, Manuel, Napier, Mike, Clark, Gary G., Biggerstaff, Brad J., Gubler, Duane J.

“…Autochthonous dengue virus transmission, last identified in the state of Hawaii in 1945, was detected again in 2001. A seroepidemiological survey in a…”
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Development of a ceuE-based multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for direct detection and differentiation of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Thailand by Houng, Huo-Shu H., Sethabutr, Orntipa, Nirdnoy, Warawadee, Katz, David E., Pang, Lorrin W.

“…A novel ceuE-based multiplex PCR system was developed as an efficient diagnostics test to detect and differentiate C. jejuni and C. coli. There is no cross…”
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In Vivo Efficacy of Mefloquine for the Treatment of Falciparum Malaria in Brazil by Cerutti, Crispim, Durlacher, Rui Rafael, de Alencar, Filomena E. C., Segurado, Aluísio A. C., Pang, Lorrin W.

“…Ninety-four patients with falciparum malaria were treated with mefloquine (1000-mg single dose) and remained hospitalized in a malaria-free area for a minimum…”
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Failure of national guidelines to diagnose uncomplicated malaria in Bangladesh by Faiz, M A, Yunus, Emran Bin, Rahman, M Ridwanur, Hossain, M Amir, Pang, Lorrin W, Rahman, M Ekhlasur, Bhuiyan, S N

“…During the mid 1990s, national guidelines were established in accordance with World Health Organization recommendations for the diagnosis of uncomplicated…”
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Antimalarial Drug Susceptibility Testing of Plasmodium falciparum in Brazil Using a Radioisotope Method by Cerutti Junior, Crispim, Marques, Christiane, de Alencar, Filomena E.C, Durlacher, Rui Rafael, Alween, Anna, Segurado, Aluísio A.C, Pang, Lorrin W, Zalis, Mariano G

“…From March 1996 to August 1997, a study was carried out in a malaria endemic area of the Brazilian Amazon region. In vivo sensitivity evaluation to…”
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Proguanil plus sulfamethoxazole in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria by FERNANDES FONTES, Cor Jesus, CORREA RIBEIRO, Luciano, PANG, Lorrin W

“…In a malaria endemic area of Brazil where P. falciparum is highly resistant to chloroquine and Fansidar, we conducted an in vivo study to evaluate the…”
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Active surveillance and risk factors for leptospirosis in Hawaii by Sasaki, D M, Pang, L, Minette, H P, Wakida, C K, Fujimoto, W J, Manea, S J, Kunioka, R, Middleton, C R

“…A clinic-hospital-based leptospirosis surveillance program was conducted to determine the morbidity and risk factors in nonepidemic settings. The study was…”
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Association between sugar cane burning and acute respiratory illness on the island of Maui by Mnatzaganian, Christina Louise, Pellegrin, Karen L, Miyamura, Jill, Valencia, Diana, Pang, Lorrin

“…Sugar cane harvesting by burning on Maui island is an environmental health issue due to respiratory effects of smoke. Volcanic smog ("vog") from an active…”
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Malaria in Brazilian military personnel deployed to Angola by SANCHEZ, Jose L, BENDET, Izidro, GROGL, Max, LIMA, José B. P, PANG, Lorrin W, GUIMARAES, Roberto, GUEDES, Roberto H, MILHOUS, Wilbur K, GREEN, Michael D, TODD, G. Daniel

“…Malaria represents one of the most important infectious disease threats to deployed military forces; most personnel from developed countries are nonimmune…”
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A Report on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Health and Social Welfare in the County of Maui, Hawai'i by Qureshi, Kristine, Buenconsejo-Lum, Lee E, Arndt, Robin G, Zhi, Qi, Nakamoto, Della, Pang, Lorrin

“…The Community Care Outreach Unit of the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) Medical/Public Heath Branch conducted a survey to gauge the impact, needs,…”
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