Search Results - "Novak, Ryan T."

Bacterial Meningitis Epidemiology in Five Countries in the Meningitis Belt of Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015-2017 by Soeters, Heidi M, Diallo, Alpha Oumar, Bicaba, Brice W, Kadadé, Goumbi, Dembélé, Assétou Y, Acyl, Mahamat A, Nikiema, Christelle, Sadji, Adodo Yao, Poy, Alain N, Lingani, Clement, Tall, Haoua, Sakandé, Souleymane, Tarbangdo, Félix, Aké, Flavien, Mbaeyi, Sarah A, Moïsi, Jennifer, Paye, Marietou F, Sanogo, Yibayiri Osee, Vuong, Jeni T, Wang, Xin, Ronveaux, Olivier, Novak, Ryan T

“…The MenAfriNet Consortium supports strategic implementation of case-based meningitis surveillance in key high-risk countries of the African meningitis belt:…”
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Expansion of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clonal Complex 10217 during Meningitis Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2019 by Kekeisen-Chen, Joann F, Tarbangdo, Felix T, Sharma, Shalabh, Marasini, Daya, Marjuki, Henju, Kibler, Janelle L, Reese, Heather E, Ouattara, Seydou, Ake, Flavien H, Yameogo, Issaka, Ouedraogo, Issa, Seini, Emmanuel, Zoma, Robert L, Tonde, Issa, Sanou, Mahamoudou, Novak, Ryan T, McNamara, Lucy A

“…During January 28-May 5, 2019, a meningitis outbreak caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) occurred in Burkina Faso. Demographic and laboratory…”
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Bacterial meningitis epidemiology and return of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A cases in Burkina Faso in the five years following MenAfriVac mass vaccination campaign by Diallo, Alpha Oumar, Soeters, Heidi M, Yameogo, Issaka, Sawadogo, Guetawendé, Aké, Flavien, Lingani, Clément, Wang, Xin, Bita, Andre, Fall, Amadou, Sangaré, Lassana, Ouédraogo-Traoré, Rasmata, Medah, Isaïe, Bicaba, Brice, Novak, Ryan T

“…Historically, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA) caused large meningitis epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2010, Burkina Faso became the first country…”
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Whole-Genome Characterization of Epidemic Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C and Resurgence of Serogroup W, Niger, 2015 by Kretz, Cecilia B, Retchless, Adam C, Sidikou, Fati, Issaka, Bassira, Ousmane, Sani, Schwartz, Stephanie, Tate, Ashley H, Pana, Assimawè, Njanpop-Lafourcade, Berthe-Marie, Nzeyimana, Innocent, Nse, Ricardo Obama, Deghmane, Ala-Eddine, Hong, Eva, Brynildsrud, Ola Brønstad, Novak, Ryan T, Meyer, Sarah A, Oukem-Boyer, Odile Ouwe Missi, Ronveaux, Olivier, Caugant, Dominique A, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Wang, Xin

“…In 2015, Niger reported the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. The NmC epidemic coincided with…”
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Serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccination in Burkina Faso: analysis of national surveillance data by Novak, Ryan T, Dr, Kambou, Jean Ludovic, MD, Diomandé, Fabien VK, MD, Tarbangdo, Tiga F, MSc, Ouédraogo-Traoré, Rasmata, Prof, Sangaré, Lassana, Prof, Lingani, Clement, MSc, Martin, Stacey W, MSc, Hatcher, Cynthia, MPH, Mayer, Leonard W, PhD, LaForce, F Marc, MD, Avokey, Fenella, MD, Djingarey, Mamoudou H, MD, Messonnier, Nancy E, MD, Tiendrébéogo, Sylvestre R, MD, Clark, Thomas A, MD

“…Summary Background An affordable, highly immunogenic Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine (PsA–TT) was licensed for use in…”
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COVID-19 Mortality and Vaccine Coverage - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, January 6, 2022-March 21, 2022 by Smith, Dallas J, Hakim, Avi J, Leung, Gabriel M, Xu, Wenbo, Schluter, W William, Novak, Ryan T, Marston, Barbara, Hersh, Bradley S

“…COVID-19 vaccines are important tools to protect populations from severe disease and death. Among persons aged ≥60 years in Hong Kong, 49%, had received ≥2…”
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Laboratory-based surveillance for hepatitis E virus infection, United States, 2005-2012 by Drobeniuc, Jan, Greene-Montfort, Tracy, Le, Ngoc-Thao, Mixson-Hayden, Tonya R, Ganova-Raeva, Lilia, Dong, Chen, Novak, Ryan T, Sharapov, Umid M, Tohme, Rania A, Teshale, Eyasu, Kamili, Saleem, Teo, Chong-Gee

“…To investigate characteristics of hepatitis E cases in the United States, we tested samples from persons seronegative for acute hepatitis A and B whose…”
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Nationwide Trends in Bacterial Meningitis before the Introduction of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine-Burkina Faso, 2011-2013 by Kambiré, Dinanibè, Soeters, Heidi M, Ouédraogo-Traoré, Rasmata, Medah, Isaïe, Sangare, Lassana, Yaméogo, Issaka, Sawadogo, Guetawendé, Ouédraogo, Abdoul-Salam, Hema-Ouangraoua, Soumeya, McGee, Lesley, Srinivasan, Velusamy, Aké, Flavien, Congo-Ouédraogo, Malika, Sanou, Soufian, Ba, Absatou Ky, Novak, Ryan T, Van Beneden, Chris

“…Following introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in 2006 and serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine in 2010, Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp)…”
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Population-based surveillance for bacterial meningitis in China, September 2006-December 2009 by Li, Yixing, Yin, Zundong, Shao, Zhujun, Li, Manshi, Liang, Xiaofeng, Sandhu, Hardeep S, Hadler, Stephen C, Li, Junhong, Sun, Yinqi, Li, Jing, Zou, Wenjing, Lin, Mei, Zuo, Shuyan, Mayer, Leonard W, Novak, Ryan T, Zhu, Bingqing, Xu, Li, Luo, Huiming

“…During September 2006-December 2009, we conducted active population and sentinel laboratory-based surveillance for bacterial meningitis pathogens, including…”
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Health workers' perceptions and challenges in implementing meningococcal serogroup a conjugate vaccine in the routine childhood immunization schedule in Burkina Faso by Nkwenkeu, Sylvain F, Jalloh, Mohamed F, Walldorf, Jenny A, Zoma, Robert L, Tarbangdo, Felix, Fall, Soukeynatou, Hien, Sansan, Combassere, Roland, Ky, Cesaire, Kambou, Ludovic, Diallo, Alpha Oumar, Krishnaswamy, Akshaya, Aké, Flavien H, Hatcher, Cynthia, Patel, Jaymin C, Medah, Isaïe, Novak, Ryan T, Hyde, Terri B, Soeters, Heidi M, Mirza, Imran

“…Meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (MACV) was introduced in 2017 into the routine childhood immunization schedule (at 15-18 months of age) in Burkina…”
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Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, Burkina Faso, 2012 by MacNeil, Jessica R, Medah, Isaïe, Koussoubé, Daouda, Novak, Ryan T, Cohn, Amanda C, Diomandé, Fabien V K, Yelbeogo, Denis, Kambou, Jean Ludovic, Tarbangdo, Tiga F, Ouédraogo-Traoré, Rasmata, Sangaré, Lassana, Hatcher, Cynthia, Vuong, Jeni, Mayer, Leonard W, Djingarey, Mamoudou H, Clark, Thomas A, Messonnier, Nancy E

“…In 2010, Burkina Faso became the first country to introduce meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (PsA-TT). During 2012, Burkina Faso reported increases…”
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Development and Evaluation of a Real-Time PCR Assay Targeting the Type III Secretion System of Burkholderia pseudomallei by Novak, Ryan T, Glass, Mindy B, Gee, Jay E, Gal, Daniel, Mayo, Mark J, Currie, Bart J, Wilkins, Patricia P

“…Here we report on the development of a discriminatory real-time assay for the rapid identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates and the evaluation of…”
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Genetic diversity of clinical isolates of Bacillus cereus using multilocus sequence typing by Hoffmaster, Alex R, Novak, Ryan T, Marston, Chung K, Gee, Jay E, Helsel, Leta, Pruckler, James M, Wilkins, Patricia P

“…Bacillus cereus is most commonly associated with foodborne illness (diarrheal and emetic) but is also an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe and fatal…”
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Hepatitis C Virus Transmission in Hemodialysis Units: Importance of Infection Control Practices and Aseptic Technique by Thompson, Nicola D., Novak, Ryan T., Datta, Deblina, Cotter, Susanne, Arduino, Matthew J., Patel, Priti R., Williams, Ian T., Bialek, Stephanie R.

“…We investigated 4 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection outbreaks at hemodialysis units to identify practices associated with transmission. Apparent failures to…”
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Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Rapid Confirmatory Identification of Brucella Isolates by GEE, Jay E, DE, Barun K, LEVETT, Paul N, WHITNEY, Anne M, NOVAK, Ryan T, POPOVIC, Tanja

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The Establishment and Diversification of Epidemic-Associated Serogroup W Meningococcus in the African Meningitis Belt, 1994 to 2012 by Retchless, Adam C, Hu, Fang, Ouédraogo, Abdoul-Salam, Diarra, Seydou, Knipe, Kristen, Sheth, Mili, Rowe, Lori A, Sangaré, Lassana, Ky Ba, Absetou, Ouangraoua, Soumeya, Batra, Dhwani, Novak, Ryan T, Ouédraogo Traoré, Rasmata, Wang, Xin

“…Epidemics of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by meningococcal serogroup A have been eliminated from the sub-Saharan African so-called "meningitis…”
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Clinical Evaluation of a Type III Secretion System Real-Time PCR Assay for Diagnosing Melioidosis by Meumann, Ella M, Novak, Ryan T, Gal, Daniel, Kaestli, Mirjam E, Mayo, Mark, Hanson, Joshua P, Spencer, Emma, Glass, Mindy B, Gee, Jay E, Wilkins, Patricia P, Currie, Bart J

“…A Burkholderia pseudomallei type III secretion system real-time PCR assay was evaluated on clinical specimens in a region where melioidosis is endemic. The PCR…”
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Effect of a vaccine to prevent serogroup A N meningitidis epidemics in Africa by Meyer, Sarah A, Novak, Ryan T

“…Before the introduction of a meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (MenAfriVac), which began in December, 2010, countries in the so-called meningitis…”
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COVID-19 Mortality and Vaccine Coverage - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, January 6, 2022-March 21, 2022 by Smith, Dallas J, Hakim, Avi J, Leung, Gabriel M, Xu, Wenbo, Schluter, W William, Novak, Ryan T, Marston, Barbara, Hersh, Bradley S

“…On January 6, 2022, a cluster of COVID-19 cases* caused by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was detected in Hong Kong Special…”
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Cruise Ship Travel in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Summary of Outbreaks and a Model of Public Health Interventions by Guagliardo, Sarah Anne J, Prasad, Pragati V, Rodriguez, Andrea, Fukunaga, Rena, Novak, Ryan T, Ahart, Lauren, Reynolds, Jared, Griffin, Isabel, Wiegand, Ryan, Quilter, Laura A S, Morrison, Stephanie, Jenkins, Keisha, Wall, Hilary K, Treffiletti, Aimee, White, Stefanie B, Regan, Joanna, Tardivel, Kara, Freeland, Amy, Brown, Clive, Wolford, Hannah, Johansson, Michael A, Cetron, Martin S, Slayton, Rachel B, Friedman, Cindy R

“…Abstract Background Cruise travel contributed to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission when there were relatively few cases…”
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