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The Impact of Hotspot-Targeted Interventions on Malaria Transmission in Rachuonyo South District in the Western Kenyan Highlands: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial by Bousema, Teun, Stresman, Gillian, Baidjoe, Amrish Y, Bradley, John, Knight, Philip, Stone, William, Osoti, Victor, Makori, Euniah, Owaga, Chrispin, Odongo, Wycliffe, China, Pauline, Shagari, Shehu, Doumbo, Ogobara K, Sauerwein, Robert W, Kariuki, Simon, Drakeley, Chris, Stevenson, Jennifer, Cox, Jonathan

“…Malaria transmission is highly heterogeneous, generating malaria hotspots that can fuel malaria transmission across a wider area. Targeting hotspots may…”
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Modeling the cost effectiveness of malaria control interventions in the highlands of western Kenya by Stuckey, Erin M, Stevenson, Jennifer, Galactionova, Katya, Baidjoe, Amrish Y, Bousema, Teun, Odongo, Wycliffe, Kariuki, Simon, Drakeley, Chris, Smith, Thomas A, Cox, Jonathan, Chitnis, Nakul

“…Tools that allow for in silico optimization of available malaria control strategies can assist the decision-making process for prioritizing interventions. The…”
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Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a spatial repellent to reduce malaria incidence in children in western Kenya compared to placebo: study protocol for a cluster-randomized double-blinded control trial (the AEGIS program) by Ochomo, Eric O, Gimnig, John E, Bhattarai, Achuyt, Samuels, Aaron M, Kariuki, Simon, Okello, George, Abong'o, Bernard, Ouma, Eunice A, Kosgei, Jackline, Munga, Stephen, Njagi, Kiambo, Odongo, Wycliffe, Liu, Fang, Grieco, John P, Achee, Nicole L

“…Spatial repellents are widely used for prevention of mosquito bites and evidence is building on their public health value, but their efficacy against malaria…”
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Novel application of one-step pooled molecular testing and maximum likelihood approaches to estimate the prevalence of malaria parasitaemia among rapid diagnostic test negative samples in western Kenya by Shah, Monica P, Chebore, Winnie, Lyles, Robert H, Otieno, Kephas, Zhou, Zhiyong, Plucinski, Mateusz, Waller, Lance A, Odongo, Wycliffe, Lindblade, Kim A, Kariuki, Simon, Samuels, Aaron M, Desai, Meghna, Mitchell, Rebecca M, Shi, Ya Ping

“…Detection of malaria parasitaemia in samples that are negative by rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) requires resource-intensive molecular tools. While pooled…”
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Reliability of school surveys in estimating geographic variation in malaria transmission in the western Kenyan highlands by Stevenson, Jennifer C, Stresman, Gillian H, Gitonga, Caroline W, Gillig, Jonathan, Owaga, Chrispin, Marube, Elizabeth, Odongo, Wycliffe, Okoth, Albert, China, Pauline, Oriango, Robin, Brooker, Simon J, Bousema, Teun, Drakeley, Chris, Cox, Jonathan

“…School surveys provide an operational approach to assess malaria transmission through parasite prevalence. There is limited evidence on the comparability of…”
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Community-based intermittent mass testing and treatment for malaria in an area of high transmission intensity, western Kenya: development of study site infrastructure and lessons learned by Odero, Norbert Awino, Samuels, Aaron M, Odongo, Wycliffe, Abong'o, Bernard, Gimnig, John, Otieno, Kephas, Odero, Christopher, Obor, David, Ombok, Maurice, Were, Vincent, Sang, Tony, Hamel, Mary J, Kachur, S Patrick, Slutsker, Laurence, Lindblade, Kim A, Kariuki, Simon, Desai, Meghna

“…Malaria transmission is high in western Kenya and the asymptomatic infected population plays a significant role in driving the transmission. Mathematical…”
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Community-based intermittent mass testing and treatment for malaria in an area of high transmission intensity, western Kenya: study design and methodology for a cluster randomized controlled trial by Samuels, Aaron M, Awino, Nobert, Odongo, Wycliffe, Abong'o, Benard, Gimnig, John, Otieno, Kephas, Shi, Ya Ping, Were, Vincent, Allen, Denise Roth, Were, Florence, Sang, Tony, Obor, David, Williamson, John, Hamel, Mary J, Patrick Kachur, S, Slutsker, Laurence, Lindblade, Kim A, Kariuki, Simon, Desai, Meghna

“…Most human Plasmodium infections in western Kenya are asymptomatic and are believed to contribute importantly to malaria transmission. Elimination of…”
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Notes from the Field: Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted (Autochthonous) Plasmodium falciparum Malaria — National Capital Region, Maryland, August 2023 by Duwell, Monique, DeVita, Timothy, Torpey, David, Chen, Jenny, Myers, Robert A., Mace, Kimberly, Ridpath, Alison D., Odongo, Wycliffe, Raphael, Brian H., Lenhart, Audrey, Tongren, Jon Eric, Stanley, Stephen, Blythe, David

“…The patient was admitted to the hospital and, given the absence of international travel and the reported tick exposure, empiric treatment for presumed…”
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Impact of Community-Based Mass Testing and Treatment on Malaria Infection Prevalence in a High-Transmission Area of Western Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Samuels, Aaron M, Odero, Nobert Awino, Odongo, Wycliffe, Otieno, Kephas, Were, Vincent, Shi, Ya Ping, Sang, Tony, Williamson, John, Wiegand, Ryan, Hamel, Mary J, Kachur, S Patrick, Slutsker, Laurence, Lindblade, Kim A, Kariuki, Simon K, Desai, Meghna R

“…Global gains toward malaria elimination have been heterogeneous and have recently stalled. Interventions targeting afebrile malaria infections may be needed to…”
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Impact of Intermittent Mass Testing and Treatment on Incidence of Malaria Infection in a High Transmission Area of Western Kenya by Desai, Meghna R, Samuels, Aaron M, Odongo, Wycliffe, Williamson, John, Odero, Nobert Awino, Otieno, Kephas, Shi, Ya Ping, Kachur, Stephen Patrick, Hamel, Mary J, Kariuki, Simon, Lindblade, Kim A

“…Progress with malaria control in western Kenya has stagnated since 2007. Additional interventions to reduce the high burden of malaria in this region are…”
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Informatics & Surveillance in Global Health: Informatics Capacity for Zika Outbreak by Odongo, Wycliffe, Ransom, Ray, Henao, Olga

“…ObjeciveTo assess challenges of establishing surveillance and research study systems and present strategies for rapid deployment in global health for the…”
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Focal Screening to Identify the Subpatent Parasite Reservoir in an Area of Low and Heterogeneous Transmission in the Kenya Highlands by Stresman, Gillian H., Baidjoe, Amrish Y., Stevenson, Jennifer, Grignard, Lynn, Odongo, Wycliffe, Owaga, Chrispin, Osoti, Victor, Makori, Euniah, Shagari, Shehu, Marube, Elisabeth, Cox, Jonathan, Drakeley, Chris, Bousema, Teun

“…Background. Mass screening and treatment currently fails to identify a considerable fraction of low parasite density infections, while mass treatment exposes…”
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Factors associated with high heterogeneity of malaria at fine spatial scale in the Western Kenyan highlands by Baidjoe, Amrish Y, Stevenson, Jennifer, Knight, Philip, Stone, William, Stresman, Gillian, Osoti, Victor, Makori, Euniah, Owaga, Chrispin, Odongo, Wycliffe, China, Pauline, Shagari, Shehu, Kariuki, Simon, Drakeley, Chris, Cox, Jonathan, Bousema, Teun

“…The East African highlands are fringe regions between stable and unstable malaria transmission. What factors contribute to the heterogeneity of malaria…”
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Mass testing and treatment on malaria in an area of western Kenya by Samuels, Aaron M, Odero, Nobert Awino, Odongo, Wycliffe, Otieno, Kephas, Were, Vincent, Shi, Ya Ping, Sang, Tony, Williamson, John, Wiegand, Ryan, Hamel, Mary J, Kachur, S Patrick, Slutsker, Laurence, Lindblade, Kim A, Kariuki, Simon K, Desai, Meghna R

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Impact of metric and sample size on determining malaria hotspot boundaries by Stresman, Gillian H., Giorgi, Emanuele, Baidjoe, Amrish, Knight, Phil, Odongo, Wycliffe, Owaga, Chrispin, Shagari, Shehu, Makori, Euniah, Stevenson, Jennifer, Drakeley, Chris, Cox, Jonathan, Bousema, Teun, Diggle, Peter J.

“…The spatial heterogeneity of malaria suggests that interventions may be targeted for maximum impact. It is unclear to what extent different metrics lead to…”
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Focal screening and treatment for malaria: defining the sentinel population by Stresman, Gillian H, Baidjoe, Amrish, Stevenson, Jennifer, Odongo, Wycliffe, Owaga, Chrispin, Marube, Elizabeth, Osoti, Victor, Makori, Euniah, Shagari, Shehu, Drakeley, Chris, Cox, Jonathan, Bousema, Teun

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1891. Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infections Among Residents of Multiple Nursing Homes—Denver, Colorado, 2017–2018 by Idubor, Osatohamwen, Alden, Nisha B, Nanduri, Srinivas, Ogundimu, Abimbola, Tanwar, Sukarma S S, Reese, Heather, Odongo, Wycliffe, Herlihy, Rachel, Johnston, Helen, Burakoff, Alexis, Burdorf, April, Dale, Ariella P, Nichols, Janell, Bamberg, Wendy M, Cilwick, Alana, Barter, Devra, Brousseau, Geoff, Chochua, Sopio, Stone, Nimalie D, Van Beneden, Chris

“…Abstract Background Older adults residing in nursing homes (NH) are at increased risk for invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections due to advanced age,…”
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Modeling the Cost Effectiveness of Malaria Control Interventions in the Highlands of Western Kenya: e107700 by Stuckey, Erin M, Stevenson, Jennifer, Galactionova, Katya, Baidjoe, Amrish Y, Bousema, Teun, Odongo, Wycliffe, Kariuki, Simon, Drakeley, Chris, Smith, Thomas A, Cox, Jonathan

“…Introduction Tools that allow for in silico optimization of available malaria control strategies can assist the decision-making process for prioritizing…”
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Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted Plasmodium falciparum Malaria--National Capital Region, Maryland, August 2023 by Duwell, Monique, DeVita, Timothy, Torpey, David, Chen, Jenny, Myers, Robert A, Mace, Kimberly, Ridpath, Alison D, Odongo, Wycliffe, Raphael, Brian H, Lenhart, Audrey, Tongren, Jon Eric, Stanley, Stephen, Blythe, David

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Reliability of School Surveys in Estimating Geographic Variation in Malaria Transmission in the Western Kenyan Highlands: e77641 by Stevenson, Jennifer C, Stresman, Gillian H, Gitonga, Caroline W, Gillig, Jonathan, Owaga, Chrispin, Marube, Elizabeth, Odongo, Wycliffe, Okoth, Albert, China, Pauline, Oriango, Robin

“…Background School surveys provide an operational approach to assess malaria transmission through parasite prevalence. There is limited evidence on the…”
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