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Attribution of foodborne illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths to food commodities by using outbreak data, United States, 1998-2008 by Painter, John A, Hoekstra, Robert M, Ayers, Tracy, Tauxe, Robert V, Braden, Christopher R, Angulo, Frederick J, Griffin, Patricia M

“…Each year, >9 million foodborne illnesses are estimated to be caused by major pathogens acquired in the United States. Preventing these illnesses is…”
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The increasing burden of imported chronic hepatitis B--United States, 1974-2008 by Mitchell, Tarissa, Armstrong, Gregory L, Hu, Dale J, Wasley, Annemarie, Painter, John A

“…Without intervention, up to 25% of individuals chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) die of late complications, including cirrhosis and liver…”
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Association of Diabetes and Tuberculosis Disease among US-Bound Adult Refugees, 2009-2014 by Benoit, Stephen R, Gregg, Edward W, Jonnalagadda, Sasi, Phares, Christina R, Zhou, Weigong, Painter, John A

“…Diabetes is associated with an increased risk for active tuberculosis (TB) disease. We conducted a case-control study and found a significant association…”
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Estimating the impact of newly arrived foreign-born persons on tuberculosis in the United States by Liu, Yecai, Painter, John A, Posey, Drew L, Cain, Kevin P, Weinberg, Michelle S, Maloney, Susan A, Ortega, Luis S, Cetron, Martin S

“…Among approximately 163.5 million foreign-born persons admitted to the United States annually, only 500,000 immigrants and refugees are required to undergo…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Treating Foreign-Born Students for Tuberculosis before Entering the United States by Wingate, La'Marcus T, Coleman, Margaret S, Posey, Drew L, Zhou, Weigong, Olson, Christine K, Maskery, Brian, Cetron, Martin S, Painter, John A

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering implementation of overseas medical screening of student-visa applicants to reduce the numbers of…”
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Tuberculosis screening by tuberculosis skin test or QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay among an immigrant population with a high prevalence of tuberculosis and BCG vaccination by Painter, John A, Graviss, Edward A, Hai, Hoang Hoa, Nhung, Duong Thi Cam, Nga, Tran Thi Thanh, Ha, Ngan P, Wall, Kirsten, Loan, Le Thien Huong, Parker, Matt, Manangan, Lilia, O'Brien, Rick, Maloney, Susan A, Hoekstra, R M, Reves, Randall

“…Each year 1 million persons acquire permanent U.S. residency visas after tuberculosis (TB) screening. Most applicants undergo a 2-stage screening with…”
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Correction: The Increasing Burden of Imported Chronic Hepatitis B - United States, 1974-2008 by Mitchell, Tarissa, Armstrong, Gregory L, Hu, Dale J, Wasley, Annemarie, Painter, John A

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027717.]…”
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Virulence Gene- and Pandemic Group-Specific Marker Profiling of Clinical Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates by MEADOR, Carolyn E, PARSONS, Michele M, BOPP, Cheryl A, GERNER-SMIDT, Peter, PAINTER, John A, VORA, Gary J

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Effect of a culture-based screening algorithm on tuberculosis incidence in immigrants and refugees bound for the United States: a population-based cross-sectional study by Liu, Yecai, Posey, Drew L, Cetron, Martin S, Painter, John A

“…Before 2007, immigrants and refugees bound for the United States were screened for tuberculosis (TB) by a smear-based algorithm that could not diagnose…”
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Overseas Screening for Tuberculosis in U.S.-Bound Immigrants and Refugees by Liu, Yecai, Weinberg, Michelle S, Ortega, Luis S, Painter, John A, Maloney, Susan A

“…The rate of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States is approximately 10 times as high as that among U.S.-born persons. Diagnosis and…”
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Evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube and tuberculin skin tests among immigrant children being screened for latent tuberculosis infection by Howley, Meredith M, Painter, John A, Katz, Dolores J, Graviss, Edward A, Reves, Randall, Beavers, Suzanne F, Garrett, Denise O

“…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirements for pre-immigration tuberculosis (TB) screening of children 2- to 14-years old permit a tuberculin skin…”
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Tuberculosis Incidence in Immigrants and Refugees. In Response by Liu, Yecai, Posey, Drew L, Cetron, Martin S, Painter, John A

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Tuberculosis misclassification among immigrants by Painter, John A., Posey, Drew L., Phares, Christina

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Diabetes Among United States-Bound Adult Refugees, 2009–2014 by Benoit, Stephen R., Gregg, Edward W., Zhou, Weigong, Painter, John A.

“…We reported diabetes prevalence among all USbound adult refugees and assessed factors associated with disease. We analyzed overseas medical evaluations of…”
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Salmonella-based rodenticides and public health by Painter, John A, Mølbak, Kåre, Sonne-Hansen, Jacob, Barrett, Tim, Wells, Joy G, Tauxe, Robert V

“…Several countries still permit strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis, a leading cause of gastrointestinal illness in humans, to be used in rat…”
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Tuberculin Skin Tests versus Interferon-Gamma Release Assays in Tuberculosis Screening among Immigrant Visa Applicants by Hai, Hoang Hoa, Loan, Le Thien Huong, Whitworth, William C., Shah, J. Jina, Painter, John A., Mazurek, Gerald H., Maloney, Susan A., Qui, An Dang, Mai, Vo Thi Chi, Nhung, Duong Thi Cam, Trinh, Nguyen An, Phuoc, Nguyen Huu, Laserson, Kayla F., Yen, Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Chuke, Stella O., Jones, Warren G.

“…Objective. Use of tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) and interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) as part of tuberculosis (TB) screening among immigrants from high…”
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Recipes for foodborne outbreaks: a scheme for categorizing and grouping implicated foods by Painter, John A, Ayers, Tracy, Woodruff, Rachel, Blanton, Elizabeth, Perez, Nytzia, Hoekstra, Robert M, Griffin, Patricia M, Braden, Christopher

“…To better understand the sources of foodborne illness, we propose a scheme for categorizing foods implicated in investigations of outbreaks of foodborne…”
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A cost-benefit analysis of a proposed overseas refugee latent tuberculosis infection screening and treatment program by Wingate, La'Marcus T, Coleman, Margaret S, de la Motte Hurst, Christopher, Semple, Marie, Zhou, Weigong, Cetron, Martin S, Painter, John A

“…This study explored the effect of screening and treatment of refugees for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before entrance to the United States as a…”
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Transnational Record Linkage for Tuberculosis Surveillance and Program Evaluation by Aiona, Kaylynn, Lowenthal, Phillip, Painter, John A., Reves, Randall, Flood, Jennifer, Parker, Matthew, Fu, Yunxin, Wall, Kirsten, Walter, Nicholas D.

“…Objective. Pre-immigration tuberculosis (TB) screening, followed by post-arrival rescreening during the first year, is critical to reducing TB among…”
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Disease Surveillance Among Newly Arriving Refugees and Immigrants — Electronic Disease Notification System, United States, 2009 by Lee, Deborah, Philen, Rossanne, Wang, Zanju, McSpadden, Pamela, Posey, Drew L., Ortega, Luis S., Weinberg, Michelle S., Brown, Clive, Zhou, Weigong, Painter, John A.

“…Approximately 450,000 legal permanent immigrants and 75,000 refugees enter the United States annually after receiving required medical examinations by overseas…”
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