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Prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis in France using prenatal screening: A decision-analytic economic model by Sawers, Larry, Wallon, Martine, Mandelbrot, Laurent, Villena, Isabelle, Stillwaggon, Eileen, Kieffer, François

“…Background Toxoplasma gondii is one of the world’s most common parasites. Primary infection of the mother during pregnancy can lead to transmission to the…”
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Concurrent sexual partnerships do not explain the HIV epidemics in Africa: a systematic review of the evidence by Sawers, Larry, Stillwaggon, Eileen

“…The notion that concurrent sexual partnerships are especially common in sub‐Saharan Africa and explain the region's high HIV prevalence is accepted by many as…”
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Congenital toxoplasmosis in Austria: Prenatal screening for prevention is cost-saving by Prusa, Andrea-Romana, Kasper, David C, Sawers, Larry, Walter, Evelyn, Hayde, Michael, Stillwaggon, Eileen

“…Primary infection of Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy can be transmitted to the unborn child and may have serious consequences, including retinochoroiditis,…”
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Economic Costs and Benefits of a Community-Based Lymphedema Management Program for Lymphatic Filariasis in Odisha State, India by Stillwaggon, Eileen, Sawers, Larry, Rout, Jonathan, Addiss, David, Fox, LeAnne

“…Lymphatic filariasis afflicts 68 million people in 73 countries, including 17 million persons living with chronic lymphedema. The Global Programme to Eliminate…”
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The cost-effectiveness of neonatal versus prenatal screening for congenital toxoplasmosis by Binquet, Christine, Lejeune, Catherine, Seror, Valérie, Peyron, François, Bertaux, Anne-Claire, Scemama, Olivier, Quantin, Catherine, Béjean, Sophie, Stillwaggon, Eileen, Wallon, Martine

“…Congenital Toxoplasmosis (CT) can have severe consequences. France, Austria, and Slovenia have prenatal screening programs whereas some other countries are…”
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Maternal serologic screening to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis: a decision-analytic economic model by Stillwaggon, Eileen, Carrier, Christopher S, Sautter, Mari, McLeod, Rima

“…To determine a cost-minimizing option for congenital toxoplasmosis in the United States. A decision-analytic and cost-minimization model was constructed to…”
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Prevention and mitigation of congenital toxoplasmosis. Economic costs and benefits in diverse settings by Bobić, Branko, Villena, Isabelle, Stillwaggon, Eileen

“…Congenital toxoplasmosis (CT), the result of a primary infection of pregnant women with Toxoplasma gondii which was transmitted to the fetus, may result in…”
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Effectiveness of self-care interventions for integrated morbidity management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Anambra State, Nigeria by Eze, Chinwe C, Ekeke, Ngozi, Alphonsus, Chukwuka, Lehman, Linda, Chukwu, Joseph N, Nwafor, Charles C, Stillwaggon, Eileen, Meka, Anthony O, Sawers, Larry, Ikebudu, Joy, Anyim, Moses C, Ukwaja, Kingsley N

“…Abstract Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF), Buruli ulcer (BU) and leprosy are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of the skin co-endemic in some communities…”
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Economic benefits and costs of surgery for filarial hydrocele in Malawi by Sawers, Larry, Stillwaggon, Eileen, Chiphwanya, John, Mkwanda, Square Z, Betts, Hannah, Martindale, Sarah, Kelly-Hope, Louise A

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in 72 countries of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. An estimated 25 million men live with the disabling effects of…”
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Point-of-care testing for Toxoplasma gondii IgG/IgM using Toxoplasma ICT IgG-IgM test with sera from the United States and implications for developing countries by Begeman, Ian J, Lykins, Joseph, Zhou, Ying, Lai, Bo Shiun, Levigne, Pauline, El Bissati, Kamal, Boyer, Kenneth, Withers, Shawn, Clouser, Fatima, Noble, A Gwendolyn, Rabiah, Peter, Swisher, Charles N, Heydemann, Peter T, Contopoulos-Ioannidis, Despina G, Montoya, Jose G, Maldonado, Yvonne, Ramirez, Raymund, Press, Cindy, Stillwaggon, Eileen, Peyron, François, McLeod, Rima

“…Congenital toxoplasmosis is a serious but preventable and treatable disease. Gestational screening facilitates early detection and treatment of primary…”
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National summit on neglected infections of poverty in the United States by Hotez, Peter, Stillwaggon, Eileen, McDonald, Marian, Todman, Lynn, DiGrazia, Lydia

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Economic Costs and Benefits of Community-Based Lymphedema-Management Programs for Lymphatic Filariasis in India by Sawers, Larry, Stillwaggon, Eileen

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in 72 countries; 15 million persons live with chronic filarial lymphedema. It can be a disabling condition, frequently…”
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Better economic tools for evaluating health and development investments by Stillwaggon, Eileen

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Living with uncertainty by Stillwaggon, Eileen

“…The persistence of highly endemic parasitic, bacterial and viral diseases makes individuals and populations vulnerable to emerging and re-emerging diseases…”
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Rush to judgment: the STI‐treatment trials and HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa by Stillwaggon, Eileen, Sawers, Larry

“…Introduction The extraordinarily high incidence of HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa led to the search for cofactor infections that could explain the high rates of…”
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Congenital Chagas Disease in the United States: The Effect of Commercially Priced Benznidazole on Costs and Benefits of Maternal Screening by Perez-Zetune, Victoria, Bialek, Stephanie R, Montgomery, Susan P, Stillwaggon, Eileen

“…Chagas disease, caused by , is transmitted by insect vectors, and through transfusions, transplants, insect feces in food, and mother to child during…”
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Complexity, cofactors, and the failure of AIDS policy in Africa by Stillwaggon, Eileen

“…Global AIDS policy still treats HIV as an exceptional case, ing from the context in which infection occurs. Policy is based on a simplistic theory of HIV…”
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Congenital Chagas Disease in the United States: Cost Savings through Maternal Screening by Stillwaggon, Eileen, Perez-Zetune, Victoria, Bialek, Stephanie R, Montgomery, Susan P

“…Chagas disease, caused by , is transmitted by insect vectors through transfusions, transplants, insect feces in food, and from mother to child during…”
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Participation in microfinance based Self Help Groups in India: Who becomes a member and for how long? by Ahmad, Danish, Mohanty, Itismita, Irani, Laili, Mavalankar, Dileep, Niyonsenga, Theo

“…Microfinance is a widely promoted developmental initiative to provide poor women with affordable financial services for poverty alleviation. One popular…”
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Understanding the Southern African 'Anomaly': Poverty, Endemic Disease and HIV by Sawers, Larry, Stillwaggon, Eileen

“…ABSTRACT The epicentre of the global HIV epidemic is southern Africa. Previous explanations point to migration patterns and highly skewed income distribution,…”
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