Search Results - "WALLDORF, Jenny A"
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School-Age Children Are a Reservoir of Malaria Infection in Malawi
Published in PloS one (24-07-2015)“…Malaria surveillance and interventions in endemic countries often target young children at highest risk of malaria morbidity and mortality. We aimed to…”
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Lessons Learned from Emergency Response Vaccination Efforts for Cholera, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, and Ebola
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-12-2017)“…Countries must be prepared to respond to public health threats associated with emergencies, such as natural disasters, sociopolitical conflicts, or…”
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Net age, but not integrity, may be associated with decreased protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection in southern Malawi
Published in Malaria journal (24-09-2019)“…Distribution campaigns for insecticide-treated nets (ITN) have increased the use of ITNs in Malawi, but malaria prevalence remains high even among those using…”
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Submicroscopic malaria infection is not associated with fever in cross-sectional studies in Malawi
Published in Malaria journal (29-06-2020)“…Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections are widespread in many areas. However, the contribution of these infections to symptomatic malaria is not well…”
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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
Published in BMC public health (19-02-2020)“…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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Global Rotavirus and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introductions and the Association With Country Disease Surveillance, 2006-2018
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-09-2021)“…To inform the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Global Invasive…”
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Impact of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Colonization and Invasive Disease in Cambodian Children
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (10-04-2020)“…Abstract Background Cambodia introduced the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in January 2015 using a 3 + 0 dosing schedule and no catch-up…”
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Considerations for use of Ebola vaccine during an emergency response
Published in Vaccine (15-11-2019)“…Vaccination against Ebola virus disease is a tool that may limit disease transmission and deaths in future outbreaks, integrated within traditional Ebola…”
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Population Attributable Fraction of Anemia Associated with Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Children in Southern Malawi
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-03-2021)“…Anemia is a leading cause of morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. The etiologies of anemia are multifactorial, and it is unclear what proportion of anemia is…”
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High prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte infections in school-age children using molecular detection: patterns and predictors of risk from a cross-sectional study in southern Malawi
Published in Malaria journal (04-11-2016)“…In endemic areas, many people experience asymptomatic Plasmodium infections, particularly older children and adults, but their transmission contribution is…”
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Evaluation of the Impact of Meningococcal Serogroup A Conjugate Vaccine Introduction on Second-Year-of-Life Vaccination Coverage in Burkina Faso
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (31-10-2019)“…After successful meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (MACV) campaigns since 2010, Burkina Faso introduced MACV in March 2017 into the routine Expanded…”
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Challenges in Treatment for Fever among School-Age Children and Adults in Malawi
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-01-2019)“…Prompt and effective treatment is key to malaria control and prevention, as it reduces disease morbidity and mortality and minimizes the number of transmission…”
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Vaccination information, motivations, and barriers in the context of meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine introduction: A qualitative assessment among caregivers in Burkina Faso, 2018
Published in Vaccine (15-10-2021)“…•Caregivers were motivated to vaccinate their children against measles and meningitis.•Motivations were driven by vaccine communication and perceived disease…”
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Bed net use among school-aged children after a universal bed net campaign in Malawi
Published in Malaria journal (29-02-2016)“…Recent data from Malawi suggest that school-aged children (SAC), aged 5-15 years, have the highest prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among all age…”
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Insecticide-treated net effectiveness at preventing Plasmodium falciparum infection varies by age and season
Published in Malaria journal (17-01-2017)“…After increasing coverage of malaria interventions, malaria prevalence remains high in Malawi. Previous studies focus on the impact of malaria interventions…”
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Mother-Newborn Pairs in Malawi Have Similar Antibody Repertoires to Diverse Malaria Antigens
Published in Clinical and vaccine immunology (01-10-2017)“…Maternal antibodies may play a role in protecting newborns against malaria disease. parasite surface antigens are diverse, and protection from infection…”
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Status of New Vaccine Introduction - Worldwide, 2016-2021
Published in MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report (07-07-2023)“…This report describes the status of introductions globally for eight World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended new and underutilized vaccines, comprising 10…”
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Voriconazole: Poor Oral Bioavailability and Possible Renal Toxicity in an Infant With Invasive Aspergillosis
Published in The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics (01-01-2018)“…Voriconazole is the recommended agent of choice for treatment of invasive aspergillosis; however, achieving therapeutic serum concentrations while avoiding…”
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Recovery of HIV service provision post-earthquake
Published in AIDS (London) (17-07-2012)“…To describe the level of functionality of President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-supported HIV clinical services following the devastating…”
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Renewed Transmission of Dracunculiasis — Chad, 2010
Published in MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report (10-06-2011)“…Transmission of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), a waterborne, parasitic disease targeted for eradication, was thought to have been interrupted in Chad…”
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