Search Results - "WILSON, Mark L"

Epidemiology of hepatitis viruses among hepatocellular carcinoma cases and healthy people in Egypt: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Lehman, Elizabeth M., Wilson, Mark L.

“…Liver cancers are strongly linked to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Egypt has the highest prevalence of HCV worldwide and has rising…”
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Implementation and acceptance of government-sponsored malaria control interventions in Meghalaya, India by Passah, Mattimi, Nengnong, Carinthia Balabet, Wilson, Mark L, Carlton, Jane M, Kharbamon, Larry, Albert, Sandra

“…Background India has made considerable progress in malaria reduction over the past two decades, with government-sponsored indoor residual spraying (IRS) and…”
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Genotyping of Anopheles mosquito blood meals reveals nonrandom human host selection: implications for human-to-mosquito Plasmodium falciparum transmission by Mbewe, Rex B, Keven, John B, Mangani, Charles, Wilson, Mark L, Mzilahowa, Themba, Mathanga, Don P, Valim, Clarissa, Laufer, Miriam K, Walker, Edward D, Cohee, Lauren M

“…Control of malaria parasite transmission can be enhanced by understanding which human demographic groups serve as the infectious reservoirs. Because vector…”
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An urban-to-rural continuum of malaria risk: new analytic approaches characterize patterns in Malawi by Larson, Peter S, Eisenberg, Joseph N S, Berrocal, Veronica J, Mathanga, Don P, Wilson, Mark L

“…The urban-rural designation has been an important risk factor in infectious disease epidemiology. Many studies rely on a politically determined dichotomization…”
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Associations of bacterial enteropathogens with systemic inflammation, iron deficiency, and anemia in preschool-age children in southern Ghana by Lambrecht, Nathalie J, Bridges, Dave, Wilson, Mark L, Adu, Bright, Eisenberg, Joseph N S, Folson, Gloria, Baylin, Ana, Jones, Andrew D

“…Anemia remains a pervasive public health problem among preschool-age children in Ghana. Recent analyses have found that anemia in Ghanaian children,…”
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Applications of Extreme Value Theory in Public Health by Thomas, Maud, Lemaitre, Magali, Wilson, Mark L, Viboud, Cécile, Yordanov, Youri, Wackernagel, Hans, Carrat, Fabrice

“…We present how Extreme Value Theory (EVT) can be used in public health to predict future extreme events. We applied EVT to weekly rates of Pneumonia and…”
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Simulation models predict that school-age children are responsible for most human-to-mosquito Plasmodium falciparum transmission in southern Malawi by Coalson, Jenna E, Cohee, Lauren M, Buchwald, Andrea G, Nyambalo, Andrew, Kubale, John, Seydel, Karl B, Mathanga, Don, Taylor, Terrie E, Laufer, Miriam K, Wilson, Mark L

“…Malaria persists in some high-transmission areas despite extensive control efforts. Progress toward elimination may require effective targeting of specific…”
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Household and individual level risk factors associated with declining malaria incidence in Meghalaya, India: implications for malaria elimination in low-endemic settings by Sarkar, Rajiv, Kessler, Anne, Mawkhlieng, Bandapkupar, Sullivan, Steven A, Wilson, Mark L, Carlton, Jane M, Albert, Sandra

“…A detailed analysis of household and individual level Plasmodium infection patterns in two low-endemic districts of Meghalaya was undertaken to better…”
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Community and health worker perspectives on malaria in Meghalaya, India: covering the last mile of elimination by 2030 by Nengnong, Carinthia B, Passah, Mattimi, Wilson, Mark L, Bellotti, Elisa, Kessler, Anne, Marak, Bibha R, Carlton, Jane M, Sarkar, Rajiv, Albert, Sandra

“…Malaria remains a public health problem in regions of Northeastern India because of favourable bio-geographic transmission conditions, poor access to routine…”
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Neighborhood Racial Composition, Neighborhood Poverty, and the Spatial Accessibility of Supermarkets in Metropolitan Detroit by Zenk, Shannon N, Schulz, Amy J, Israel, Barbara A, James, Sherman A, Bao, Shuming, Wilson, Mark L

“…We evaluated the spatial accessibility of large "chain" supermarkets in relation to neighborhood racial composition and poverty. We used a geographic…”
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Livestock ownership, household food security and childhood anaemia in rural Ghana by Christian, Aaron Kobina, Wilson, Mark L, Aryeetey, Richmond N O, Jones, Andrew D

“…The mechanisms through which livestock ownership is associated with childhood anaemia are contested. Using a cross-sectional, community-based survey of 300…”
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Barriers to accessing malaria treatment amongst school-age children in rural Malawi by Mhango, Patani, Malata, Monica Patricia, Chipeta, Effie, Sixpence, Alick, Taylor, Terrie E, Wilson, Mark L, Cohee, Lauren M, Mangani, Charles, Mathanga, Don P

“…Over the last two decades, many countries have moved from malaria control toward malaria elimination. However, some sub-Saharan African countries, like Malawi,…”
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School-based screening and treatment may reduce P. falciparum transmission by Cohee, Lauren M., Valim, Clarissa, Coalson, Jenna E., Nyambalo, Andrew, Chilombe, Moses, Ngwira, Andrew, Bauleni, Andy, Seydel, Karl B., Wilson, Mark L., Taylor, Terrie E., Mathanga, Don P., Laufer, Miriam K.

“…In areas where malaria remains entrenched, novel transmission-reducing interventions are essential for malaria elimination. We report the impact…”
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Understanding the intersection of race and place: the case of tuberculosis in Michigan by Noppert, Grace A, Clarke, Philippa, Hicken, Margaret T, Wilson, Mark L

“…Race and place intersect to produce location-based variation in disease distributions. We analyzed the geographic distribution of tuberculosis (TB) incidence…”
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Race and nativity are major determinants of tuberculosis in the U.S.: evidence of health disparities in tuberculosis incidence in Michigan, 2004-2012 by Noppert, Grace A, Wilson, Mark L, Clarke, Philippa, Ye, Wen, Davidson, Peter, Yang, Zhenhua

“…The incidence of TB in Michigan was 1.5 per 100,000 people in 2012, roughly half the U.S. incidence. Despite successes in TB control, disparities in TB still…”
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Spatial and temporal village-level prevalence of Plasmodium infection and associated risk factors in two districts of Meghalaya, India by Kessler, Anne, Shylla, Badondor, Singh, Upasana Shyamsunder, Lyngdoh, Rilynti, Mawkhlieng, Bandapkupar, van Eijk, Anna Maria, Sullivan, Steven A, Das, Aparup, Walton, Catherine, Wilson, Mark L, Carlton, Jane M, Albert, Sandra

“…Despite declining incidence over the past decade, malaria remains an important health burden in India. This study aimed to assess the village-level temporal…”
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Social exclusion modifies climate and deforestation impacts on a vector-borne disease by Chaves, Luis Fernando, Cohen, Justin M, Pascual, Mercedes, Wilson, Mark L

“…The emergence of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) has been associated with changes in the relationship between people and forests, leading to the view…”
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Lifetime exposure to arsenic in drinking water and bladder cancer: a population-based case-control study in Michigan, USA by Meliker, Jaymie R, Slotnick, Melissa J, AvRuskin, Gillian A, Schottenfeld, David, Jacquez, Geoffrey M, Wilson, Mark L, Goovaerts, Pierre, Franzblau, Alfred, Nriagu, Jerome O

“…Objective Arsenic in drinking water has been linked with the risk of urinary bladder cancer, but the dose-response relationships for arsenic exposures below…”
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A behavior change communication intervention, but not livelihood interventions, improves diet diversity and animal-source food consumption among Ghanaian women by Ludwig-Borycz, Elizabeth F., Wilson, Mark L., Colecraft, Esi K., Jones, Andrew D.

“…BackgroundWomen of reproductive age (WRA), especially in sub-Saharan Africa, are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies driven largely by poor quality diets…”
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Household-level and surrounding peri-domestic environmental characteristics associated with malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus along an urban-rural continuum in Blantyre, Malawi by Dear, Nicole F, Kadangwe, Chifundo, Mzilahowa, Themba, Bauleni, Andy, Mathanga, Don P, Duster, Chifundo, Walker, Edward D, Wilson, Mark L

“…Malaria is increasing in some recently urbanized areas that historically were considered lower risk. Understanding what drives urban transmission is hampered…”
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