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Elimination of New Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infections: Results of the Alaska Immunization Program by Harpaz, Rafael, McMahon, Brian J., Margolis, Harold S., Shapiro, Craig N., Havron, Dean, Carpenter, Gina, Bulkow, Lisa R., Wainwright, Robert B.

“…An immunization assessment and a serologic survey were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a hepatitis B immunization program in eliminating hepatitis B…”
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High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in the Alaska native population and association with low serum ferritin levels in young adults by Parkinson, A J, Gold, B D, Bulkow, L, Wainwright, R B, Swaminathan, B, Khanna, B, Petersen, K M, Fitzgerald, M A

“…Iron deficiency anemia is a common public health problem in the Alaska Native population. Yet, a clear etiology has eluded researchers for decades. Previous…”
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B viral markers in 52,000 Alaska Natives by McMahon, B J, Schoenberg, S, Bulkow, L, Wainwright, R B, Fitzgerald, M A, Parkinson, A J, Coker, E, Ritter, D

“…As a part of a program to screen and immunize as many Alaska Natives as possible against hepatitis B infection, hepatitis B virus seromarkers were measured in…”
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Protection Provided by Hepatitis B Vaccine in a Yupik Eskimo Population—Results of a 10-Year Study by Wainwright, Robert B., Bulkow, Lisa R., Parkinson, Alan J., Zanis, Carolyn, McMahon, Brian J.

“…A hepatitis B virus vaccine demonstration project was conducted in southwest Alaska in 1981–1982 to determine the immunogenicity and efficacy of the vaccine. A…”
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Increases in Levels of Antibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in an Immunized Population by Bulkow, Lisa R., Wainwright, Robert B., McMahon, Brian J., Parkinson, Alan J.

“…Hepatitis B vaccine is effective in preventing infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), but its duration of protection is unknown. To examine the effect of…”
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The US Arctic Investigations Program: infectious disease prevention and control research in Alaska by Wainwright, R B

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Duration of Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Hepatitis B Vaccine in a Yupik Eskimo Population by Wainwright, Robert B, McMahon, Brian J, Bulkow, Lisa R, Hall, David B, Fitzgerald, Mary Anne, Harpster, Annette P, Hadler, Stephen C, Lanier, Anne P, Heyward, William L

“…In 1981, a hepatitis B virus vaccine demonstration project was conducted in 1630 Yupik Eskimos in southwest Alaska. Levels of antibody to hepatitis B surface…”
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in an Alaska Native Population, 1980 Through 1986 by Davidson, Michael, Schraer, Cynthia D, Parkinson, Alan J, Campbell, John F, Facklam, Richard R, Wainwright, Robert B, Lanier, Anne P, Heyward, William L

“…From 1980 through 1986, one hundred fourteen Alaska Native patients from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta had community-acquired invasive pneumococcal disease…”
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Decline of Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in a region of high risk: impact of passive and active immunization by Singleton, R J, Davidson, N M, Desmet, I J, Berner, J E, Wainwright, R B, Bulkow, L R, Lilly, C M, Siber, G R

“…Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is a major cause of serious childhood bacterial infections. Before 1989 Alaska Native infants in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta…”
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Hepatitis B-related sequelae. Prospective study in 1400 hepatitis B surface antigen-positive Alaska native carriers by McMahon, B J, Alberts, S R, Wainwright, R B, Bulkow, L, Lanier, A P

“…A total 1400 hepatitis B surface antigen-positive Alaska natives, 824 men and 576 women of all ages, were followed up prospectively over a period of 7815…”
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in Tonga: identifying high risk groups for immunization with hepatitis B vaccine by Wainwright, R B, McMahon, B J, Bender, T R, Heyward, W L, Nakanishi, S, Wainwright, K Y, Foliaki, S, Erickson, S L, Fields, H A

“…A serological survey for evidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was conducted in the Kingdom of Tonga as the first step in developing a strategy for an…”
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Protection provided by hepatitis B vaccine in a Yupik Eskimo population. Seven-year results by Wainwright, R B, McMahon, B J, Bulkow, L R, Parkinson, A J, Harpster, A P

“…The long-term immunogenicity and protection provided by a plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine (Heptavax B) was determined in a cohort of susceptible persons…”
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Clinical and Laboratory Comparison of Botulism from Toxin Types A, B, and E in the United States, 1975–1988 by Woodruff, Bradley A., Griffin, Patricia M., McCroskey, Loretta M., Smart, Joanne F., Wainwright, Robert B., Bryant, Raymond G., Hutwagner, Lori C., Hatheway, Charles L.

“…Cases of adult botulism (n = 309) were studied to identify clinical differencesbetween toxin types and to evaluate the sensitivity of diagnostic laboratory…”
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Frequency of adverse reactions to hepatitis B vaccine in 43,618 persons by McMahon, B J, Helminiak, C, Wainwright, R B, Bulkow, L, Trimble, B A, Wainwright, K

“…To determine the incidence of adverse reactions to hepatitis B plasma-derived vaccine. Alaska natives (43,618) who received 101,360 doses of hepatitis B…”
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Response to hepatitis B vaccine of persons positive for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen by McMahon, B J, Parkinson, A J, Helminiak, C, Wainwright, R B, Bulkow, L, Kellerman-Douglas, A, Schoenberg, S, Ritter, D

“…The significance of antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) present in a person's serum without hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or its antibody…”
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Secular Trends in Hepatitis A Virus Infection among Alaska Natives by Bulkow, Lisa R., Wainwright, Robert B., McMahon, Brian J., Middaugh, John P., Jenkerson, Sue Anne, Margolis, Harold S.

“…To assess the epidemiologic characteristics of the population susceptible to hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection and determine the natural history of infection,…”
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Food-Borne Botulism in Alaska, 1947–1985: Epidemiology and Clinical Findings by Wainwright, Robert B., Heyward, William L., Middaugh, John P., Hatheway, Charles L., Harpster, Annette P., Bender, Thomas R.

“…We reviewed records of all food-borne outbreaks of botulism in Alaska from 1947 through 1985. Fifty-nine confirmed or suspected outbreaks with 156 cases were…”
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Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Strategy for the 21st Century: Overview of the Updated CDC Plan by Binder, Suzanne, Levitt, Alexandra M., Aguilar, Judith R., Bell, David M., Cetron, Martin S., Chamberland, Mary E., Eberhard, Mark L., Gubler, Duane J., Hickson, Meredith A., Kaplan, Jonathan E., Khabbaz, Rima F., LeDuc, James W., Maloney, Susan A., Martin, William J., Mawle, Alison C., McConnon, Patrick, Meltzer, Martin I., O'Connor, Siobhán, Parkinson, Alan J., Schuchat, Anne, Solomon, Steven L., Tauxe, Robert V., Tenover, Fred C., Tsai, Theodore F., Wainwright, Robert B.

“…Societal, technological, and environmental factors continue to have a dramatic effect on infectious diseases worldwide, facilitating the emergence of new…”
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Feasibility of an Extended MPH Degree Program for fully employed practicing health professionals by Wainwright, R B, Peterson, M L, Farrier, J M

“…This report describes the first four years of operation of the Extended MPH Degree Program of the University of Washington School of Public Health and…”
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