Public Health

Survival rate of Saccharomyces boulardii adapted to a functional freeze dried yogurt: experimental study related to processing, storage and digestion by Wistar rats

February 28, 2017 - Eunice Rodriguez, Hector E. Martinez-Flores, Jose O. Rodiles-Lopez, Rafael Zamora-Vega, Rafael Salgado-Garciglia, Rosa E. Perez-Sanchez

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Prevalence and clinical presentation of Rickettsia, Coxiella, Leptospira, Bartonella and chikungunya virus infections among hospital-based febrile patients from December 2008 to November 2009 in Bangladesh

February 13, 2017 - Labib Imran Faruque, Rashid Uz Zaman, Emily S Gurley, Robert F Massung, ASM Alamgir, Renee L Galloway, Ann M Powers, Ying Bai, Michael Kosoy, William L Nicholson, Mahmudur Rahman, Stephen P Luby

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Environmental and social change drive the explosive emergence of Zika virus in the Americas

February 9, 2017 - Sofia Ali, Olivia Gugliemini, Serena Harber, Alexandra Harrison, Lauren Houle, Javarcia Ivory, Sierra Kersten, Rebia Khan, Jenny Kim, Chris LeBoa, Emery Nez-Whitfield, Jamieson O’Marr, Emma Rothenberg, R Max Segnitz, Stephanie Sila, Anna Verwillow, Miranda Vogt, Adrienne Yang, Erin A Mordecai

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Surveillance at private laboratories identifies small outbreaks of hepatitis E in urban Bangladesh

February 8, 2017 - Hossain MS Sazzad, Alain B Labrique, Chong-Gee Teo, Stephen P Luby, Emily S Gurley

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Hospital-based Surveillance for Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Among Young Children in Bangladesh

February 1, 2017 - Mahmudur Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Stephen P Luby, James D Heffelfinger, Umesh D Parashar, Emily S Gurley

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Escherichia coli contamination of child complementary foods and association with domestic hygiene in rural Bangladesh

February 1, 2017 - Sarker Masud Parvez, Laura Kwong, Musarrat Jabeen Rahman, Ayse Ercumen, Amy J Pickering, Probir K Ghosh, Md Rahman, Kishor Kumar Das, Stephen P Luby, Leanne Unicomb

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Phenomenological forecasting of disease incidence using heteroskedastic Gaussian processes: a dengue case study

February 1, 2017 - Leah R Johnson, Robert B Gramacy, Jeremy Cohen, Erin Mordecai, Courtney Murdock, Jason Rohr, Sadie J Ryan, Anna M Stewart-Ibarra, Daniel Weikel

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The Potential Role of Direct and Indirect Contacts on Infection Spread in Dairy Farm Networks

January 26, 2017 - Gianluigi Rossi, Giulio A De Leo, Stefano Pongolini, Silvano Natalini, Luca Zarenghi, Matteo Ricchi, Luca Bolzoni

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Scaling Up a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program in Rural Bangladesh: The Role of Program Implementation

January 20, 2017 - Jade Benjamin-Chung, Sonia Sultana, Amal K. Halder, Mohammed Ali Ahsan, Benjamin F. Arnold, Alan E. Hubbard, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen Luby, John M. Colford Jr.

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Evaluating Hospital-Based Surveillance for Outbreak Detection in Bangladesh: Analysis of Healthcare Utilization Data

January 17, 2017 - Birgit Nikolay, Henrik Salje, Katharine Sturm-Ramirez, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Nusrat Homaira, Makhdum Ahmed, A Danielle Iuliano, Repon C Paul, Mahmudur Rahman, M Jahangir Hossain, Stephen P Luby, Simon Cauchemez, Emily S Gurley

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Occurrence of norovirus in raw sewage–A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

January 9, 2017 - Sorina E Eftim, Tao Hong, Jeffrey Soller, Alexandria Boehm, Isaac Warren, Audrey Ichida, Sharon P Nappier

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Occurrence of norovirus in raw sewage – A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

January 9, 2017 - Sorina E. Eftim, Tao Honga, Jeffrey Soller, Alexandria Boehm, Isaac Warren, Audrey Ichida , Sharon P. Nappier

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Household‐level risk factors for secondary influenza‐like illness in a rural area of Bangladesh

January 5, 2017 - Anne M. Weaver, Kaniz Khatun-e-Jannat, Emily Cercone, Kimberly Krytus, Badrul Munir Sohel, Makhdum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Jihnhee Yu, Alicia M. Fry, Stephen P. Luby, Pavani K. Ram

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Decay of sewage-sourced microbial source tracking markers and fecal indicator bacteria in marine waters

January 1, 2017 - Mia Catharine Mattioli, Lauren M Sassoubre, Todd L Russell, Alexandria B Boehm

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Neutralization Takes Precedence Over IgG or IgA Isotype-related Functions in Mucosal HIV-1 Antibody-mediated Protection

December 31, 2016 - Rena D Astronomo, Sampa Santra, Lamar Ballweber-Fleming, Katharine G Westerberg, Linh Mach, Tiffany Hensley-McBain, Laura Sutherland, Benjamin Mildenberg, Georgeanna Morton, Nicole L Yates, Gregory J Mize, Justin Pollara, Florian Hladik, Christina Ochsenbauer, Thomas N Denny, Ranjit Warrier, Supachai Rerks-Ngarm, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Sorachai Nitayapan, Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Guido Ferrari, George M Shaw, Shi-Mao Xia, Hua-Xin Liao, David C Montefiori, Georgia D Tomaras, Barton F Haynes, M Juliana McElrath

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Nonrandomized Trial of Feasibility and Acceptability of Strategies for Promotion of Soapy Water as a Handwashing Agent in Rural Bangladesh

December 26, 2016 - Sania Ashraf, Fosiul A Nizame, Mahfuza Islam, Notan C Dutta, Dahlia Yeasmin, Sadika Akhter, Jaynal Abedin, Peter J Winch, Pavani K Ram, Leanne Unicomb, Elli Leontsini, Stephen P Luby

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Adapting and Evaluating a Rapid, Low-Cost Method to Enumerate Flies in the Household Setting

December 12, 2016 - Marlene K Wolfe, Holly N Dentz, Beryl Achando, MaryAnne Mureithi, Tim Wolfe, Clair Null, Amy J Pickering

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Escherichia coli Removal in Biochar-Modified Biofilters: Effects of Biofilm

December 1, 2016 - ARM Nabiul Afrooz, Alexandria B Boehm

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