Scientific Publications

Collage of various web documents, flow charts and websites

2024

  • Wanyana MW, Akunzirwe R, Harris J, et al. Performance and impact of contact tracing in the Sudan virus outbreak in Uganda, September 2022-January 2023, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 141, 2024, 106959, ISSN 1201-9712, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2024.02.002.
  • Crawley AW, Mercy K, Shivji S, Lofgren H, Salyer S, et al. An indicator framework for the monitoring and evaluation of event-based surveillance systems, The Lancet Global Health, 2024, ISSN 2214-109X, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00034-2.

2023

  • Rainey JJ, Siesel C, Guo X, Yi L, Zhang Y, Wu S, et al. (2022) Etiology of acute febrile illnesses in Southern China: Findings from a two-year sentinel surveillance project, 2017–2019. PLoS ONE 17(6): e0270586. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270586

2022

  • Bastani P, Jammeh A, Lamar F, et al. Acute Kidney Injury Among Children Likely Associated with Diethylene Glycol–Contaminated Medications — The Gambia, June–September 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:217–222. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7209a1
  • Ben Hamida A, Charles M, Murrill C, Henao O, Gallagher K (2022). U.S. CDC support to international SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence surveys, May 2020–February 2022. PLOS Glob Public Health 2(8): e0000658. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000658
  • Hardhantyo M, Djasri H, Nursetyo AA, Yulianti A, Adipradipta BR, Hawley W, Mika J, Praptiningsih CY, Mangiri A, Prasetyowati EB, Brye L. Quality of National Disease Surveillance Reporting before and during COVID-19: A Mixed-Method Study in Indonesia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(5):2728. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052728
  • Onyango DO, Akelo V, van der Sande MAB, et al. Causes of death in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children aged under-five years in western Kenya. AIDS. 2022;36(1):59-68. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000003086

2021

  • Otieno, N.A., Malik, F.A., Nganga, S.W. et al. Decision-making process for introduction of maternal vaccines in Kenya, 2017–2018. Implementation Sci 16, 39 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01101-7

2017

  • Shi T, McAllister DA, O’Brien KL, et al. Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study. Lancet. 2017;390(10098):946-958. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30938-8

2022

  • Malik S, Taweh FM, Freeman M, et al. Strengthening laboratory biosafety in Liberia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from the Global Laboratory Leadership Programme. One Health. 2022;15:100442. doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100442

2021

  • Kue, J., Bersani, A., Stevenson, K. et al. Standardizing clinical culture specimen collection in Ethiopia: a training‐of‐trainers. BMC Med Educ 21, 195 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02631-w

2020

2019

  • Escandón P, Chow NA, Caceres DH, et al. Molecular Epidemiology of Candida auris in Colombia Reveals a Highly Related, Countrywide Colonization With Regional Patterns in Amphotericin B Resistance. Clin Infect Dis. 2019;68(1):15-21. doi:10.1093/cid/ciy411

2017

  • Iuliano AD, Roguski KM, Chang HH, et al. Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study [published correction appears in Lancet. 2018 Jan 19;:]. Lancet. 2018;391(10127):1285-1300. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33293-2
  • Shrivastava A, Kumar A, Thomas JD, et al. Association of acute toxic encephalopathy with litchi consumption in an outbreak in Muzaffarpur, India, 2014: a case-control study. Lancet Glob Health. 2017;5(4):e458-e466. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30035-9
  • Sissoko D, Keïta M, Diallo B, et al. Ebola Virus Persistence in Breast Milk After No Reported Illness: A Likely Source of Virus Transmission From Mother to Child. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64(4):513-516. doi:10.1093/cid/ciw793
  • Feikin DR, Fu W, Park DE, et al. Is Higher Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract Associated With Severe Pneumonia? Findings From the PERCH Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64(suppl_3):S337-S346. doi:10.1093/cid/cix148
  • Baggett HC, Watson NL, Deloria Knoll M, et al. Density of Upper Respiratory Colonization With Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its Role in the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64(suppl_3):S317-S327. doi:10.1093/cid/cix100

2021

  • Woldetsadik MA, Fitzpatrick K, Del Castillo L, et al. Stakeholders’ assessment of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s contributions to the development of National Public Health Institutes in seven countries. J Public Health Policy. 2021;42(4):589-601. doi:10.1057/s41271-021-00310-0

2020

  • Anantharam P, Hoffman A, Noonan M, et al. Addressing Operational Challenges Faced by COVID-19 Public Health Rapid Response Teams in Non–United States Settings. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2022;16(4):1599-1603. doi:10.1017/dmp.2020.487

2017

  • Marston BJ, Dokubo E, van Steelandt A, et al. Ebola Response Impact on Public Health Programs, West Africa, 2014–2017. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017;23(13). doi:10.3201/eid2313.170727
  • Brencic DJ, Pinto M, Gill A, Kinzer MH, Hernandez L, Pasi OG. CDC Support for Global Public Health Emergency Management. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(13):S183-S189. doi:10.3201/eid2313.170542
  • Balajee SA, Pasi OG, Etoundi AGM, et al. Sustainable Model for Public Health Emergency Operations Centers for Global Settings. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(13):S190-S195. doi:10.3201/eid2313.170435
  • Walldorf JA, Date KA, Sreenivasan N, Harris JB, Hyde TB. Lessons Learned from Emergency Response Vaccination Efforts for Cholera, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, and Ebola. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(13):S210-S216. doi:10.3201/eid2313.170550
  • GBD Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators. Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(9):909-94. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30276-1
  • Shi T, McAllister DA, O’Brien KL, et al. Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study. Lancet. 2017;390(10098):946-958. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30938-8

2022

  • Kebebew, T., Takele, T., Zeynu, N. et al. A comparative cross-sectional evaluation of the Field Epidemiology Training Program-Frontline in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 22, 931 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13326-2
  • Seffren V, Lowther S, Guerra M, et al. Strengthening the global one health workforce: Veterinarians in CDC-supported field epidemiology training programs. One Health. 2022;14(100382):10038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100382
  • Horváth C, Hong K, Wheeler P, Ir P, Chhea C, Kinzer MH, Ly V and Willacy E (2022) How Management and Leadership Training Can Impact a Health System: Evaluation Findings From a Public Health Management Training Program in Cambodia. Front. Public Health 9:784198. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.784198

2021

  • Wilson K, Juya A, Abade A, et al. Evaluation of a New Field Epidemiology Training Program Intermediate Course to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity in Tanzania. Public Health Reports. 2021;136(5). doi:10.1177/0033354920974663

2020

  • Dan-Nwafor C, Ochu CL, Elimian K, et al. Nigeria’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic: January to May 2020. J Glob Health. 2020;10(2):020399. doi:10.7189/jogh.10.020399

2018

  • Hanson K, Hernandez L, Banaski JA Jr. Building simulation exercise capacity in Latin America to manage public health emergencies. Health Secur. 2018;16(S1):S98-S102. https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2018.0091

2022

  • Hardhantyo M, Djasri H, Nursetyo AA, Yulianti A, Adipradipta BR, Hawley W, Mika J, Praptiningsih CY, Mangiri A, Prasetyowati EB, Brye L. Quality of National Disease Surveillance Reporting before and during COVID-19: A Mixed-Method Study in Indonesia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(5):2728. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052728
  • Rozo N, Valencia D, Newton SM, et al. Severity of illness by pregnancy status among laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections occurring in reproductive-aged women in Colombia. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2022;36(4):456-465. doi:10.1111/ppe.12808
  • Onyango DO, Akelo V, van der Sande MAB, et al. Causes of death in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children aged under-five years in western Kenya. AIDS. 2022;36(1):59-68. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000003086
  • Anantharam P, Hoffman A, Noonan M, et al. Addressing Operational Challenges Faced by COVID-19 Public Health Rapid Response Teams in Non–United States Settings. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2022;16(4):1599-1603. doi:10.1017/dmp.2020.487

2021

  • Kyamwine IB, Namukose S, Wibabara Y, et al. Patterns of wasting among pregnant and lactating women in Uganda, 2015-2018: analysis of Nutrition surveillance data. BMC Nutr. 2021;7(1):59. Published 2021 Oct 14. doi:10.1186/s40795-021-00464-w
  • Kanagasabai U, Enriquez K, Gelting R, et al. The Impact of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Improvements on Hand Hygiene at Two Liberian Hospitals during the Recovery Phase of an Ebola Epidemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(7):3409. Published 2021 Mar 25. doi:10.3390/ijerph18073409
  • Datta BK, Husain MJ. Uncontrolled hypertension among tobacco-users: women of prime childbearing age at risk in India. BMC Womens Health. 2021;21(1):146. Published 2021 Apr 9. doi:10.1186/s12905-021-01280-x
  • Woldetsadik MA, Fitzpatrick K, Del Castillo L, et al. Stakeholders’ assessment of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s contributions to the development of National Public Health Institutes in seven countries. J Public Health Policy. 2021;42(4):589-601. doi:10.1057/s41271-021-00310-0
  • Kostova D, Nugent R, Richter P. Noncommunicable disease outcomes and the effects of vertical and horizontal health aid. Econ Hum Biol. 2021;41(100935):100935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100935