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Increasing HIV-1 pretreatment drug resistance among antiretroviral-naive adults initiating treatment between 2006 and 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016-06-19)Antiretroviral-naïve adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya were tested for HIV-1 drug resistance at codons K103N, Y181C, G190A, M184V, and K65R using an oligonucleotide ligation assay. Prevalence of ... -
Persistence of HIV drug resistance among South African children given nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child-transmission
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017-05-15)Objectives: We set out to examine the prevalence and persistence of mutations conferring high-level nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase (NNRTI)-resistance in a cohort of HIV-infected children who had failed prophylaxis to ... -
Prevalence of Pre-antiretroviral-Treatment Drug Resistance by Gender, Age, and Other Factors in HIV-Infected Individuals Initiating Therapy in Kenya, 2013-2014
(Oxford University Press, 2017-12-15)Background: Pre-antiretroviral-treatment drug resistance (PDR) is a predictor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment failure. We determined PDR prevalence and correlates in a Kenyan cohort. Methods: We conducted ... -
Minority and majority pretreatment HIV-1 drug resistance associated with failure of first-line nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor antiretroviral therapy in Kenyan women
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2019-05-01)Objectives: Among women initiating first-line nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based-ART with and without a history of single-dose nevirapine (sdNVP) with or without zidovudine with or without lamivudine ... -
Sexually Transmitted Disease Partner Services Costs, Other Resources, and Strategies Across Jurisdictions to Address Unique Epidemic Characteristics and Increased Incidence
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019-08)Background: Sexually transmitted disease (STD) partner services (PS) are a core component of STD programs. Data on costs are needed to support PS programming. Methods: In Washington State STD PS programs, disease ... -
Impacts of worldwide individual non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission across waves and space
(Elsevier, 2022-02-01)Governments worldwide have rapidly deployed non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to mitigate the COVID- 19 pandemic. However, the effect of these individual NPI measures across space and time has yet to be sufficiently ... -
Increasing resiliency of integrated food-energy-water systems to viral pandemics: lessons from COVID-19
(2021-12-15)COVID-19 disrupted labor and capital inputs to interdependent food, energy, and water (FEW) systems. We demonstrate how graphical modeling of phenomena realized during COVID-19 can reveal dynamics of FEW systems during ... -
Decarbonization via long-distance transmission of hydropower is cost-effective
(2021-12-14)Hydropower is associated with substantially lower carbon emissions than fossil fuels and can satisfy baseload electricity demand unlike wind and solar power. In the northern United States, imports of Canadian hydropower ... -
Potential impact of 5 years of ivermectin mass drug administration on malaria outcomes in high burden countries
(2021-11)Introduction The global progress against malaria has slowed significantly since 2017. As the current malaria control tools seem insufficient to get the trend back on track, several clinical trials are investigating ivermectin ... -
Muskrat Falls: Methylmercury, food security, and Canadian hydroelectric development
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Anticipating and adapting to the future impacts of climate change on the health, security and welfare of low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) communities in Southeastern USA
(MDPI, 2021-10-29)Low elevation coastal zones (LECZ) are extensive throughout the southeastern United States. LECZ communities are threatened by inundation from sea level rise, storm surge, wetland degradation, land subsidence, and hydrological ... -
Extended parallel process model (EPPM) in evaluating lung Cancer risk perception among older smokers
(2021-10-17)Background There is a lack of scientific literature on the application of fear appeals theories to evaluate lung cancer risk perception among smokers. The aim of the present study is to apply the Extended ... -
Antibiotic Use on Goat Farms: An Investigation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Missouri Goat Farmers
(MDPI, 2018-11-01)Use of low dose, prophylactic antibiotics contributes to the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In one study, goat meat in Missouri was found to have a higher percentage of antibiotic residues at slaughter than ... -
Predictors of mortality within the first year of initiating antiretroviral therapy in urban and rural Kenya: A prospective cohort study
(PLoS, 2019-10-04)Introduction Despite increased treatment availability, HIV-infected individuals continue to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) late in disease progression, increasing early mortality risk. Materials and methods Nested ... -
Can levamisole upregulate the equine cell-mediated macrophage (M1) dendritic cell (DC1) T-helper 1 (CD4 Th1) T-cytotoxic (CD8) immune response in vitro?
(WILEY, 2019-03-01)Background: Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a common and devastating neurologic disease of horses in the United States. Because some EPM-affected horses have decreased immune responses, immunomodulators such ... -
Spatiotemporal network structure among "friends of friends" reveals contagious disease process
(PLOS, 2020-08-06)Disease transmission can be identified in a social network from the structural patterns of contact. However, it is difficult to separate contagious processes from those driven by homophily, and multiple pathways of ... -
Leptospira Seroprevalence Among Ugandan Slaughter Cattle: Comparison of Sero-Status With Renal Leptospira Infection
(Frontiers, 2020-02-28)Despite evidence of both human and animal Leptospira exposures in Uganda, the epidemiology of the disease is still not well-investigated. Contact with animals and their environments have been pointed out as potential source ... -
A community-engaged approach to understanding environmental health concerns and solutions in urban and rural communities
(2021-09-24)Background Focus groups and workshops can be used to gain insights into the persistence of and potential solutions for environmental health priorities in underserved areas. The objective of this study was ... -
Implementation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Smoke-Free Rule: A Socio-Ecological Qualitative Assessment of Administrator and Resident Perceptions
(MDPI, 2021-08-24)In July 2018, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) implemented a mandatory smoke-free rule in public housing. This study assessed administrator and resident perceptions of rule implementation ...
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