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Environmental Predictors of US County Mortality Patterns on a National Basis
(PLOS, 2015-12-02)A growing body of evidence has found that mortality rates are positively correlated with social inequalities, air pollution, elevated ambient temperature, availability of medical care and other factors. This study develops ... -
Lost in translation: Delivering culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions to Hispanic populations
(2015)Hispanics became the United States' largest minority in 2012. Lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions in the Hispanic population at the health-care and community levels increases the risk of negative ... -
Navigable rivers facilitated the spread and recurrence of plague in pre-industrial Europe
(Springer Nature, 2016-10-10)Infectious diseases have become a rising challenge to mankind in a globalizing world. Yet, little is known about the inland transmission of infectious diseases in history. In this study, we based on the spatiotemporal ... -
Trade routes and plague transmission in pre-industrial Europe
(Springer Nature, 2017-10-11)Numerous historical works have mentioned that trade routes were to blame for the spread of plague in European history, yet this relationship has never been tested by quantitative evidence. Here, we resolve the hypothetical ... -
A VP26-mNeonGreen Capsid Fusion HSV-2 Mutant Reactivates from Viral Latency in the Guinea Pig Genital Model with Normal Kinetics
(MDPI, 2018-05-01)Fluorescent herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are invaluable tools for localizing virus in cells, permitting visualization of capsid trafficking and enhancing neuroanatomical research. Fluorescent viruses can also be used to ... -
Demographics, perceptions, and socioeconomic factors affecting influenza vaccination among adults in the United States
(PeerJ, 2018-07-13)Objective. The study objective is to analyze influenza vaccination status by demographic factors, perceived vaccine efficacy, social influence, herd immunity, vaccine cost, health insurance status, and barriers to influenza ... -
Temperature and heat in informal settlements in Nairobi
(PLOS, 2017-11-06)Nairobi, Kenya exhibits a wide variety of micro-climates and heterogeneous surfaces. Paved roads and high-rise buildings interspersed with low vegetation typify the central business district, while large neighborhoods of ... -
LAT Region Factors Mediating Differential Neuronal Tropism of HSV-1 and HSV-2 Do Not Act in Trans
(PLOS, 2012-12-31)After HSV infection, some trigeminal ganglion neurons support productive cycle gene expression, while in other neurons the virus establishes a latent infection. We previously demonstrated that HSV-1 and HSV-2 preferentially ... -
Zika Virus Persistently and Productively Infects Primary Adult Sensory Neurons In Vitro
(MDPI, 2017-10-13)Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently surged in human populations, causing an increase in congenital and Guillain-Barré syndromes. While sexual transmission and presence of ZIKV in urine, semen, vaginal secretions, and saliva ... -
Multi-scale immunoepidemiological modeling of within-host and between-host HIV dynamics: systematic review of mathematical models
(PeerJ, 2017-09-28)Objective The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review of multi-scale HIV immunoepidemiological models to improve our understanding of the synergistic impact between the HIV viral-immune dynamics at the ... -
Effect Modification by Environmental Quality on the Association between Heatwaves and Mortality in Alabama, United States
(MDPI, 2017-09-28)Background: Previous studies have shown that heatwaves are associated with increased mortality. However, it remains unclear whether the associations between heatwaves and mortality are modified by the environmental ... -
Epidemiological and economic impact of pandemic influenza in Chicago: Priorities for vaccine interventions
(PLOS, 2017-06-01)The study objective is to estimate the epidemiological and economic impact of vaccine interventions during influenza pandemics in Chicago, and assist in vaccine intervention priorities. Scenarios of delay in vaccine ... -
A Mathematical Model of Skeletal Muscle Disease and Immune Response in the mdx Mouse
(Hindawi, 2014-06-11)Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease that results in the death of affected boys by early adulthood. The genetic defect responsible for DMD has been known for over 25 years, yet at present there is neither ... -
Rethinking health systems strengthening: key systems thinking tools and strategies for transformational change
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Spatial Big Data Analytics of Influenza Epidemic in Vellore, India
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Epidemiological Modeling of Bovine Brucellosis in India
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Facilitators and barriers of parental attitudes and beliefs toward school-located influenza vaccination in the United States: Systematic review.
(2017-04-11)The study objective was to identify facilitators and barriers of parental attitudes and beliefs toward school-located influenza vaccination in the United States. In 2009, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...
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