Economic and disease burden of dengue in Mexico.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Undurraga EA, Betancourt-Cravioto M, Ramos-Castañeda J, Martínez-Vega R, Méndez-Galván J, Gubler DJ, Guzmán MG, Halstead SB, Harris E, Kuri-Morales P, Tapia-Conyer R, Shepard DS. Economic and disease burden of dengue in Mexico. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Mar 18;9(3):e0003547. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003547. eCollection

Association of symptoms and severity of rift valley Fever with genetic polymorphisms in human innate immune pathways.

CGPH FACULTY: Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2015 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Hise AG, Traylor Z, Hall NB, Sutherland LJ, Dahir S, Ermler ME, Muiruri S, Muchiri EM, Kazura JW, LaBeaud AD, King CH, Stein CM. Association of symptoms and severity of rift valley Fever with genetic polymorphisms in human innate immune pathways. PLoS Negl

Factors associated with severe human rift valley Fever in sangailu, garissa county, kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2015 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: LaBeaud AD, Pfeil S, Muiruri S, Dahir S, Sutherland LJ, Traylor Z, Gildengorin G, Muchiri EM, Morrill J, Peters CJ, Hise AG, Kazura JW, King CH. Factors associated with severe human rift valley Fever in sangailu, garissa county, kenya. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.

Recent progress in the genetics and epigenetics of paraoxonase: why it is relevant to children’s environmental health

CGPH FACULTY: Nina Holland DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Holland N, Lizarraga D, Huen K. Recent progress in the genetics and epigenetics of paraoxonase: why it is relevant to children’s environmental health. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2015 Apr;27(2):240-7. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000192. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Children are more susceptible to exposures in utero and during early childhood

Performance of a Receptive Language Test among Young Children in Madagascar.

CGPH FACULTY: Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2015 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Weber AM, Fernald LC, Galasso E, Ratsifandrihamanana L. Performance of a Receptive Language Test among Young Children in Madagascar. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 1;10(4):e0121767. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121767. eCollection 2015. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Language tests developed and validated in one country may lose their desired properties when

Effects of Source- versus Household Contamination of Tubewell Water on Child Diarrhea in Rural Bangladesh: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2015 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Ercumen A, Naser AM, Unicomb L, Arnold BF, Colford JM Jr, Luby SP. Effects of Source- versus Household Contamination of Tubewell Water on Child Diarrhea in Rural Bangladesh: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 27;10(3):e0121907. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121907. eCollection 2015. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Shallow

Investigation of hydrogen sulfide exposure and lung function, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a geothermal area of new zealand.

CGPH FACULTY: Michael Bates, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2015 REGION: Oceania REFERENCE: Bates MN, Crane J, Balmes JR, Garrett N. Investigation of hydrogen sulfide exposure and lung function, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a geothermal area of new zealand. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 30;10(3):e0122062. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122062. eCollection 2015. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Results have

Does household use of biomass fuel cause lung cancer? A systematic review and evaluation of the evidence for the GBD 2010 study.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Bruce N, Dherani M, Liu R, Hosgood HD 3rd, Sapkota A, Smith KR, Straif K, Lan Q, Pope D. Does household use of biomass fuel cause lung cancer? A systematic review and evaluation of the evidence for the GBD 2010 study. Thorax.

The role of private providers in maternal health.

CGPH FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Agrawal P, Campbell OM, Prata N. The role of private providers in maternal health. Lancet Glob Health. 2014 Mar;2(3):e133-4. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70006-3. Epub 2014 Feb 27. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: No abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

High rates of o’nyong nyong and chikungunya virus transmission in coastal kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: Desiree LaBeau DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2015 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: LaBeaud AD, Banda T, Brichard J, Muchiri EM, Mungai PL, Mutuku FM, Borland E, Gildengorin G, Pfeil S, Teng CY, Long K, Heise M, Powers AM, Kitron U, King CH. High rates of o’nyong nyong and chikungunya virus transmission in coastal kenya. PLoS

A community-engaged infection prevention and control approach to Ebola.

CGPH FACULTY: Jason Corburn DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2015 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Marais F, Minkler M, Gibson N, Mwau B, Mehtar S, Ogunsola F, Banya SS, Corburn J. A community-engaged infection prevention and control approach to Ebola. Health Promot Int. 2015 Feb 12. pii: dav003. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The real missing link in Ebola control efforts to

Teaching Corner: “First Do No Harm”: Teaching Global Health Ethics to Medical Trainees Through Experiential Learning.

CGPH FACULTY: Phuoc Le DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Logar T, Le P, Harrison JD, Glass M. Teaching Corner: “First Do No Harm”: Teaching Global Health Ethics to Medical Trainees Through Experiential Learning. J Bioeth Inq. 2015 Feb 4. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Recent studies show that returning global health trainees often report having felt