Epidemiology of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil: a hierarchical model

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: South America REFERENCE: Gomes T, Reis-Santos B, Bertolde A, Johnson JL, Riley LW, Maciel EL. Epidemiology of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil: a hierarchical model. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jan 8;14(1):9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Although extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is less frequent than Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) and

A Comparison of Social and Spatial Determinants of Health Between Formal and Informal Settlements in a Large Metropolitan Setting in Brazil

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley, James Corburn DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2013 REGION: South America REFERENCE: Snyder RE, Jaimes G, Riley LW, Faerstein E, Corburn J. A Comparison of Social and Spatial Determinants of Health Between Formal and Informal Settlements in a Large Metropolitan Setting in Brazil. J Urban Health. 2013 Dec 3. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Urban informal

Emergence of Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II in Brazil: reflection of a global expansion

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2013 REGION: South America REFERENCE: Martins N, Dalla-Costa L, Uehara AA, Riley LW, Moreira BM. Emergence of Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II in Brazil: reflection of a global expansion. Infect Genet Evol. 2013 Dec;20:378-80. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.09.028. Epub 2013 Oct 10. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was

Innate Immunity to Dengue Virus Infection and Subversion of Antiviral Responses

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2013 REGION: Central America REFERENCE: Green AM, Beatty PR, Hadjilaou A, Harris E. Innate Immunity to Dengue Virus Infection and Subversion of Antiviral Responses. J Mol Biol. 2013 Dec 3. pii: S0022-2836(13)00734-1. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Here, we discuss the host innate immune response to DENV and the mechanisms of

World Bank panel and book launch with Richard Scheffler, UC Berkeley Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy

“The Labor Market for Health Workers in Africa: A new look at the Crisis ” – Monday, Dec 16, 2013 at 12:30 PM in J1-050 (World Bank, DC) CHAIR Punam Chuhan-Pole Lead Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank Ms. Chuhan-Pole is Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist of

Next steps for research on hormonal contraception and HIV (Comment)

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2013 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Ralph LJ, McCoy SI, Hallett T, Padian N. Next steps for research on hormonal contraception and HIV. Lancet. 2013 Nov 2;382(9903):1467-9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: N/A (Comment) ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Commitment contracts and team incentives: a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation in Thailand

CGPH FACULTY: William Dow DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2013 REGION: Asia (Thailand) REFERENCE: White JS, Dow WH, Rungruanghiranya S. Commitment contracts and team incentives: a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation in Thailand. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Nov;45(5):533-42. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.06.020. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Treatment for tobacco dependence is not available in many low-resource settings, especially in

Urban slum structure: integrating socioeconomic and land cover data to model slum evolution in Salvador, Brazil

CGPH FACULTY: Jason Corburn DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013 REGION: South America (Brazil) REFERENCE: Hacker KP, Seto KC, Costa F, Corburn J, Reis MG, Ko AI, Diuk-Wasser MA. Urban slum structure: integrating socioeconomic and land cover data to model slum evolution in Salvador, Brazil. Int J Health Geogr. 2013 Oct 20;12(1):45. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The expansion of urban slums is a key challenge for

Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), a First-Aid Device to Decrease Maternal Mortality from Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cluster Randomized Trial

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013 REGION: Africa (Zambia and Zimbabwe) REFERENCE: Miller S, Bergel EF, El Ayadi AM, Gibbons L, Butrick EA, Magwali T, Mkumba G, Kaseba C, Huong NT, Geissler JD, Merialdi M. Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), a First-Aid Device to Decrease Maternal Mortality from Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cluster Randomized

Food Insecurity, Socioeconomic Status, and HIV-Related Risk Behavior Among Women in Farming Households in Tanzania

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013 REGION: Africa (Tanzania) REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Ralph LJ, Njau PF, Msolla MM, Padian NS. Food Insecurity, Socioeconomic Status, and HIV-Related Risk Behavior Among Women in Farming Households in Tanzania. AIDS Behav. 2013 Oct 6. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Food insecurity (FI) is associated with higher-risk sexual behavior in some

Estimating the incidence reporting rates of new influenza pandemics at an early stage using travel data from the source country.

CGPH FACULTY: Hildy Fong DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Chong KC, Fong HF, Zee CY. Estimating the incidence reporting rates of new influenza pandemics at an early stage using travel data from the source country. Epidemiol Infect. 2014 May;142(5):955-63. doi: 10.1017/S0950268813002550. Epub 2013 Oct 10. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: During the surveillance of influenza pandemics,

Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains and Host Risk Factors in a Large Urban Setting in Brazil

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013 REGION: South America (Brazil) REFERENCE: Gomes T, Vinhas SA, Reis-Santos B, Palaci M, Peres RL, Aguiar PP, Ribeiro FK, Marques HS, Dettoni Vdo V, Johnson JL, Riley LW, Maciel EL. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains and Host Risk Factors in a Large Urban Setting in Brazil.