The Nicaraguan pediatric dengue cohort study: incidence of inapparent and symptomatic dengue virus infections, 2004-2010

CGPH FACULTY: Aubree Gordon, Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Central America (Nicaragua) REFERENCE: Gordon A, Kuan G, Mercado JC, Gresh L, Avilés W, Balmaseda A, Harris E. The nicaraguan pediatric dengue cohort study: incidence of inapparent and symptomatic dengue. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Sep 26;7(9):e2462.  virus infections, 2004-2010. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Dengue, caused

Clinical presentation, etiology, and survival in adult acute encephalitis syndrome in rural Central India

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford, Art Reingold DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Joshi R, Mishra PK, Joshi D, Santhosh SR, Parida MM, Desikan P, Gangane N, Kalantri SP, Reingold A, Colford JM Jr. Clinical presentation, etiology, and survival in adult acute encephalitis syndrome in rural Central India. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Sep;115(9):1753-61. doi:

The health status of street children and youth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the literature

CGPH FACULTY: Coco Auerswald DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Woan J, Lin J, Auerswald C. The health status of street children and youth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the literature.J Adolesc Health. 2013 Sep;53(3):314-321.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.03.013. Epub 2013 May 22. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The health of the tens of millions

Modeling national average household concentrations of PM2.5 from solid cookfuel use for the global burden of disease -2010 assessment: results from cross-sectional assessments in India

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Asia (India) REFERENCE: Balakrishnan K, Ghosh S, Ganguli B, Sambandam S, Bruce N, Barnes DF, Smith KR. Modeling national average household concentrations of PM2.5 from solid cookfuel use for the global burden of disease -2010 assessment: results from cross-sectional assessments in India. Environ Health.

Quantification of human norovirus GII, human adenovirus, and fecal indicator organisms in wastewater used for irrigation in Accra, Ghana

CGPH FACULTY: Kara Nelson DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Africa (Accra, Ghana) REFERENCE: Silverman AI, Akrong MO, Amoah P, Drechsel P, Nelson KL. Quantification of human norovirus GII, human adenovirus, and fecal indicator organisms in wastewater used for irrigation in Accra, Ghana. J Water Health. 2013 Sep;11(3):473-88. doi: 10.2166/wh.2013.025. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Quantitative microbial risk assessment

Evaluation of an educational intervention on villagers’ knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding transmission of Schistosoma japonicum in Sichuan province, China

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Asia (Sichuan, China) REFERENCE: Wang S, Carlton EJ, Chen L, Liu Y, Spear RC. Evaluation of an educational intervention on villagers’ knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding transmission of Schistosoma japonicum in Sichuan province, China. Acta Trop. 2013 Sep;127(3):226-35. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.05.009. Epub 2013 May 24. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

Big issues deserve bold responses: population and climate change in the Sahel.

CGPH FACULTY: Malcolm Potts, Alisha Graves DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Africa (Sahel region) REFERENCE: Potts M, Graves A. Big issues deserve bold responses: population and climate change in the Sahel. Afr J Reprod Health. 2013 Sep;17(3):9-14. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: N/A ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Evaluation of the diagnostic utility of the traditional and revised WHO dengue case definitions

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2013 REGION: Central America (Managua, Nicaragua) REFERENCE: Gutiérrez G, Gresh L, Pérez MÁ, Elizondo D, Avilés W, Kuan G, Balmaseda A, Harris E. Evaluation of the diagnostic utility of the traditional and revised WHO dengue case definitions. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Aug 22;7(8):e2385. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002385. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

Chronic respiratory symptoms in children following in utero and early life exposure to arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2013 REGION: Asia (Bangladesh) REFERENCE: Smith AH, Yunus M, Khan AF, Ercumen A, Yuan Y, Smith MH, Liaw J, Balmes J, von Ehrenstein O, Raqib R, Kalman D, Alam DS, Streatfield PK, Steinmaus C. Chronic respiratory symptoms in children following in utero and early

Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity among tuberculosis patients in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2013 REGION: South America (Brazil) REFERENCE: Reis-Santos B, Gomes T, Macedo LR, Horta BL, Riley LW, Maciel EL. Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity among tuberculosis patients in Brazil: a cross-sectional study. Int J Equity Health. 2013 Aug 20;12(1):61. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The number of subjects with tuberculosis (TB) presenting

Cluster-randomised controlled trials of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: the WASH Benefits study design and rationale

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: John Colford, Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2013 REGION: Africa (Kenya) and Asia (Bangladesh) REFERENCE: Arnold BF, Null C, Luby SP, Unicomb L, Stewart CP, Dewey KG, Ahmed T, Ashraf S, Christensen G, Clasen T, Dentz HN, Fernald LC, Haque R, Hubbard AE, Kariger P, Leontsini E, Lin A, Njenga SM,

Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and obesity in relation to serum dioxin concentrations: the Seveso women’s health study

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Barbara Eskenazi DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2013 REGION: Europe (Seveso, Italy) REFERENCE: Warner M, Mocarelli P, Brambilla P, Wesselink A, Samuels S, Signorini S, Eskenazi B. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and obesity in relation to serum dioxin concentrations: the Seveso women’s health study. Environ Health Perspect. 2013 Aug;121(8):906-11. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1206113. Epub 2013 May