2021
Dengue Virus Infections among Peace Corps Volunteers in Timor-Leste, 2018–2019
Sánchez-González L, Venuto M, Poe S, Major C, Baskara L, Abdiyeva S, Murphy D, Munoz-Jordan J, Medina F, Paz-Bailey G, Petersen K, Becker K, Sharp T. Dengue Virus Infections among Peace Corps Volunteers in Timor-Leste, 2018–2019. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 104: 2202-2209. PMID: 33901000, PMCID: PMC8176509, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue virus infectionMosquito avoidance behaviorsVirus infectionPeace Corps volunteersAnti-DENV IgM antibodiesPeace Corps Medical OfficersOngoing health risksReporting feverDENV infectionIgM antibodiesRecent infectionEpidemiological characteristicsClinical managementMedical recordsMosquito bitesBed netsCollected bloodHealth servicesTravel historyDisease severityDisease controlInfectionMedical officersPreventive measuresDengue
1991
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Peace Corps Volunteers in Zaire: No Evidence for Unusual Modes of Transmission
Cappello M, Bernard K, Jones B, Francis H, van der Vlugt T. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Peace Corps Volunteers in Zaire: No Evidence for Unusual Modes of Transmission. JAMA Internal Medicine 1991, 151: 1328-1330. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1991.00400070096011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis B virusB virusVirus infectionPeace Corps volunteersHepatitis B virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPositive serologic markersB virus infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionUS Peace Corps volunteersSerologic markersImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyStudy populationHigh endemicityInfectionSerum samplesStudy periodMean lengthVolunteersVirusStayExtensive educationHuman immunodeficiency virus infection among Peace Corps volunteers in Zaire. No evidence for unusual modes of transmission.
Cappello M, Bernard K, Jones B, Francis H, van der Vlugt T. Human immunodeficiency virus infection among Peace Corps volunteers in Zaire. No evidence for unusual modes of transmission. JAMA Internal Medicine 1991, 151: 1328-30. PMID: 2064483, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.151.7.1328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis B virusB virusVirus infectionPeace Corps volunteersHepatitis B virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPositive serologic markersB virus infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionUS Peace Corps volunteersSerologic markersImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyStudy populationHigh endemicityInfectionSerum samplesStudy periodMean lengthVolunteersVirusStayExtensive education
1990
Subclinical infection with hepatitis A in Peace Corps volunteers following immune globulin prophylaxis.
Pierce P, Cappello M, Bernard K. Subclinical infection with hepatitis A in Peace Corps volunteers following immune globulin prophylaxis. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1990, 42: 465-9. PMID: 2160196, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1990.42.465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubclinical infectionPeace Corps volunteersImmune globulin prophylaxisSingle serum sampleHAV infectionHepatitis ASerum markersIG injectionActive immunityClinical signsCross-sectional sampleSerum samplesInfectionHAVMonthsProphylaxisVolunteersMonths of serviceSignificant numberRegimenSeropositivityIncidenceImmunityAntibodies
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