2020
Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana
Boyko RH, Harrison L, Humphries D, Galvani AP, Townsend JP, Otchere J, Wilson MD, Cappello M. Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana. Zoonoses And Public Health 2020, 67: 474-483. PMID: 32529782, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPig fecal samplesProspective molecular studyNematode Toxocara canisPig ownershipPig samplesNematode larvaeAnimal faecesTransport hostsDog ownershipKintampo NorthFecal samplesToxocara canisProxy of exposureHuman infectionsPigsHookworm eggsSubsequent prospective studyHookworm transmissionDogsResource-limited countriesFaecesPCR analysisGhanaMolecular evidenceSignificant morbidity
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: 1328-30. PMID: 2064483, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.151.7.1328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDemocratic Republic of the CongoFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV SeroprevalenceHumansMaleProspective StudiesUnited StatesVolunteersConceptsHuman 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