2014
Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province
Andereck JW, Kipp AM, Ondiek M, Vermund SH. Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2014, 108: 804-809. PMID: 25359321, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTH prevalenceRisk factorsSoil-transmitted helminth prevalenceHelminth prevalenceNyanza ProvinceOut-patient departmentMultivariable regression modelsSoil-transmitted helminthsStool concentration techniqueLow education levelFemale sexStool samplesStool surveyCommunity outreach eventsTrichuris trichiuraSame villagePrevalence dataOlder agePrevalenceSchistosoma mansoniSmall hospitalsShort questionnaireAdultsRural KenyaAnthelmintic drugs
2011
Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in Urban Ghana
Binka E, Vermund SH, Armah GE. Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in Urban Ghana. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2011, 30: 716-718. PMID: 21646938, PMCID: PMC3149899, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e318223bd85.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffectiveness of a School-Based Deworming Campaign in Rural Kenya
Peterson LS, Ondiek M, Oludhe DO, Naul BA, Vermund SH. Effectiveness of a School-Based Deworming Campaign in Rural Kenya. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2011, 57: 461-463. PMID: 21212131, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeworming campaignsIntestinal helminth infectionsSingle stool sampleRe-infection rateDirect stool smearDirect smear examinationHeavy environmental contaminationPrimary school-aged childrenSchool-aged childrenStool samplesStool surveyHelminth infectionsSmear examinationStool smearsHeavy infectionsSchool childrenInfectionRural KenyaChildrenParasite prevalenceCommunity educationSanitation improvementTrue rateDefinitive impactPrevalence
2009
High Prevalence of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Western Kenya: Failure to Implement Deworming Guidelines in Rural Nyanza Province
Riesel JN, Ochieng’ F, Wright P, Vermund SH, Davidson M. High Prevalence of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Western Kenya: Failure to Implement Deworming Guidelines in Rural Nyanza Province. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2009, 56: 60-62. PMID: 19502602, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTH infectionsSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsRural Nyanza ProvinceNyanza ProvinceSingle stool sampleRegular deworming programmeSoil-transmitted helminthsGreater morbidityRegular dewormingPrimary school-aged childrenSchool-aged childrenHigh prevalenceStool samplesHelminth infectionsDeworming programsSignificant burdenInfectionWorm infectionPrevalencePeople worldTwo-thirdsRural Kenyan villagesWestern KenyaChildrenKenyan villages
1987
Lack of demonstrable density-dependent fecundity of schistosomiasis mansoni: analyses of Egyptian quantitative human autopsies.
Wertheimer S, Vermund S, Lumey L, Singer B. Lack of demonstrable density-dependent fecundity of schistosomiasis mansoni: analyses of Egyptian quantitative human autopsies. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1987, 37: 79-84. PMID: 3111282, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1987.37.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale wormsActive Schistosoma mansoni infectionSchistosoma mansoni infectionMansoni infectionSchistosomiasis mansoniHuman autopsiesWorm fecundityWorm burdenS. mansoniExploratory regression analysisHuman hostRegression analysisNumber of eggsAutopsiesMansoniFecesHost tissuesTissueEggs/InfectionWorms
1986
Parasitic infections in a New York City hospital: trends from 1971 to 1984.
Vermund SH, LaFleur F, MacLeod S. Parasitic infections in a New York City hospital: trends from 1971 to 1984. American Journal Of Public Health 1986, 76: 1024-6. PMID: 3728762, PMCID: PMC1646640, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.76.8.1024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Survival of Schistosoma mansoni in the human host: estimates from a community-based prospective study in Puerto Rico.
Vermund S, Bradley D, Ruiz-Tiben E. Survival of Schistosoma mansoni in the human host: estimates from a community-based prospective study in Puerto Rico. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1983, 32: 1040-8. PMID: 6625059, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective studyConsecutive stoolsCommunity-based prospective studyGeometric mean egg countQuantitative stool examinationsRitchie concentration techniquesSchistosoma mansoni infectionMean egg countAdult S. mansoniStool countsStool examinationChemotherapy campaignsMansoni infectionStool specimensUntreated individualsRate of declineS. mansoniComplete interruptionCohortSchistosoma mansoniConfidence intervalsHuman hostEgg countsStoolSnail control