2023
Identification of risk factors and mosquito vectors associated with dengue virus infection in American Samoa, 2017
Sharp T, Tufa A, Cotter C, Lozier M, Santiago G, Johnson S, Mataia’a M, Waterman S, Muñoz-Jordán J, Paz-Bailey G, Hemme R, Schmaedick M, Anesi S. Identification of risk factors and mosquito vectors associated with dengue virus infection in American Samoa, 2017. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001604. PMID: 37418355, PMCID: PMC10328243, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDENV infectionIgM ELISARisk factorsRT-PCRDENV-2Dengue virus infectionPopulation-specific risk factorsFrequency of infectionDENV nucleic acidMosquito vectorsOutbreak of dengueCluster investigationsFebrile illnessMedian ageResidents of householdsRole of AeDengue patientsVirus infectionDENV transmissionSerum specimensZika virusPatient specimensBivariate analysisInfectionAdult female mosquitoes
2021
Knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of severe dengue impede vaccine evaluation
Sharp T, Anderson K, Katzelnick L, Clapham H, Johansson M, Morrison A, Harris E, Paz-Bailey G, Waterman S. Knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of severe dengue impede vaccine evaluation. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2021, 22: e42-e51. PMID: 34265259, PMCID: PMC11379041, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30871-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue virus infectionSevere dengueVirus infectionDisease severityAnti-dengue virus antibodiesMajor organ failureHospital admissionOrgan failureVaccine evaluationClinical spectrumVaccine trialsPrevious infectionRisk factorsVirus antibodiesClinical studiesClinical practiceDengue virusStudy participantsInfectionLack of specificityHost factorsVirus characteristicsDengueEpidemiologyRange of agesFatal Dengue Acquired in Florida
Sharp T, Morris S, Morrison A, de Lima Corvino D, Santiago G, Shieh W, Rico E, Kopp E, Muñoz-Jordán J, Marttos A, Paz-Bailey G, Abbo L, Stanek D. Fatal Dengue Acquired in Florida. New England Journal Of Medicine 2021, 384: 2257-2259. PMID: 34107186, PMCID: PMC11304554, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2023298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDengue 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
2020
Laboratory-Acquired Dengue Virus Infection, United States, 2018 - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Sharp T, Fisher T, Long K, Coulson G, Medina F, Herzig C, Koza M, Muñoz-Jordán J, Paz-Bailey G, Moore Z, Williams C. Laboratory-Acquired Dengue Virus Infection, United States, 2018 - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2020, 26: 1534-1537. PMID: 32568040, PMCID: PMC7323529, DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.191598.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Dengue IgG Seropositivity and Zika Viral Load
Read J, Alvarado L, Torres-Velasquez B, Munoz-Jordan J, Beltran M, Capre S, Adams L, Torres-Torres S, Santiago G, Rivera L, Rivera-Sánchez A, Lorenzi O, Sharp T, Garcia-Gubern C, Waterman S. Dengue IgG Seropositivity and Zika Viral Load. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s301-s302. PMCID: PMC5631870, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevious DENV infectionSymptomatic ZIKV infectionDENV IgGDENV infectionZIKV infectionSecondary dengue virus infectionIgG-positive specimensProportion of patientsDengue virus infectionYears of ageIllness surveillance systemZIKV PCRIgG seropositivityRT-PCR resultsLinear regression modelingViral loadIgG assaysPrimary infectionVirus infectionInclusion criteriaStudy populationDENVHouse ELISAInfectionMann-Whitney