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
2020
Travel-Associated and Locally Acquired Dengue Cases — United States, 2010–2017
Rivera A, Adams L, Sharp T, Lehman J, Waterman S, Paz-Bailey G. Travel-Associated and Locally Acquired Dengue Cases — United States, 2010–2017. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2020, 69: 149-154. PMID: 32053577, PMCID: PMC7017959, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6906a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDengue casesDENV nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) antigenNonstructural protein 1 antigenMosquito-transmitted dengue virusAcute febrile illnessIgM positive casesAnti-DENV antibodiesTranscription-polymerase chain reactionProbable dengue casesCompetent mosquito vectorsFebrile illnessMedian ageDENV infectionFatal casesDENV antigenEpidemiologic trendsTravel-associatedDengue virusFamily FlaviviridaeVirus RNADistrict of ColumbiaChain reactionMosquito vectorsAntigen
2019
2792. Association of Body Mass Index with Rates of Hospitalization in Patients with Respiratory Viral Infections—Puerto Rico, 2012–2018
Tobolowsky F, Zambrano L, Sharp T, Beckham J, Alvarado L, Paz-Bailey G. 2792. Association of Body Mass Index with Rates of Hospitalization in Patients with Respiratory Viral Infections—Puerto Rico, 2012–2018. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s986-s987. PMCID: PMC6809817, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of hospitalizationAcute febrile illnessBody mass indexAdult patientsRespiratory virusesBMI categoriesNormal weightMass indexNormal weight patientsRespiratory viral infectionsSerious public health problemMean lengthRate of hospitalizationRespiratory syncytial virusNormal-weight personsMultivariate Poisson regressionPublic health problemWeight patientsUnderweight patientsFebrile illnessNormal BMIObese patientsMedian ageInfluenza BProspective study
2016
Use of Household Cluster Investigations to Identify Factors Associated with Chikungunya Virus Infection and Frequency of Case Reporting in Puerto Rico
Bloch D, Roth NM, Caraballo EV, Muñoz-Jordan J, Hunsperger E, Rivera A, Pérez-Padilla J, Garcia B, Sharp TM. Use of Household Cluster Investigations to Identify Factors Associated with Chikungunya Virus Infection and Frequency of Case Reporting in Puerto Rico. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0005075. PMID: 27764085, PMCID: PMC5072658, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAir ConditioningAntibodies, ViralChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusChildChild, PreschoolCymbopogonDisease NotificationDisease OutbreaksEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayExanthemaFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFeverHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedPoint-of-Care SystemsPolymerase Chain ReactionPuerto RicoYoung AdultConceptsSymptomatic CHIKV infectionRecent CHIKV infectionCHIKV infectionPublic health authoritiesChikungunya virusChikungunya patientsMedical careHealth authoritiesCase reportingAnti-CHIKV IgMAcute febrile illnessChikungunya virus infectionCare rapid diagnostic testsRapid diagnostic testsPuerto Rico DepartmentCluster investigationsAcute illnessFebrile illnessSkin rashResidents of householdsDevelopment of diseaseMultivariable analysisIllness onsetIgG antibodiesIgM ELISA
2013
Unusual Cluster In Time and Space Of Dengue-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis In Puerto Rico
Ellis E, Pérez-Padilla J, González L, Lebo E, Baker C, Sharp T, Ochoa E, Díaz-Pinto H, Clavell L, Puig-Ramos A, Berzares E, Lupiañez-Merly C, Garcia H, Janka G, Margolis H, Tomashek K. Unusual Cluster In Time and Space Of Dengue-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis In Puerto Rico. Blood 2013, 122: 3497. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.3497.3497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpstein-Barr virusHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisHLH casesDengue virusCause of HLHIncidence of HLHSystemic onset juvenile arthritisAcute febrile illnessAverage annual incidenceSevere dengue casesCase-control studyHerpes simplex virusDengue-endemic areasEnzyme Linked Immunosorbent AssayDENV type 1Linked Immunosorbent AssayDengue BranchFebrile illnessSevere dengueAnnual incidenceClinical outcomesDENV infectionHematologic syndromeHLH criteriaMild feverVirus-Specific Differences in Rates of Disease during the 2010 Dengue Epidemic in Puerto Rico
Sharp TM, Hunsperger E, Santiago GA, Muñoz-Jordan JL, Santiago LM, Rivera A, Rodríguez-Acosta RL, Feliciano L, Margolis HS, Tomashek KM. Virus-Specific Differences in Rates of Disease during the 2010 Dengue Epidemic in Puerto Rico. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2013, 7: e2159. PMID: 23593526, PMCID: PMC3617145, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute febrile illnessReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionLaboratory-positive casesPrimary infectionDengue casesDENV-1DENV-2Anti-DENV IgM antibodiesSerum specimenMortality of dengueMosquito-transmitted dengue virusPrimary DENV infectionPassive dengue surveillance systemHealth care providersPrimary prevention interventionsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionOnly age groupDENV nucleic acidLaboratory diagnostic dataRates of diseaseFebrile illnessSevere dengueDENV infectionIgM antibodiesDENV antigen