2022
Effect of out-of-village working activities on recent malaria exposure in the Peruvian Amazon using parametric g-formula
Carrasco-Escobar G, Rosado J, Nolasco O, White M, Mueller I, Castro M, Rodriguez-Ferruci H, Gamboa D, Llanos-Cuentas A, Vinetz J, Benmarhnia T. Effect of out-of-village working activities on recent malaria exposure in the Peruvian Amazon using parametric g-formula. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 19144. PMID: 36351988, PMCID: PMC9645738, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23528-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent malaria exposureMalaria exposurePopulation-based cross-sectional studyCommunity-level transmissionMalaria elimination strategiesCross-sectional studyPotential health benefitsWorking activitiesRisk differenceOccupational interventionsMalaria transmissionAdult populationOccupational activitiesHeterogeneous patternUnexposed populationIndividual riskHealth benefitsPopulation subgroupsRural areasElimination strategyVillage workersMean outcomeIntervention scenariosExposurePopulationSerological and molecular epidemiology of leptospirosis and the role of dogs as sentinel for human infection in Nigeria
Pilau NN, Lubar AA, Daneji AI, Mera UM, Magaji AA, Abiayi EA, Chaiboonma KL, Busayo EI, Vinetz JM, Matthias MA. Serological and molecular epidemiology of leptospirosis and the role of dogs as sentinel for human infection in Nigeria. Heliyon 2022, 8: e09484. PMID: 35647333, PMCID: PMC9136256, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProspective cross-sectional studyCarriers of leptospiresCross-sectional studySymptomatic dogsQuantitative real-time PCRRole of dogsBacteriological prevalenceReal-time PCRUnvaccinated animalsHigh riskLeptospiral infectionInfection rateHuman infectionsPublic health riskMolecular epidemiologyStray dogsInfectionDogsCulture isolationO-antigen regionHealth risksLeptospirosisLipopolysaccharideSerogroupsStrong determinant
2021
Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study
Warnasekara J, Aberathna P, Nanayakkara G, Vinetz J, Agampodi S. Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study. F1000Research 2021, 9: 1129. PMID: 34123371, PMCID: PMC8145224, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.26202.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient departmentOPD patientsAmbulatory patientsDisease burdenPrimary care centersProvincial General HospitalCases of leptospirosisCross-sectional studyDisease burden assessmentMicroscopic agglutination testPublic health implicationsQuantitative polymerase chain reactionOPD settingRegional Public HospitalOPD visitsLeptospirosis patientsFever patientsPatient numbersHospital inpatientsPolymerase chain reactionCare centerGeneral HospitalBurden assessmentPatientsSame period
2020
Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study
Warnasekara J, Aberathna P, Nanayakkara G, Vinetz J, Agampodi S. Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study. F1000Research 2020, 9: 1129. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.26202.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient departmentDisease burden assessmentOPD patientsAmbulatory patientsBurden assessmentPrimary care centersProvincial General HospitalCases of leptospirosisCross-sectional studyPrevalence of leptospirosisMicroscopic agglutination testPublic health implicationsDisease burden estimationQuantitative polymerase chain reactionOPD settingRegional Public HospitalOPD visitsTreatable diagnosisLeptospirosis patientsFever patientsPatient numbersHospital inpatientsDisease burdenPolymerase chain reactionCare center