Melinda J Wilkins

Summary

Affiliation: Bureau of Epidemiology
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The role of neighborhood level socioeconomic characteristics in Salmonella infections in Michigan (1997-2007): assessment using geographic information system
    Muhammad Younus
    Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
    Int J Health Geogr 6:56. 2007
  2. ncbi Veterinarian injuries associated with bovine TB testing livestock in Michigan, 2001
    Melinda J Wilkins
    Michigan Department of Community Health, 201 Townsend, P O Box 30195, Lansing, MI 48909, USA
    Prev Vet Med 89:185-90. 2009
  3. ncbi Mycobacterium bovis (bovine TB) exposure as a recreational risk for hunters: results of a Michigan Hunter Survey, 2001
    M J Wilkins
    Bureau of Epidemiology, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan 48909, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:1001-9. 2003
  4. ncbi Human Mycobacterium bovis infection and bovine tuberculosis outbreak, Michigan, 1994-2007
    Melinda J Wilkins
    Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 14:657-60. 2008
  5. ncbi Absence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in dogs and cats residing on infected cattle farms: Michigan, 2002
    M J Wilkins
    Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI 48909, USA
    Epidemiol Infect 136:1617-23. 2008
  6. ncbi Epidemiologic attributes of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in Michigan, 1995--2001
    M Mokhtar Arshad
    Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Int J Infect Dis 12:176-82. 2008
  7. ncbi Human salmonellosis associated with young poultry from a contaminated hatchery in Michigan and the resulting public health interventions, 1999 and 2000
    M J Wilkins
    Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Lansing 48909, USA
    Epidemiol Infect 129:19-27. 2002
  8. ncbi A registry-based study on the association between human salmonellosis and routinely collected parameters in Michigan, 1995-2001
    M Mokhtar Arshad
    Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 4:16-25. 2007
  9. ncbi Demographic risk factors and incidence of Salmonella enteritidis infection in Michigan
    Muhammad Younus
    Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 3:266-73. 2006
  10. ncbi Risk factors for Salmonella oranienburg outbreak in a nursing home in Michigan
    M Mokhtar Arshad
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:715-7. 2006

Collaborators

  • D J O'Brien
  • Paul C Bartlett
  • J B Kaneene
  • Ronald J Erskine
  • M Mokhtar Arshad
  • Muhammad Younus
  • M Hossein Rahbar
  • A Mahdi Saeed
  • Frances P Downes
  • Matthew L Boulton
  • Mathew L Boulton
  • Edward Hartwick
  • Mohammad Rahbar
  • Mahdi Saeed
  • Julie Funk
  • Azfar A Siddiqi
  • HERBERT D DAVIES
  • Eden Wells
  • Hoda A Asmar

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi The role of neighborhood level socioeconomic characteristics in Salmonella infections in Michigan (1997-2007): assessment using geographic information system
    Muhammad Younus
    Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
    Int J Health Geogr 6:56. 2007
    ..We investigated the association between select SES attributes at the neighborhood level and Salmonella infections in the three most populated counties in Michigan using a geographic information system...
  2. ncbi Veterinarian injuries associated with bovine TB testing livestock in Michigan, 2001
    Melinda J Wilkins
    Michigan Department of Community Health, 201 Townsend, P O Box 30195, Lansing, MI 48909, USA
    Prev Vet Med 89:185-90. 2009
    ..These results are explained by the administrative structure of the bTB testing program in Michigan, and the changing demographics of the veterinary workforce...
  3. ncbi Mycobacterium bovis (bovine TB) exposure as a recreational risk for hunters: results of a Michigan Hunter Survey, 2001
    M J Wilkins
    Bureau of Epidemiology, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan 48909, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:1001-9. 2003
    ..The most common health advice offered has been to wear gloves while field dressing deer and to cook venison products thoroughly...
  4. ncbi Human Mycobacterium bovis infection and bovine tuberculosis outbreak, Michigan, 1994-2007
    Melinda J Wilkins
    Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 14:657-60. 2008
    ..The strain circulating in deer has remained genotypically consistent and was recently detected in 2 humans. We summarize the investigation of these cases and confirm that recreational exposure to deer is a risk for infection in humans...
  5. ncbi Absence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in dogs and cats residing on infected cattle farms: Michigan, 2002
    M J Wilkins
    Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI 48909, USA
    Epidemiol Infect 136:1617-23. 2008
    ..No evidence was found to indicate that pets residing on M. bovis-infected Michigan cattle farms pose a risk to humans or M. bovis-free livestock; however, precautionary advice for farm owners was provided...
  6. ncbi Epidemiologic attributes of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in Michigan, 1995--2001
    M Mokhtar Arshad
    Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Int J Infect Dis 12:176-82. 2008
    ..To determine: (1) the incidence of invasive salmonellosis, (2) the distribution of specific Salmonella serotypes associated with invasive disease, and (3) the role of demographic characteristics in invasive salmonellosis in Michigan...
  7. ncbi Human salmonellosis associated with young poultry from a contaminated hatchery in Michigan and the resulting public health interventions, 1999 and 2000
    M J Wilkins
    Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Lansing 48909, USA
    Epidemiol Infect 129:19-27. 2002
    ..Five additional PFGE-linked cases were identified in Spring 2000, necessitating quarantine of the hatchery for depopulation, cleaning and disinfection...
  8. ncbi A registry-based study on the association between human salmonellosis and routinely collected parameters in Michigan, 1995-2001
    M Mokhtar Arshad
    Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 4:16-25. 2007
    ..4 million human illnesses annually. Studies on trends of the serotypes and host-related factors are necessary for the development of effective prevention plans for foodborne diseases caused by these pathogens...
  9. ncbi Demographic risk factors and incidence of Salmonella enteritidis infection in Michigan
    Muhammad Younus
    Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 3:266-73. 2006
    ..Risk factors for S. Enteritidis infection in Michigan children should be identified in order to devise effective control and prevention measures...
  10. ncbi Risk factors for Salmonella oranienburg outbreak in a nursing home in Michigan
    M Mokhtar Arshad
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:715-7. 2006