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Hepatitis C virus infection in Samoa and American SamoaGregory L Armstrong
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:261-2. 2006..2%; 95% confidence interval = 0.07-0.4%) were positive for antibody to HCV. Prevalence did not vary by location or demographic characteristic. Thus, HCV is present in the Samoas but at a low prevalence...- The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002Gregory L Armstrong
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Ann Intern Med 144:705-14. 2006..Defining the primary characteristics of persons infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) enables physicians to more easily identify persons who are most likely to benefit from testing for the disease... - The economics of routine childhood hepatitis A immunization in the United States: the impact of herd immunityGregory L Armstrong
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 119:e22-9. 2007..This analysis estimates the impact of herd immunity on the cost-effectiveness of routine hepatitis A immunization among US children... - Injection drug users in the United States, 1979-2002: an aging populationGregory L Armstrong
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:166-73. 2007..Injection drug use (IDU) is important in the epidemiology of blood-borne pathogens. Herein, trends in IDU from 1979 to 2002 are analyzed... - Commentary: Modelling the epidemiology of hepatitis C and its complicationsGregory L Armstrong
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop G-37, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Int J Epidemiol 32:725-6. 2003 - Childhood hepatitis B virus infections in the United States before hepatitis B immunizationG L Armstrong
Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 108:1123-8. 2001..To estimate the number of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections among US children younger than 10 years before implementation of routine childhood hepatitis B immunization... - Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in the United StatesG L Armstrong
Office of Surveillance, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Epidemiol 153:912-20. 2001..6 and 22.5 per 1,000 in men and women, respectively). Thus, by 1985, approximately 1,640,000+/-150,000 persons (730,000 men and 910,000 women) were being infected annually with HSV-2... - The past incidence of hepatitis C virus infection: implications for the future burden of chronic liver disease in the United StatesG L Armstrong
Office of Surveillance, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Hepatology 31:777-82. 2000..If the incidence of new HCV infections does not increase in the future, persons born between 1940 and 1965 will be at highest lifetime risk of acquiring the infection... - Cost-effectiveness of routine childhood vaccination for hepatitis A in the United StatesDavid B Rein
RTI International, 2951 Flowers Rd, Suite 119, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
Pediatrics 119:e12-21. 2007..We evaluated the economic impact of hepatitis A vaccination of all US children ages 12 to 23 months as compared with no vaccination and with current implementation of the preexisting (issued in 1999), regional policy... - Outpatient visits for infectious diseases in the United States, 1980 through 1996G L Armstrong
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA
Arch Intern Med 159:2531-6. 1999..To further evaluate trends in the burden of infectious diseases in the United States, we analyzed data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 1980 through 1996... - The contributions of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections to cirrhosis and primary liver cancer worldwideJoseph F Perz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Epidemiology Branch, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Hepatol 45:529-38. 2006..Chronic infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are well-recognized risk factors for cirrhosis and liver cancer, but estimates of their contributions to worldwide disease burden have been lacking... - Hepatitis a molecular epidemiology in the United States, 1996-1997: sources of infection and implications of vaccination policyOmana V Nainan
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30033, USA
J Infect Dis 191:957-63. 2005..The genetic relatedness of hepatitis A virus (HAV) isolates was determined to identify possible infection sources for case patients in the Sentinel Counties Study of Acute Viral Hepatitis... - Hepatitis A virus infections in the United States: model-based estimates and implications for childhood immunizationGregory L Armstrong
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 109:839-45. 2002..We present a model that reconciles the reported incidence of hepatitis A with the observed prevalence of antibody to HAV and provides an estimate of the true incidence of HAV infection... 
Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax in an elderly woman, Connecticut, 2001Kevin S Griffith
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:681-8. 2003..The evidence suggests she was exposed through a cross-contaminated bulk mail letter. Such cross-contamination of letters and postal facilities has implications for managing the response to future B. anthracis-contaminated mailings...
Hepatitis A among international adoptees and their contactsGayle E Fischer
Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 47:812-4. 2008..Most cases occurred among nontraveling contacts of adoptees, suggesting the need to extend prevention guidelines to include hepatitis A vaccination for at-risk nontravelers...- Non-pharmaceutical interventions during an outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection at a large public university, April-May 2009Tarissa Mitchell
Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S138-45. 2011..Nearly one-half (46%) of student respondents, including 44.7% of those with ARI, attended social events. Results indicate a need for efforts to increase compliance with home isolation and social distancing measures... - Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users in the United States, 1994-2004Joseph J Amon
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:1852-8. 2008..To examine hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence among injection drug users in 4 US cities from 1994 through 2004... - Molecular epidemiology of foodborne hepatitis a outbreaks in the United States, 2003Joseph J Amon
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office and Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 192:1323-30. 2005..Incorporation of molecular epidemiologic methods into routine hepatitis A surveillance would improve the detection of hepatitis A outbreaks and increase our understanding of hepatitis A epidemiology in the United States... - An outbreak of hepatitis A associated with green onionsCharlotte Wheeler
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 353:890-7. 2005..The inclusion of contaminated green onions in large batches that were served to all customers contributed to the size of the outbreak... - Quantifying the impact of hepatitis A immunization in the United States, 1995-2001Taraz Samandari
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE Mailstop G-37 Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Vaccine 22:4342-50. 2004..These results suggest that much of the recent reduction of hepatitis A rates is attributable to immunization and that immunization has been associated with a strong herd immunity effect... - Blood exposures and hepatitis C virus infections among emergency respondersS Deblina Datta
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30030, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:2605-10. 2003..Testing should routinely be offered to those requiring postexposure management and those with a history of nonoccupational risk factors indicating an increased risk for infection... - Trends in infectious disease mortality in the United States during the 20th centuryG L Armstrong
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA
JAMA 281:61-6. 1999..Recent increases in infectious disease mortality and concern about emerging infections warrant an examination of longer-term trends... - Locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection, El Paso, TexasJoseph J Amon
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Med Virol 78:741-6. 2006..Like the three previous cases, a thorough investigation found no conclusive sources of infection. Active case surveillance found no additional cases... - Perinatal hepatitis C virus transmission--role of human immunodeficiency virus infection and injection drug useGregory L Armstrong
J Infect Dis 187:872; author reply 872-4. 2003 - The global burden of disease attributable to contaminated injections given in health care settingsAnja M Hauri
Department of Essential Health Technologies, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, CH1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Int J STD AIDS 15:7-16. 2004..Injection overuse and unsafe practices account for a substantial burden of death and disability worldwide. There is a need for policies and plans for the safe and appropriate use of injections in countries where practices are poor... - Hepatitis B vaccination of newborn infants in rural China: evaluation of a village-based, out-of-cold-chain delivery strategyLixia Wang
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Beijing, China
Bull World Health Organ 85:688-94. 2007..This presents a challenge in remote areas with limited cold-chain infrastructure and where many children are born at home... - Use of injections in healthcare settings worldwide, 2000: literature review and regional estimatesYvan J F Hutin
Department of Blood Safety and Clinical Technology, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia, 20, CH 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
BMJ 327:1075. 2003..To describe injection practices worldwide in terms of frequency and safety... - Genetic heterogeneity of hepatitis E virus in Darfur, Sudan, and neighboring ChadElisabeth Nicand
National Reference Centre for Hepatitis E, Teaching Military Hospital Val de Grace, Paris, France
J Med Virol 77:519-21. 2005..7%) to strains belonging to Genotype 1. But four isolates collected in one of the Chadian camps were close to Genotype 2. Circulation of divergent strains argues for possible multiple sources of infection...