Wences Arvelo

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Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Community perceptions of bloody diarrhoea in an urban slum in South Asia: implications for introduction of a Shigella vaccine
    W Arvelo
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Epidemiol Infect 139:599-605. 2011
  2. ncbi Case-control study to determine risk factors for diarrhea among children during a large outbreak in a country with a high prevalence of HIV infection
    Wences Arvelo
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
    Int J Infect Dis 14:e1002-7. 2010
  3. ncbi Hospitalization and mortality among primarily nonbreastfed children during a large outbreak of diarrhea and malnutrition in Botswana, 2006
    Tracy L Creek
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global AIDS Program, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop E 04, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 53:14-9. 2010
  4. ncbi Population-based study of a widespread outbreak of diarrhea associated with increased mortality and malnutrition in Botswana, January-March, 2006
    Ondrej Mach
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:812-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Clinical assessment of self-reported acute flaccid paralysis in a population-based setting in Guatemala
    James J Sejvar
    Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic and Vector Borne Diseases NCZVED, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 82:712-6. 2010
  6. ncbi A comparison of the epidemiology and clinical presentation of seasonal influenza A and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Guatemala
    Kim A Lindblade
    Division of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e15826. 2010
  7. ncbi Rotavirus disease burden among children <5 years of age--Santa Rosa, Guatemala, 2007-2009
    Jennifer Cortes
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Trop Med Int Health 17:254-9. 2012
  8. ncbi Typhoid fever outbreak associated with frozen mamey pulp imported from Guatemala to the western United States, 2010
    Anagha Loharikar
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 55:61-6. 2012
  9. ncbi Transmission risk factors and treatment of pediatric shigellosis during a large daycare center-associated outbreak of multidrug resistant Shigella sonnei: implications for the management of shigellosis outbreaks among children
    Wences Arvelo
    Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329 4018, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:976-80. 2009

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Publications9

  1. ncbi Community perceptions of bloody diarrhoea in an urban slum in South Asia: implications for introduction of a Shigella vaccine
    W Arvelo
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Epidemiol Infect 139:599-605. 2011
    ..While respondents valued a vaccine for prevention of bloody diarrhoea, they were only willing to pay minimally for it. Therefore, achieving a high rate of Shigella vaccine coverage may require subsidy of vaccine purchase...
  2. ncbi Case-control study to determine risk factors for diarrhea among children during a large outbreak in a country with a high prevalence of HIV infection
    Wences Arvelo
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
    Int J Infect Dis 14:e1002-7. 2010
    ..We conducted an investigation to characterize the outbreak, identify risk factors for diarrhea, and recommend control strategies...
  3. ncbi Hospitalization and mortality among primarily nonbreastfed children during a large outbreak of diarrhea and malnutrition in Botswana, 2006
    Tracy L Creek
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global AIDS Program, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop E 04, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 53:14-9. 2010
    ..Botswana has high HIV prevalence among pregnant women (33.4% in 2005), and an estimated 35% of all infants under the age of 6 months are not breastfed...
  4. ncbi Population-based study of a widespread outbreak of diarrhea associated with increased mortality and malnutrition in Botswana, January-March, 2006
    Ondrej Mach
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:812-8. 2009
    ..This survey highlights the need for safe infant feeding and effective treatment of malnutrition and diarrhea in young children...
  5. ncbi Clinical assessment of self-reported acute flaccid paralysis in a population-based setting in Guatemala
    James J Sejvar
    Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic and Vector Borne Diseases NCZVED, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 82:712-6. 2010
    ..Usual surveillance methods for AFP, particularly in developing countries, may underestimate the true burden of non-poliovirus AFP...
  6. ncbi A comparison of the epidemiology and clinical presentation of seasonal influenza A and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Guatemala
    Kim A Lindblade
    Division of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e15826. 2010
    ..We compare the epidemiology and clinical presentation of seasonal influenza A (H1N1 and H3N2) and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) using a prospective surveillance system for acute respiratory disease in Guatemala...
  7. ncbi Rotavirus disease burden among children <5 years of age--Santa Rosa, Guatemala, 2007-2009
    Jennifer Cortes
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Trop Med Int Health 17:254-9. 2012
    ..To assess the burden of rotavirus disease in Guatemala, in view of the recent introduction of a national rotavirus vaccination programme...
  8. ncbi Typhoid fever outbreak associated with frozen mamey pulp imported from Guatemala to the western United States, 2010
    Anagha Loharikar
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 55:61-6. 2012
    ..Fifty-four outbreaks of domestically acquired typhoid fever were reported between 1960 and 1999. In 2010, the Southern Nevada Health District detected an outbreak of typhoid fever among persons who had not recently travelled abroad...
  9. ncbi Transmission risk factors and treatment of pediatric shigellosis during a large daycare center-associated outbreak of multidrug resistant Shigella sonnei: implications for the management of shigellosis outbreaks among children
    Wences Arvelo
    Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329 4018, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:976-80. 2009
    ..From May to October 2005, 639 Shigella sonnei cases were reported in northwest Missouri, mostly among persons exposed to daycare centers...