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| Mary M RamosSummaryAffiliation: University of New Mexico Country: USA Publications
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Epidemic dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever at the Texas-Mexico border: results of a household-based seroepidemiologic survey, December 2005Mary M Ramos
Dengue Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Am J Trop Med Hyg 78:364-9. 2008..Discarded waste tires and buckets were the two largest categories of infested containers found in both cities. Our results underscore the risk for epidemic dengue and DHF in the Texas-Mexico border region...
Epidemiological and clinical observations on patients with dengue in Puerto Rico: results from the first year of enhanced surveillance--June 2005-May 2006Mary M Ramos
Dengue Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Am J Trop Med Hyg 79:123-7. 2008..Our data suggest that in a community with endemic dengue, enhanced surveillance is useful for detecting symptomatic infections. Furthermore, the simplified case definition for severe dengue may be useful in clinic-based surveillance...
Early clinical features of dengue infection in Puerto RicoMary M Ramos
Dengue Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, PR 00920 3860, USA
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 103:878-84. 2009..Using clinical features may promote earlier identification of a subset of paediatric dengue patients in Puerto Rico. Laboratory confirmation is still necessary for the accurate diagnosis of dengue infection...
Immigration status, acculturation, and dating violence risk for Hispanic adolescent girls in New MexicoMary M Ramos
Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 300 San Mateo NE Suite 902, Albuquerque, NM, 87108, USA
Matern Child Health J 15:1076-80. 2011..The use of heritage language by immigrant Hispanic girls may be a protective factor against dating violence. Further studies are indicated to confirm this finding...
School nurse inspections improve handwashing suppliesMary M Ramos
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 300 San Mateo NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
J Sch Health 81:355-8. 2011..This study measured the availability of handwashing supplies for students in New Mexico public schools and determined the impact of scheduled school nurse inspections on the availability of handwashing supplies...
Inspections of hand washing supplies and hand sanitizer in public schoolsMary M Ramos
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
J Sch Nurs 26:393-7. 2010..Alcohol-based hand sanitizer in school bathrooms was reported occasionally and should be discouraged. Hand sanitizer in a supervised setting, the school cafeteria, was not often reported and should be promoted...
Travel-associated dengue infections in the United States, 1996 to 2005Hamish P Mohammed
Dengue Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, PR, USA
J Travel Med 17:8-14. 2010..As the incidence of dengue increases globally, US travelers to endemic areas may be at an increased risk of travel-associated dengue...
