A5005096946- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- HIV Research and Treatment
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Malaria Research and Control
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
University of the West Indies
1999-2025
South Dakota State University
2022
University of Technology, Jamaica
2022
Global Virus Network
2022
University of Bristol
2022
University College London
2022
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2022
Royal London Hospital
2022
University of Padua
2022
University of the West Indies System
2002
Background Whilst vertical transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) is established as the cause congenital syndrome (CZS), knowledge this emerging disease remains incomplete.
In a prospective study involving 150 mothers and their offspring in Jamaica, we examined maternal viral factors associated with the risk of transmission human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Overall, incidence HTLV-1 infection among children was 8.3 occurrences per 1000 person-months. A higher provirus level (odds ratio [OR], 1.9 quartile) antibody titer (OR, 2.2 were independently to children, whereas presence anti-Tax not. Higher titers also older age at who breast-fed for </=12...
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection in childhood is believed to play an important role risk for adult leukemia/lymphoma. Although HTLV-I known be associated with infective dermatitis childhood, other HTLV-I-associated morbidity children has not been well studied. We sought determine the health effects Jamaican children.We compared incidence rates of several outcomes 28 HTLV-I-infected and 280 uninfected clinically followed from age 6 weeks a maximum 10 years. Cox...
Abstract To determine the extent of exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) in Jamaica, we collected serum from 584 pregnant women during 2017–2019. We found that 15.6% had antibodies against ZIKV 83.6% CHIKV. These results indicate potential recirculation but not CHIKV near future.
MALONEY, ELIZABETH M. MS; HISADA, MICHIE MD, MPH, SCD; PALMER, PAULETTE MPH; BROOKS, KEVIN BSC; PATE, ERNEST MD; WIKTOR, STEFAN Z. LAGRENADE, LOIS MANNS, ANGELA MPH Author Information
Reliable measures of the serum level antibody to capsular polysaccharide (PRP) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) are essential for evaluating current and future vaccines intended protect against invasive disease. It was recently noted, however, that certain commonly used assays PRP produced incompatible results. To investigate this observation, we analyzed banked sera from four vaccine studies in parallel by several assays. Significant differences were both absolute titers ratios post-...
There is growing evidence of the benefits mobile health technology, which include symptom tracking apps for research, surveillance, and prevention. No study has yet addressed arbovirus in pregnancy.This aimed to evaluate use a smartphone app (ZIKApp) self-report symptoms pregnancy complications assess compliance with daily diaries during cohort women an arbovirus-endemic, subtropical, middle-income country (Jamaica).Pregnant aged ≥16 years, having smartphone, planning on giving birth at...
Abstract Background: Although the number of Zika virus (ZIKV) cases has substantially declined in Latin America and Caribbean since 2015-2016 outbreaks, cohort children born at that time affected by congenital zika syndrome (CZS) are now around 4-5 years old experiencing an ongoing impact on their health development. Gaps our understanding remain regarding outcomes ZIKV exposure utero infection consequences for throughout childhood. Methods: The ZIKAction Paediatric Registry is international...