A5061076511- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Respiratory viral infections research
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2003-2024
National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention
2011-2024
Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances
2024
Epidemic Intelligence Service
2024
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
2009
Australian National University
2005-2006
Act Health
2005
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
2003
Background Reexamining the prevalence of persons infected with tuberculosis (TB) is important to determine trends over time. In 2011–2012 a TB component was included in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) estimate reservoir TB. Methods Civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population survey participants aged 6 years older were interviewed regarding their history eligibility for tuberculin skin test (TST) interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) blood test. Once confirmed,...
Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is critical to the control and elimination disease (TB) in United States. In 2011, CDC recommended a short-course combination regimen once-weekly isoniazid rifapentine for 12 weeks (3HP) by directly observed therapy (DOT) treatment LTBI, with limitations use children aged <12 years persons human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (1). identified 3HP those populations, as well self-administration regimen, areas address updated recommendations. 2017,...
Contact tracing is a strategy implemented to minimize the spread of communicable diseases (1,2). Prompt contact tracing, testing, and self-quarantine can reduce transmission SARS-CoV-2, virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3,4). Community engagement important encourage participation in cooperation with SARS-CoV-2 (5). Substantial investments have been made scale up for COVID-19 United States. During June 1-July 12, 2020, incidence cases North Carolina increased 183%, from...
1) To describe homeless persons diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) during the period 1994-2010, and 2) to estimate a TB incidence rate among in United States.TB cases reported National Tuberculosis Surveillance System were analyzed by origin of birth. Incidence rates calculated using US Department Housing Urban Development population estimates. Analysis genotyping results identified clustering as marker for transmission patients.Of 270,948 cases, 16,527 (6%) homeless. The ranged from 36 47 per...
Background: To better understand the sources of foodborne illness, we propose a scheme for categorizing foods implicated in investigations outbreaks diseases. Because nearly 2000 have been reported as causing United States, must be grouped meaningful analyses. Methods: We defined hierarchy 17 mutually exclusive food commodities. following three commodity groups from which all is derived: aquatic animals, land and plants. commodities six eight considered each set ingredients composed one or...
Since 1953, through the cooperation of state and local health departments, U.S. Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) has collected information on incident cases tuberculosis (TB) disease in United States. In 2009, TB case rates declined -11.4%, compared to an average annual -3.8% decline since 2000. The unexpectedly large raised concerns that may have gone unreported. To address unexpected decline, we examined trends from multiple sources treatment initiation, medication sales,...
Even among persons who have completed a course of treatment for their first tuberculosis (TB) episode, patients with history TB are at higher risk having TB.To describe factors from the initial episode associated recurrent and remained free least 12 months.During 1993-2006, US cases stratified by birth origin were examined. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to assess association during recurrence months after completion.Among 632 US-born patients, age 25-44 years (adjusted hazard...
BACKGROUND: Between October 2016 and March 2019, Lynn Community Health Center in Massachusetts implemented a targeted latent TB infection testing treatment (TTT) program, increasing from baseline of 1,200 patients tested to an average 3,531 tested, or 9% the population per year. METHODS: We compared pre-implementation TTT, represented by first two quarters implementation data, 12 data. Time, diagnostic, laboratory resources were estimated using micro-costing. Other cost data obtained...
In 2009, the Tuberculosis (TB) Information Management System transitioned into National TB Surveillance to allow use of 4 different types electronic reporting schemes: state-built, commercial, and 2 schemes developed by Centers for Disease Control Prevention. Simultaneously, form was revised include additional data fields.Describe completeness years 2008-2012 determine impact surveillance changes.Data were categorized subgroups assessed (eg, percentage patients dead at diagnosis who had a...
Recurrent tuberculosis (TB) can result from reactivation of a previous TB episode or reinfection with new Mycobacterium strain. A retrospective analysis all recurrent cases reported in the United States during 1993-2010 was conducted. The proportion remained stable study period (annual range 4.2-5.7%). Compared persons without diagnosis TB, experienced lower treatment completion within 12 months and higher mortality episode. Persons have poorer outcomes, suggesting need for targeted...
Objectives. To examine impacts of racial and ethnic disaggregation on the characterization tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology among American Indian Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons in United States. Methods. Using data reported to National Tuberculosis Surveillance System during 2001 2020, we compared annual age-adjusted TB incidence frequency risk factors 3 AI/AN analytic groups: non-Hispanic alone persons, multiracial/Hispanic all (aggregate first 2 groups). Results. During 2009 (cases per 100...
Elimination of tuberculosis (TB) is defined as reducing TB disease incidence in the United States to less than 1 case per million persons year. In 2022, was 2.5 cases 100,000 persons. CDC's program developed a set national indicators evaluate progress toward elimination through monitoring performance state and city activities. Examining indicator data enables state- city-level programs identify areas for evaluation improvement These also help CDC states cities that might benefit from...
In 2010, foreign-born persons accounted for 60% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases in the United States. Understanding which national groups make up highest proportion TB will assist control programs concentrating limited resources where they can provide greatest impact on preventing transmission disease. The objective our study was to predict through 2020 numbers U.S. among U.S.-born, and from selected countries birth. case counts reported National Tuberculosis Surveillance System 2000–2010...
We examined tuberculosis (TB) infection results for the United States from 2019-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Over this period, 10% of non-US-born persons 7% those >60 years age tested positive TB infection. These provide up-to-date information on among study subpopulations.
Tracking trends in the testing of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) can help measure elimination efforts United States. The objectives this study were to estimate (1) annual number persons tested for LTBI and tests conducted, by type test public, private, military sectors, (2) cost States.We searched biomedical literature published data on private-sector 2013, we used back-calculation public-sector testing. To costs, applied Medicare-allowable reimbursements 2013 type.We estimated an...