- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Vancouver Island University
2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011-2020
National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention
2011-2020
The Centers
2015
Ministério da Saúde
2015
The estimated number of new HIV infections in the United States reflects leading edge epidemic. Previously, CDC incidence 2006 as 56,300 (95% CI: 48,200-64,500). We updated estimate and calculated for 2007-2009 using improved methodology.We surveillance data from 16 states 2 cities a modification our previously described stratified extrapolation method based on sample survey approach with multiple imputation, stratification, to account missing heterogeneity testing behavior among population...
The best indicator of the impact human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention programs is incidence infection; however, HIV a chronic infection and diagnoses may include infections that occurred years before diagnosis. Alternative methods to estimate use diagnoses, stage disease, laboratory assays recency. Using consistent, accurate method would allow for timely interpretation trends.The objective our study was assess recent progress toward reducing in United States overall among selected...
HIV testing efforts increased in recent years to reduce the percentage of persons with unaware their infection and detect early. An analysis CD4 data from national surveillance indicates that diagnosis delays decreased during 2003–2011; on average, diagnosed 2011 had been infected 5.6 before compared 7.0 among those 2003. Diagnosis were longer females, blacks, Hispanics/Latinos, older persons, but shorter men who have sex men, counterparts. Continued implement routine can help delays.
Contamination of Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, by human norovirus (HuNoV) is a major constraint to sustainable shellfish farming in coastal waters the Northeast Pacific. HuNoV not marine virus and must originate from source. A barrier effective management paucity data regarding dispersal environment. The main objective this study was identify spatial distribution persistence an active region Market-size C. gigas were sequentially deployed for two-week intervals at 12 sites during 2020...
Background HIV prevalence in Mozambique (12.6%) is one of the highest world, yet ~40% people living with (PLHIV) do not know their status. Strategies to increase testing uptake and diagnosis among PLHIV are urgently needed. Home-based services (HBHTS) have been evaluated primarily as a 1-time campaign strategy. Little known about potential repeating HBHTS diagnose infection persons who never tested (NTs), nor factors/reasons associated generalized epidemic setting. Methods During 2014–2017,...