Augustina Delaney
A5054073298- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019-2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2025
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
2019-2022
Eagle Mount
2020-2022
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
2022
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2019
Triangle
2019
Indianapolis Zoo
2019
Kentucky Science Center
2019
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2019
Studies suggest that pregnant women might be at increased risk for severe illness associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1,2). This report provides updated information about symptomatic of reproductive age (15-44 years) laboratory-confirmed infection SARS-CoV-2, the virus causes COVID-19. During January 22-October 3, CDC received reports through national COVID-19 case surveillance or National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) 1,300,938 aged 15-44 years laboratory...
Pregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at increased risk for severe illness and might be preterm birth (1-3). The full impact of infection SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in pregnancy is unknown. Public health jurisdictions report information, including status, on confirmed probable COVID-19 cases to CDC through National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.* Through Emerging Threats Mothers Babies Network (SET-NET), 16 collected supplementary information...
CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state local health departments, public clinical partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of lung injury associated with use electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, products. In late August, CDC released recommendations for care providers regarding e-cigarette, product (EVALI) based on limited data from first reported cases (1,2). This report summarizes national surveillance describing features more recently interim these U.S. caring...
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also called vapes, e-hookas, vape pens, tank systems, mods, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), are devices that produce an aerosol by heating a liquid typically containing nicotine, flavorings, other additives; users inhale this into their lungs (1). E-cigarettes can be used to deliver tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive component of cannabis Use e-cigarettes is commonly vaping. Lung injury associated with e-cigarette...
CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, state local health departments, other public clinical stakeholders are investigating a national outbreak of electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) (1). As October 22, 2019, 49 states, District Columbia (DC), U.S. Virgin Islands have reported 1,604 cases EVALI to including 34 (2.1%) EVALI-associated deaths in 24 states. Based on data collected as 15, this report updates patient characteristics substances...
Repeating the BinaxNOW antigen test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 using groups of readers within 30 minutes resulted in high concordance (98.9%) 2110 encounters. Same-day repeat testing did not significantly improve sensitivity (77.2% to 81.4%) while specificity remained (99.6%).
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects of the brain and eyes, including intracranial calcifications, cerebral or cortical atrophy, chorioretinal abnormalities, optic nerve abnormalities (1,2). The frequency these Zika-associated eye defects, based on data from U.S. Pregnancy Infant Registry (USZPIR), has been previously reported in aggregate (3,4). This report describes individual among infants pregnancies with laboratory evidence confirmed possible infection....
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects, including microcephaly and brain abnormalities (1). Population-based defects surveillance systems are critical to monitor all infants fetuses with potentially related infection, regardless of known exposure or laboratory evidence pregnancy. CDC analyzed data from 15 U.S. jurisdictions conducting population-based for infection.* Jurisdictions were stratified into the following three groups: those 1) documented local...
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause serious brain abnormalities, but the full range of adverse outcomes is unknown (1). To better understand impact birth defects resulting from infection, CDC surveillance case definition established in 2016 for potentially related to infection* (2) was retrospectively applied population-based data collected 2013-2014 three areas before introduction (the pre-Zika years) into World Health Organization's Region Americas (Americas) (3). These data,...
Adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) cause significant infant morbidity and mortality in resource-limited settings. Many of the maternal risk factors associated with ABOs can be prevented. We present prevalence, trends, selected from a hospital-based defects surveillance program Kampala, Uganda. analyzed data for all mothers singleton deliveries collected four urban hospitals between 2015 2022. Prevalence preterm [PTB], low weight [LBW], small gestational age [SGA], stillbirth [SB] HIV...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold>Uganda is consistently one of the highest burden countries for mother-to-child transmission HIV (MTCT). This study assessed Uganda’s progress toward elimination MTCT and factors associated with MTCT. <bold>Methods:</bold>Mother-infant pairs (MIP) were recruited at immunization clinics randomly sampled public private health facilities in Uganda during 2017-2019. Using a multistage sampling method, national representative sample MIP aged 4-12...
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause congenital brain and eye abnormalities is associated with neurodevelopmental (1-3). In areas of the United States that experienced local transmission, prevalence birth defects potentially related to increased in second half 2016 compared first (4). To update previous report, CDC analyzed population-based surveillance data from 22 states territories estimate infection, regardless laboratory evidence or exposure virus, among pregnancies completed...
Performance characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests among children are limited despite the need for point-of-care testing in school and childcare settings. We describe seeking at a community site compare test performance to real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) viral culture.Two anterior nasal specimens were self-collected BinaxNOW RT-PCR testing, along with demographics, symptoms, exposure information from individuals ≥5 years site. Viral culture was...
Abstract Repeating the BinaxNOW antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 by two groups of readers within 30 minutes resulted in high concordance (98.9%) 2,110 encounters. sensitivity was 77.2% (258/334) compared to real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. testing on same day did not significantly improve while specificity remained high.
Abstract Background Antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 offer advantages over nucleic acid amplification (NAATs, such as RT-PCR), including lower cost and rapid return of results, but show reduced sensitivity. Public health organizations recommend different strategies utilizing NAATs antigen tests. We sought to create a framework the quantitative comparison these recommended based on their expected performance. Methods utilized decision analysis approach simulate outcomes six testing algorithms...
Health Care Autonomy of Women Living with HIV policy discussions have focused on a potential link between dolutegravir-based treatment in pregnant women and neural-tube defects infants, ...
Abstract Background The US Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry (USZPIR) monitors infants born to mothers with confirmed or possible virus infection during pregnancy. surveillance case definition for Zika‐associated birth defects includes microcephaly based on head circumference (HC). Methods We assessed follow‐up data from HC measurements <3rd percentile birthweight ≥10th determine misclassification of microcephaly. developed a schema informed by literature review expert opinion identify...
Abstract During the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Zika Virus Response, birth defects surveillance programs adapted to monitor potentially related virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy. Pregnancy outcomes occurring January 2016 June 2017 in 22 U.S. states territories were used estimate prevalence of those brain eye ZIKV. Jurisdictions divided into three groups: areas with widespread ZIKV transmission, limited local without transmission. Prevalence estimates selected...
Abstract Background Congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) is a term used to describe the pattern of anomalies in infants due congenital virus (ZIKV) infection. To date, published reports with these have been primarily small case series most severely affected and attempts determine CZS phenotype based on those reports. Lack standard definition has led inconsistencies term’s use literature uncertainty about full spectrum anomalies, limiting application for diagnostic surveillance purposes. Cluster...
Abstract Introduction Public health responses often lack the infrastructure to capture impact of public emergencies on pregnant women and infants, with limited mechanisms for linking their infants nationally monitor long-term effects. In 2019, Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC), in close collaboration state, local, territorial departments, began a five-year initiative establish population-based mother-baby linked longitudinal surveillance, Surveillance Emerging Threats Mothers Babies...
Abstract During the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Zika Virus Response, birth defects surveillance programs adapted to monitor potentially related virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy. Pregnancy outcomes occurring January 2016-June 2017 in 22 U.S. states territories were used estimate prevalence of those brain eye ZIKV. Jurisdictions divided into three groups: areas with widespread ZIKV transmission, limited local without transmission. Prevalence estimates selected...