2016
Modeling risk of occupational zoonotic influenza infection in swine workers
Paccha B, Jones RM, Gibbs S, Kane MJ, Torremorell M, Neira-Ramirez V, Rabinowitz PM. Modeling risk of occupational zoonotic influenza infection in swine workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Hygiene 2016, 13: 577-587. PMID: 26950677, DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2016.1159688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of infectionZoonotic influenza infectionSwine workersInfluenza infectionInfluenza strainsN95 respiratorsInfectivity of IAVNovel influenza strainsOutbreak of influenzaTransmission of influenzaLow-dose exposureHuman health care settingsHealth care settingsUse of respiratorsPrevious infectionPolymerase chain reactionIAV exposureCare settingsPandemic potentialPreventive programsPartial immunityZoonotic infectionInfectionZoonotic transmissionExposure of workers
2015
Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review
Costa F, Hagan JE, Calcagno J, Kane M, Torgerson P, Martinez-Silveira MS, Stein C, Abela-Ridder B, Ko AI. Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003898. PMID: 26379143, PMCID: PMC4574773, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase fatality ratioDisease morbidityFatality ratioSystematic reviewMortality of leptospirosisPulmonary hemorrhage syndromeBurden of leptospirosisLife-threatening diseaseDiverse epidemiological settingsResource-poor countriesNumber of deathsHigh morbidityGlobal morbidityGBD regionsGlobal burdenMorbidityZoonotic causesHaemorrhagic feverMortality studyUrban slum dwellersImportant causeDisease statusEpidemiological settingsDisease incidenceWHO regions