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    Travelers with sickle cell disease. 

    Willen, Shaina Marissa; Thornburg, Courtney Dawn; Lantos, Paul (J Travel Med, 2014-09)
    BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disease among persons with African ancestry. This article provides a background to SCD and reviews many important aspects of travel preparation in this population. ...
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    Host gene expression classifiers diagnose acute respiratory illness etiology. 

    Burke, T; Cairns, CB; Carin, Lawrence; Fowler, Vance Garrison Jr; Freeman, DH; Ginsburg, Geoffrey Steven; Glickman, Seth W; ... (24 authors) (Sci Transl Med, 2016-01-20)
    Acute respiratory infections caused by bacterial or viral pathogens are among the most common reasons for seeking medical care. Despite improvements in pathogen-based diagnostics, most patients receive inappropriate antibiotics. ...
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    Differential developmental trajectories of magnetic susceptibility in human brain gray and white matter over the lifespan. 

    Bancroft-Wu, V; Batrachenko, A; De Bellis, MD; Langkammer, C; Li, W; Liu, C; Morey, Rajendra A; ... (11 authors) (Hum Brain Mapp, 2014-06)
    As indicated by several recent studies, magnetic susceptibility of the brain is influenced mainly by myelin in the white matter and by iron deposits in the deep nuclei. Myelination and iron deposition in the brain evolve ...
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    Estimating leptospirosis incidence using hospital-based surveillance and a population-based health care utilization survey in Tanzania. 

    Biggs, HM; Crump, John Andrew; Galloway, RL; Hertz, JT; Marks, Florian; Maro, Venance P; Munishi, Oresto Michael; ... (8 authors) (PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2013)
    BACKGROUND: The incidence of leptospirosis, a neglected zoonotic disease, is uncertain in Tanzania and much of sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in scarce data on which to prioritize resources for public health interventions ...
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    Brucellosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania. 

    Afwamba, IA; Bartlett, John A; Biggs, HM; Bouley, AJ; Cleaveland, S; Crump, John Andrew; Kinabo, GD; ... (11 authors) (Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2012-12)
    Acute and convalescent serum samples were collected from febrile inpatients identified at two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania. Confirmed brucellosis was defined as a positive blood culture or a ≥ 4-fold increase in ...
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    Leptospirosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection among febrile inpatients in northern Tanzania. 

    Biggs, HM; Bui, DM; Crump, John Andrew; Galloway, RL; Maro, Venance P; Morrissey, AB (Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 2013-08)
    BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are prevalent in many areas, including northern Tanzania, yet little is known about their interaction. METHODS: We enrolled febrile inpatients at ...
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    Comparing actual and perceived causes of fever among community members in a low malaria transmission setting in northern Tanzania. 

    Crump, John Andrew; Hertz, JT; Munishi, Oresto Michael; Reddy, Elizabeth A; Sharp, JP (Trop Med Int Health, 2013-11)
    OBJECTIVE: To compare actual and perceived causes of fever in northern Tanzania. METHODS: In a standardised survey, heads of households in 30 wards in Moshi, Tanzania, were asked to identify the most common cause of fever ...
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    Poor Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Disease Serologic Testing in an Area of Low Disease Incidence. 

    Auwaerter, PG; Boggan, Joel; Branda, JA; Chudgar, Saumil; Fowler, Vance Garrison Jr; Lantos, Paul; Nigrovic, LE; ... (9 authors) (Clin Infect Dis, 2015-11-01)
    BACKGROUND: Lyme disease is diagnosed by 2-tiered serologic testing in patients with a compatible clinical illness, but the significance of positive test results in low-prevalence regions has not been investigated. METHODS: ...
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    Chikungunya as a cause of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka. 

    Akoroda, U; Bodinayake, Champica K; Chow, A; Chua, R; Devasiri, V; Gubler, DJ; Hou, Y; ... (14 authors) (PLoS One, 2013)
    BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Sri Lanka in late 2006 after a 40-year hiatus. We sought to identify and characterize acute chikungunya infection (CHIK) in patients presenting with acute undifferentiated ...
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    Leptospirosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania. 

    Bartlett, John A; Biggs, HM; Bui, DM; Crump, John Andrew; Galloway, RL; Kinabo, GD; Maro, Venance P; ... (12 authors) (Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2011-08)
    We enrolled consecutive febrile admissions to two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania. Confirmed leptospirosis was defined as a ≥ 4-fold increase in microscopic agglutination test (MAT) titer; probable leptospirosis as reciprocal ...
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