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NCEZID

Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch


The lead coordination and response unit for domestic and global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related disease, including 11 pathogens, in CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.

A Domestic and Global Vision and Mission

With its many uses for drinking, recreation, sanitation, hygiene, and industry, water is our most precious global resource. Access to clean and safe water, adequate sanitation, and improved hygiene are critical to sustaining human health and life. Although water is essential for life, it also causes injuries and can spread illness when it is contaminated by disease-causing organisms. CDC’s Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch (WDPB) was created in 2010 to be the lead coordination and response unit in the Center for preventing domestic and global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related disease.

Spotlight: Our Water Work

innovation 2014

Read about a novel new technique for preserving test samples [PDF – 3 pages] in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Innovative Technologies pamphlet.

NCEZID Accomplishments 2013: Protecting people from brain-eating ameba (page 2)

Read about protecting people from brain-eating ameba (page 2) and innovating solutions for sanitation in Kenya (page 4) [PDF – 4 pages] in National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases: Accomplishments 2013.

Vision

A world where everyone has access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and basic hygiene practices.

Mission

To maximize the health, productivity, and well-being of people in the United States and around the globe through improved and sustained access to safe water for drinking, recreation, and other uses, adequate sanitation, and basic hygiene practices.

Integrated Focus Areas

The branch addresses our mission in the U.S. and abroad by developing partnerships, providing technical and emergency assistance, monitoring and evaluating new interventions and ongoing programs, building laboratory expertise and capacity, and conducting applied research to support activities and programs. As part of our WASH-related mission, we are also the lead CDC group for specific diseases that include amebiasis, cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, cholera (non-laboratory), shigellosis (non-laboratory), and infections caused by Cronobacter (non-laboratory), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC; non-laboratory), and the free-living amebae Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia, Naegleria, and Sappinia.

To accomplish our mission, our teams:

Photo: Two kids in pool
  • Track waterborne disease nationally
  • Investigate the causes and sources of waterborne disease and outbreaks
  • Identify the risk factors for infection
  • Develop improved laboratory detection and sampling methods
  • Develop new ways to remove or inactivate pathogens
  • Assess new prevention ideas
  • Promote improved public health through communication and education
  • Develop WASH-related guidance and policy

WDPB mission-related work includes domestic and global outbreak investigations, including cholera, typhoid fever, giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, amebiasis, and the free-living amebae (Naegleria, Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia).

Photo: Haitian girl with water bucket on head

WDPB also works globally on evaluating and promoting CDC’s Safe Water System, documenting the health and developmental benefits of handwashing, integrating safe water and hygiene into school and healthcare settings, integrating WASH into neglected tropical disease programs, providing epidemiologic support for the global Guinea Worm Eradication Program, and building capacity within ministries of health for epidemic cholera and typhoid response. In the United States, WDPB focuses on public health issues related to drinking and recreational (e.g., swimming pools) water. WDPB operates multiple national waterborne disease and outbreak surveillance systems; provides diagnostic services and clinical consults, particularly for infections by the free-living amebae; is developing estimates of the burden of domestic waterborne disease; works on water-related issues impacted by climate change; and promotes disease prevention and control through health communications and policy development.  Top of Page

Core Work Strategies

Photo: Older Lady Drinking Water from Glass

As critical components of any mission to assure healthy lives, WASH expertise is supported by many groups at CDC. The Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch works with groups across CDC on global and domestic WASH-related issues bridging infectious and chronic diseases, global health, environmental health, emergency response, injury prevention, and worker safety. For information on other groups working on water-related health issues, visit the CDC at Work page of the Healthy Water website.

Our core work strategies for achieving mission success are to:

  • Build a strong team
  • Deliver the best administrative and mission support
  • Use a multidisciplinary approach to yield the best science
  • Develop strategic internal and external partnerships
  • Photo: China school students washing hands
  • Maximize effectiveness and productivity from taxpayer investment
  • Provide superior technical support and capacity building expertise to partners
  • Train and educate new waterborne disease prevention experts
  • Translate science into prevention

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Organization & Teams

Branch Chief: Vincent Hill, PhD, MS, PE (Acting)

Teams

Our branch is organized into four teams:

Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch Activities


Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch Highlights


Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch Websites

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Publications

2014 Publications

  1. Adamu H, Petros B, Zhang G, Kassa H, Amer S, Ye J, Feng Y, Xiao L. Distribution and clinical manifestations of Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in HIV/AIDS patients in Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8(4):e2831.
  2. Alexander KT, Oduor C, Nyothach E, Laserson KF, Amek N, Eleveld A, Mason L, Rheingans R, Beynon C, Mohammed A, Ombok M, Obor D, Odhiambo F, Quick R, Phillips-Howard PA. Water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in Kenyan rural schools: Are schools meeting the needs of menstruating girls? Water-Sui. 2014;6(5):1453-66.
  3. Amer S, Abd El Wahab T, Metwaly A, Ye JB, Roellig D, Feng YY, Xiao LH. Preliminary molecular characterizations of Sarcoptes scaibiei (Acari: Sarcoptidae) from farm animals in Egypt. Plos One. 2014;9(4):e94705.
  4. Arnold BF, Priest JW, Hamlin KL, Moss DM, Colford JM, Jr., Lammie PJ. Serological measures of malaria transmission in Haiti: comparison of longitudinal and cross-sectional methods. PLoS One. 2014;9(4):e93684.
  5. Ayinmode AB, Zhang H, Dada-Adegbola HO, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium hominis subtypes and genotypes in HIV-infected persons in Ibadan, Nigeria. Zoonoses Public Health. 2014;61(4):297-303.
  6. Blum LS, Dentz H, Chingoli F, Chilima B, Warne T, Lee C, Hyde T, Gindler J, Sejvar J, Mintz ED. Formative investigation of acceptability of typhoid vaccine during a typhoid fever outbreak in Neno District, Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg.  2014;91(4):729-37.
  7. Brett ME, Respicio-Kingry LB, Yendell S, Ratard R, Hand J, Balsamo G, Scott-Waldron C, O’Neal C, Kidwell D, Yockey B, Singh P, Carpenter J, Hill V, Petersen JM, Mead P. Outbreak of Francisella novicida bacteremia among inmates at a Louisiana correctional facility. Clin Infect Dis. 2014;59(6):826-33.
  8. Capewell L HA, Yoder JS, Cope JR, Eddy BA, Roy SL, Visvesvara GS, Fox L, Beach MJ. Diagnoses, clinical course and treatment of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in the United States, 1937-2013. J Pediatric Infectious Disease Society. 2014:Epub 1-8.
  9. Collier SA, Gronostaj MP, MacGurn AK, Cope JR, Awsumb KL, Yoder JS, Beach MJ. Estimated burden of keratitis – United States, 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(45):1027-30.
  10. Corstjens PL, de Dood CJ, Priest JW, Tanke HJ, Handali S, Cysticercosis Working Group in P. Feasibility of a lateral flow test for neurocysticercosis using novel up-converting nanomaterials and a lightweight strip analyzer. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8(7):e2944.
  11. Derby KS, Lucien MA, Leshem E, Steenland MW, Juin S, Joseph GA, Katz MA. Hospitalizations and deaths caused by diarrhea in children five years old and younger at four hospitals in Haiti, 2010-2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;90(2):291-3.
  12. Domjahn BT, Hlavsa MC, Anderson B, Schulkin J, Leon J, Jones JL. A survey of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists’ clinical and epidemiological knowledge of cryptosporidiosis in pregnancy. Zoonoses Public Health. 2014;61(5):356-63.
  13. Feinman SJ, Ryan PB, Toth B, Honey WA,  Gargano JW. Primary drinking source and acute gastrointestinal illness – New Mexico, 2007.[PDF – 12 pages] Water Qual Expo Health. DOI: 10.1007/s12403-014-0148-0.
  14. Feng Y, Tiao N, Li N, Hlavsa M, Xiao L. Multilocus sequence typing of an emerging Cryptosporidium hominis subtype in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2014;52(2):524-30.
  15. Forrester JD, Hunter JC, Pillai SK, Arwady MA, Ayscue P, Matanock A, Monroe B, Schafer IJ, Nyenswah TG, De Cock KM. Cluster of Ebola cases among Liberian and U.S. Health care workers in an Ebola treatment unit and adjacent hospital – Liberia, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(41):925-9.
  16. Forrester JD, Pillai SK, Beer KD, Neatherlin J, Massaquoi M, Nyenswah TG, Montgomery JM, Cock KD. Assessment of Ebola virus disease, health care infrastructure, and preparedness – four counties, southeastern Liberia, August 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(40):891-3.
  17. Gicquelais RE, Morris JF, Matthews S, Gladden L, Safi H, Grayson C, Slayton RB, Newton AE, Bordonaro R, Wheeler JG, Smith N, Bosch SA, Haselow DT, Arkansas Department of Health. Multiple-serotype salmonella outbreaks in two state prisons – Arkansas,  August 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(8):169-73.
  18. Gomez-Puerta LA, Lopez-Urbina MT, Alarcon V, Cama V, Gonzalez AE, Xiao L. Occurrence of Giardia duodenalis assemblages in alpacas in the Andean region. Parasitol Int. 2014;63(1):31-4.
  19. Guo Y, Alderisio KA, Yang W, Cama V, Feng Y, Xiao L. Host specificity and source of Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in a drinking source watershed. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014;80(1):218-25.
  20. Gupte AA, Hocevar SN, Lea AS, Kulkarni RD, Schain DC, Casey MJ, Zendejas-Ruiz IR, Chung WK, Mbaeyi C, Roy SL, Visvesvara GS, da Silva AJ, Tallaj J, Eckhoff D, Baddley JW. Transmission of Balamuthia mandrillaris through solid organ transplantation: Utility of organ recipient serology to guide clinical management. Amer J Transplantation. 2014;14(6):1417-24.
  21. Hazen TH, Humphrys MS, Ochieng JB, Parsons M, Bopp CA, O’Reilly CE, Mintz E, Rasko DA. Draft genome sequences of nine enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains from Kenya. [PDF – 2 pages] Genome Announcements. 2014;2(3).
  22. Heiman KE, Karlsson M, Grass J, Howie B, Kirkcaldy RD, Mahon B, Brooks JT, Bowen A.  Notes from the field: Shigella with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin among men who have sex with men – United States, 2002-2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(6):132-3.
  23. Hilborn ED, Roberts VA, Backer L, Deconno E, Egan JS, Hyde JB, Nicholas DC, Wiegert EJ, Billing LM, Diorio M, Mohr MC, Hardy JF, Wade TJ, Yoder JS, Hlavsa MC.  Algal bloom-associated disease outbreaks among users of freshwater lakes–United States, 2009-2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(1):11-5.
  24. Hlavsa MC, Roberts VA, Kahler AM, Hilborn ED, Wade TJ, Backer LC, Yoder JS.  Recreational water-associated disease outbreaks–United States, 2009-2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(1):6-10.
  25. Hlavsa MC, Robinson TJ, Collier SA, Beach MJ.  Pool chemical-associated health events in public and residential settings – United States, 2003-2012, and Minnesota, 2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(19):427-30.
  26. Hopkins DR, Ruiz-Tiben E, Eberhard ML, Roy SL. Progress toward global eradication of dracunculiasis – January 2013-June 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(46):1050-4.
  27. Hu Y, Feng Y, Huang C, Xiao L. Occurrence, source, and human infection potential of Cryptosporidium and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in drinking source water in Shanghai, China, during a pig carcass disposal incident. Environ Sci Technol. 2014;48:14219-27.
  28. Imanishi M, Anderson TC, Routh J, Brown C, Conidi G, Glenn L, Reddy V, Waechter H, Malavet M, Nyaku M, Bohm S, Bidol S, Arends K, Saupe A, Higa J, Nguyen TA, Pringle J, Behravesh CB, Bosch S. Salmonellosis and meat purchased at live-bird and animal-slaughter markets, United States, 2007-2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(1):167-9.
  29. Imanishi M, Kweza P, Slayton RB, Urayai T, Ziro O, Mushayi W, Chizororo M, Kuonza L, Ayers T, Freeman M, Govore E, Duri C, Chonzi P, Zinyowera S, Manangazira P, Kilmarx PH, Mintz E, Lantagne D, The Zimbabwe Typhoid Fever Outbreak Working G. Household water treatment uptake during a public health response to a large typhoid fever outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;90(5):945-54.
  30. Imanishi M, Newton AE, Vieira AR, Gonzalez-Aviles G, Kendall Scott ME, Manikonda K, Maxwell TN, Halpin JL, Freeman MM, Medalla F, Ayers TL, Derado G, Mahon BE, Mintz ED. Typhoid fever acquired in the United States, 1999-2010: Epidemiology, microbiology, and use of a space-time scan statistic for outbreak detection. Epidemiol Infect. 2014:1-12.
  31. Inpankaew T, Jiyipong T, Wongpanit K, Pinyopanuwat N, Chimnoi W, Kengradomkij C, Xuan X, Igarashi I, Xiao L, Jittapalapong S. Molecular detection of Cryptosporidium spp. infections in water buffaloes from northeast Thailand. Trop Anim Health Prod. 2014;46(2):487-90.
  32. Jackson BR, Kucerova Z, Roy SL, Aguirre G, Weiss J, Sriram R, Yoder J, Foelber R, Baty S, Derado G, Stramer SL, Winkelman V, Visvesvara GS. Serologic survey for exposure following fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection. Parasitol Res. 2014;113(4):1305-11.
  33. Jackson BR, Zegarra JA, Lopez-Gatell H, Sejvar J, Arzate F, Waterman S, Nunez AS, Lopez B, Weiss J, Cruz RQ, Murrieta DY, Luna-Gierke R, Heiman K, Vieira AR, Fitzgerald C, Kwan P, Zarate-Bermudez M, Talkington D, Hill VR, Mahon B, Team GBSOI. Binational outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection, Mexico and USA, 2011. Epidemiol Infect. 2014;142(5):1089-99.
  34. Jothikumar N, Kahler A, Strockbine N, Gladney L, Hill VR. Draft genome sequence of Buttiauxella agrestis, isolated from surface water. [PDF – 1 page] Genome announcements. 2014;2(5).
  35. Jothikumar P, Narayanan J, Hill VR. Visual endpoint detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 using isothermal Genome Exponential Amplification Reaction (GEAR) assay and malachite green. J Microbiol Methods. 2014;98:122-7.
  36. Karim MR, Dong H, Yu F, Jian F, Zhang L, Wang R, Zhang S, Rume FI, Ning C, Xiao L. Genetic diversity in Enterocytozoon bieneusi isolates from dogs and cats in China: host specificity and public health implications. J Clin Microbiol. 2014;52(9):3297-302.
  37. Karim MR, Wang R, Dong H, Zhang L, Li J, Zhang S, Rume FI, Qi M, Jian F, Sun M, Yang G, Zou F, Ning C, Xiao L. Genetic polymorphism and zoonotic potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from nonhuman primates in China. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014;80(6):1893-8.
  38. Karim MR, Wang R, He X, Zhang L, Li J, Rume FI, Dong H, Qi M, Jian F, Zhang S, Sun M, Yang G, Zou F, Ning C, Xiao L. Multilocus sequence typing of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in nonhuman primates in China. Vet Parasitol. 2014;200(1-2):13-23.
  39. Karim MR, Zhang S, Jian F, Li J, Zhou C, Zhang L, Sun M, Yang G, Zou F, Dong H, Li J, Rume FI, Qi M, Wang R, Ning C, Xiao L. Multilocus typing of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis from non-human primates in China. Int J Parasitol. 2014;44(13):1039-47.
  40. Katz LS, Turnsek M, Kahler A, Hill VR, Boyd EF, Tarr CL. Draft genome sequence of environmental Vibrio cholerae 2012EL-1759 with similarities to the V. cholerae O1 classical biotype. Genome Announcements. 2014;2(4).
  41. Lantagne D, Person B, Smith N, Mayer A, Preston K, Blanton E, Jellison K. Emergency water treatment with bleach in the United States: the need to revise EPA recommendations. Environ Sci Technol. 2014;48(9):5093-100.
  42. Li N, Xiao L, Alderisio K, Elwin K, Cebelinski E, Chalmers R, Santin M, Fayer R, Kvac M, Ryan U, Sak B, Stanko M, Guo Y, Wang L, Zhang L, Cai J, Roellig D, Feng Y. Subtyping Cryptosporidium ubiquitum, a zoonotic pathogen emerging in humans. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(2):217-24.
  43. Li W, Diao R, Yang J, Xiao L, Lu Y, Li Y, Song M. High diversity of human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in swine in northeast China. Parasitol Res. 2014;113(3):1147-53.
  44. Li W, Li Y, Li W, Yang J, Song M, Diao R, Jia H, Lu Y, Zheng J, Zhang X, Xiao L. Genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in livestock in China: high prevalence and zoonotic potential. PLoS One. 2014;9(5):e97623.
  45. Li W, Tao W, Jiang Y, Diao R, Yang J, Xiao L. Genotypic distribution and phylogenetic characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in diarrheic chickens and pigs in multiple cities, China: potential zoonotic transmission. PLoS One. 2014;9(9):e108279.
  46. Livio S, Strockbine NA, Panchalingam S, Tennant SM, Barry EM, Marohn ME, Antonio M, Hossain A, Mandomando I, Ochieng JB, Oundo JO, Qureshi S, Ramamurthy T, Tamboura B, Adegbola RA, Hossain MJ, Saha D, Sen S, Faruque AS, Alonso PL, Breiman RF, Zaidi AK, Sur D, Sow SO, Berkeley LY, O’Reilly CE, Mintz ED, Biswas K, Cohen D, Farag TH, Nasrin D, Wu Y, Blackwelder WC, Kotloff KL, Nataro JP, Levine MM. Shigella isolates from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study inform vaccine development. Clin Infect Dis. 2014;59(7):933-41.
  47. Lobo ML, Augusto J, Antunes F, Ceita J, Xiao L, Codices V, Matos O. Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, Enterocytozoon bieneusi and other intestinal parasites in young children in Lobata province, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. PLoS One. 2014;9(5):e97708.
  48. Loharikar A, Newton AE, Stroika S, Freeman M, Greene KD, Parsons MB, Bopp C, Talkington D, Mintz ED, Mahon BE. Cholera in the United States, 2001-2011: A reflection of patterns of global epidemiology and travel. Epidemiol Infect. 2014:1-9.
  49. Ma J, Cai J, Ma J, Feng Y, Xiao L. Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in yaks (Bos grunniens) and their public health potential. J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2014.
  50. Ma J, Cai J, Ma J, Feng Y, Xiao L. Occurrence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in yaks (Bos grunniens) in China. Vet Parasitol. 2014;202(3-4):113-8.
  51. Mahon BE, Newton AE, Mintz ED. Effectiveness of typhoid vaccination in US travelers. Vaccine. 2014;32(29):3577-9.
  52. Matanock A, Arwady MA, Ayscue P, Forrester JD, Gaddis B, Hunter JC, Monroe B, Pillai SK, Reed C, Schafer IJ, Massaquoi M, Dahn B, De Cock KM. Ebola virus disease cases among health care workers not working in Ebola Treatment Units – Liberia, June-August, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(46):1077-81.
  53. Moss DM P, JW, Hamlin K, Derado, G,  Herbein J, Petri WA Jr, Lammie, PJ. Longitudinal evaluation of enteric protozoa in Haitian children by stool exam and multiplex serologic assay. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;90(4):653-60.
  54. Murphy JL, Haas CN, Arrowood MJ, Hlavsa MC, Beach MJ, Hill VR. Efficacy of chlorine dioxide tablets on inactivation of Cryptosporidium oocysts. Environ Sci Technol. 2014;48(10):5849-56.
  55. Nguyen VD, Sreenivasan N, Lam E, Ayers T, Kargbo D, Dafae F, Jambai A, Alemu W, Kamara A, Islam MS, Stroika S, Bopp C, Quick R, Mintz ED, Brunkard JM. Cholera epidemic associated with consumption of unsafe drinking water and street-vended water–Eastern Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;90(3):518-23.
  56. Njuguna HN, Cosmas L, Williamson J, Nyachieo D, Olack B, Ochieng JB, Wamola N, Oundo JO, Feikin DR, Mintz ED, Breiman RF. Correction: Use of population-based surveillance to define the high incidence of shigellosis in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya. PLoS One. 2014;9(8):e105031.
  57. Nygren BL, Blackstock AJ, Mintz ED. Cholera at the crossroads: The association between endemic cholera and national access to improved water sources and sanitation. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;91(5):1023-8.
  58. O’Reilly CE, Taylor EV, Ayers T, Fantu R, Abayneh SA, Marston B, Molla YB, Sewnet T, Abebe F, Hoekstra RM, Quick R. Improved health among people living with HIV/AIDS who received packages of proven preventive health interventions, Amhara, Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2014;9(9):e107662.
  59. Patrick ME, Mahon BE, Greene SA, Rounds J, Cronquist A, Wymore K, Boothe E, Lathrop S, Palmer A, Bowen A. Incidence of Cronobacter spp. infections, United States, 2003-2009. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20 (9):1520-3.
  60. Pillai SK, Nyenswah T, Rouse E, Arwady MA, Forrester JD, Hunter JC, Matanock A, Ayscue P, Monroe B, Schafer IJ, Poblano L, Neatherlin J, Montgomery JM, De Cock KM. Developing an incident management system to support Ebola response – Liberia, July-August 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(41):930-3.
  61. Qi M, Huang L, Wang R, Xiao L, Xu L, Li J, Zhang L. Natural infection of Cryptosporidium muris in ostriches (Struthio camelus). Vet Parasitol. 2014;205:518-22.
  62. Ross J, Roy SL, Mathers WD, Ritterband DC, Yoder JS, Ayers T, Shah RD, Samper ME, Shih CY, Schmitz A, Brown AC. Clinical characteristics of Acanthamoeba keratitis infections in 28 states, 2008 to 2011. Cornea. 2014;33(2):161-8.
  63. Roy SL, Metzger R, Chen JG, Laham FR, Martin M, Kipper SW, Smith LE, Lyon GM, Haffner J, Ross JE, Rye AK, Johnson W, Bodager D, Friedman M, Walsh DJ, Collins C, Inman B, Davis BJ, Robinson T, Paddock C, Zaki SR, Kuehnert M, DaSilva A, Qvarnstrom Y, Sriram R, Visvesvara GS. Risk for transmission of Naegleria fowleri from solid organ transplantation. Amer J Transplantation. 2014;14(1):163-71.
  64. Ryan U, Fayer R, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: current understanding and research needs. Parasitol. 2014;141(13):1667-85.
  65. Ryan U, Xiao L. Taxonomy and molecular taxonomy. In: “Cryptosporidium: Parasite and Disease” by Caccio SM and Widmer G. (eds). Springer. 2014;3-41.
  66. Scobie HM, Nilles E, Kama M, Kool JL, Mintz E, Wannemuehler KA, Hyde TB, Dawainavesi A, Singh S, Korovou S, Jenkins K, Date K. Impact of a targeted typhoid vaccination campaign following Cyclone Tomas, Republic of Fiji, 2010. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;90(6):1031-8.
  67. Sivapalasingam S, Rajasingham A, Macy JT, Friedman CR, Hoekstra RM, Ayers T, Gold B, Quick RE. Recurrence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Bolivian children and adults after a population-based “Screen and Treat” strategy. Helicobacter. 2014;19(5):343-8.
  68. Sreenivasan N, Gotestrand SA, Ombeki S, Oluoch G, Fischer TK, Quick R. Evaluation of the impact of a simple hand-washing and water-treatment intervention in rural health facilities on hygiene knowledge and reported behaviours of health workers and their clients, Nyanza Province, Kenya, 2008. Epidemiol Infect. 2014:1-8.
  69. Valenzuela O, Gonzalez-Diaz M, Garibay-Escobar A, Burgara-Estrella A, Cano M, Durazo M, Bernal RM, Hernandez J, Xiao L. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in children from Mexico. PLoS One. 2014;9(4):e96128.
  70. Walters MS, Routh J, Mikoleit M, Kadivane S, Ouma C, Mubiru D, Mbusa B, Murangi A, Ejoku E, Rwantangle A, Kule U, Lule J, Garrett N, Halpin J, Maxwell N, Kagirita A, Mulabya F, Makumbi I, Freeman M, Joyce K, Hill V, Downing R, Mintz E. Shifts in geographic distribution and antimicrobial resistance during a prolonged typhoid fever outbreak – Bundibugyo and Kasese Districts, Uganda, 2009-2011. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8(3):e2726.
  71. Wang R, Zhang L, Axen C, Bjorkman C, Jian F, Amer S, Liu A, Feng Y, Li G, Lv C, Zhao Z, Qi M, Dong H, Wang H, Sun Y, Ning C, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium parvum IId family: clonal population and dispersal from Western Asia to other geographical regions. Scientific Reports. 2014;4:4208.
  72. Wang Y, Yang W, Cama V, Wang L, Cabrera L, Ortega Y, Bern C, Feng Y, Gilman R, Xiao L. Population genetics of Cryptosporidium meleagridis in humans and birds: Evidence for cross-species transmission. Int J Parasitol. 2014;44(8):515-21.
  73. Xiao L. Feng Y. Cryptosporidium. In: “Manual of Security Sensitive Microbes and Toxins” by Liu D. (ed), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2014;427-39.
  74. Yard EE, Murphy MW, Schneeberger C, Narayanan J, Hoo E, Freiman A, Lewis LS, Hill VR. Microbial and chemical contamination during and after flooding in the Ohio River-Kentucky, 2011. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2014;49(11):1236-43.
  75. Ye J, Xiao L, Li J, Huang W, Amer SE, Guo Y, Roellig D, Feng Y. Occurrence of human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium genotypes in laboratory macaques in Guangxi, China. Parasitol Int. 2014;63(1):132-7.

2013 Publications

  1. Abrams JY, Copeland JR, Tauxe RV, Date KA, Belay ED, Mody RK, Mintz ED. Real-time modelling used for outbreak management during a cholera epidemic, Haiti, 2010-2011. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Aug 31:1-10.
  2. Akinbo FO, Okaka CE, Omoregie R, Dearen T, Leon ET, Xiao L. Molecular epidemiologic characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in HIV-infected persons in Benin City, Nigeria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Mar;86(3):441-5.
  3. Amburgey JE, Walsh KJ, Fielding RR, Arrowood MJ. Removal of Cryptosporidium and polystyrene microspheres from swimming pool water with sand, cartridge, and precoat filters. J Water Health. 2012 Mar;10(1):31-42.
  4. Amer S, Zidan S, Feng Y, Adamu H, Li N, Xiao L. Identity and public health potential of Cryptosporidium spp. in water buffalo calves in Egypt. Vet Parasitol. 2013 Jan 16;191(1-2):123-7.
  5. Ayinmode AB, Fagbemi BO, Xiao L. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in children in Oyo State, Nigeria: implications for infection sources. Parasitol Res. 2012 Jan;110(1):479-81.
  6. Behrens-Muller B, Conway J, Yoder J, Conover CS. Investigation and control of an outbreak of Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Feb;33(2):180-4.
  7. Ben Ayed L, Yang W, Widmer G, Cama V, Ortega Y, Xiao L. Survey and genetic characterization of wastewater in Tunisia for Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Cyclospora cayetanensis and Eimeria spp. J Water Health. 2012 Sep;10(3):431-44.
  8. Bowen A, Agboatwalla M, Luby S, Tobery T, Ayers T, Hoekstra RM. Association between intensive handwashing promotion and child development in Karachi, Pakistan: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Sep 17:1-8.
  9. Breiman RF, Cosmas L, Njuguna H, Audi A, Olack B, Ochieng JB, Wamola N, Bigogo GM, Awiti G, Tabu CW, Burke H, Williamson J, Oundo JO, Mintz ED, Feikin DR. Population-based incidence of typhoid fever in an urban informal settlement and a rural area in Kenya: implications for typhoid vaccine use in Africa. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29119.
  10. Briere EC, Ryman TK, Cartwright E, Russo ET, Wannemuehler KA, Nygren BL, Kola S, Sadumah I, Ochieng C, Watkins ML, Quick R. Impact of integration of hygiene kit distribution with routine immunizations on infant vaccine coverage and water treatment and handwashing practices of Kenyan mothers. J Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;205 Suppl 1:S56-64.
  11. Cantey PT, Kurian AK, Jefferson D, Moerbe MM, Marshall K, Blankenship WR, Rothbarth GR, Hwang J, Hall R, Yoder J, Brunkard J, Johnston S, Xiao L, Hill VR, Sarisky J, Zarate-Bermudez MA, Otto C, Hlavsa MC. Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with a man-made chlorinated lake–Tarrant County, Texas, 2008. J Environ Health. 2012 Nov;75(4):14-9.
  12. CDC. Promotion of healthy swimming after a statewide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with recreational water venues – Utah, 2008-2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 May 18;61:348-52.
  13. CDC. Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with a firefighting response-Indiana and Michigan, June 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.. 2012 March 9, 2012;61(9).
  14. CDC. Notes from the field: Salmonella Typhi infections associated with contaminated water–Zimbabwe, October 2011-May 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jun 15;61(23):435.
  15. CDC. Progress towards global eradication of dracunculiasis -January 2011-June 2012. MMWR CDC Surveill Summ. 2012 October 26, 2012;61(42):854-7.
  16. CDC. Infectious disease related to travel- Amebiasis In: GW B, Kozarsky PE, Magill J, Shlim D, Whatley A, editors. CDC Health Information for International Travel: The Yellow Book. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 134-5.
  17. CDC. Infectious disease related to travel: Giardiasis In: Brunette G, Kozarsky PE, Magill J, Shlim D, Whatley A, editors. CDC Health Information for International Travelers – the Yellow Book. New York, NY: Oxford Univ Press; 2012. p. 169-70.
  18. CDC. Food and water precautions. In: Brunette G, Kozarsky PE, Magill J, Shlim D, Whatley A, editors. CDC Health information for international travel: The Yellow Book 2012
    New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 74-6.
  19. Cohen NJ, Slaten DD, Marano N, Tappero JW, Wellman M, Albert RJ, Hill VR, Espey D, Handzel T, Henry A, Tauxe RV. Preventing maritime transfer of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;18(10):1680-2.
  20. Collier SA, Hlavsa M, Piercefield EW, Beach MJ. Antimicrobial and analgesic prescribing patterns for acute otitis externa, 2004-2010. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012.

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  1. Collier SA, Stockman LJ, Hicks LA, Garrison LE, Zhou FJ, Beach MJ. Direct healthcare costs of selected diseases primarily or partially transmitted by water. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Nov;140(11):2003-13.
  2. Date KA, Hyde TB, Mintz E, Vicari A, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Ruiz-Matus C, Henry A, Andrus J, Dietz V. Letter in response to von Seidlein L, Deen JL. Considerations for oral cholera vaccine use during outbreak after earthquake in Haiti, 2010-2011.. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;18(7):1211-4.
  3. D’Auria A, Lin J, Geiseler PJ, Qvarnstrom Y, Bandea R, Roy S, Sriram R, Paddock C, Zaki S, Kim G, Visvesvara GS. Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis with CNS involvement post-transplantation: Implication for differential diagnosis of skin lesions in immunocompromised patients. J Neuroparasitol. 2012;3:1-7.
  4. Dechet AM, Parsons M, Rambaran M, Mohamed-Rambaran P, Florendo-Cumbermack A, Persaud S, Baboolal S, Ari MD, Shadomy SV, Zaki SR, Paddock CD, Clark TA, Harris L, Lyon D, Mintz ED. Leptospirosis outbreak following severe flooding: A rapid assessment and mass prophylaxis campaign; Guyana, January-February 2005. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e39672.
  5. Feng Y, Karna SR, Dearen TK, Singh DK, Adhikari LN, Shrestha A, Xiao L. Common occurrence of a unique Cryptosporidium ryanae variant in zebu cattle and water buffaloes in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Apr 30;185(2-4):309-14.
  6. Feng Y, Wang L, Duan L, Gomez-Puerta LA, Zhang L, Zhao X, Hu J, Zhang N, Xiao L. Extended outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a pediatric hospital, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Feb;18(2):312-4.
  7. Foote EM, Gieraltowski L, Ayers T, Sadumah I, Faith SH, Silk BJ, Cohen AL, Were V, Hughes JM, Quick RE. Impact of locally-produced, ceramic cookstoves on respiratory disease in children in rural western Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Dec 12.
  8. Gargano JW, Laserson K, Muttai H, Odhiambo F, Orimba V, Adamu-Zeh M, Williamson J, Sewe M, Nyabiage L, Owuor K, Broz D, Marston B, Ackers M. The adult population impact of HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART)- Nyanza province, Kenya, 2003-2008. AIDS. 2012 Mar 23.
  9. Gargano JW, Nisenbaum R, Lee DR, Ruffin MTt, Steinau M, Horowitz IR, Flowers LC, Tadros TS, Birdsong G, Unger ER. Age-group differences in human papillomavirus types and cofactors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 among women referred to colposcopy. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Jan;21(1):111-21.
  10. Gargano JW, Wilkinson EJ, Unger ER, Steinau M, Watson M, Huang Y, Copeland G, Cozen W, Goodman MT, Hopenhayn C, Lynch CF, Hernandez BY, Peters ES, Saber MS, Lyu CW, Sands LA, Saraiya M. Prevalence of human papillomavirus types in invasive vulvar cancers and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia 3 in the United States before vaccine introduction. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2012 May 30.
  11. Gieraltowski LB, Roy SL, Hall AJ, Bowen A. Enteric diseases transmitted through food, water and zoonotic exposures. In: SS L, Pickering L, CG P, editors. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: Elsevier Inc; 2012. p. 392-400.
  12. Goodhew EB, Priest JW, Moss DM, Zhong G, Munoz B, Mkocha H, Martin DL, West SK, Gaydos C, Lammie PJ. CT694 and pgp3 as serological tools for monitoring trachoma programs. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Nov;6(11):e1873.
  13. Hamlin KL, Moss DM, Priest JW, Roberts J, Kubofcik J, Gass K, Streit TG, Nutman TB, Eberhard ML, Lammie PJ. Longitudinal monitoring of the development of antifilarial antibodies and acquisition of Wuchereria bancrofti in a highly endemic area of Haiti. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Dec;6(12):e1941.
  14. Hariri S, Steinau M, Rinas A, Gargano JW, Ludema C, Unger ER, Carter AL, Grant KL, Bamberg M, McDermott JE, Markowitz LE, Brewer NT, Smith JS. HPV genotypes in high grade cervical lesions and invasive cervical carcinoma as detected by two commercial DNA assays, North Carolina, 2001-2006. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e34044.
  15. Harris JR, Patel MK, Juliao P, Suchdev PS, Ruth LJ, Were V, Ochieng C, Faith SH, Kola S, Otieno R, Sadumah I, Obure A, Quick R. Addressing inequities in access to health products through the use of social marketing, community mobilization, and local entrepreneurs in rural western Kenya. Int J Pop Res. 2012;2012:1-9.
  16. Hlavsa M, Xiao L, Roy S. Summaries of infectious disease – Cryptosporidiosis In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Kimberlin DW, Long SS, editors. Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Elk Grove Villiage, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2012. p. 296-8.
  17. Kemble SK, Lynfield R, DeVries AS, Drehner DM, Pomputius WF, 3rd, Beach MJ, Visvesvara GS, da Silva AJ, Hill VR, Yoder JS, Xiao L, Smith KE, Danila R. Fatal Naegleria fowleri infection acquired in Minnesota: possible expanded range of a deadly thermophilic organism. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;54(6):805-9.
  18. Kendall ME, Crim S, Fullerton K, Han PV, Cronquist AB, Shiferaw B, Ingram LA, Rounds J, Mintz ED, Mahon BE. Travel-associated enteric infections diagnosed after return to the United States, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), 2004-2009. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;54 Suppl 5:S480-7.
  19. Kimble GH, Amburgey JE, Hill VR. A comparison of hollow-fiber ultrafilters to pleated capsule filters for surface and tap water samples using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) method 1623. J Environ Engineering. 2012 August 2012:439.
  20. Kotloff KL, Blackwelder WC, Nasrin D, Nataro JP, Farag TH, van Eijk A, Adegbola RA, Alonso PL, Breiman RF, Golam Faruque AS, Saha D, Sow SO, Sur D, Zaidi AK, Biswas K, Panchalingam S, Clemens JD, Cohen D, Glass RI, Mintz ED, Sommerfelt H, Levine MM. The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) of diarrheal disease in infants and young children in developing countries: Epidemiologic and clinical methods of the case control study. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;55 Suppl 4:S232-45.

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  1. Lammie PJ, Moss DM, Brook Goodhew E, Hamlin K, Krolewiecki A, West SK, Priest JW. Development of a new platform for neglected tropical disease surveillance. Int J Parasitol. 2012 Aug;42(9):797-800.
  2. Li N, Xiao L, Wang L, Zhao S, Zhao X, Duan L, Guo M, Liu L, Feng Y. Molecular surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi by genotyping and subtyping parasites in wastewater. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Sep;6(9):e1809.
  3. Li W, Cama V, Feng Y, Gilman RH, Bern C, Zhang X, Xiao L. Population genetic analysis of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in humans. Int J Parasitol. 2012;42(3):287-93.
  4. Liu P, Hill VR, Hahn D, Johnson TB, Pan Y, Jothikumar N, Moe CL. Hollow-fiber ultrafiltration for simultaneous recovery of viruses, bacteria and parasites from reclaimed water. J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Jan;88(1):155-61.
  5. Lobo ML, Xiao L, Antunes F, Matos O. Microsporidia as emerging pathogens and the implication for public health: a 10-year study on HIV-positive and -negative patients. Int J Parasitol. 2012 Feb;42(2):197-205.
  6. Loharikar A, Newton A, Rowley P, Wheeler C, Bruno T, Barillas H, Pruckler J, Theobald L, Lance S, Brown JM, Barzilay EJ, Arvelo W, Mintz E, Fagan R. Typhoid fever outbreak associated with frozen mamey pulp imported from Guatemala to the western United States, 2010. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 May 4;55:61-6.
  7. Loharikar A, Russo E, Sheth A, Menon M, Kudzala A, Tauzie B, Masuku HD, Ayers T, Hoekstra RM, Quick R. Long-term impact of integration of household water treatment and hygiene promotion with antenatal services on maternal water treatment and hygiene practices in Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Dec 12.
  8. Lutterloh E, Likaka A, Sejvar J, Manda R, Naiene J, Monroe SS, Khaila T, Chilima B, Mallewa M, Kampondeni SD, Lowther SA, Capewell L, Date K, Townes D, Redwood Y, Schier JG, Nygren B, Tippett Barr B, Demby A, Phiri A, Lungu R, Kaphiyo J, Humphrys M, Talkington D, Joyce K, Stockman LJ, Armstrong GL, Mintz E. Multidrug-resistant typhoid fever with neurologic findings on the Malawi-Mozambique border. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;54(8):1100-6.
  9. Maikai BV, Umoh JU, Lawal IA, Kudi AC, Ejembi CL, Xiao L. Molecular characterizations of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Enterocytozoon in humans in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Exp Parasitol. 2012 Aug;131(4):452-6.
  10. Matos O, Lobo ML, Xiao L. Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans. J Parasitol Res. 2012;2012:981424.
  11. Mead JR. Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidium In: Lamb TJ, editor. Immunity to parasitic infection. First ed. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd; 2012. p. 121-38.
  12. Mull B, Hill VR. Recovery of diverse microbes in high turbidity surface water samples using dead-end ultrafiltration. J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Dec;91(3):429-33.
  13. Murakoshi F, Xiao L, Matsubara R, Sato R, Kato Y, Sasaki T, Fukuda Y, Tada C, Nakai Y. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in grazing beef cattle in Japan. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Jun 8;187(1-2):123-8.
  14. Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad E, Feng Y, Xiao L. The importance of subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. in epidemiological investigations of human cryptosporidiosis in Iran and other mideast countries. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2012;5(2):67-70.
  15. Neil KP, Sodha SV, Lukwago L, S OT, Mikoleit M, Simington SD, Mukobi P, Balinandi S, Majalija S, Ayers J, Kagirita A, Wefula E, Asiimwe F, Kweyamba V, Talkington D, Shieh WJ, Adem P, Batten BC, Zaki SR, Mintz E. A large outbreak of typhoid fever associated with a high rate of intestinal perforation in Kasese District, Uganda, 2008-2009. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;54(8):1091-9.
  16. Nygren BL, Schilling KA, Blanton EM, Silk BJ, Cole DJ, Mintz ED. Foodborne outbreaks of shigellosis in the USA, 1998-2008. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Feb 24:1-9.
  17. O’Reilly CE, Jaron P, Ochieng B, Nyaguara A, Tate JE, Parsons MB, Bopp CA, Williams KA, Vinje J, Blanton E, Wannemuehler KA, Vulule J, Laserson KF, Breiman RF, Feikin DR, Widdowson MA, Mintz E. Risk factors for death among children less than 5 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in rural western Kenya, 2005-2007: A cohort study. PLoS Med. 2012 Jul;9(7):e1001256.
  18. Patel MK, Harris JR, Juliao P, Nygren B, Were V, Kola S, Sadumah I, Faith SH, Otieno R, Obure A, Hoekstra RM, Quick R. Impact of a hygiene curriculum and the installation of simple handwashing and drinking water stations in rural Kenyan primary schools on student health and hygiene practices. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Oct;87(4):594-601.
  19. Pietrucha-Dilanchian P, Chan JC, Castellano-Sanchez A, Hirzel A, Laowansiri P, Tuda C, Visvesvara GS, Qvarnstrom Y, Ratzan KR. Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba amebic encephalitis with neurotoxoplasmosis coinfection in a patient with advanced HIV infection. J Clin Micro. 2012 Mar;50(3):1128-31.
  20. Priest JW, Moss DM, Won K, Todd CW, Henderson L, Jones CC, Wilson M. Multiplex assay detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies that recognize Babesia microti antigens. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2012 Sep;19(9):1539-48.

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  1. Prithiviraj J, Hill V, Jothikumar N. Rapid detection of microbial DNA by a novel isothermal genome exponential amplification reaction (GEAR) assay. Biochem Bioph Res Co. 2012 Apr 20;420(4):738-42.
  2. Raphael BH, Lautenschlager M, Kahler A, Pai S, Parks BA, Kalb SR, Maslanka SE, Shah S, Magnuson M, Hill VR. Ultrafiltration improves ELISA and Endopep MS analysis of botulinum neurotoxin type A in drinking water. J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Sep;90(3):267-72.
  3. Ren X, Zhao J, Zhang L, Ning C, Jian F, Wang R, Lv C, Wang Q, Arrowood MJ, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium tyzzeri n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in domestic mice (Mus musculus). Exp Parasitol. 2012 Mar;130(3):274-81.
  4. Roy S. Amebiasis. In: Pickering L, Baker C, Kimberlin DW, Long S, editors. Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease. 29th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2012. p. 222-5.
  5. Roy SL. Amebic meningoencephalitis and keratitis. In: Pickering L, Baker C, Kimberlin DW, Long S, editors. Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 29th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2012. p. 225-7.
  6. Ruecker NJ, Matsune JC, Wilkes G, Lapen DR, Topp E, Edge TA, Sensen CW, Xiao LH, Neumann NF. Molecular and phylogenetic approaches for assessing sources of Cryptosporidium contamination in water. Water Res. 2012 Oct 15;46(16):5135-50.
  7. Russo ET, Sheth A, Menon M, Wannemuehler K, Weinger M, Kudzala AC, Tauzie B, Masuku HD, Msowoya TE, Quick R. Water treatment and handwashing behaviors among non-pregnant friends and relatives of participants in an antenatal hygiene promotion program in Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 May;86(5):860-5.
  8. Ryman TK, Briere EC, Cartwright E, Schlanger K, Wannemuehler KA, Russo ET, Kola S, Sadumah I, Nygren BL, Ochieng C, Quick R, Watkins ML. Integration of routine vaccination and hygiene interventions: a comparison of 2 strategies in Kenya. J Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;205 Suppl 1:S65-76.
  9. Samra NA, Thompson PN, Jori F, Zhang H, Xiao L. Enterocytozoon bieneusi at the wildlife/livestock interface of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Dec 21;190(3-4):587-90.
  10. Sejvar J, Lutterloh E, Naiene J, Likaka A, Manda R, Nygren B, Monroe S, Khaila T, Lowther SA, Capewell L, Date K, Townes D, Redwood Y, Schier J, Barr BT, Demby A, Mallewa M, Kampondeni S, Blount B, Humphrys M, Talkington D, Armstrong GL, Mintz E. Neurologic manifestations associated with an outbreak of typhoid fever, Malawi – Mozambique, 2009: An epidemiologic investigation. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e46099.
  11. Silk BJ, Sadumah I, Patel MK, Were V, Person B, Harris J, Otieno R, Nygren B, Loo J, Eleveld A, Quick RE, Cohen AL. A strategy to increase adoption of locally-produced ceramic cookstoves in rural Kenyan households. BMC Public Health. 2012 May 16, 2012;12:359.
  12. Suchdev PS, Ruth LJ, Woodruff BA, Mbakaya C, Mandava U, Flores-Ayala R, Jefferds ME, Quick R. Selling Sprinkles micronutrient powder reduces anemia, iron deficiency, and vitamin A deficiency in young children in Western Kenya: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 May;95(5):1223-30.
  13. Tabu C, Breiman RF, Ochieng B, Aura B, Cosmas L, Audi A, Olack B, Bigogo G, Ongus JR, Fields P, Mintz E, Burton D, Oundo J, Feikin DR. Differing burden and epidemiology of non-Typhi Salmonella bacteremia in rural and urban Kenya, 2006-2009. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e31237.
  14. Taylor EV, Herman KM, Ailes EC, Fitzgerald C, Yoder JS, Mahon BE, Tauxe RV. Common source outbreaks of Campylobacter infection in the USA, 1997-2008. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Aug 15:1-10.
  15. Visvesvara GS. Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amebae infections.  In: Hunters Tropical Medicine. 9 ed. Oxford Elsevier; 2012.
  16. Visvesvara G. Balamuthia In: Liu A, editor. Molecular Detection of Human Parasitic Pathogens. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2012. p. 25-38.
  17. Visvesvara G, Yoder JS, Beach MJ. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis  In: Yong EC, Stevens DL, editors. Netters Infectious Diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012. p. 442-7.
  18. Wang R, Jian F, Zhang L, Ning C, Liu A, Zhao J, Feng Y, Qi M, Wang H, Lv C, Zhao G, Xiao L. Multilocus sequence subtyping and genetic structure of Cryptosporidium muris and Cryptosporidium andersoni. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43782.
  19. Wang R, Wang F, Zhao J, Qi M, Ning C, Zhang L, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium spp. in quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) in Henan, China: molecular characterization and public health significance. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Jul 6;187(3-4):534-7.
  20. Webster D, Umar I, Kolyvas G, Bilbao J, Guiot MC, Duplisea K, Qvarnstrom Y, Visvesvara GS. Treatment of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis with voriconazole and miltefosine in an immunocompetent soldier. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Oct;87(4):715-8.

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  1. Wong K, Mukherjee B, Kahler AM, Zepp R, Molina M. Influence of inorganic ions on aggregation and adsorption behaviors of human adenovirus. Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Oct 16;46(20):11145-53.
  2. Xiao L, Ryan UM, Fayer R, Bowman DD, Zhang L. Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and Cryptosporidium pestis: which name is valid? Exp Parasitol. 2012 Mar;130(3):308-9.
  3. Ye J, Xiao L, Ma J, Guo M, Liu L, Feng Y. Anthroponotic enteric parasites in monkeys in a public park, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;18(10):1640-3.
  4. Yoder JS, Gargano JW, Wallace RM, Beach MJ. Giardiasis surveillance–United States, 2009-2010. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2012 Sep 7;61(5):13-23.
  5. Yoder JS, Straif-Bourgeois S, Roy SL, Moore TA, Visvesvara GS, Ratard RC, Hill VR, Wilson JD, Linscott AJ, Crager R, Kozak NA, Sriram R, Narayanan J, Mull B, Kahler AM, Schneeberger C, da Silva AJ, Poudel M, Baumgarten KL, Xiao L, Beach MJ. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis deaths associated with sinus irrigation using contaminated tap water. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug 22.
  6. Yoder JS, Verani J, Heidman N, Hoppe-Bauer J, Alfonso EC, Miller D, Jones DB, Bruckner D, Langston R, Jeng BH, Joslin CE, Tu E, Colby K, Vetter E, Ritterband D, Mathers W, Kowalski RP, Acharya NR, Limaye AP, Leiter C, Roy S, Lorick S, Roberts J, Beach MJ. Acanthamoeba keratitis: The persistence of cases following a multistate outbreak. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012 Aug;19(4):221-5.
  7. Yoder JS, Wallace RM, Collier SA, Beach MJ, Hlavsa MC. Cryptosporidiosis surveillance–United States, 2009-2010. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2012 Sep 7;61(5):1-12.
  8. Zhang S, Jian F, Zhao G, Huang L, Zhang L, Ning C, Wang R, Qi M, Xiao L. Chick embryo tracheal organ: a new and effective in vitro culture model for Cryptosporidium baileyi. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Sep 10;188(3-4):376-81.

2012 Publications

  1. Abrams JY, Copeland JR, Tauxe RV, Date KA, Belay ED, Mody RK, Mintz ED. Real-time modelling used for outbreak management during a cholera epidemic, Haiti, 2010-2011. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Aug 31:1-10.
  2. Akinbo FO, Okaka CE, Omoregie R, Dearen T, Leon ET, Xiao L. Molecular epidemiologic characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in HIV-infected persons in Benin City, Nigeria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Mar;86(3):441-5.
  3. Amburgey JE, Walsh KJ, Fielding RR, Arrowood MJ. Removal of Cryptosporidium and polystyrene microspheres from swimming pool water with sand, cartridge, and precoat filters. J Water Health. 2012 Mar;10(1):31-42.
  4. Amer S, Zidan S, Feng Y, Adamu H, Li N, Xiao L. Identity and public health potential of Cryptosporidium spp. in water buffalo calves in Egypt. Vet Parasitol. 2013 Jan 16;191(1-2):123-7.
  5. Ayinmode AB, Fagbemi BO, Xiao L. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in children in Oyo State, Nigeria: implications for infection sources. Parasitol Res. 2012 Jan;110(1):479-81.
  6. Behrens-Muller B, Conway J, Yoder J, Conover CS. Investigation and control of an outbreak of Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Feb;33(2):180-4.
  7. Ben Ayed L, Yang W, Widmer G, Cama V, Ortega Y, Xiao L. Survey and genetic characterization of wastewater in Tunisia for Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Cyclospora cayetanensis and Eimeria spp. J Water Health. 2012 Sep;10(3):431-44.
  8. Bowen A, Agboatwalla M, Luby S, Tobery T, Ayers T, Hoekstra RM. Association between intensive handwashing promotion and child development in Karachi, Pakistan: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Sep 17:1-8.
  9. Breiman RF, Cosmas L, Njuguna H, Audi A, Olack B, Ochieng JB, Wamola N, Bigogo GM, Awiti G, Tabu CW, Burke H, Williamson J, Oundo JO, Mintz ED, Feikin DR. Population-based incidence of typhoid fever in an urban informal settlement and a rural area in Kenya: implications for typhoid vaccine use in Africa. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29119.
  10. Briere EC, Ryman TK, Cartwright E, Russo ET, Wannemuehler KA, Nygren BL, Kola S, Sadumah I, Ochieng C, Watkins ML, Quick R. Impact of integration of hygiene kit distribution with routine immunizations on infant vaccine coverage and water treatment and handwashing practices of Kenyan mothers. J Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;205 Suppl 1:S56-64.
  11. Cantey PT, Kurian AK, Jefferson D, Moerbe MM, Marshall K, Blankenship WR, Rothbarth GR, Hwang J, Hall R, Yoder J, Brunkard J, Johnston S, Xiao L, Hill VR, Sarisky J, Zarate-Bermudez MA, Otto C, Hlavsa MC. Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with a man-made chlorinated lake–Tarrant County, Texas, 2008. J Environ Health. 2012 Nov;75(4):14-9.
  12. CDC. Promotion of healthy swimming after a statewide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with recreational water venues – Utah, 2008-2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 May 18;61:348-52.
  13. CDC. Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with a firefighting response-Indiana and Michigan, June 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.. 2012 March 9, 2012;61(9).
  14. CDC. Notes from the field: Salmonella Typhi infections associated with contaminated water–Zimbabwe, October 2011-May 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jun 15;61(23):435.
  15. CDC. Progress towards global eradication of dracunculiasis -January 2011-June 2012. MMWR CDC Surveill Summ. 2012 October 26, 2012;61(42):854-7.
  16. CDC. Infectious disease related to travel- Amebiasis In: GW B, Kozarsky PE, Magill J, Shlim D, Whatley A, editors. CDC Health Information for International Travel: The Yellow Book. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 134-5.
  17. CDC. Infectious disease related to travel: Giardiasis In: Brunette G, Kozarsky PE, Magill J, Shlim D, Whatley A, editors. CDC Health Information for International Travelers – the Yellow Book. New York, NY: Oxford Univ Press; 2012. p. 169-70.
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    New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 74-6.
  19. Cohen NJ, Slaten DD, Marano N, Tappero JW, Wellman M, Albert RJ, Hill VR, Espey D, Handzel T, Henry A, Tauxe RV. Preventing maritime transfer of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;18(10):1680-2.
  20. Collier SA, Hlavsa M, Piercefield EW, Beach MJ. Antimicrobial and analgesic prescribing patterns for acute otitis externa, 2004-2010. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012.
  21. Collier SA, Stockman LJ, Hicks LA, Garrison LE, Zhou FJ, Beach MJ. Direct healthcare costs of selected diseases primarily or partially transmitted by water. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Nov;140(11):2003-13.
  22. Date KA, Hyde TB, Mintz E, Vicari A, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Ruiz-Matus C, Henry A, Andrus J, Dietz V. Letter in response to von Seidlein L, Deen JL. Considerations for oral cholera vaccine use during outbreak after earthquake in Haiti, 2010-2011.. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;18(7):1211-4.
  23. D’Auria A, Lin J, Geiseler PJ, Qvarnstrom Y, Bandea R, Roy S, Sriram R, Paddock C, Zaki S, Kim G, Visvesvara GS. Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis with CNS involvement post-transplantation: Implication for differential diagnosis of skin lesions in immunocompromised patients. J Neuroparasitol. 2012;3:1-7.
  24. Dechet AM, Parsons M, Rambaran M, Mohamed-Rambaran P, Florendo-Cumbermack A, Persaud S, Baboolal S, Ari MD, Shadomy SV, Zaki SR, Paddock CD, Clark TA, Harris L, Lyon D, Mintz ED. Leptospirosis outbreak following severe flooding: A rapid assessment and mass prophylaxis campaign; Guyana, January-February 2005. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e39672.
  25. Feng Y, Karna SR, Dearen TK, Singh DK, Adhikari LN, Shrestha A, Xiao L. Common occurrence of a unique Cryptosporidium ryanae variant in zebu cattle and water buffaloes in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Apr 30;185(2-4):309-14.
  26. Feng Y, Wang L, Duan L, Gomez-Puerta LA, Zhang L, Zhao X, Hu J, Zhang N, Xiao L. Extended outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a pediatric hospital, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Feb;18(2):312-4.
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  32. Goodhew EB, Priest JW, Moss DM, Zhong G, Munoz B, Mkocha H, Martin DL, West SK, Gaydos C, Lammie PJ. CT694 and pgp3 as serological tools for monitoring trachoma programs. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Nov;6(11):e1873.
  33. Hamlin KL, Moss DM, Priest JW, Roberts J, Kubofcik J, Gass K, Streit TG, Nutman TB, Eberhard ML, Lammie PJ. Longitudinal monitoring of the development of antifilarial antibodies and acquisition of Wuchereria bancrofti in a highly endemic area of Haiti. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Dec;6(12):e1941.
  34. Hariri S, Steinau M, Rinas A, Gargano JW, Ludema C, Unger ER, Carter AL, Grant KL, Bamberg M, McDermott JE, Markowitz LE, Brewer NT, Smith JS. HPV genotypes in high grade cervical lesions and invasive cervical carcinoma as detected by two commercial DNA assays, North Carolina, 2001-2006. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e34044.
  35. Harris JR, Patel MK, Juliao P, Suchdev PS, Ruth LJ, Were V, Ochieng C, Faith SH, Kola S, Otieno R, Sadumah I, Obure A, Quick R. Addressing inequities in access to health products through the use of social marketing, community mobilization, and local entrepreneurs in rural western Kenya. Int J Pop Res. 2012;2012:1-9.
  36. Hlavsa M, Xiao L, Roy S. Summaries of infectious disease – Cryptosporidiosis In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Kimberlin DW, Long SS, editors. Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Elk Grove Villiage, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2012. p. 296-8.
  37. Kemble SK, Lynfield R, DeVries AS, Drehner DM, Pomputius WF, 3rd, Beach MJ, Visvesvara GS, da Silva AJ, Hill VR, Yoder JS, Xiao L, Smith KE, Danila R. Fatal Naegleria fowleri infection acquired in Minnesota: possible expanded range of a deadly thermophilic organism. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;54(6):805-9.
  38. Kendall ME, Crim S, Fullerton K, Han PV, Cronquist AB, Shiferaw B, Ingram LA, Rounds J, Mintz ED, Mahon BE. Travel-associated enteric infections diagnosed after return to the United States, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), 2004-2009. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;54 Suppl 5:S480-7.
  39. Kimble GH, Amburgey JE, Hill VR. A comparison of hollow-fiber ultrafilters to pleated capsule filters for surface and tap water samples using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) method 1623. J Environ Engineering. 2012 August 2012:439.
  40. Kotloff KL, Blackwelder WC, Nasrin D, Nataro JP, Farag TH, van Eijk A, Adegbola RA, Alonso PL, Breiman RF, Golam Faruque AS, Saha D, Sow SO, Sur D, Zaidi AK, Biswas K, Panchalingam S, Clemens JD, Cohen D, Glass RI, Mintz ED, Sommerfelt H, Levine MM. The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) of diarrheal disease in infants and young children in developing countries: Epidemiologic and clinical methods of the case control study. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;55 Suppl 4:S232-45.

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  1. Lammie PJ, Moss DM, Brook Goodhew E, Hamlin K, Krolewiecki A, West SK, Priest JW. Development of a new platform for neglected tropical disease surveillance. Int J Parasitol. 2012 Aug;42(9):797-800.
  2. Li N, Xiao L, Wang L, Zhao S, Zhao X, Duan L, Guo M, Liu L, Feng Y. Molecular surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi by genotyping and subtyping parasites in wastewater. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Sep;6(9):e1809.
  3. Li W, Cama V, Feng Y, Gilman RH, Bern C, Zhang X, Xiao L. Population genetic analysis of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in humans. Int J Parasitol. 2012;42(3):287-93.
  4. Liu P, Hill VR, Hahn D, Johnson TB, Pan Y, Jothikumar N, Moe CL. Hollow-fiber ultrafiltration for simultaneous recovery of viruses, bacteria and parasites from reclaimed water. J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Jan;88(1):155-61.
  5. Lobo ML, Xiao L, Antunes F, Matos O. Microsporidia as emerging pathogens and the implication for public health: a 10-year study on HIV-positive and -negative patients. Int J Parasitol. 2012 Feb;42(2):197-205.
  6. Loharikar A, Newton A, Rowley P, Wheeler C, Bruno T, Barillas H, Pruckler J, Theobald L, Lance S, Brown JM, Barzilay EJ, Arvelo W, Mintz E, Fagan R. Typhoid fever outbreak associated with frozen mamey pulp imported from Guatemala to the western United States, 2010. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 May 4;55:61-6.
  7. Loharikar A, Russo E, Sheth A, Menon M, Kudzala A, Tauzie B, Masuku HD, Ayers T, Hoekstra RM, Quick R. Long-term impact of integration of household water treatment and hygiene promotion with antenatal services on maternal water treatment and hygiene practices in Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Dec 12.
  8. Lutterloh E, Likaka A, Sejvar J, Manda R, Naiene J, Monroe SS, Khaila T, Chilima B, Mallewa M, Kampondeni SD, Lowther SA, Capewell L, Date K, Townes D, Redwood Y, Schier JG, Nygren B, Tippett Barr B, Demby A, Phiri A, Lungu R, Kaphiyo J, Humphrys M, Talkington D, Joyce K, Stockman LJ, Armstrong GL, Mintz E. Multidrug-resistant typhoid fever with neurologic findings on the Malawi-Mozambique border. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;54(8):1100-6.
  9. Maikai BV, Umoh JU, Lawal IA, Kudi AC, Ejembi CL, Xiao L. Molecular characterizations of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Enterocytozoon in humans in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Exp Parasitol. 2012 Aug;131(4):452-6.
  10. Matos O, Lobo ML, Xiao L. Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans. J Parasitol Res. 2012;2012:981424.
  11. Mead JR. Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidium In: Lamb TJ, editor. Immunity to parasitic infection. First ed. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd; 2012. p. 121-38.
  12. Mull B, Hill VR. Recovery of diverse microbes in high turbidity surface water samples using dead-end ultrafiltration. J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Dec;91(3):429-33.
  13. Murakoshi F, Xiao L, Matsubara R, Sato R, Kato Y, Sasaki T, Fukuda Y, Tada C, Nakai Y. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in grazing beef cattle in Japan. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Jun 8;187(1-2):123-8.
  14. Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad E, Feng Y, Xiao L. The importance of subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. in epidemiological investigations of human cryptosporidiosis in Iran and other mideast countries. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2012;5(2):67-70.
  15. Neil KP, Sodha SV, Lukwago L, S OT, Mikoleit M, Simington SD, Mukobi P, Balinandi S, Majalija S, Ayers J, Kagirita A, Wefula E, Asiimwe F, Kweyamba V, Talkington D, Shieh WJ, Adem P, Batten BC, Zaki SR, Mintz E. A large outbreak of typhoid fever associated with a high rate of intestinal perforation in Kasese District, Uganda, 2008-2009. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;54(8):1091-9.
  16. Nygren BL, Schilling KA, Blanton EM, Silk BJ, Cole DJ, Mintz ED. Foodborne outbreaks of shigellosis in the USA, 1998-2008. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Feb 24:1-9.
  17. O’Reilly CE, Jaron P, Ochieng B, Nyaguara A, Tate JE, Parsons MB, Bopp CA, Williams KA, Vinje J, Blanton E, Wannemuehler KA, Vulule J, Laserson KF, Breiman RF, Feikin DR, Widdowson MA, Mintz E. Risk factors for death among children less than 5 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in rural western Kenya, 2005-2007: A cohort study. PLoS Med. 2012 Jul;9(7):e1001256.
  18. Patel MK, Harris JR, Juliao P, Nygren B, Were V, Kola S, Sadumah I, Faith SH, Otieno R, Obure A, Hoekstra RM, Quick R. Impact of a hygiene curriculum and the installation of simple handwashing and drinking water stations in rural Kenyan primary schools on student health and hygiene practices. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Oct;87(4):594-601.
  19. Pietrucha-Dilanchian P, Chan JC, Castellano-Sanchez A, Hirzel A, Laowansiri P, Tuda C, Visvesvara GS, Qvarnstrom Y, Ratzan KR. Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba amebic encephalitis with neurotoxoplasmosis coinfection in a patient with advanced HIV infection. J Clin Micro. 2012 Mar;50(3):1128-31.
  20. Priest JW, Moss DM, Won K, Todd CW, Henderson L, Jones CC, Wilson M. Multiplex assay detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies that recognize Babesia microti antigens. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2012 Sep;19(9):1539-48.

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  1. Prithiviraj J, Hill V, Jothikumar N. Rapid detection of microbial DNA by a novel isothermal genome exponential amplification reaction (GEAR) assay. Biochem Bioph Res Co. 2012 Apr 20;420(4):738-42.
  2. Raphael BH, Lautenschlager M, Kahler A, Pai S, Parks BA, Kalb SR, Maslanka SE, Shah S, Magnuson M, Hill VR. Ultrafiltration improves ELISA and Endopep MS analysis of botulinum neurotoxin type A in drinking water. J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Sep;90(3):267-72.
  3. Ren X, Zhao J, Zhang L, Ning C, Jian F, Wang R, Lv C, Wang Q, Arrowood MJ, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium tyzzeri n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in domestic mice (Mus musculus). Exp Parasitol. 2012 Mar;130(3):274-81.
  4. Roy S. Amebiasis. In: Pickering L, Baker C, Kimberlin DW, Long S, editors. Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease. 29th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2012. p. 222-5.
  5. Roy SL. Amebic meningoencephalitis and keratitis. In: Pickering L, Baker C, Kimberlin DW, Long S, editors. Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 29th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2012. p. 225-7.
  6. Ruecker NJ, Matsune JC, Wilkes G, Lapen DR, Topp E, Edge TA, Sensen CW, Xiao LH, Neumann NF. Molecular and phylogenetic approaches for assessing sources of Cryptosporidium contamination in water. Water Res. 2012 Oct 15;46(16):5135-50.
  7. Russo ET, Sheth A, Menon M, Wannemuehler K, Weinger M, Kudzala AC, Tauzie B, Masuku HD, Msowoya TE, Quick R. Water treatment and handwashing behaviors among non-pregnant friends and relatives of participants in an antenatal hygiene promotion program in Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 May;86(5):860-5.
  8. Ryman TK, Briere EC, Cartwright E, Schlanger K, Wannemuehler KA, Russo ET, Kola S, Sadumah I, Nygren BL, Ochieng C, Quick R, Watkins ML. Integration of routine vaccination and hygiene interventions: a comparison of 2 strategies in Kenya. J Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;205 Suppl 1:S65-76.
  9. Samra NA, Thompson PN, Jori F, Zhang H, Xiao L. Enterocytozoon bieneusi at the wildlife/livestock interface of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Dec 21;190(3-4):587-90.
  10. Sejvar J, Lutterloh E, Naiene J, Likaka A, Manda R, Nygren B, Monroe S, Khaila T, Lowther SA, Capewell L, Date K, Townes D, Redwood Y, Schier J, Barr BT, Demby A, Mallewa M, Kampondeni S, Blount B, Humphrys M, Talkington D, Armstrong GL, Mintz E. Neurologic manifestations associated with an outbreak of typhoid fever, Malawi – Mozambique, 2009: An epidemiologic investigation. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e46099.
  11. Silk BJ, Sadumah I, Patel MK, Were V, Person B, Harris J, Otieno R, Nygren B, Loo J, Eleveld A, Quick RE, Cohen AL. A strategy to increase adoption of locally-produced ceramic cookstoves in rural Kenyan households. BMC Public Health. 2012 May 16, 2012;12:359.
  12. Suchdev PS, Ruth LJ, Woodruff BA, Mbakaya C, Mandava U, Flores-Ayala R, Jefferds ME, Quick R. Selling Sprinkles micronutrient powder reduces anemia, iron deficiency, and vitamin A deficiency in young children in Western Kenya: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 May;95(5):1223-30.
  13. Tabu C, Breiman RF, Ochieng B, Aura B, Cosmas L, Audi A, Olack B, Bigogo G, Ongus JR, Fields P, Mintz E, Burton D, Oundo J, Feikin DR. Differing burden and epidemiology of non-Typhi Salmonella bacteremia in rural and urban Kenya, 2006-2009. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e31237.
  14. Taylor EV, Herman KM, Ailes EC, Fitzgerald C, Yoder JS, Mahon BE, Tauxe RV. Common source outbreaks of Campylobacter infection in the USA, 1997-2008. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Aug 15:1-10.
  15. Visvesvara GS. Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amebae infections.  In: Hunters Tropical Medicine. 9 ed. Oxford Elsevier; 2012.
  16. Visvesvara G. Balamuthia In: Liu A, editor. Molecular Detection of Human Parasitic Pathogens. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2012. p. 25-38.
  17. Visvesvara G, Yoder JS, Beach MJ. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis  In: Yong EC, Stevens DL, editors. Netters Infectious Diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012. p. 442-7.
  18. Wang R, Jian F, Zhang L, Ning C, Liu A, Zhao J, Feng Y, Qi M, Wang H, Lv C, Zhao G, Xiao L. Multilocus sequence subtyping and genetic structure of Cryptosporidium muris and Cryptosporidium andersoni. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43782.
  19. Wang R, Wang F, Zhao J, Qi M, Ning C, Zhang L, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium spp. in quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) in Henan, China: molecular characterization and public health significance. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Jul 6;187(3-4):534-7.
  20. Webster D, Umar I, Kolyvas G, Bilbao J, Guiot MC, Duplisea K, Qvarnstrom Y, Visvesvara GS. Treatment of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis with voriconazole and miltefosine in an immunocompetent soldier. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Oct;87(4):715-8.

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  1. Wong K, Mukherjee B, Kahler AM, Zepp R, Molina M. Influence of inorganic ions on aggregation and adsorption behaviors of human adenovirus. Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Oct 16;46(20):11145-53.
  2. Xiao L, Ryan UM, Fayer R, Bowman DD, Zhang L. Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and Cryptosporidium pestis: which name is valid? Exp Parasitol. 2012 Mar;130(3):308-9.
  3. Ye J, Xiao L, Ma J, Guo M, Liu L, Feng Y. Anthroponotic enteric parasites in monkeys in a public park, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;18(10):1640-3.
  4. Yoder JS, Gargano JW, Wallace RM, Beach MJ. Giardiasis surveillance–United States, 2009-2010. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2012 Sep 7;61(5):13-23.
  5. Yoder JS, Straif-Bourgeois S, Roy SL, Moore TA, Visvesvara GS, Ratard RC, Hill VR, Wilson JD, Linscott AJ, Crager R, Kozak NA, Sriram R, Narayanan J, Mull B, Kahler AM, Schneeberger C, da Silva AJ, Poudel M, Baumgarten KL, Xiao L, Beach MJ. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis deaths associated with sinus irrigation using contaminated tap water. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug 22.
  6. Yoder JS, Verani J, Heidman N, Hoppe-Bauer J, Alfonso EC, Miller D, Jones DB, Bruckner D, Langston R, Jeng BH, Joslin CE, Tu E, Colby K, Vetter E, Ritterband D, Mathers W, Kowalski RP, Acharya NR, Limaye AP, Leiter C, Roy S, Lorick S, Roberts J, Beach MJ. Acanthamoeba keratitis: The persistence of cases following a multistate outbreak. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012 Aug;19(4):221-5.
  7. Yoder JS, Wallace RM, Collier SA, Beach MJ, Hlavsa MC. Cryptosporidiosis surveillance–United States, 2009-2010. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2012 Sep 7;61(5):1-12.
  8. Zhang S, Jian F, Zhao G, Huang L, Zhang L, Ning C, Wang R, Qi M, Xiao L. Chick embryo tracheal organ: a new and effective in vitro culture model for Cryptosporidium baileyi. Vet Parasitol. 2012 Sep 10;188(3-4):376-81.

2011 Publications

  1. Ayinmode AB, Ojuromi O, Xiao L. Molecular identification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi isolates from Nigerian children.  J Parasitol Res. 2011 2011;2011:129542. doi: 10.1155/2011/129542.
  2. Barzilay EJ, Aghoghovbia TS, Blanton EM, Akinpelumi AA, Coldiron ME, Akinfolayan O, Adeleye OA, Latrielle A, Hoekstra RM, Gilpin U, Quick R. Diarrhea prevention in people living with HIV: an evaluation of a point-of-use water quality intervention in Lagos, Nigeria. AIDS Care. 2011 Mar;23(3):330-9.
  3. Benitez A, Priest JW, Ehigiator HN, McNair N, Mead JR. Evaluation of DNA encoding acidic ribosomal protein P2 of Cryptosporidium parvum as a potential vaccine candidate for cryptosporidiosis. Vaccine. 2011 Nov 15;29(49):9239-45.
  4. Blum LS, Oria PA, Olson CK, Breiman RF, Ram PK. Examining the use of oral rehydration salts and other oral rehydration therapy for childhood diarrhea in Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Dec;85(6):1126-33.
  5. Brunkard J, Ailes E, Roberts V, Hill V, Hilborn E, Craun G, Rajasingham A, Kahler A, Garrison L, Hicks L, Carpenter J, Wade T, Beach M, Yoder J. Surveillance for waterborne disease outbreaks associated with drinking water—United States, 2007–2008. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2011 Sep 23;60(12):38-68.
  6. Budge P, Lazensky R, Van Zile K, Elliott K, Dooyema C, Visvesvara G, Yoder J, Beach M. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis in Florida: A case report and epidemiological review of Florida cases. Florida J Environ Health. 2011;207:15-21.
  7. Cantey PT, Roy S, Lee B, Cronquist A, Smith K, Liang J, Beach MJ. Study of nonoutbreak giardiasis: novel findings and implications for research. Am J Med. 2011 Dec;124(12):1175 e1-8.
  8. Casson LW, Morley KM, States SJ, Watson JC, Roberson JA. Increasing preparedness for water utilities, local health departments, and first responders. J Emergency Management. 2011;9(5):39-46.
  9. Cavallaro EC, Harris JR, da Goia MS, Barrado JCD, da Nobrega AA, de Alvarenga IC, Silva AP, Sobel J, Mintz E. Evaluation of pot-chlorination of wells during a cholera outbreak, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, 2008. J Water Health. 2011;9(2):394-402.
  10. CDC. Cryptosporidiosis outbreak at a summer camp-North Carolina, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60:918-22.
  11. CDC. Community health impact of extended loss of water service – Alabama, January 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60:161-6.
  12. CDC. Ten great public health achievements – Worldwide, 2001 – 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;40(24):814-8.
  13. CDC. Renewed transmission of Dracunculiasis – Chad, 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60(22):744-8.
  14. CDC. Estimated burden of acute otitis externa-United States, 2003-2007. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60(19):605-9.
  15. CDC. Progress toward global eradication of Dracunculiasis, January 2010-June 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60(42):1450-53.
  16. CDC. Notes from the field: Update on human Salmonella typhimurium infections associated with aquatic frogs-United States, 2009-2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011(60):628.
  17. Choudhary MM, Metcalfe MG, Arrambide K, Bern C, Visvesvara GS, Pieniazek NJ, Bandea RD, DeLeon-Carnes M, Adem P, Choudhary MM, Zaki SR, Saeed MU. Tubulinosema sp microsporidian myositis in immunosuppressed patient. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1727-30.
  18. Date KA, Vicari A, Hyde TB, Mintz E, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Henry A, Tappero JW, Roels TH, Abrams J, Burkholder BT, Ruiz-Matus C, Andrus J, Dietz V. Considerations for oral cholera vaccine use during outbreak after Earthquake in Haiti, 2010-2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2105-12.
  19. Dunkle SE, Mba-Jonas A, Loharikar A, Fouche B, Peck M, Ayers T, Archer WR, Beau De Rochars VM, Bender T, Moffett DB, Tappero JW, Dahourou G, Roels T, Quick R. Epidemic cholera in a crowded urban environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2143-6.
  20. EPA, CDC. Comparison of ultrafiltration techniques for recovering biothreat agents in water: EPA; 2011 October 2011.

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  1. Feng Y, Lal AA, Li N, Xiao L. Subtypes of Cryptosporidium spp. in mice and other small mammals. Exp Parasitol. 2011 Jan;127(1):238-42.
  2. Feng Y, Xiao L. Zoonotic potential and molecular epidemiology of Giardia species and giardiasis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2011 Jan;24(1):110-40.
  3. Feng Y, Yang W, Ryan U, Zhang L, Kvac M, Koudela B, Modry D, Li N, Fayer R, Xiao L. Development of a multilocus sequence tool for typing Cryptosporidium muris and Cryptosporidium andersoni. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan;49(1):34-41.
  4. Feng YY, Li N, Dearen T, Lobo ML, Matos O, Cama V, Xiao LH. Development of a multilocus sequence typing tool for high-resolution genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi. Appl Environ Microb. 2011 Jul;77(14):4822-8.
  5. Feng YY, Zhao XK, Chen JX, Jin W, Zhou XN, Li N, Wang L, Xiao LH. Occurrence, source, and human infection potential of Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in source and tap water in Shanghai, China. Appl Environ Microb. 2011 Jun;77(11):3609-16.
  6. Folster JP, Pecic G, Bowen A, Rickert R, Carattoli A, Whichard JM. Decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin among Shigella isolates in the United States, 2006 to 2009. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Apr;55(4):1758-60.
  7. Hill VR, Cohen N, Kahler AM, Jones JL, Bopp CA, Marano N, Tarr CL, Garrett NM, Boncy J, Henry A, Gomez GA, Wellman M, Curtis M, Freeman MM, Turnsek M, Benner RA, Dahourou G, Espey D, Depaola A, Tappero JW, Handzel T, Tauxe RV. Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 in water and seafood, Haiti. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2147-50.
  8. Hlavsa MC, Beach MJ. The three Es of healthy swimming [PDF – 2 pages]. J Environ Health. 2011 May;73(9):26-7.
  9. Hlavsa MC, Roberts VA, Anderson AR, Hill VR, Kahler AM, Orr M, Garrison LE, Hicks LA, Newton A, Hilborn ED, Wade TJ, Beach MJ, Yoder JS. Surveillance for waterborne disease outbreaks and other health events associated with recreational water — United States, 2007–2008. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2011 Sep 23;60(12):1-32.
  10. Hodge PJ, Kelers K, Gasser RB, Visvesvara GS, Martig S, Long SN. Another case of canine amoebic meningoencephalitis-the challenges of reaching a rapid diagnosis. Parasitol Res. 2011 Apr;108(4):1069-73.
  11. Johnson KJ. From the CDC: New country-specific recommendations for pre-travel typhoid vaccination. J Travel Med. 2011;18(6):430-3.
  12. Kahler AM, Cromeans TL, Roberts JM, Hill VR. Source water quality effects on monochloramine inactivation of adenovirus, coxsackievirus, echovirus, and murine norovirus. Water Res. 2011 Feb;45(4):1745-51.
  13. Kaneshiro ES, Cushion MT, Marciano-Cabral F, Weiss LM, Xiao L. Highlights and summaries of the 11th International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists. J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2011 Jan-Feb;58(1):1-6.
  14. Karon AE, Hanni KD, Mohle-Boetani JC, Beretti RA, Hill VR, Arrowood M, Johnston SP, Xiao L, Vugia DJ. Giardiasis outbreak at a camp after installation of a slow-sand filtration water-treatment system. Epidemiol Infect. 2011 May 11;139(5):713-7.
  15. Kent M, Platt SR, Rech RR, Eagleson JS, Howerth EW, Shoff M, Fuerst PA, Booton G, Visvesvara GS, Schatzberg SJ. Multisystemic infection with an Acanthamoeba sp in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2011 Jun 1;238(11):1476-81.
  16. Khan SM, Debnath C, Pramanik AK, Xiao L, Nozaki T, Ganguly S. Molecular characterization and assessment of zoonotic transmission of Cryptosporidium from dairy cattle in West Bengal, India. Vet Parasitol. 2011 Jul 15;171(1-2):41-7.
  17. Kucerova Z, Sriram R, Wilkins PP, Visvesvara GS. Identification of antigenic targets for immunodetection of Balamuthia mandrillaris infection. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Aug;18(8):1297-301.
  18. Lantagne D, Preston, K., Blanton, E., Kotlarz, N., Gezagehn, H., van Dusen, E., Berens, J., Jellison, K. Hypochlorite solution expiration and stability in household water treatment in developing countries. J of Environ Engineering. 2011 February 1, 2011;137(2):131-6.
  19. Li W, Kiulia NM, Mwenda JM, Nyachieo A, Taylor MB, Zhang X, Xiao L. Cyclospora papionis, Cryptosporidium hominis, and human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi in captive baboons in Kenya. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec;49(12):4326-9.
  20. Liu A, Ji H, Wang E, Liu J, Xiao L, Shen Y, Li Y, Zhang W, Ling H. Molecular identification and distribution of Cryptosporidium and Giardia duodenalis in raw urban wastewater in Harbin, China. Parasitol Res. 2011 Sep;109(3):913-8.

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  1. Maikai BV, Umoh JU, Kwaga JK, Lawal IA, Maikai VA, Cama V, Xiao L. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in native breeds of cattle in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Vet Parasitol. 2011 Jun 10;178(3-4):241-5.
  2. Medalla F, Sjolund-Karlsson M, Shin S, Harvey E, Joyce K, Theobald L, Nygren BL, Pecic G, Gay K, Austin J, Stuart A, Blanton E, Mintz ED, Whichard JM, Barzilay EJ. Ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, United States, 1999-2008. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jun;17(6):1095-8.
  3. Miller MD, Watson JC. New drinking water advisory communication toolbox [PDF – 3 pages]. J Environ Health. 2011;74(5):30-4.
  4. Montgomery SP, Xiao LH, Cama V. Comment on zoonoses in the bedroom. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;17(7):1340-1.
  5. Moss DM, Priest JW, Boyd A, Weinkopff T, Kucerova Z, Beach MJ, Lammie PJ. Multiplex bead assay for serum samples from children in Haiti enrolled in a drug study for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Aug;85(2):229-37.
  6. Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad E, Haghighi A, Taghipour N, Keshavarz A, Mohebi SR, Zali MR, Xiao LH. Subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis isolates from humans and cattle in Iran. Veterinary Parasitology. 2011 Jun 30;179(1-3):250-2.
  7. Newton AE, Heiman KE, Schmitz A, Torok T, Apostolou A, Hanson H, Gounder P, Bohm S, Kurkjian K, Parsons M, Talkington D, Stroika S, Madoff LC, Elson F, Sweat D, Cantu V, Akwari O, Mahon BE, Mintz ED. Cholera in United States associated with epidemic in Hispaniola. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2166-8.
  8. Nundy S, Gilman RH, Xiao L, Cabrera L, Cama R, Ortega YR, Kahn G, Cama VA. Wealth and its associations with enteric parasitic infections in a low-income community in Peru: Use of principal component analysis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jan;84(1):38-42.
  9. O’Connor KA, Cartwright E, Loharikar A, Routh J, Gaines J, Fouche MD, Jean-Louis R, Ayers T, Johnson D, Tappero JW, Roels TH, Archer WR, Dahourou GA, Mintz E, Quick R, Mahon BE. Risk factors early in the 2010 cholera epidemic, Haiti. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2136-8.
  10. Olson CK, Blum LS, Patel KN, Oria PA, Feikin DR, Laserson KF, Wamae AW, Bartlett AV, Breiman RF, Ram PK. Community case management of childhood diarrhea in a setting with declining use of oral rehydration therapy: Findings from cross-sectional studies among primary household caregivers, Kenya, 2007. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Dec;85(6):1134-40.
  11. Qi M, Wang RJ, Ning CS, Li XY, Zhang LX, Jian FC, Sun YR, Xiao LH. Cryptosporidium spp. in pet birds: Genetic diversity and potential public health significance. Experimental Parasitol. 2011 Aug;128(4):336-40.
  12. Rajasingham A, Bowen A, O’Reilly C, Sholtes K, Schilling K, Hough C, Brunkard J, Domercant JW, Lerebours G, Cadet J, Quick R, Person B. Cholera prevention training materials for community health workers, Haiti, 2010-2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2162-5.
  13. Routh JA, Loharikar A, Fouche MD, Cartwright EJ, Roy SL, Ailes E, Archer WR, Tappero JW, Roels TH, Dahourou G, Quick RE. Rapid assessment of cholera-related deaths, Artibonite Department, Haiti, 2010. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2139-42.
  14. Safaeian M, Gao YT, Sakoda LC, Quraishi SM, Rashid A, Wang BS, Chen J, Pruckler J, Mintz E, Hsing AW. Chronic typhoid infection and the risk of biliary tract cancer and stones in Shanghai, China. Infect Agent Cancer. 2011;6(6):1-3.
  15. Scallan E, Hoekstra R, Angulo FJ, Tauxe RV, Widdowson M, Roy S, Jones J, Griffin P. Foodborne illness acquired in the United States-Major pathogens. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(1):7-15.
  16. Shakoor S, Beg MA, Mahmood SF, Bandea R, Sriram R, Noman F, Ali F, Visvesvara GS, Zafar A. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri, Karachi, Pakistan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;17(2):258-61.
  17. Shen Y, Yin J, Yuan Z, Lu W, Xu Y, Xiao L, Cao J. The identification of the Cryptosporidium ubiquitum in pre-weaned ovines from Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in China. Biomed Environ Sci. 2011 Jun;24(3):315-20.
  18. Sodha SV, Menon M, Trivedi K, Ati A, Figueroa ME, Ainslie R, Wannemuehler K, Quick R. Microbiologic effectiveness of boiling and safe water storage in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. J Water Health. 2011;9(3):577-85.
  19. Stockman LJ, Wright CJ, Visvesvara GS, Fields BS, Beach MJ. Prevalence of Acanthamoeba spp. and other free-living amoebae in household water, Ohio, USA-1990-1992. Parasitol Res. 2011 Oct 27;108:621-7.
  20. Visvesvara G. Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amebae. In: Versalovic J, Carroll K, Funke G, Jorgensen J, Landry M, Warnock D, editors. Manual of Clinical Microbiology. 10 ed. Washington, DC: ASM Press; 2011. p. 2139-48.

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  1. Visvesvara G, Martinez A, Klassen-Fischer M, Neafie R. Amebic meningoencephalitis and keratitis. In: Meyers W, Firpo A, Wear D, editors. Topics on the Pathology of Protozoan and Invasive Arthropod Diseases. Washington, DC: AFIP; 2011.
  2. Visvesvara G, Roy S, Maguire J. Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amebae: Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia pedata. In: Guerrant R, Walker D, Weller P, editors. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice: Expert Consult. 3 ed: WB Saunders Company; 2011. p. 1-9,  e1-e2.
  3. Visvesvara GS, Xiao L. Anncaliia (Brachiola).  In: Molecular Detection of Human Fungal Pathogens: CRC Press; 2011.
  4. Wang R, Ma G, Zhao J, Lu Q, Wang H, Zhang L, Jian F, Ning C, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium andersoni is the predominant species in post-weaned and adult dairy cattle in China. Parasitol Int. 2011 Jan; 60(1):1-4.
  5. Wang R, Qi M, Jingjing Z, Sun D, Ning C, Zhao J, Zhang L, Xiao L. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium baileyi in ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Zhengzhou, China. Vet Parasitol. 2011 Jan 10; 175(1-2):151-4.
  6. Wang R, Wang H, Sun Y, Zhang L, Jian F, Qi M, Ning C, Xiao L. Characteristics of Cryptosporidium transmission in preweaned dairy cattle in Henan, China. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar; 49(3):1077-82.
  7. Wang R, Zhang X, Zhu H, Zhang L, Feng Y, Jian F, Ning C, Qi M, Zhou Y, Fu K, Wang Y, Sun Y, Wang Q, Xiao L. Genetic characterizations of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in humans in Henan, China. Exp Parasitol. 2011 Jan;127(1):42-5.
  8. Xiao L, Cama V. Cryptosporidium. In: Versalovic J, Carroll K, Funke G, Jorgensen J, Landry M, Warnock D, editors. Manual of Clinical Microbiology. 10 ed. Washington DC: ASM Press; 2011. p. 2180-9.
  9. Zhou Y, Lv B, Wang Q, Wang R, Jian F, Zhang L, Ning C, Fu K, Wang Y, Qi M, Yao H, Zhao J, Zhang X, Sun Y, Shi K, Arrowood JA, Xiao L. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cyclospora cayetanensis, Henan, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(10):1887-90.
  10. Zhu G, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium spp. In: Fratamico P, Liu Y, Kathariou S, editors. Genomes of Foodborne and Waterborne Pathogens. Washington, DC: ASM Press; 2011. p. 271-86.

2010 Publications

  1. Akinbo F, Okaka CE, Omoregie R, Dearen T, Torres L, Xiao L. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in HIV-infected persons in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Fooyin J Health Sci. 2010;2(3-4):85-9.
  2. Arvelo W, Kim A, Creek T, Legwaila K, Puhr N, Johnston S, Masunge J, Davis M, Mintz E, Bowen A. Case-control study to determine risk factors for diarrhea among children during a large outbreak in a country with a high prevalence of HIV infection. Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Nov;14(11):e1002-7.
  3. Ayinmode AB, Olakunle FB, Xiao L. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in native calves in Nigeria. Parasitol Res. 2010 Sep;107(4):1019-21.
  4. Backer LC, McNeel SV, Barber T, Kirkpatrick B, Williams C, Irvin M, Zhou Y, Johnson TB, Nierenberg K, Aubel M, LePrell R, Chapman A, Foss A, Corum S, Hill VR, Kieszak SM, Cheng YS. Recreational exposure to microcystins during algal blooms in two California lakes. Toxicon. 2010 May;55(5):909-21.
  5. Ballweber LR, Xiao L, Bowman DD, Kahn G, Cama VA. Giardiasis in dogs and cats: update on epidemiology and public health significance. Trends Parasitol. 2010 Apr;26(4):180-9.
  6. Blanton E, Ombeki S, Oluoch GO, Mwaki A, Wannemuehler K, Quick R. Evaluation of the role of school children in the promotion of point-of-use water treatment and handwashing in schools and households–Nyanza Province, Western Kenya, 2007. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Apr;82(4):664-71.
  7. Burton AJ, Nydam DV, Dearen TK, Mitchell K, Bowman DD, Xiao L. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium, and identification of the Cryptosporidium horse genotype in foals in New York State. Vet Parasitol. 2010 Nov 24;174(1-2):139-44.
  8. CDC. Violations identified from routine swimming pool inspections–selected states and counties, United States, 2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 May 21;59(19):582-7.
  9. CDC. Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation — Mississippi, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sep 17;59(36):1165-70.
  10. CDC. Notes from the field: transplant-transmitted Balamuthia mandrillaris — Arizona, 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sep 17;59(36):1182.
  11. CDC. Update: cholera outbreak — Haiti, 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Nov 19;59(45):1473-9.
  12. CDC. Cholera outbreak — Haiti, October 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Nov 5;59(43):1411.
  13. CDC. Notes from the field: emergence of Shigella flexneri 2a resistant to ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin — South Carolina, October 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Dec 17;59(49):1619.
  14. CDC. Update: outbreak of cholera —Haiti, 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Dec 10;59(48):1586-90.
  15. CDC. Progress toward global eradication of dracunculiasis, January 2009-June 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Oct 1;59(38):1239-42.
  16. Craun GF, Brunkard JM, Yoder JS, Roberts VA, Carpenter J, Wade T, Calderon RL, Roberts JM, Beach MJ, Roy SL. Causes of outbreaks associated with drinking water in the United States from 1971 to 2006. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2010 Jul;23(3):507-28.
  17. Creek TL, Kim A, Lu L, Bowen A, Masunge J, Arvelo W, Smit M, Mach O, Legwaila K, Motswere C, Zaks L, Finkbeiner T, Povinelli L, Maruping M, Ngwaru G, Tebele G, Bopp C, Puhr N, Johnston SP, Dasilva AJ, Bern C, Beard RS, Davis MK. Hospitalization and mortality among primarily nonbreastfed children during a large outbreak of diarrhea and malnutrition in Botswana, 2006. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jan 1;53(1):14-9.
  18. Cromeans TL, Kahler AM, Hill VR. Inactivation of adenoviruses, enteroviruses, and murine norovirus in water by free chlorine and monochloramine. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Feb;76(4):1028-33.
  19. Crump JA, Mintz ED. Global trends in typhoid and paratyphoid fever. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jan 15;50(2):241-6.
  20. Daly ER, Roy SJ, Blaney DD, Manning JS, Hill VR, Xiao L, Stull JW. Outbreak of giardiasis associated with a community drinking-water source. Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Apr;138(4):491-500.

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  1. Dubois AE, Crump JA, Keswick BH, Slutsker L, Quick RE, Vulule JM, Luby SP. Determinants of use of household-level water chlorination products in rural Kenya, 2003-2005. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 Oct;7(10):3842-52.
  2. Eberhard ML, Ruiz-Tiben E, Korkor AS, Roy SL, Downs P. Emergence of Onchocerca volvulus from skin mimicking Dracunculiasis medinensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;83(6):1348-51.
  3. Gatcombe RR, Jothikumar N, Dangoudoubiyam S, Kazacos KR, Hill VR. Evaluation of a molecular beacon real-time PCR assay for detection of Baylisascaris procyonis in different soil types and water samples. Parasitol Res. 2010 Jan;106(2):499-504.
  4. Haley CC, Ong KL, Hedberg K, Cieslak PR, Scallan E, Marcus R, Shin S, Cronquist A, Gillespie J, Jones TF, Shiferaw B, Fuller C, Edge K, Zansky SM, Ryan PA, Hoekstra RM, Mintz E. Risk factors for sporadic shigellosis, FoodNet 2005. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 2010 Jul;7(7):741-7.
  5. Hill V, Jothikumar N, Vinje J, Cromeans TL. Sample preparation methods for molecular techniques for drinking water (Project 3108 Final Report). Water Research Foundation; 2010.
  6. Hill VR, Cromeans, T.L. Contaminant candidate list viruses: Evaluation of disinfection efficacy (Project 3134 Final Report). Water Research Foundation and United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; 2010.
  7. Hill VR, Mull B, Jothikumar N, Ferdinand K, Vinje J. Detection of GI and GII noroviruses in ground water using ultrafiltration and TaqMan real-time RT-PCR. Food Environ Virol. 2010 Dec;2(4):218-24.
  8. Howard CM, Handzel T, Hill VR, Grytdal SP, Blanton C, Kamili S, Drobeniuc J, Hu D, Teshale E. Novel risk factors associated with hepatitis E virus infection in a large outbreak in northern Uganda: results from a case-control study and environmental analysis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Nov;83(5):1170-3.
  9. Howie RL, Folster JP, Bowen A, Barzilay EJ, Whichard JM. Reduced azithromycin susceptibility in Shigella sonnei, United States. Microb Drug Resist. 2010 Dec;16(4):245-8.
  10. Jain S, Sahanoon OK, Blanton E, Schmitz A, Wannemuehler KA, Hoekstra RM, Quick RE. Sodium dichloroisocyanurate tablets for routine treatment of household drinking water in periurban Ghana: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jan;82(1):16-22.
  11. Jothikumar N, Sobsey MD, Cromeans TL. Development of an RNA extraction protocol for detection of waterborne viruses by reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). J Virol Methods. 2010 Oct;169(1):8-12.
  12. Kahler AM, Cromeans TL, Roberts JM, Hill VR. Effects of source water quality on chlorine inactivation of adenovirus, coxsackievirus, echovirus, and murine norovirus. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Aug;76(15):5159-64.
  13. Khan SM, Debnath C, Pramanik AK, Xiao L, Nozaki T, Ganguly S. Molecular characterization and assessment of zoonotic transmission of Cryptosporidium from dairy cattle in West Bengal, India. Vet Parasitol. 2010 Jul 15;171(1-2):41-7.
  14. Khouja LB, Cama V, Xiao L. Parasitic contamination in wastewater and sludge samples in Tunisia using three different detection techniques. Parasitol Res. 2010 Jun;107(1):109-16.
  15. Kodadkova A, Kvac M, Ditrich O, Sak B, Xiao L. Cryptosporidium muris in a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata). J Parasitol. 2010 Feb;96(1):211-2.
  16. Krasik EF, Liu C, Visvesvara GS. A 53-year-old woman with rapidly progressive altered mental status and ataxia. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;51(5):575-6, 629-30.
  17. Lantagne D. Comment on “An observational study on the effectiveness of point-of-use chlorination”. J Environ Health. 2010 Jan-Feb;72(6):74, 8; author reply 8.
  18. Lantagne D, Klarman M, Mayer A, Preston K, Napotnik J, Jellison K. Effect of production variables on microbiological removal in locally-produced ceramic filters for household water treatment. Int J Environ Health Res. 2010 Jun;20(3):171-87.
  19. Lantagne DS, Cardinali F, Blount BC. Disinfection by-product formation and mitigation strategies in point-of-use chlorination with sodium dichloroisocyanurate in Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jul;83(1):135-43.
  20. Lorenzo-Morales J, Marciano-Cabral F, Lindo JF, Visvesvara GS, Maciver SK. Pathogenicity of amoebae. Exp Parasitol. 2010 Sep;126(1):2-3.

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  1. Lucchi NW, Demas A, Narayanan J, Sumari D, Kabanywanyi A, Kachur SP, Barnwell JW, Udhayakumar V. Real-time fluorescence loop mediated isothermal amplification for the diagnosis of malaria. PLoS One. 2010 Oct 29;5(10).
  2. Lucio-Forster A, Griffiths JK, Cama VA, Xiao L, Bowman DD. Minimal zoonotic risk of cryptosporidiosis from pet dogs and cats. Trends Parasitol. 2010 Apr;26(4):174-9.
  3. Naheed A, Ram PK, Brooks WA, Hossain MA, Parsons MB, Talukder KA, Mintz E, Luby S, Breiman RF. Burden of typhoid and paratyphoid fever in a densely populated urban community, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 15;14-S:93-9.
  4. Otto C, 3rd, Hlavsa M. Keep on swimming! J Environ Health. 2010 May;72(9):25-7.
  5. Preston K, Lantagne D, Kotlarz N, Jellison K. Turbidity and chlorine demand reduction using alum and moringa flocculation before household chlorination in developing countries. J Water Health. 2010 Mar;8(1):60-70.
  6. Priest JW, Kwon JP, Montgomery JM, Bern C, Moss DM, Freeman AR, Jones CC, Arrowood MJ, Won KY, Lammie PJ, Gilman RH, Mead JR. Cloning and characterization of the acidic ribosomal protein P2 of Cryptosporidium parvum, a new 17-kilodalton antigen. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Jun;17(6):954-65.
  7. Priest JW, Moss DM, Visvesvara GS, Jones CC, Li A, Isaac-Renton JL. Multiplex assay detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies that recognize Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium parvum antigens. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Nov;17(11):1695-707.
  8. Reed LT, Miller MA, Visvesvara GS, Gardiner CH, Logan MA, Packer RA. Diagnostic exercise: cerebral mass in a puppy with respiratory distress and progressive neurologic signs. Vet Pathol. 2010 Nov;47(6):1116-9.
  9. Sheth AN, Russo ET, Menon M, Wannemuehler K, Weinger M, Kudzala AC, Tauzie B, Masuku HD, Msowoya TE, Quick R. Impact of the integration of water treatment and handwashing incentives with antenatal services on hygiene practices of pregnant women in Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;83(6):1315-21.
  10. Shi K, Jian F, Lv C, Ning C, Zhang L, Ren X, Dearen TK, Li N, Qi M, Xiao L. Prevalence, genetic characteristics, and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium species causing infections in farm rabbits in China. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3263-6.
  11. Suchdev PS, Ruth L, Obure A, Were V, Ochieng C, Ogange L, Owuor M, Ngure F, Quick R, Juliao P, Jung C, Teates K, Cruz K, Jefferds MED. Monitoring the marketing, distribution, and use of Sprinkles micronutrient powders in rural western Kenya. Food Nutr Bull. 2010;31(Supplement 2):168-78.
  12. Teshale EH, Grytdal SP, Howard C, Barry V, Kamili S, Drobeniuc J, Hill VR, Okware S, Hu DJ, Holmberg SD. Evidence of person-to-person transmission of hepatitis E virus during a large outbreak in Northern Uganda. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 1;50(7):1006-10.
  13. Tornheim JA, Manya AS, Oyando N, Kabaka S, O’Reilly CE, Breiman RF, Feikin DR. The epidemiology of hospitalization with diarrhea in rural Kenya: the utility of existing health facility data in developing countries. Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun;14(6):e499-505.
  14. Turabelidze G, Bowen A, Lin M, Tucker A, Butler C, Fick F. Convalescent cultures for control of shigellosis outbreaks. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Aug;29(8):728-30.
  15. van Eijk AM, Brooks JT, Adcock PM, Garrett V, Eberhard M, Rosen DH, Ayisi JG, Ochieng JB, Kumar L, Gentsch JR, Nahlen BL, Mintz ED, Slutsker L. Diarrhea in children less than two years of age with known HIV status in Kisumu, Kenya. Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;14(3):e220-5.
  16. Verani JR YJ, Roy SL. Response to Letter: Contact lens solution-associated Acanthamoeba and Fusarium keratitis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 September 2010;16(9):1502-3.
  17. Visvesvara G, Martinez AJ. Protozoa: Free-living amebae. In: Cohen J, Powderly W, Opal SM, editors. Infectious Diseases. 3 ed: Elsevier; 2010.
  18. Visvesvara GS. Amebic meningoencephalitides and keratitis: challenges in diagnosis and treatment. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;23(6):590-4.
  19. Visvesvara GS. In memory of Dr. Frederick Lee Schuster (1934-2009). Exp Parasitol. 2010;126:1.
  20. Visvesvara GS, Hsin-Yun Sun, Deresinskin, S. Acanthamoeba species. In: Yu Vl ea, editor. Antimicrobial Therapy and Vaccines; 2010.

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  1. Visvesvara GS. Free-Living amebae as opportunistic agents of human disease. J Neuroparasitol. 2010;1.
  2. Visvesvara GS. Parasite culture: Entamoeba histolytica. In: Garcia LS, editor. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: ASM Press; 2010.
  3. Visvesvara GS. Parasite culture: Acanthamoeba and Naegleria spp. In: Garcia LS, editor. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: ASM Press; 2010.
  4. Visvesvara GS. Parasite culture: Trichomonas vaginalis. In: Garcia LS, editor. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: ASM Press; 2010.
  5. Visvesvara GS. Parasite culture: Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma cruzi. In: Garcia LS, editor. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: ASM Press; 2010.
  6. Visvesvara GS, Shoff ME, Sriram R, Booton GC, Crary M, Fuerst PA, Hanley CS, Garner MM. Isolation, morphologic, serologic and molecular identification of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype from the liver of a Temminck’s tragopan (Tragopan temminckii). Vet Parasitol. 2010 Jun 24;170(3-4):197-200.
  7. Wade TJ, Sams E, Brenner KP, Haugland R, Chern E, Beach M, Wymer L, Rankin CC, Love D, Li Q, Noble R, Dufour AP. Rapidly measured indicators of recreational water quality and swimming-associated illness at marine beaches: a prospective cohort study. Environ Health. 2010;9(1):66.
  8. Wang R, Jian F, Sun Y, Hu Q, Zhu J, Wang F, Ning C, Zhang L, Xiao L. Large-scale survey of Cryptosporidium spp. in chickens and Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) in Henan, China: prevalence and molecular characterization. Avian Pathol. 2010 Dec;39(6):447-51.
  9. Wang R, Qiu S, Jian F, Zhang S, Shen Y, Zhang L, Ning C, Cao J, Qi M, Xiao L. Prevalence and molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. in pigs in Henan, China. Parasitol Res. 2010 Nov;107(6):1489-94.
  10. Wang Y, Feng Y, Cui B, Jian F, Ning C, Wang R, Zhang L, Xiao L. Cervine genotype is the major Cryptosporidium genotype in sheep in China. Parasitol Res. 2010 Jan;106(2):341-7.
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