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Epling S, Bjork A, Martinez Cruz L, Baker M
Lancet Infect Dis . 2025 Feb; PMID: 39922209
Marginalised populations often have reduced access to infectious disease prevention interventions, and as a result of this and other socioeconomic factors, these populations are at a higher risk of disease....
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Zoerhoff K, Mbabazi P, Gass K, Kraemer J, Fuller B, Blair L, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2023 May; 8(5). PMID: 37142297
Introduction: Delivering preventive chemotherapy through mass drug administration (MDA) is a central approach in controlling or eliminating several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Treatment coverage, a primary indicator of MDA performance,...
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Baker M, Bardosh K, Fitch E, Mbabazi P, Mwingira U, Direny A, et al.
Int Health . 2021 Oct; 13(6):504-513. PMID: 34614183
This publication addresses the limited use of qualitative methods in neglected tropical disease (NTD) programmes. It describes a scoping literature review conducted to inform the development of a guide to...
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Shoemaker E, Dale K, Cohn D, Kelly M, Zoerhoff K, Batcho W, et al.
PLoS One . 2019 Dec; 14(12):e0224925. PMID: 31856174
Background: Delivery of preventive chemotherapy (PC) through mass drug administration (MDA) is used to control or eliminate five of the most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The success of an...
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Cohn D, Kelly M, Bhandari K, Zoerhoff K, Batcho W, Drabo F, et al.
Int Health . 2019 Mar; 11(5):370-378. PMID: 30845318
Background: Gender equity in global health is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals and a requirement of just societies. Substantial progress has been made towards control and elimination of...
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Adams A, Vuckovic M, Birch E, Brant T, Bialek S, Yoon D, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis . 2018 Nov; 3(4). PMID: 30469342
Since 1950, the global urban population grew from 746 million to almost 4 billion and is expected to reach 6.4 billion by mid-century. Almost 90% of this increase will take...
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Gonzales M, Baker M, Celestino A, Santa Morillo D, Chambliss A, Adams S, et al.
Int Health . 2018 Oct; 11(2):108-118. PMID: 30285112
Background: While progress has been made in the elimination of lymphatic filariasis, challenges that call for innovative approaches remain. Program challenges are increasingly observed in 'hard-to-reach' populations: urban dwellers, migrant...
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Allen T, Taleo F, Graves P, Wood P, Taleo G, Baker M, et al.
Trop Med Health . 2017 Jun; 45:8. PMID: 28579911
Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. The filarial worms affect the lymphatic system which leads to abnormal enlargement of body parts, chronic...
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Baker M, Krotki K, Sankara D, Trofimovich L, Zoerhoff K, Courtney L, et al.
Am J Epidemiol . 2013 Jul; 178(2):268-75. PMID: 23860563
Monitoring of treatment coverage following mass drug administration is essential to ensure program success. Coverage results reported by drug administrators are often validated by using population surveys. This study evaluates...
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Tucker K, Ochoa H, Garcia R, Sievwright K, Chambliss A, Baker M
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth . 2013 Apr; 13:94. PMID: 23587122
Background: An intercultural birthing house was established in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, as an intervention to reduce maternal mortality among indigenous women. This birth center, known locally as the...