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Timothy M Shields

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Moored K, Desjardins M, Crane B, Donahue P, Richards E, Hirsch J, et al.
Alzheimers Dement . 2024 Nov; 21(1):e14387. PMID: 39559999
Introduction: Neighborhood environments may promote neurocognitive health in part by providing amenities that encourage physical activity. We examined associations between quantity of walkable facilities, including specifically physical activity facilities (e.g.,...
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Crane B, Moored K, Donahue P, Corrigan A, Curriero F, Shields T, et al.
Sci Total Environ . 2024 Jun; 945:173706. PMID: 38866169
Background: Air pollution is a modifiable risk factor for dementia. Yet, studies on specific sources of air pollution (i.e., toxic chemical emissions from industrial facilities) and dementia risk are scarce....
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Hast M, Mharakurwa S, Shields T, Lubinda J, Searle K, Gwanzura L, et al.
BMC Infect Dis . 2022 Dec; 22(1):942. PMID: 36522643
Background: Human mobility is a driver for the reemergence or resurgence of malaria and has been identified as a source of cross-border transmission. However, movement patterns are difficult to measure...
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Schaber K, Kobayashi T, Hast M, Searle K, Shields T, Hamapumbu H, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2022 Oct; 107(5):1145-1153. PMID: 36252797
Human movement drives spatial transmission patterns of infectious diseases. Population-level mobility patterns are often quantified using aggregated data sets, such as census migration surveys or mobile phone data. These data...
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Wesolowski A, Ippolito M, Gebhardt M, Ferriss E, Schue J, Kobayashi T, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2022 Oct; 107(4_Suppl):68-74. PMID: 36228913
The International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) were established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases more than a decade ago to provide multidisciplinary research support...
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Ippolito M, Gebhardt M, Ferriss E, Schue J, Kobayashi T, Chaponda M, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2022 Oct; 107(4_Suppl):55-67. PMID: 36228903
For a decade, the Southern and Central Africa International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research has operated with local partners across study sites in Zambia and Zimbabwe that range from...
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Gebhardt M, Searle K, Kobayashi T, Shields T, Hamapumbu H, Simubali L, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2022 Mar; PMID: 35344932
Malaria transmission has declined substantially in Southern Province, Zambia, which is considered a low-transmission setting. The Zambian government introduced a reactive test-and-treat strategy to identify active zones of transmission and...
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Bhondoekhan F, Searle K, Hamapumbu H, Lubinda M, Matoba J, Musonda M, et al.
Malar J . 2020 May; 19(1):175. PMID: 32381005
Background: Reactive case detection (RCD) seeks to enhance malaria surveillance and control by identifying and treating parasitaemic individuals residing near index cases. In Zambia, this strategy starts with passive detection...
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DePriest K, Shields T, Curriero F
Res Nurs Health . 2019 Oct; 42(6):467-475. PMID: 31599459
In the early 20th century, public health nurse, Lillian Wald, addressed the social determinants of health (SDOH) through her work in New York City and her advocacy to improve policy...
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Pringle J, Tessema S, Wesolowski A, Chen A, Murphy M, Carpi G, et al.
J Infect Dis . 2018 Nov; 219(8):1254-1263. PMID: 30445612
Background: Southern Province, Zambia has experienced a dramatic decline in Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in the past decade and is targeted for elimination. Zambia's National Malaria Elimination Program recommends reactive...