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Elimination of Taenia solium Transmission in Northern Peru.
N Engl J Med
June 2016
From the Center for Global Health-Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (H.H.G., S.E.O., L.M.M., V.A., A.D.), the Department of Microbiology (H.H.G.) and School of Public Health (F.L.-Z.), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Cysticercosis Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas (H.H.G., S.R.), Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, School of Veterinary Medicine (A.E.G.), and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (J.R.) - all in Lima, Peru; Immunology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, National Center for Infectious Diseases (V.C.W.T.), and Data Management Activity, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health (A.H.), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Georgia State University (V.C.W.T.) - both in Atlanta; School of Public Health, Oregon Health and Science University and Portland State University, Portland (S.E.O.); Pan American Health Organization, Managua, Nicaragua (G.G.); University of Salford, School of Environment and Life Sciences, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom (P.S.C.); University of Melbourne, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, Werribee, VIC, Australia (M.W.L., C.G.G.); and the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (E.L., R.H.G.).
Background: Taeniasis and cysticercosis are major causes of seizures and epilepsy. Infection by the causative parasite Taenia solium requires transmission between humans and pigs. The disease is considered to be eradicable, but data on attempts at regional elimination are lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Item Bank for Abuse of Prescription Pain Medication from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®).
Pain Med
August 2017
School of Public Health, Oregon Health and Science University and Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Article Synopsis
- * Through extensive item analysis, 25 items were initially selected for testing, leading to a final calibrated bank of 22 items that measure abuse severity based on user responses over three months.
- * The results indicated that the tool is effective, offering valuable information across varying levels of abuse severity and supporting its use in both computerized testing and shorter forms for practical applications in healthcare settings.