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Overview

Alan J. Parkinson is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of veterinary science and related subfields, with an emphasis on small animals, infectious diseases, and economics and econometrics.

Their recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • "A Teaching Model to Raise Awareness of Sustainability Using Geoinformation," 2022, published in Espacio Tiempo y Forma Serie VI Geografía
  • "Evaluation of plasma immunoglobulin G and BW thresholds for predicting preweaning mortality in commercially raised dairy goat kids," 2023, published in animal
  • "Towards an Environmental Sustainability Management Accounting Template," 2022, published in The Business & Management Review
  • "Successful transfer of passive immunity: the natural alternative to antibiotics for boosting the survival of intensively reared dairy goat kids," 2023, published in animal

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Animal health and immunology
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Geography education and pedagogy
  • Educational tools and methods
  • Diverse educational innovations studies
  • Reproductive physiology in livestock
  • Sustainable development and environmental policy

Frequent coauthors in Parkinson's publications feature:

  • F. Zamuner
  • E.K. Carpenter
  • G. Arcos-Gómez
  • B. J. Leury
  • Kristy DiGiacomo

They publish often in venues including:

  • animal
  • Espacio Tiempo y Forma Serie VI Geografía
  • The Business & Management Review

Their subfields of study highlight a blend of veterinary specialization with cross-disciplinary approaches, including small animal studies and infectious diseases, while engaging with topics such as geography, planning, and safety research.

Best Publications

  • Invasive pneumococcal disease caused by nonvaccine serotypes among alaska native children with high levels of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage.

    Rosalyn J. Singleton;Thomas W. Hennessy;Lisa R. Bulkow;Laura L. Hammitt;Laura L. Hammitt

  • Efficacy and safety of seven-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in American Indian children: group randomised trial

    Katherine L O'Brien;Lawrence H Moulton;Raymond Reid;Robert Weatherholtz

  • Antibody levels and protection after hepatitis B vaccination: results of a 15-year follow-up

    Brian J McMahon;Dana L Bruden;Kenneth M Petersen;Lisa R Bulkow

  • Community-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Associated with Antibiotic Use and the Cytotoxin Panton-Valentine Leukocidin during a Furunculosis Outbreak in Rural Alaska

    Henry C. Baggett;Thomas W. Hennessy;Karen Rudolph;Dana Bruden

  • The Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Alaska, 1986-1990 Ethnic Differences and Opportunities for Prevention

    Michael Davidson;Alan J. Parkinson;Lisa R. Bulkow;Mary Anne Fitzgerald

  • The relationship among previous antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance, and treatment outcomes for Helicobacter pylori infections.

    Brian J. McMahon;Thomas W. Hennessy;J. Michael Bensler;Dana L. Bruden

  • Geographic Distribution of Penicillin-Resistant Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Characterization by Penicillin-Binding Protein Profile, Surface Protein A Typing, and Multilocus Enzyme Analysis

    Rosario Munoz;James M. Musser;Marilyn Crain;David E. Briles

  • Elimination of hepatocellular carcinoma and acute hepatitis B in children 25 years after a hepatitis B newborn and catch-up immunization program.

    Brian J. McMahon;Brian J. McMahon;Lisa R. Bulkow;Rosalyn J. Singleton;Rosalyn J. Singleton;James Williams

  • Reemergence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in a well-vaccinated population in remote Alaska.

    Karin Galil;Rosalyn Singleton;Orin S. Levine;Mary Anne Fitzgerald

  • Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia.

    K M Rudolph;A J Parkinson;C M Black;L W Mayer

  • Severe respiratory syncytial virus disease in Alaska native children

    Ruth A. Karron;Ruth A. Karron;Rosalyn J. Singleton;Rosalyn J. Singleton;Lisa Bulkow;Alan Parkinson

  • Sequential Inactivation of rdxA (HP0954) and frxA (HP0642) Nitroreductase Genes Causes Moderate and High-Level Metronidazole Resistance in Helicobacter pylori

    Jy Jeong;AK Mukhopadhyay;D Dailidiene;Y Wang

  • Impact of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on invasive disease, antimicrobial resistance and colonization in Alaska Natives: progress towards elimination of a health disparity.

    Thomas W. Hennessy;Rosalyn J. Singleton;Lisa R. Bulkow;Dana L. Bruden

  • Endemic iron deficiency associated with Helicobacter pylori infection among school-aged children in Alaska.

    Henry C Baggett;Alan J Parkinson;Pam T Muth;Benjamin D Gold

  • Impact of a Conjugate Vaccine on Community-Wide Carriage of Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Alaska

    Matthew R. Moore;Terri B. Hyde;Thomas W. Hennessy;Debra J. Parks

  • Potential impacts of climate change on infectious diseases in the Arctic.

    Alan J. Parkinson;Jay C. Butler

  • Duration of hepatitis B immunity in low risk children receiving hepatitis B vaccinations from birth.

    Kenneth M. Petersen;Lisa R. Bulkow;Brian J. Mcmahon;F. Carolyn Zanis

  • Climate change and zoonotic infections in the Russian Arctic

    Boris Revich;Nikolai Tokarevich;Alan J. Parkinson

  • Persistence of antibody to hepatitis B and protection from disease among Alaska Natives immunized at birth

    Catherine M Dentinger;Brian J McMahon;Jay C Butler;Charlotte E Dunaway

  • Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in Alaskan residents aged 10 years and older before and after infant vaccination programs.

    David G. Perdue;Lisa R. Bulkow;Bruce G. Gellin;Michael Davidson

  • Changes in Antibiotic-Prescribing Practices and Carriage of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Controlled Intervention Trial in Rural Alaska

    Thomas W. Hennessy;Kenneth M. Petersen;Dana Bruden;Alan J. Parkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa R. Bulkow
Lisa R. Bulkow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brian J. McMahon
Brian J. McMahon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas W. Hennessy
Thomas W. Hennessy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jay C. Butler
Jay C. Butler Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mathuram Santosham
Mathuram Santosham Johns Hopkins University
Bradford D. Gessner
Bradford D. Gessner Institut Pasteur
Katherine L. O’Brien
Katherine L. O’Brien Johns Hopkins University
Douglas E. Berg
Douglas E. Berg Washington University in St. Louis
Richard R. Facklam
Richard R. Facklam Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anne Schuchat
Anne Schuchat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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