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Overview

Eric D. Mintz is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on infectious diseases, with significant work in related fields such as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their recent publications include studies published in several peer-reviewed journals. Notable papers are:

  • Pathogens Associated With Linear Growth Faltering in Children With Diarrhea and Impact of Antibiotic Treatment, 2021, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Associations among Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, and Food Exposures and Typhoid Fever in Case-Control Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Typhoid Outbreaks, 1989-2018: Implications for Prevention and Control, 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid Fever in the United States, 2021, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Household illness and associated water and sanitation factors in peri-urban Lusaka, Zambia, 2016-2017, 2020, npj Clean Water

Eric D. Mintz collaborates frequently with several researchers across multiple projects. Regular co-authors include:

  • Richard Omore
  • John B. Ochieng
  • Dilruba Nasrin
  • Karen L. Kotloff
  • Samba O. Sow

Their publications appear most often in the following scientific venues:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • npj Clean Water

Their research spans several fields and subfields of study, reflecting a broad scientific expertise. Main areas include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields consist of:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Endocrinology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Food Science
  • Water Science and Technology

Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Fecal contamination and water quality

Best Publications

  • Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study.

    Karen L. Kotloff;James P. Nataro;William C. Blackwelder;Dilruba Nasrin

  • The global burden of typhoid fever.

    John A. Crump;Stephen P. Luby;Eric D. Mintz

  • Global trends in typhoid and paratyphoid fever

    John A. Crump;Eric D. Mintz

  • The global burden of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D Stanaway;Robert C Reiner;Brigette F. Blacker;Ellen M Goldberg

  • Safe water treatment and storage in the home. A practical new strategy to prevent waterborne disease.

    Eric D. Mintz;Fred M. Reiff;Robert V. Tauxe

  • 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

    Karen L. Kotloff;William C. Blackwelder;Dilruba Nasrin;James P. Nataro

  • Shigella Isolates From the Global Enteric Multicenter Study Inform Vaccine Development

    Sofie Livio;Nancy A. Strockbine;Sandra Panchalingam;Sharon M. Tennant

  • Outbreaks of Acute Gastroenteritis on Cruise Ships and on Land: Identification of a Predominant Circulating Strain of Norovirus—United States, 2002

    Marc-Alain Widdowson;Elaine H Cramer;Leslie Hadley;Joseph S Bresee

  • Waterborne transmission of epidemic cholera in Trujillo, Peru: lessons for a continent at risk.

    D L Swerdlow;E D Mintz;M Rodriguez;E Tejada

  • Incidence of invasive salmonella disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre population-based surveillance study

    Florian Marks;Vera von Kalckreuth;Peter Aaby;Yaw Adu-Sarkodie

  • Not Just a Drop in the Bucket: Expanding Access to Point-of-Use Water Treatment Systems

    Eric Mintz;Jamie Bartram;Peter Lochery;Martin Wegelin

  • Diarrhoea prevention in Bolivia through point-of-use water treatment and safe storage: a promising new strategy.

    R. E. Quick;L. V. Venczel;E. D. Mintz;L. Soleto

  • Diarrhea prevention through household-level water disinfection and safe storage in Zambia.

    Robert Quick;Akiko Kimura;Angelica K. Thevos;Mathias Tembo

  • The Burden of Cryptosporidium Diarrheal Disease among Children < 24 Months of Age in Moderate/High Mortality Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Utilizing Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS).

    Samba O. Sow;Khitam Muhsen;Dilruba Nasrin;William C. Blackwelder

  • Laboratory-Based Surveillance of Salmonella Serotype Typhi Infections in the United States: Antimicrobial Resistance on the Rise

    Marta-Louise Ackers;Nancy D. Puhr;Robert V. Tauxe;Eric D. Mintz

  • Cholera Surveillance during the Haiti Epidemic — The First 2 Years

    Ezra J. Barzilay;Nicolas Schaad;Roc Magloire;Kam S. Mung

  • Typhoid fever in the United States, 1999-2006.

    Michael F. Lynch;Elizabeth M. Blanton;Sandra Bulens;Christina Polyak

  • A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a handwashing-promotion program in Chinese primary schools.

    Anna Bowen;Huilai Ma;Jianming Ou;Ward Billhimer

  • A Massive Epidemic of Multidrug-Resistant Typhoid Fever in Tajikistan Associated with Consumption of Municipal Water

    Jonathan H. Mermin;Rodrigo Villar;Joe Carpenter;Les Roberts

  • Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Typhoid Fever

    Sonja J. Olsen;Jim Pruckler;William Bibb;Nguyen Thi My Thanh

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Breiman
Robert F. Breiman Emory University
Robert V. Tauxe
Robert V. Tauxe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James P. Nataro
James P. Nataro University of Virginia
John A. Crump
John A. Crump University of Otago
Cheryl A. Bopp
Cheryl A. Bopp Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Myron M. Levine
Myron M. Levine University of Maryland, Baltimore
Stephen P. Luby
Stephen P. Luby Stanford University
Karen L. Kotloff
Karen L. Kotloff University of Maryland, Baltimore
Joy G. Wells
Joy G. Wells Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John T. Brooks
John T. Brooks Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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