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  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

Overview

Laurence Slutsker is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States and has a research focus predominantly in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Parasitology, and Plant Science.

Their research addresses a variety of topics, including:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Travel-related health issues

Recent publications by Laurence Slutsker cover multiple aspects of malaria control and public health interventions. Notable papers include:

  • "Attractive targeted sugar bait phase III trials in Kenya, Mali, and Zambia" (2022) published in Trials
  • "An observational analysis of the impact of indoor residual spraying in Northern, Upper East, and Upper West Regions of Ghana: 2014 through 2017" (2020) published in Malaria Journal
  • "Impact of Four Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Implemented in Southern Province, Zambia" (2020) published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • "Impact of Community-Based Mass Testing and Treatment on Malaria Infection Prevalence in a High-Transmission Area of Western Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020) published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Performance and utility of more highly sensitive malaria rapid diagnostic tests" (2022) published in BMC Infectious Diseases

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, notably:

  • Joseph Wagman
  • Thomas P. Eisele
  • Joshua Yukich
  • Kafula Silumbe
  • Busiku Hamainza

Laurence Slutsker's work is often published in venues with a strong focus on infectious and tropical diseases, including:

  • Malaria Journal
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Research Square
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases

In recognition of contributions to tropical medicine, Laurence Slutsker was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States

    Paul S. Mead;Laurence Slutsker;Vance Dietz;Linda F. McCaig

  • 1993 Revised Classification System for HIV Infection and Expanded Surveillance Case Definition for AIDS Among Adolescents and Adults

    Kenneth G. Castro;John W. Ward;Laurence Slutsker;James W. Buehler

  • Surveillance for foodborne-disease outbreaks--United States, 1993-1997.

    S J Olsen;L C MacKinnon;J S Goulding;N H Bean

  • Practice Guidelines for the Management of Infectious Diarrhea

    Richard L. Guerrant;Thomas Van Gilder;Ted S. Steiner;Nathan M. Thielman

  • First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar

  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in the United States, 1973-1998.

    Nicholas A. Daniels;Linda MacKinnon;Richard Bishop;Sean Altekruse

  • A research agenda to underpin malaria eradication.

    Pedro L. Alonso;Graham Brown;Myriam Arévalo-Herrera;Fred Binka

  • A phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African infants.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;José Francisco Fernandes;José Francisco Fernandes

  • An Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Leaf Lettuce Consumption

    Marta-Louise Ackers;Barbara E. Mahon;Ellen Leahy;Brant Goode

  • The silent threat: asymptomatic parasitemia and malaria transmission

    Kim A Lindblade;Laura Steinhardt;Aaron Samuels;S Patrick Kachur

  • Case–Control Study of an Acute Aflatoxicosis Outbreak, Kenya, 2004

    Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner;Kimberly Lindblade;Karen Gieseker;Helen Schurz Rogers

  • A National Outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis Infections from Ice Cream

    Thomas W. Hennessy;Craig W. Hedberg;Laurence Slutsker;Karen E. White

  • A Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Associated With Consumption of Mesclun Lettuce

    E D Hilborn;J H Mermin;P A Mshar;J L Hadler

  • Infections associated with eating seed sprouts: an international concern.

    Peter J. Taormina;Larry R. Beuchat;Laurence Slutsker

  • Operational strategies to achieve and maintain malaria elimination

    Bruno Moonen;Justin M Cohen;Robert W. Snow;Robert W. Snow;Laurence Slutsker

  • An International Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Caused by Alfalfa Sprouts Grown from Contaminated Seeds

    Barbara E. Mahon;Antti Pönkä;William N. Hall;Kenneth Komatsu

  • The effect of malaria and malaria prevention in pregnancy on offspring birthweight, prematurity, and intrauterine growth retardation in rural Malawi.

    Richard W. Steketee;Jack J. Wirima;Allen W. Hightower;Laurence Slutsker

  • Use of antenatal services and delivery care among women in rural western Kenya: a community based survey

    Anna M van Eijk;Hanneke M Bles;Frank O Odhiambo;John G. Ayisi

  • The Changing Epidemiology of Salmonella: Trends in Serotypes Isolated from Humans in the United States, 1987–1997

    Sonja J. Olsen;Richard Bishop;Frances W. Brenner;Thierry H. Roels

  • Escherichia coli O157: H7 Diarrhea in the United States: Clinical and Epidemiologic Features

    Laurence Slutsker;Allen A. Ries;Katherine D. Greene;Joy G. Wells

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Kariuki
Simon Kariuki Kenya Medical Research Institute
Bernard L. Nahlen
Bernard L. Nahlen University of Notre Dame
John M. Vulule
John M. Vulule Kenya Medical Research Institute
Richard W. Steketee
Richard W. Steketee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Feiko O. ter Kuile
Feiko O. ter Kuile Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
John E. Gimnig
John E. Gimnig Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Penelope A. Phillips-Howard
Penelope A. Phillips-Howard Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Patricia M. Griffin
Patricia M. Griffin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Allen W. Hightower
Allen W. Hightower Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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