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Margaret A. Honein is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on infectious diseases and public health.

Their research encompasses a range of subfields including Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology, and Modeling and Simulation.

Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Margaret A. Honein's recent papers reflect a strong focus on COVID-19 and related epidemiological investigation. Notable publications include:

  • Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility - King County, Washington, March 2020, 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships - Worldwide, February-March 2020, 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility - King County, Washington, February 27-March 9, 2020, 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Suzanne M. Gilboa
  • Van T. Tong
  • Dale A. Rose
  • Julie Villanueva
  • Dana Meaney-Delman

Margaret A. Honein regularly publishes in various scientific venues. These include:

  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Birth Defects Research
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility.

    Melissa M. Arons;Kelly M. Hatfield;Sujan C. Reddy;Anne Kimball

  • Zika Virus and Birth Defects — Reviewing the Evidence for Causality

    Sonja A. Rasmussen;Denise J. Jamieson;Margaret A. Honein;Lyle R. Petersen

  • H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection during pregnancy in the USA

    Denise J Jamieson;Margaret A Honein;Sonja A Rasmussen;Jennifer L Williams

  • Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington.

    Temet M. McMichael;Dustin W. Currie;Shauna Clark;Sargis Pogosjans

  • Impact of Folic Acid Fortification of the US Food Supply on the Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects

    Margaret A. Honein;Leonard J. Paulozzi;T. J. Mathews;J. David Erickson

  • Pandemic 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Illness Among Pregnant Women in the United States

    Alicia M. Siston;Sonja A. Rasmussen;Margaret A. Honein;Alicia M. Fry

  • Severe 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in California

    Janice K. Louie;Meileen Acosta;Denise J. Jamieson;Margaret A. Honein

  • Maternal obesity and risk for birth defects.

    Margaret L. Watkins;Sonja A. Rasmussen;Margaret A. Honein;Lorenzo D. Botto

  • National estimates and race/ethnic-specific variation of selected birth defects in the United States, 1999-2001.

    Mark A. Canfield;Margaret A. Honein;Nataliya Yuskiv;Nataliya Yuskiv;Jian Xing;Jian Xing

  • Temporal Trends in Survival Among Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Defects

    Matthew E. Oster;Matthew E. Oster;Kyung A. Lee;Margaret A. Honein;Tiffany Riehle-Colarusso

  • Birth Defects Among Fetuses and Infants of US Women With Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy.

    Margaret A. Honein;April L. Dawson;Emily E. Petersen;Abbey M. Jones

  • Severity of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Pregnant Women

    Andreea A. Creanga;Tamisha F. Johnson;Samuel B. Graitcer;Laura K. Hartman

  • Risk of Bacterial Meningitis in Children with Cochlear Implants

    Jennita Reefhuis;Margaret A. Honein;Cynthia G. Whitney;Shadi Chamany

  • Assisted reproductive technology and major structural birth defects in the United States

    J. Reefhuis;M.A. Honein;L.A. Schieve;A. Correa

  • Use of over-the-counter medications during pregnancy.

    Martha M. Werler;Allen A. Mitchell;Sonia Hernandez-Diaz;Margaret A. Honein

  • Maternal treatment with opioid analgesics and risk for birth defects

    Cheryl S. Broussard;Sonja A. Rasmussen;Jennita Reefhuis;Jan M. Friedman

  • Maternal smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of orofacial clefts.

    Margaret A Honein;Sonja A Rasmussen;Jennita Reefhuis;Paul A Romitti

  • A population-based study of craniosynostosis in metropolitan Atlanta, 1989-2003.

    Sheree L. Boulet;Sonja A. Rasmussen;Margaret A. Honein

  • Birth Defects Among Fetuses and Infants of US Women With Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy

    M.A. Honein;A.L. Dawson;E.E. Petersen;A.M. Jones

  • Impact of Folic Acid Fortification of the U.S. Food Supply on the Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects

    Margaret A. Honein;Leonard J. Paulozzi;T. J. Mathews;J. David Erickson

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonja A. Rasmussen
Sonja A. Rasmussen Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Denise J. Jamieson
Denise J. Jamieson Emory University
Adolfo Correa
Adolfo Correa University of Mississippi Medical Center
Lyle R. Petersen
Lyle R. Petersen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ann M. Powers
Ann M. Powers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lyn Finelli
Lyn Finelli Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gary M. Shaw
Gary M. Shaw Stanford University
Laura A. Schieve
Laura A. Schieve Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul S. Mead
Paul S. Mead Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Allen A. Mitchell
Allen A. Mitchell Boston University

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