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  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

Overview

Richard W. Steketee is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in public health, environmental and occupational health, parasitology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, infectious diseases, and immunology.

Steketee's main topics of work include:

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

The scientist has authored several papers reflecting these interests. Notable recent publications include:

  • "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
  • "Pyrethroid and Carbamate Resistance in Anopheles funestus Giles along Lake Kariba in Southern Zambia" (2020) published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • "Mass testing and treatment for malaria followed by weekly fever screening, testing and treatment in Northern Senegal: feasibility, cost and impact" (2020) published in Malaria Journal
  • "World Malaria Day 2021: Commemorating 15 Years of Contribution by the United States President's Malaria Initiative" (2021) published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • "Genetic evidence for imported malaria and local transmission in Richard Toll, Senegal" (2020) published in Malaria Journal

Frequent publication venues for Steketee include:

  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Malaria Journal
  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • Research Square
  • New England Journal of Medicine

Co-authors commonly collaborating with Steketee include Busiku Hamainza, John M. Miller, Thomas P. Eisele, Adam Bennett, and Kafula Silumbe.

Steketee was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in 2011. Their work encompasses multiple dimensions of malaria control strategies and infectious disease research within a public health context.

Best Publications

  • How many child deaths can we prevent this year

    Gareth Jones;Richard W Steketee;Robert E Black;Zulfiqar A Bhutta

  • The burden of malaria in pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas.

    Richard W. Steketee;Bernard L. Nahlen;Monica E. Parise;Clara Menendez

  • Changes in the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

    Wendy Prudhomme O'Meara;Judith Nekesa Mangeni;Rick Steketee;Brian Greenwood

  • HIV in the United States at the turn of the century: an epidemic in transition.

    J M Karon;P L Fleming;R W Steketee;K M De Cock

  • Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for prevention of placental malaria in an area of Kenya with a high prevalence of malaria and human immunodeficiency virus infection.

    Monica E. Parise;John G. Ayisi;Bernard L. Nahlen;Linda J. Schultz

  • The burden of co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and malaria in pregnant women in sub-saharan Africa.

    Feiko O. Ter Kuile;Monica E. Parise;Francine H. Verhoeff;Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

  • 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

  • The burden of malaria mortality among African children in the year 2000

    Alexander K. Rowe;Samantha Y. Rowe;Samantha Y. Rowe;Robert W. Snow;Robert W. Snow;Eline L. Korenromp

  • Beyond Chloroquine: Implications of Drug Resistance for Evaluating Malaria Therapy Efficacy and Treatment Policy in Africa

    Peter B. Bloland;Eve M. Lackritz;Peter N. Kazembe;Joab B. O. Were

  • Impairment of a pregnant woman's acquired ability to limit Plasmodium falciparum by infection with human immunodeficiency virus type-1.

    Richard W. Steketee;Jack J. Wirima;Peter B. Bloland;Ben Chilima

  • The Efficacy of Antimalarial Regimens Containing Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine and/or Chloroquine in Preventing Peripheral and Placental Plasmodium falciparum Infection among Pregnant Women in Malawi

    Linda J. Schultz;Richard W. Steketee;Alan Macheso;Peter Kazembe

  • HIV-1/AIDS and the control of other infectious diseases in Africa

    Elizabeth L Corbett;Richard W Steketee;Feiko O ter Kuile;Ahmed S Latif

  • Mathematical models in the evaluation of health programmes

    Geoffrey P Garnett;Simon Cousens;Timothy B Hallett;Richard Steketee

  • malERA: An updated research agenda for malaria elimination and eradication.

    Regina N. Rabinovich;Regina N. Rabinovich;Chris Drakeley;Abdoulaye A. Djimde;B. Fenton Hall

  • Malaria-related deaths among U.S. travelers, 1963-2001

    Robert D Newman;Monica E Parise;Ann M Barber;Richard W Steketee

  • Pregnancy, nutrition and parasitic diseases.

    Richard W. Steketee

  • Maternal HIV infection and infant mortality in Malawi: evidence for increased mortality due to placental malaria infection.

    Peter B. Bloland;Jack J. Wirima;Richard W. Steketee;Ben Chilima

  • Application of a molecular marker for surveillance of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria

    Abdoulaye Djimdé;Ogobara K Doumbo;Richard W Steketee;Christopher V Plowe

  • Can the world afford to save the lives of 6 million children each year

    Jennifer Bryce;Robert E Black;Neff Walker;Zulfiqar A Bhutta

  • Revised guidelines for HIV counseling, testing, and referral ; and Revised recommendations for HIV screening of pregnant women

    Amy S. DeGroff;Cynthia A. Getty;Thomas L. Hearn;Charles A. Schable

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard L. Nahlen
Bernard L. Nahlen University of Notre Dame
Laurence Slutsker
Laurence Slutsker Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Feiko O. ter Kuile
Feiko O. ter Kuile Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
David L. Heymann
David L. Heymann London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Elaine J. Abrams
Elaine J. Abrams Columbia University
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Renu B. Lal
Renu B. Lal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sarah K. Volkman
Sarah K. Volkman Harvard University
Marcia L. Kalish
Marcia L. Kalish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dyann F. Wirth
Dyann F. Wirth Harvard University

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