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Alexandra M. Oster
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 102
Citations - 5008
Alexandra M. Oster is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Men who have sex with men & Public health. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 93 publications receiving 3900 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexandra M. Oster include United States Public Health Service.
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Transmission of Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact with Travelers to Areas of Ongoing Transmission - Continental United States, 2016.
Susan L. Hills,Kate Russell,Morgan Hennessey,Charnetta Williams,Alexandra M. Oster,Marc Fischer,Paul S. Mead +6 more
TL;DR: Men who reside in or have traveled to an area of ongoing Zika virus transmission and have a pregnant partner should abstain from sexual activity or consistently and correctly use condoms during sex with their pregnant partner for the duration of the pregnancy.
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Prevalence and awareness of HIV infection among men who have sex with men - 21 cities, United States, 2008.
HIV risk, prevention, and testing behaviors among men who have sex with men--National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, 21 U.S. cities, United States, 2008.
Teresa Finlayson,Binh C. Le,Amanda Smith,Kristina E. Bowles,Melissa Cribbin,Isa Miles,Alexandra M. Oster,Tricia Martin,Alicia Edwards,Elizabeth DiNenno +9 more
TL;DR: MSM in the United States continue to engage in sexual and drug-use behaviors that increase the risk for HIV infection, and additional effort is needed to decrease the number of men who are engaging in risk behaviors while increasing the number who recently have been tested for HIV.
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Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016
Alexandra M. Oster,John T. Brooks,Jo Ellen Stryker,Rachel Kachur,Paul S. Mead,Nicki Pesik,Lyle R. Petersen +6 more
TL;DR: People residing in or traveling to areas of active Zika virus transmission should take steps to prevent Zika virus infection through prevention of mosquito bites, and no vaccine or medication exists to prevent or treat Zika virus infections.
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Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Monkeypox Cases — United States, May 17–July 22, 2022
David H. Philpott,Christine M. Hughes,Karen A. Alroy,Janna L. Kerins,Jessica Pavlick,Lenore Asbel,Addie Crawley,Alexandra P. Newman,Hillary Spencer,Amanda Feldpausch,Kelly E. Cogswell,K. R. Davis,Jinlene Chen,Tiffany Henderson,Katherine R. Murphy,Meghan Barnes,Brandi Hopkins,Mary-Margaret A. Fill,Anil T. Mangla,Dana Perella,Arti Barnes,Scott Hughes,Jayne Griffith,Abby L. Berns,Lauren Milroy,Haley Blake,Maria M. Sievers,Melissa Marzan-Rodriguez,Marco E. Tori,Stephanie R. Black,Erik J. Kopping,Irene Ruberto,Angela M Maxted,Anuj Sharma,Kara D Tarter,Sydney A. Jones,Brooklynn R. White,Ryan Chatelain,M. Russo,Sarah Gillani,Ethan Bornstein,Stephen White,SA Johnson,Emma Ortega,Lori Saathoff-Huber,Anam Syed,Aprielle B. Wills,Bridget J. Anderson,Alexandra M. Oster,Athalia Christie,Jennifer H. McQuiston,Andrea M. McCollum,Agam K Rao,M. Negron,Isabel Griffin,Mohammed Iqbal Khan,Yasmin P Ogale,Emily Sims,R. Ryan Lash,Jeanette J. Rainey,Kelly Charniga,Michelle A Waltenburg,Patrick Dawson,Laura A S Quilter,Julie Rushmore,Mark Stenger,Rachel Kachur,Florence Whitehill,Kelly A. Jackson,James J. Collins,Kimberly Signs,Gillian Richardson,Julie Hand,Emily Spence-Davizon,Brandi L. Steidley,Matthew Osborne,Susan Soliva,S. S. Cook,Leslie Ayuk-Takor,Christina Willut,Alexandria Snively,Nicholas Lehnertz,Daniela N. Quilliam,M. J. Durham,I. Cardona-Gerena,Linda Bell,Environmental Control,Marina Kuljanin,Suzanne N. Gibbons-Burgener,Ryan P. Westergaard,Lynn E. Sosa,Monica Beddo,Matthew Donahue,Samir Koirala,Courtney M Dewart,Jade Murray-Thompson,L. Peake,Michelle Holshue,Atul Kothari,Jamie Ahlers,Lauren Usagawa,M. Cahill,Erin K Ricketts,Mike Mannell,Farah S Ahmed,Bethany Hodge,Brenton Nesemeier,Katherine Guinther,M. Anand,Jennifer L. White,Joel Ackelsberg,Ellen H. Lee,Devin Charlotte Raman,Carmen Elaine Brown,Nicole Burton,Sara Kate Johnson +115 more
TL;DR: Clinicians should test patients with rash consistent with monkeypox,† regardless of whether the rash is disseminated or was preceded by prodrome, and public health efforts should prioritize gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, who are currently disproportionately affected for prevention and testing.