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Paul V. Effler
Researcher at Oklahoma State Department of Health
Publications - 45
Citations - 2270
Paul V. Effler is an academic researcher from Oklahoma State Department of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dengue fever & Population. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 45 publications receiving 2202 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul V. Effler include Hawaii Department of Health.
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Dengue fever, Hawaii, 2001-2002.
Paul V. Effler,Lorrin W. Pang,Paul Kitsutani,Vance Vorndam,Michele Nakata,Tracy Ayers,Joe L Elm,Tammy Tom,Paul Reiter,José G. Rigau-Pérez,John Mosely Hayes,Kristin Mills,Mike Napier,Gary G. Clark,Duane J. Gubler +14 more
TL;DR: This outbreak underscores the importance of maintaining surveillance and control of potential disease vectors even in the absence of an imminent disease threat.
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Assessment of the Clinical Presentation and Treatment of 353 Cases of Laboratory-Confirmed Leptospirosis in Hawaii, 1974–1998
TL;DR: Clinicians should familiarize themselves with the clinical presentation of leptospirosis, and when evaluating a patient with a febrile illness, they should obtain exposure and travel histories and entertain the possibility of lepsis in the differential diagnosis.
Statewide System of Electronic Notifiable Disease Reporting From Clinical Laboratories
Paul V. Effler,Daniel Jernigan +1 more
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Statewide System of Electronic Notifiable Disease Reporting From Clinical Laboratories: Comparing Automated Reporting With Conventional Methods
Paul V. Effler,Myra Ching-Lee,April K. Bogard,Man-Cheng Ieong,Trudi S Nekomoto,Daniel B. Jernigan +5 more
TL;DR: Electronic reporting more than doubled the total number of laboratory-based reports received and was more timely and more complete, suggesting that electronic reporting may ultimately facilitate more rapid and comprehensive institution of disease control measures.
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Evaluation of Eight Rapid Screening Tests for Acute Leptospirosis in Hawaii
TL;DR: The data indicate that immunoglobulin M detection tests have limited utility for diagnosing leptospirosis during the initial evaluation of patients seen in Hawaii, a time when important therapeutic decisions are made.