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Susan L. Hills
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 63
Citations - 2886
Susan L. Hills is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Zika virus & Japanese encephalitis. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 56 publications receiving 2432 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan L. Hills include PATH.
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Estimated global incidence of Japanese encephalitis: a systematic review
Grant L. Campbell,Susan L. Hills,Marc Fischer,Julie Jacobson,Charles H. Hoke,Joachim Hombach,Anthony A. Marfin,Tom Solomon,Theodore F. Tsai,Vivien Tsu,Amy Sarah Ginsburg +10 more
TL;DR: The estimate of the global incidence of JE remains substantial despite improvements in vaccination coverage, and more and better incidence studies in selected countries, particularly China and India, are needed to further refine these estimates.
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Zika and the Risk of Microcephaly
Michael A. Johansson,Luis Mier-y-Teran-Romero,Jennita Reefhuis,Suzanne M. Gilboa,Susan L. Hills +4 more
TL;DR: An analysis of data from Brazil reveals a strong association between the risk of microcephaly in a newborn and therisk of Zika virus infection during the mother's first trimester of pregnancy.
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Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Persons with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, September 2016
Emily E. Petersen,Dana Meaney-Delman,Robyn Neblett-Fanfair,Fiona Havers,Titilope Oduyebo,Susan L. Hills,Ingrid B. Rabe,Amy J. Lambert,Julia Abercrombie,Stacey W. Martin,Carolyn V. Gould,Nadia L Oussayef,Kara N. D. Polen,Matthew J. Kuehnert,Satish K. Pillai,Lyle R. Petersen,Margaret A. Honein,Denise J. Jamieson,John T. Brooks +18 more
TL;DR: Recommendations for couples with possible Zika virus exposure, who are not pregnant and do not plan to become pregnant, who want to minimize their risk for sexual transmission of Zika virus should use a condom or abstain from sex for the same periods for men and women.
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Japanese Encephalitis in Travelers from Non-Endemic Countries, 1973–2008
TL;DR: The estimate of overall JE risk was low, < 1 case/1 million travelers to JE-endemic countries, Nonetheless, for each traveler, a careful assessment of itinerary and activities, a decision on vaccination, and information on mosquito precautions are needed to reduce the risk of this disease.
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Prolonged Detection of Zika Virus RNA in Pregnant Women.
Dana Meaney-Delman,Titilope Oduyebo,Kara N. D. Polen,Jennifer L. White,Andrea M. Bingham,Sally Slavinski,Lea Heberlein-Larson,Kirsten St. George,Jennifer L. Rakeman,Susan L. Hills,Christine K. Olson,Alys Adamski,Lauren Culver Barlow,Ellen H. Lee,Anna Likos,Jorge L. Muñoz,Emily E. Petersen,Elizabeth Dufort,Amy B. Dean,Margaret M Cortese,Gilberto A. Santiago,Julu Bhatnagar,Ann M. Powers,Sherif R. Zaki,Lyle R. Petersen,Denise J. Jamieson,Margaret A. Honein +26 more
TL;DR: Prolonged Zika virus RNA detection in serum was identified in four symptomatic pregnant women up to 46 days after symptom onset and in one asymptomatic pregnant woman 53 days postexposure.