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Weldon AB, Stimpert KK, Belton W, Galloway-Benefield C, Rubin E, McGiboney GW. Language: An Opportunity to Strengthen Health and Development in Children and Adolescents: A Commentary. J Sch Health 2021; 91:183-186. [PMID: 33368356 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Arianne B Weldon
- Strategic Innovation Manager and Get Georgia Reading Campaign Director, , Georgia Family Connection Partnership, 235 Peachtree Street, North Tower, 16th floor Atlanta, GA 30303
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- Consultant, Technical Writer, , Write Direction Consulting, LLC, 125 Avery Street, #126 Winterville, GA 30683
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- Judge, , Juvenile Court of Fulton County, Judge Romae T. Powell Juvenile Justice Center, 395 Pryor Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30312
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- Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator, , Georgia Department of Education, Twin Towers East, 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30334
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- Director, , Communication Crossroads, 931 Monroe Dr. NE, Suite 102, #510 Atlanta, GA 30308
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- Executive Director, Government and Education Programs, , Sharecare, Inc., 255 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
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Edwards MS, Stimpert KK, Bialek SR, Montgomery SP. Evaluation and Management of Congenital Chagas Disease in the United States. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2019; 8:461-469. [PMID: 31016324 PMCID: PMC10186111 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piz018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Chagas disease is underappreciated as a health concern in the United States. Approximately 40 000 women of childbearing age living in the United States have chronic Chagas disease. Most of them are unaware that they have an infection that is transmissible to their offspring. The estimated US maternal-to-infant transmission rate of Trypanosoma cruzi is 1% to 5%. Ten percent to 40% of neonates with congenital T cruzi infection have clinical signs consistent with a congenital infection but no findings are unique to Chagas disease. If left untreated, 20% to 40% of infants with Chagas disease will later develop potentially fatal cardiac manifestations. Molecular testing can confirm the diagnosis in neonates. Treatment is well tolerated in infancy and usually results in cure. Screening of at-risk women during pregnancy can identify maternal infection and allow early assessment and treatment for congenital T cruzi infection.
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- Morven S Edwards
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- IHRC, Inc, Atlanta, Georgia.,Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Woodhall DM, Garcia AP, Shapiro CA, Wray SL, Shane AL, Mani CS, Stimpert KK, Fox LM, Montgomery SP. Assessment of U.S. Pediatrician Knowledge of Toxocariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017; 97:1243-1246. [PMID: 28820703 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Toxocariasis, one of a group of parasitic diseases known as neglected parasitic infections, is a disease caused by the larvae of two species of Toxocara roundworms, Toxocara canis, from dogs, and less commonly Toxocara cati, from cats. Although most infected individuals are asymptomatic, clinical manifestations may include fever, fatigue, coughing, wheezing, or abdominal pain (visceral toxocariasis) or vision loss, retina damage, or eye inflammation (ocular toxocariasis). To assess U.S. pediatrician knowledge of toxocariasis, we conducted an electronic survey of American Academy of Pediatrics members. Of the 2,684 respondents, 1,120 (47%) pediatricians correctly selected toxocariasis as the diagnosis in an unknown case presentation with findings typical for toxocariasis; overall 1,695 (85%) stated they were not confident that their knowledge of toxocariasis was current. This knowledge gap suggests a need for improved toxocariasis awareness and education for U.S. pediatricians, especially those caring for children at risk for infection.
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- Dana M Woodhall
- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.,Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.,Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- IHRC Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.,Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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