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U. Kitron

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h-index: 76
Works: 278
Citations: 17K

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Variation in Aedes aegypti Mosquito Competence for Zika Virus Transmission
Christopher M. Roundy, Sasha R. Azar, S. Rossi, Jing H. Huang +10 more
2017Emerging Infectious Diseases170 citations Open access
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Contributions from the silent majority dominate dengue virus transmission
Q. T. ten Bosch, H. Clapham, L. Lambrechts, V. Duong +9 more
2018PLoS Pathogens160 citations Open access
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Spatial Distribution of Dengue in a Brazilian Urban Slum Setting: Role of Socioeconomic Gradient in Disease Risk
M. Kikuti, G. M. Cunha, I. Paploski, Amelia M. Kasper +17 more
2015PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases131 citations Open access
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Characterization and productivity profiles of Aedes aegypti (L.) breeding habitats across rural and urban landscapes in western and coastal Kenya
H. N. Ngugi, F. Mutuku, B. Ndenga, P. S. Musunzaji +7 more
2017Parasites & Vectors129 citations Open access
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Concomitant transmission of dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses in Brazil: Clinical and epidemiological findings from surveillance for acute febrile illness.
M. M. O. Silva, L. Tauro, M. Kikuti, R. O. Anjos +11 more
2018Clinical Infectious Diseases128 citations Open access
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Time Lags between Exanthematous Illness Attributed to Zika Virus, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and Microcephaly, Salvador, Brazil
I. Paploski, A. P. Prates, C. W. Cardoso, M. Kikuti +5 more
2016Emerging Infectious Diseases110 citations Open access
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Zika in the Americas, year 2: What have we learned? What gaps remain? A report from the Global Virus Network
M. Aliota, L. Bassit, Shelton Bradrick, Bryan D. Cox +27 more
2017Antiviral Research109 citations Open access
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High Rates of O’Nyong Nyong and Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Coastal Kenya
A. D. LaBeaud, Tamara Banda, Julie Brichard, E. Muchiri +11 more
2015PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases103 citations Open access
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Characteristics of Aedes aegypti adult mosquitoes in rural and urban areas of western and coastal Kenya
B. Ndenga, F. Mutuku, H. N. Ngugi, J. O. Mbakaya +6 more
2017PLoS ONE97 citations Open access
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Differential Vector Competency of Aedes albopictus Populations from the Americas for Zika Virus.
Sasha R. Azar, Christopher M. Roundy, S. Rossi, Jing H. Huang +14 more
2017American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene80 citations Open access
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Reduction in dengue cases following an outbreak of Zika virus: Does immunity following Zika virus infection cross-protect against dengue?
G. Ribeiro, M. Kikuti, L. Tauro, L. C. J. Nascimento +16 more
2018Lancet Global Health72 citations Open access
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Storm drains as larval development and adult resting sites for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Salvador, Brazil
I. Paploski, M. Rodrigues, V. Mugabe, M. Kikuti +4 more
2016Parasites & Vectors55 citations Open access
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Influence of Herd Immunity in the Cyclical Nature of Arboviruses
G. Ribeiro, G. Hamer, M. Diallo, U. Kitron +2 more
2020Current Opinion in Virology52 citations Open access
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Evidence of transovarial transmission of Chikungunya and Dengue viruses in field-caught mosquitoes in Kenya
C. Heath, E. Grossi-Soyster, B. Ndenga, F. Mutuku +11 more
2020PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases51 citations Open access
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Supersuppression: Reservoir Competency and Timing of Mosquito Host Shifts Combine to Reduce Spillover of West Nile Virus.
R. Levine, D. Mead, G. Hamer, Berry J. Brosi +5 more
2016American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene48 citations Open access
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Unrecognized Emergence of Chikungunya Virus during a Zika Virus Outbreak in Salvador, Brazil
C. W. Cardoso, M. Kikuti, A. P. Prates, Igor A. D. Paploski +7 more
2017PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases46 citations Open access
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Avian species diversity and transmission of West Nile virus in Atlanta, Georgia
R. Levine, David L. Hedeen, Meghan W. Hedeen, G. Hamer +2 more
2017Parasites & Vectors44 citations Open access
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Vector-Borne Diseases , Surveillance , Prevention Predicting West Nile Virus Infection Risk From the Synergistic Effects of Rainfall and Temperature
L. Shand, W. Brown, L. F. Chaves, T. Goldberg +5 more
201644 citations
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Natural disasters, population displacement and health emergencies: multiple public health threats in Mozambique
V. Mugabe, E. Gudo, O. Inlamea, U. Kitron +1 more
2021BMJ Global Health42 citations Open access
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Evidence for chikungunya and dengue transmission in Quelimane, Mozambique: Results from an investigation of a potential outbreak of chikungunya virus
V. Mugabe, Sádia Ali, I. Chelene, V. Monteiro +13 more
2018PLoS ONE42 citations Open access
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Age-Stratified Profiles of Serum IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α Cytokines Among Kenyan Children with Schistosoma haematobium, Plasmodium falciparum, and Other Chronic Parasitic Co-Infections.
A. Bustinduy, L. J. Sutherland, Alicia Chang-Cojulun, I. Malhotra +7 more
2015American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene42 citations Open access
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Diagnostic performance of commercial IgM and IgG enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISAs) for diagnosis of Zika virus infection
M. Kikuti, L. Tauro, Patrícia S. S. Moreira, G. Campos +5 more
2018Virology Journal41 citations Open access
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An agent-based model of dengue virus transmission shows how uncertainty about breakthrough infections influences vaccination impact projections
T. Perkins, R. Reiner, G. España, Q. T. ten Bosch +10 more
2019PLoS Comput. Biol.39 citations Open access
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Dengue and West Nile Virus Transmission in Children and Adults in Coastal Kenya.
David M. Vu, Tamara Banda, Crystal Y. Teng, Chelsea Heimbaugh +10 more
2017American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene38 citations Open access
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Accuracy of the SD BIOLINE Dengue Duo for rapid point-of-care diagnosis of dengue
M. Kikuti, J. Cruz, M. Rodrigues, Aline S. Tavares +10 more
2019PLoS ONE37 citations Open access
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Estimating the impact of city-wide Aedes aegypti population control: An observational study in Iquitos, Peru
R. Reiner, S. Stoddard, G. Vazquez-Prokopec, H. Astete +9 more
2018bioRxiv36 citations Open access
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Calling in sick: impacts of fever on intra-urban human mobility
T. Perkins, V. Paz-Soldán, S. Stoddard, A. Morrison +8 more
2016Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences35 citations Open access
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Effect of Trapping Methods, Weather, and Landscape on Estimates of the Culex Vector Mosquito Abundance
S. Karki, G. Hamer, T. Anderson, T. Goldberg +4 more
2016Environmental Health Insights35 citations Open access
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Optimizing the deployment of ultra-low volume and targeted indoor residual spraying for dengue outbreak response
S. Cavany, G. España, A. Lloyd, L. Waller +8 more
2020PLoS Comput. Biol.34 citations Open access
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Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in an Urban Slum, Brazil
R. O. Anjos, V. Mugabe, Patrícia S. S. Moreira, C. X. Carvalho +9 more
2020Emerging Infectious Diseases32 citations Open access
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A localized outbreak of Chikungunya virus in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
L. Tauro, C. W. Cardoso, R. Souza, Leile C J Nascimento +7 more
2019Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz32 citations Open access
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Disease-driven reduction in human mobility influences human-mosquito contacts and dengue transmission dynamics
Kathryn L. Schaber, T. Perkins, A. Lloyd, L. Waller +9 more
2021PLoS Comput. Biol.30 citations Open access
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Risk of chronic arthralgia and impact of pain on daily activities in a cohort of patients with chikungunya virus infection from Brazil.
M. M. O. Silva, M. Kikuti, R. O. Anjos, M. M. Portilho +11 more
2021International Journal of Infectious Diseases30 citations Open access
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Prediction and prevention of parasitic diseases using a landscape genomics framework
P. Schwabl, M. Llewellyn, E. Landguth, Björn Andersson +4 more
2016Trends in Parasitology29 citations Open access
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The genetic structure of Aedes aegypti populations is driven by boat traffic in the Peruvian Amazon
S. Guagliardo, Yoosook Lee, A. Pierce, Jacklyn Wong +8 more
2019PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases28 citations Open access
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Community-based surveillance and control of chagas disease vectors in remote rural areas of the Argentine Chaco: A five-year follow-up.
M. Cecere, L. Rodríguez-Planes, G. Vazquez-Prokopec, U. Kitron +1 more
2019Acta Tropica27 citations Open access
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Effect of an intervention in storm drains to prevent Aedes aegypti reproduction in Salvador, Brazil
R. Souza, V. Mugabe, I. Paploski, M. Rodrigues +7 more
2017Parasites & Vectors27 citations Open access
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Density of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in a low-income Brazilian urban community where dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses co-circulate
R. Souza, Romero J. Nazaré, H. Argibay, M. Pellizzaro +6 more
2023Parasites & Vectors26 citations Open access
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Dengue illness impacts daily human mobility patterns in Iquitos, Peru
Kathryn L. Schaber, V. Paz-Soldán, A. Morrison, William H. Elson +10 more
2019PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases26 citations Open access
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Zika virus pandemic: a human and public health crisis.
G. Ribeiro, U. Kitron
2016Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical26 citations Open access
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Evaluation of two commercially available chikungunya virus IgM enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISA) in a setting of concomitant transmission of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses.
M. Kikuti, L. Tauro, Patrícia S. S. Moreira, L. C. J. Nascimento +6 more
2019International Journal of Infectious Diseases25 citations Open access
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Lack of evidence for Zika virus transmission by Culex mosquitoes
Christopher M. Roundy, Sasha R. Azar, A. Brault, G. Ebel +13 more
2017Emerging Microbes and Infections25 citations Open access
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Anemia Among Children Exposed to Polyparasitism in Coastal Kenya.
Alicia Chang Cojulun, A. Bustinduy, L. J. Sutherland, P. Mungai +4 more
2015American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene23 citations Open access
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Rift Valley Fever Seroprevalence in Coastal Kenya.
E. Grossi-Soyster, Tamara Banda, Crystal Y. Teng, E. Muchiri +6 more
2017American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene22 citations Open access
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Risk factors for Aedes aegypti household pupal persistence in longitudinal entomological household surveys in urban and rural Kenya
H. N. Ngugi, Sindiso Nyathi, Amy R. Krystosik, B. Ndenga +8 more
2020Parasites & Vectors21 citations Open access
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Isolation of Heartland Virus from Lone Star Ticks, Georgia, USA, 2019
Y. Romer, Kayla G. Adcock, Zhu Wei, D. Mead +5 more
2022Emerging Infectious Diseases20 citations Open access
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Changes in the dynamics of dengue incidence in South and Central America are possibly due to cross‐population immunity after Zika virus epidemics
V. Mugabe, L. Borja, C. W. Cardoso, Scott C. Weaver +3 more
2020Tropical medicine & international health20 citations Open access
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Epizootic Outbreak of Yellow Fever Virus and Risk for Human Disease in Salvador, Brazil
Igor Adolfo Dexheimer Paploski, R. Souza, L. Tauro, C. W. Cardoso +10 more
2017Annals of Internal Medicine20 citations Open access
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Insecticidal Paints: A Realistic Approach to Vector Control?
K. L. Schiøler, M. Alifrangis, U. Kitron, F. Konradsen
2016PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases20 citations Open access
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Case-Control Study of Posttreatment Regression of Urinary Tract Morbidity Among Adults in Schistosoma haematobium-Endemic Communities in Kwale County, Kenya.
P. Magak, Alicia Chang-Cojulun, H. Kadzo, E. Ireri +3 more
2015American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene19 citations Open access
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