Elizabeth Hunsperger

Datos Biográficos

ID7000089
NOMBREElizabeth Hunsperger
NOMBRESElizabeth
APELLIDOHunsperger
FIRMAHUNSPERGER E
AFILIACIONESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
ORCID0000-0002-4450-621X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS4
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2019
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Association between low maternal serum aflatoxin B1 exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Mombasa, Kenya, 2017–2019

    Open AccessEric Osoro, Abigael O Awuor et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    We examined the association between serum aflatoxin B1-lysine adduct (AFB1-lys) levels in pregnant women and adverse pregnancy outcomes (low birthweight, miscarriage and stillbirth) through a nested matched case-control study of pregnant women enroled at ≤28 weeks' gestation in Mombasa, Kenya, from 2017 to 2019. Cases comprised women with an adverse birth outcome, defined as either delivery of a singleton infant weighing <2500 g, or a miscarriage…

  • A mixed methods assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices related to aflatoxin contamination and exposure among caregivers of children under 5 years in western Kenya

    Open AccessAbigael O Awuor, Gati Wambura et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2023

    Objective: Identifying factors that may influence aflatoxin exposure in children under 5 years of age living in farming households in western Kenya. Design: We used a mixed methods design. The quantitative component entailed serial cross-sectional interviews in 250 farming households to examine crop processing and conservation practices, household food storage and consumption and local understandings of aflatoxins. Qualitative data collection inc…

  • First cases of Sars-CoV-2 infection and secondary transmission in Kisumu, Kenya

    Open AccessBeth A Tippett Barr, Amy Herman-Roloff et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    We investigated the first 152 laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases (125 primary and 27 secondary) and their 248 close contacts in Kisumu County, Kenya. Conducted June 10–October 8, 2020, this study included interviews and sample collection at enrolment and 14–21 days later. Median age was 35 years (IQR 28–44); 69.0% reported COVID-19 related symptoms, most commonly cough (60.0%), headache (55.2%), fever (53.3%) and loss of taste or smell (43.8%)…

  • Building laboratory capacity to detect and characterize pathogens of public and global health security concern in Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth Hunsperger, Bonventure Juma et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Since 1979, multiple CDC Kenya programs have supported the development of diagnostic expertise and laboratory capacity in Kenya. In 2004, CDC's Global Disease Detection (GDD) program within the Division of Global Health Protection in Kenya (DGHP-Kenya) initiated close collaboration with Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and developed a laboratory partnership called the Diagnostic and Laboratory Systems Program (DLSP). DLSP built onto previ…