Kashef Ijaz

Biographic Data

ID6065234
NAMEKashef Ijaz
GIVEN NAMESKashef
FAMILY NAMEIjaz
SIGNATUREIJAZ K
AFFILIATIONSCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Addressing the challenges of implementing evidence-based prioritisation in global health

    Open AccessDavid T S Hayman, Rosemary K Barraclough et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Global health requires evidence-based approaches to improve health and decrease inequalities. In a roundtable discussion between health practitioners, funders, academics and policy-makers, we recognised key areas for improvement to deliver better-informed, sustainable and equitable global health practices. These focus on considering information-sharing mechanisms and developing evidence-based frameworks that take an adaptive function-based approa…

  • Field epidemiology training programs contribute to Covid-19 preparedness and response globally

    Open AccessAudrey E Hu, Robert Fontaine et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Our findings demonstrate the value of FETPs in responding to public health threats like COVID-19. This program provides critical assistance to countries' COVID-19 response efforts but also enhances epidemiologic workforce capacity, public health emergency infrastructure and helps ensure global health security as prescribed in the WHO's International Health Regulations

  • Rethinking public health campaigns in the Covid-19 era

    Open AccessHamid Jafari, Kristin N Saarlas et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

  • Tuberculosis Transmission and Use of Methamphetamines in Snohomish County, WA, 1991–2006

    Eric S Pevzner, Eric Pevzner et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2010References: 24

    Objectives. We investigated a cluster of tuberculosis (TB) cases among persons using methamphetamines in Snohomish County, Washington, to determine the extent of the outbreak, examine whether methamphetamine use contributed to TB transmission, and implement strategies to prevent further infections. Methods. We screened contacts to find and treat persons with TB disease or infection. We then formed a multidisciplinary team to engage substance abus…

  • Limited Utility of Name-Based Tuberculosis Contact Investigations among Persons Using Illicit Drugs

    Open AccessRana Jawad Asghar, David E Patlan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2009

  • Transmission Network Analysis to Complement Routine Tuberculosis Contact Investigations

    McKenzie Andre, Kashef Ijaz et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2007Cited by: 1References: 24

    Objective. We examined the feasibility and value of network analysis to complement routine tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation procedures during an outbreak. Methods. We reviewed hospital, health department, and jail records and interviewed TB patients. Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were genotyped. We evaluated contacts of TB patients for latent TB infection (LTBI) and TB, and analyzed routine contact investigation data, including tuber…