SPECIAL STUDIES
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Advances in Disease Surveillance
American Journal of Infection Control
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness -AMA
2008
Hurricane Katrina Deaths - Louisiana, 2005 J. Brunkard, G. Namulanda, R. Ratard August /1(1); 1-9
Emerging Infectious Diseases - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007
Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana P.L. Dorn, L. Perniciaro, M.J. Yabsley, D.M.Roellig, G.Balsamo, J. Diaz, D. Wesson April / 13(4); 1-6
2004
West Nile Virus Economic Impact, Louisiana, 2002 A. Zohrabian, M.I. Meltzer, R. Ratard, K. Billah, N.A. Molinari, K. Roy, R.D. Scott II, L.R. Petersen October / 10(10); 1736-1744
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society
2007
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Louisiana, 1980-2006 J. Eavey, T. Sokol, S. Straif-Bourgeois, R. Ratard November/December 159(6); 315-318
Group B Streptococcal Infections in Louisiana J.Eavey, R.Ratard September/October 159(5); 261-266
Vibrio Infections in Louisiana: Twenty-Five Years of Surveillance 1980-2005 A.Thomas, S. Straif-Bourgeois, T. Sokol, R. Ratard July/August 159(4); 205-211
An Update on Salmonella in Louisiana G.R. Richard, R.C. Ratard March/April 159 (2); 104-111
2006
Childhood Immunization Rates in Louisiana Trends from 1995-2004 J. Eavey, R. Tapia, T. Sokol, R. Ratard September/October 158(5); 232-238
Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Infectious DIsease Surveillance S. Straif-Bourgeois, T.M. Sokol, G. Balsamo, S. Hall, N. Weed, N. Krishna, A. Thomas, S. Michaels, Z. Islam, R.C. Ratard May/June 158(3); 136-140
2005
Surveillance for West Nile Virus Cases in Louisiana 2001-2004 S.R. Michaels, G. A. Balsamo, M. Kukreja, C. Anderson, S. Straif-Bourgeois, G. Talati, R. C. Ratard September/October 157(5); 269-272
Influenza in Louisiana: An Analysis of Louisiana Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Data, 1998-2004 E. Stanley, T. Sokol, C. Scott, R. C. Ratard July/August 157(4); 203-206
The Current Status of Malaria in Louisiana A. Toprani, S. Straif-Bourgeois, N. Weed, R.C. Ratard May/June 157(3); 142-145
Hepatitis C Infection in Louisiana T. M. Sokol, B.E. Lewis, S. Straif-Bourgeois, G. Talati, R. C. Ratard March/April 157(2); 98-102
One-Year Sequelae in Patients with West Nile Virus Encephalitis and Meningitis in Louisiana A.C. Ou, R. C. Ratard January/February 157(1); 42-46
2004
Pertussis in Louisiana T. M. Sokol, M. Mehta, S. Hall, R.C. Ratard November/December 156(6); 312-315
2002
St. Louis Encephalitis Outbreak in Louisiana in 2001 S. Jones, J. Morris, G. Hill, M. Alderman, R.C. Ratard November/December 153(6); 303-306
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009
2007
Scombroid Fish Poisoning Associated with Tuna Steaks --- Louisiana and Tennessee, 2006 J. Davis, S.A. Henry, J. Rowland, D. Ripley, G. Jacobson, J.M. Brunkard, L.R. Carpenter August 17 / 56(32); 817-819
Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water Use --- Five States, 2006 N.B. Alden, T.S. Ghosh, R.L. Vogt, C. Andreasen, S. Buller-Fenton, L. Saathoff-Huber, J. Davis, S.A. Henry, R. Ratard, A. Roach, D. Drociuk, J. Meredith, R. Ball, L Baker, J. Grandpre, T. Murphy, C. Van Houten, M.J.Beach, H. BIshop, A.J. DaSilva, V.R. Hill, L. Xiao, T.K. Boehmer, J.M. Brunkard, K.A. Christian, R. Luce, I.C. Trevino July 27 / 56(29): 729-732
Severe Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Community-Acquired Pneumonia Associated with Influenza ---Louisiana and Georgia, December 2006 -- January 2007 M. Pogue, S. Burton, P. Kreyling, J. Naponick, J. Stefanski, R.Ratard, S. Bulens, J. Cope, J. Tuttle, J. Ladson, M. Tobin-D'Angelo, K. Arnold, J. Hageman, R. Gorwitz, G. Fosheim, S. McAllister, K. Anderson, J. Patel, B. Limbago, A. Fry, L. Brammer, R. Dhara, D. Shay, J. Guarner, S. Zaki, J.Brunkard, A. Kallen April 13 / 56(14); 325-329
2006
Morbidity Surveillance After Hurricane Katrina ---Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, September 2005 F. Averhoff, S. Young, J. Mott, A. Fleischauer, J. Brady, S. Straif-Bourgeois, A. Valadez, D. Lurie, H. Palacio, D. Buhner, D. Persse, F. Guerra, J. Morgan, J. Zoretic, R. Moolenaar, K.M. McNeill, P. Byers, T.S. Kittle, G. Chavez, M. Phillips, D. Koo. S. Groseclose, P. Hicks, N.F. Jones, A. Kenneson, P. Vranken, E. Sergienko, R. H. Bitsko, S.A. Lorick July 7 / 55(26); 727-731
Two Cases of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 Infection After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita---Louisiana, October 2005 S. Straif-Bourgeois, T. Sokol, A. Thomas, R. Ratard, K.D.Greene, E. Mintz, P. Yu, P. Vranken January 20 / 55(2); 31-32
Surveillance in Hurricane Evacuation Centers---Louisiana, September--October 2005 A. Toprani, R. Ratard, S. Straif-Bourgeois, T. Sokol, F. Averhoff, J. Brady, D. Staten, M. Sullivan, J.T. Brooks, A.K. Rowe, K. Johnson, T. Chester, P. Vranken, E. Sergienko January 20 / 55(2); 32-35
Injury and Illness Surveillance in Hospitals and Acute-Care Facilities After Huricanes Katrina and Rita---New Orleans Area, Louisiana, September 25--October 15, 2005 C. Lopez, R. Ratard, S. Straif-Bourgeois, T. Sokol, C. Rubin, S. Young, J. Mott, A. Fleischauer, A. Khan, S. Sandhu, N. Arboleda, P. Vranken January 20 / 55(2); 35-38
Health Concerns Associated with Mold in Water-Damaged Homes After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita---New Orleans Area, Louisiana, October 2005 R. Ratard, C.M. Brown, J. Ferdinands, D. Callahan, K.H. Dunn, M.R. Scalia, R.L.Moolenaar, S. I. Davis, L. Pinkerton, C. Rao, D. Van Sicle, M.A. Riggs, K.J. Cummings January 20 / 55(2); 41-44
2005
Infectious Disease and Dermatologic Conditions in Evacuees and Rescue Workers After Hurricane Katrina---Multiple States, August--September, 2005 J. Jablecki, S.A. Norton, R. Keller, C. DeGraw, R. Ratard, S. Straif-Bourgeois, J.M.Holcombe, P. Byers, M. McNeill, D. Schlossberg, D. P. Dohony, J. Neville, J. Carl, D. Buhner, B.R. Smith, C. Wallace, D. Jernigan, J. Sobel, M. Reynolds, M.Moore, M. Kuehnert, J. Mott, D. Jamieson, G. Burns-Grant, T. Misselbeck, P. E. Cruise, P. LoBue, T. Holtz, M. Haddad, T.A. Clark, A. Cohen, R. Sunenshine, M.Jhug, P. Vranken, F.M.T. Lewis, L.R. Carpenter September 30 / 54(38); 961-964
Vibrio Illnesses After Hurricane Katrina---Multiple States, August--September 2005 D. Engelthaler, K. Lewis, S. Anderson, S. Snow, L. Gladden, R. M. Hammond, R. J. Hutchinson, R. Ratard, S. Straif-Bourgeois, T. Sokol, A. Thomas, L. Mena, J. Parham, S. Hand, M. McNeill, B. Byers, B. Amy, G. Charns, J. Rolling, A. Friedman, J. Romero, T. Dorse, J. Carlo, S. Stonecipher, L.K. Gaul, T. Betz, R. L. Moolenar, J.A. Painter, M. J. Kuehnert, J. Mott, D. B. Jernigan, P. A Yu, T. A. Clark, S. K. Greene, A. M. Schmitz, A. C. Cohn, J.L. Liang September 23 / 54(37); 928-931
Echovirus Type 13---United States, 2001 N. Krishna, M. Little, R. Ratard, M. Currier, S. Hand, J.Murphy, S. Zanto, C. Taft, P. Schwaiger, T. Jones, J. Hindman, S. Buckingham, G. Grandberry, M.A. Patterson, W. Sessions, P. Colarusso, R. Melear, D. Schnurr, J. Giesick, P. Brantley, J. Dunn, September 14 / 50(36); 777-780
Ochsner Journal
2003
West Nile Epidemic in Louisiana in 2002 G. Balsamo, A. Vicari, S. Michaels, T. Sokol, K.Lees, M. Mehta, S. Straif-Bourgeois, S. Hall, N. Krishna, G. Talati, R. Ratard Summer/Autumn / 5(3); 13-15
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
2010
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Deaths Directly Caused by Hurricane Katrina P. Markwell, R. Ratard
Description of Non-arbo-related Encephalitis Associated Hospitalizations in Louisiana, 1999-2007 N. Hoff
Katrina Cough C. Romalewski, S. Nelson, M. Tang, N. Teague, J. Brewer, K. Gudzune, I. Lewis, K. Golden, R.Ratard
Mortality in the Greater New Orleans Area, Louisiana - Post Katrina Update 11/5/2007
Retinopathy of Prematurity - Louisiana, 1999-2003 C. O'Brien
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