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ED visits for child abuse drop during pandemic; hospitalizations increase

Mehgan F. Teherani, M.D., FAAP; Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP
Published: March 2021
TOPICS: Child Abuse and Neglect, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, COVID-19
Abstract
Strategies are needed to prevent and identify child abuse and neglect, especially when face-to-face interactions are limited during public health emergencies.
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Efforts continue to eradicate polio in Pakistan

Mehgan F. Teherani, M.D., FAAP; Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP
Published: March 2020
TOPICS: Infectious Diseases, Vaccine/Immunization
Abstract
As of 2016, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries with continued, uninterrupted viral transmission of wild poliovirus serotype 1.
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Biennial pattern of rotavirus infection highlights need for higher vaccination rates

Mehgan F. Teherani, M.D., FAAP; Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP
Published: October 2019
TOPICS: Infectious Diseases, Vaccine/Immunization
Abstract
Prior to implementation of the vaccine, most children were infected by 5 years of age. Rotavirus caused approximately 60 deaths per year in the U.S.
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Measles outbreak occurs despite stricter immunization requirements

Mehgan F. Teherani, M.D., FAAP; Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP
Published: May 2019
TOPICS: Infectious Diseases, Vaccine/Immunization
Abstract
In the U.S., vaccination with MMR is recommended between 12-15 months of age and again at 4-6 years of age.
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Cyclosporiasis outbreaks associated with consumption of raw produce

Mehgan F. Teherani, M.D., FAAP; Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP
Published: January 2019
TOPICS: Infectious Diseases, Nutrition
Abstract
Symptoms of infection include watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, abdominal cramping, bloating, nausea, vomiting, weight loss and fatigue.
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