Publications

varicella outbreaks in army recruits from puerto rico. varicella susceptibility in a population from the tropics.	two outbreaks of varicella consisting of a total of 105 cases occurred in a highly varicella-susceptible population of young adult army recruits from puerto rico enrolled in the defense language institute in san antonio, tex, between october 1986 and november 1987. epidemiologic investigation found a significantly higher risk for enlisted recruits housed in open barracks than for officers housed in private rooms. the attack rate in the first outbreak was 30%, with an estimated attack rate of 71% ...	1990	2158774
varicella vaccination of children in the united states: assessment after the first decade 1995-2005.	live attenuated varicella vaccine (strain oka) was approved for administration to healthy children in the united states in 1995. over the past 10 years, varicella vaccine has been given to millions of children, usually at ages between 12 and 18 months. in states such as california, michigan, and texas, there has been a marked decline in the number of reported cases of varicella. furthermore, there has been a 75% decrease in varicella-related hospitalizations across the united states, as well as ...	2005	15911422
challenges in confirming a varicella outbreak in the two-dose vaccine era.	a second dose of varicella vaccine was recommended for u.s. children in 2006. we investigated a suspected varicella outbreak in school district x, texas to determine 2-dose varicella vaccine effectiveness (ve).	2012	22884663
the twin research registry at sri international.	the twin research registry (trr) at sri international is a community-based registry of twins established in 1995 by advertising in local media, mainly on radio stations and in newspapers. as of august 2012, there are 3,120 same- and opposite-sex twins enrolled; 86% are 18 years of age or older (mean age 44.9 years, sd 16.9 years) and 14% less than 18 years of age (mean age 8.9 years, sd 4.5); 67% are female, and 62% are self-reported monozygotic (mz). more than 1,375 twins have participated in s ...	2013	23084148