Publications

dry season production of filariasis and dengue vectors in american samoa and comparison with wet season production.	aedes polynesiensis and ae. aegypti breeding site productivity in two american samoa villages were analyzed during a dry season survey and compared with a wet season survey. both surveys identified similar container types producing greater numbers of pupae, with buckets, drums, and tires responsible for > 50% of aedes pupae during the dry season. the prevalence of containers with ae. polynesiensis and the density of ae. polynesiensis in discarded appliances, drums, and discarded plastic ice crea ...	0	19996430
evaluation of three traps for sampling aedes polynesiensis and other mosquito species in american samoa.	the efficacy of the recently developed bg-sentinel mosquito trap baited with bg-lure (a combination of lactic acid, ammonia, and caproic acid) was evaluated in american samoa against the omnidirectional fay-prince trap and the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) light trap, both baited with carbon dioxide. the bg-sentinel trap captured the greatest number of the important filariasis and dengue vector aedes (stegomyia) polynesiensis at all 3 collection locations; however, its catch r ...	2008	18666543
natural attenuation of dengue virus type-2 after a series of island outbreaks: a retrospective phylogenetic study of events in the south pacific three decades ago.	dengue is an expanding arboviral disease of variable severity characterized by the emergence of virus strains with greater fitness, epidemic potential and possibly virulence. to investigate the role of dengue virus (denv) strain variation on epidemic activity we studied denv-2 viruses from a series of south pacific islands experiencing outbreaks of varying intensity and clinical severity. initially appearing in 1971 in tahiti and fiji, the virus was responsible for subsequent epidemics in americ ...	2010	20663532
seroprevalence of dengue in american samoa, 2010.		2013	23343610