Uriel Kitron

Emory University — United States

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

29h-index2.4kcitations46works3.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Vector-borne infectious diseases(20), Viral Infections and Vectors(20), Parasites and Host Interactions(15), Global Maternal and Child Health(9), Child Nutrition and Water Access(8)

Publications46 total

Climate drivers of migration and neglected tropical disease burden in Latin American and Caribbean immigrants: A pilot study in Atlanta, Georgia
The Journal of Climate Change and Health·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Investigating climate change-related environmental and structural determinants of health: A mixed methods pilot study with first-generation migrants from Latin America to metro-Atlanta
The Journal of Climate Change and Health·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Intersections of climate change, migration, and health: experiences of first-generation migrants from Latin America to the Atlanta-metropolitan area
Global Public Health·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
The Burden of Helminth Coinfections and Micronutrient Deficiencies in Patients with and without Leprosy Reactions: A Pilot Study in Minas Gerais, Brazil
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2019· 10 citedOpen Access
A localized outbreak of Chikungunya virus in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz·2019· 78 citedOpen Access
Diagnostic performance of commercial IgM and IgG enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISAs) for diagnosis of Zika virus infection
Virology Journal·2018· 75 citedOpen Access
Rift Valley Fever Seroprevalence in Coastal Kenya
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2017· 21 citedOpen Access
A tale of two neglected tropical infections: using GIS to assess the spatial and temporal overlap of schistosomiasis and leprosy in a region of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz·2017· 16 citedOpen Access
Anemia Among Children Exposed to Polyparasitism in Coastal Kenya
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2015· 24 citedOpen Access
Case–Control Study of Posttreatment Regression of Urinary Tract Morbidity Among Adults in Schistosoma haematobium–Endemic Communities in Kwale County, Kenya
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2015· 15 citedOpen Access
Age-Stratified Profiles of Serum IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α Cytokines Among Kenyan Children with Schistosoma haematobium, Plasmodium falciparum, and Other Chronic Parasitic Co-Infections
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2015· 36 citedOpen Access
Cross-sectional Study of the Burden of Vector-Borne and Soil-Transmitted Polyparasitism in Rural Communities of Coast Province, Kenya
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2014· 51 citedOpen Access
Development of a Specimen-Sparing Multichannel Bead Assay to Detect Antiparasite IgG4 for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma and Wuchereria Infections on the Coast of Kenya
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2014· 16 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of the Health-related Quality of Life of Children in Schistosoma haematobium-endemic Communities in Kenya: A Cross-sectional Study
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2013· 55 citedOpen Access
Impact of Polyparasitic Infections on Anemia and Undernutrition among Kenyan Children Living in a Schistosoma haematobium-Endemic Area
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2013· 74 citedOpen Access
Birthweight in Offspring of Mothers with High Prevalence of Helminth and Malaria Infection in Coastal Kenya
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2012· 29 citedOpen Access
Projecting the Long-Term Impact of School- or Community-Based Mass-Treatment Interventions for Control of Schistosoma Infection
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2012· 32 citedOpen Access
Impact of Drought on the Spatial Pattern of Transmission of Schistosoma haematobium in Coastal Kenya
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2011· 32 citedOpen Access
Measuring Fitness of Kenyan Children with Polyparasitic Infections Using the 20-Meter Shuttle Run Test as a Morbidity Metric
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2011· 54 citedOpen Access
Geographical information systems and tropical medicine
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology·2010· 33 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Charles H. King(13), Eric M. Muchiri(13), Peter Mungai(11), Amaya L. Bustinduy(8), Francis Mutuku(8), Jessica K. Fairley(8), Roberto Cortinas(7), Maria A. Diuk‐Wasser(4), Durland Fish(4), John K. Bouseman(4), Carl J. Jones(4), Anne G. Gatewood(3), Graham J. Hickling(3), Edward D. Walker(3), Joseph Piesman(3), Jean I. Tsao(3), Gonzalo M. Vazquez‐Prokopec(3), Ricardo E. Gürtler(3), Laura J. Sutherland(3), Alessandro Mannelli(3)