Contributions of Native Americans to the global control of infectious diseases

Mathuram Santosham; Raymond Reid; Aruna Chandran; Eugene V Millar; James P Watt; Robert Weatherholtz; Connie Donaldson; Janné Croll; Lawrence H Moulton; Claudette M Thompson; George R Siber; Katherine L O'Brien

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.09.002

Contributions of Native Americans to the global control of infectious diseases

Vaccine. 2007 Mar 22;25(13):2366-74. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.09.002. Epub 2006 Sep 18.

Authors

Mathuram Santosham¹, Raymond Reid, Aruna Chandran, Eugene V Millar, James P Watt, Robert Weatherholtz, Connie Donaldson, Janné Croll, Lawrence H Moulton, Claudette M Thompson, George R Siber, Katherine L O'Brien

Affiliation

¹ Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, 621 N. Washington Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. msantosh@jhsph.edu

PMID: 17069936
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.09.002

Abstract

For over a half of a century, Native American populations have participated in numerous studies regarding the epidemiology, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. These studies have resulted in measures to prevent morbidity and mortality from many infectious diseases. The lessons learned from these studies and their resultant prevention or treatment interventions have been applied around the world, and have had a major impact in the reduction of global childhood morbidity and mortality.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Indians, North American*
Infection Control / methods*