Browsing by Author "Cash-Goldwasser, Shama"

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    Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years with Monkeypox — United States, May 17–September 24, 2022
    (Center for Disease Control, 2022-11-04) Hennessee, Ian; Shelus, Victoria; McArdle, Cristin E.; Wolf, Maren; Schatzman, Sabrina; Carpenter, Ann; Minhaj, Faisal S.; Petras, Julia K.; Cash-Goldwasser, Shama; Maloney, Meghan; Sosa, Lynn; Jones, Sydney A.; Mangla, Anil T.; Harold, Rachel E.; Beverley, Jason; Saunders, Katharine E.; Adams, Jeremy N.; Stanek, Danielle R.; Feldpausch, Amanda; Pavlick, Jessica; Cahill, Megan; O'Dell, Victoria; Kim, Moon; Alarcón, Jemma; Finn, Lauren E.; Goss, Maura; Duwell, Monique; Crum, David A.; Williams, Thelonious W.; Hansen, Katrina; Heddy, Megan; Mallory, Krystle; McDermott, Darby; Cuadera, Mervin Keith Q.; Adler, Eric; Lee, Ellen H.; Shinall, Amanda; Thomas, Carlen; Ricketts, Erin K.; Koonce, Tammy; Rynk, Dana B.; Cogswell, Kelly; McLafferty, Meagan; Perella, Dana; Stockdale, Catherine; Dell, BreeAnna; Roskosky, Mellisa; White, Stephen L.; Davis, Kenneth R.; Milleron, Rania S.; Mackey, Skyler; Barringer, L. Anna; Bruce, Hollianne; Barrett, Debra; D'Angeli, Marisa; Kocharian, Anna; Klos, Rachel; Dawson, Patrick; Ellington, Sascha R.; Mayer, Oren; Godfred-Cato, Shana; Labuda, Sarah M.; McCormick, David W.; McCollum, Andrea M.; Rao, Agam K.; Salzer, Johanna S.; Kimball, Anne; Gold, Jeremy A. W.; California Department of Public Health Monkeypox Pediatric Working Group; CDC Monkeypox Pediatric Working Group; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    Data on monkeypox in children and adolescents aged <18 years are limited (1,2). During May 17–September 24, 2022, a total of 25,038 monkeypox cases were reported in the United States,† primarily among adult gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (3). During this period, CDC and U.S. jurisdictional health departments identified Monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections in 83 persons aged <18 years, accounting for 0.3% of reported cases. Among 28 children aged 0–12 years with monkeypox, 64% were boys, and most had direct skin-to-skin contact with an adult with monkeypox who was caring for the child in a household setting. Among 55 adolescents aged 13–17 years, most were male (89%), and male-to-male sexual contact was the most common presumed exposure route (66%). Most children and adolescents with monkeypox were non-Hispanic Black or African American (Black) (47%) or Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) (35%). Most (89%) were not hospitalized, none received intensive care unit (ICU)–level care, and none died. Monkeypox in children and adolescents remains rare in the United States. Ensuring equitable access to monkeypox vaccination, testing, and treatment is a critical public health priority. Vaccination for adolescents with risk factors and provision of prevention information for persons with monkeypox caring for children might prevent additional infections.
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    Indoor Public Mask-Wearing Behavior Changes in Response to National, State, and Local COVID-19 Policies
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2022) Vest, Joshua R.; Cash-Goldwasser, Shama; Peters Bergquist, Eleanor; Embi, Peter J.; Caine, Virginia; Halverson, Paul K.; Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
    Objective: To estimate changes in public mask-wearing behavior in response to public health policies during COVID-19. Design: Panel of observed public mask-wearing. Setting: Counts of adult behavior in Marion County, Indiana, between November 15, 2020, and May 31, 2021. Determinants of interest: (1) Removal of state masking requirement; (2) introduction of the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness; (3) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that vaccinated individuals did not need to wear masks in public; and (4) COVID-19 vaccine availability. Outcome: Percent observed with correct mask-wearing. Analyses: Fixed-effects models estimated the association between policies and mask-wearing. Results: Ending Indiana's mask requirement was not associated with changes in correct mask-wearing. The CDC's recommendation was associated with a decrease of 12.3 percentage points in correct mask-wearing (95% CI, -23.47 to -1.05; P = .032). Conclusions: Behavior encouraged by local mask requirements appeared to be resilient to changes in state policy. CDC recommendations appeared influential.
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    Mask-Wearing Behavior at the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
    (American Medical Association, 2021) Vest, Joshua R.; Blackburn, Justin; Cash-Goldwasser, Shama; Peters Bergquist, Eleanor; Embi, Peter J.; Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
    This cross-sectional study examines the mask-wearing behavior of attendees at the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament in an attempt to help other venues prepare for future events during the pandemic.
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    Orthopoxvirus Testing Challenges for Persons in Populations at Low Risk or Without Known Epidemiologic Link to Monkeypox — United States, 2022
    (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2022-09-09) Minhaj, Faisal S.; Petras, Julia K.; Brown, Jennifer A.; Mangla, Anil T.; Russo, Kelly; Willut, Christina; Lee, Michelle; Beverley, Jason; Harold, Rachel; Milroy, Lauren; Pope, Brian; Gould, Emily; Beeler, Cole; Schneider, Jack; Mostafa, Heba H.; Godfred-Cato, Shana; Click, Eleanor S.; Borah, Brian F.; Galang, Romeo R.; Cash-Goldwasser, Shama; Wong, Joshua M.; McCormick, David W.; Yu, Patricia A.; Shelus, Victoria; Carpenter, Ann; Schatzman, Sabrina; Lowe, David; Townsend, Michael B.; Davidson, Whitni; Wynn, Nhien T.; Satheshkumar, Panayampalli S.; O’Connor, Siobhán M.; O’Laughlin, Kevin; Rao, Agam K.; McCollum, Andrea M.; Negrón, María E.; Hutson, Christina L.; Salzer, Johanna S.; CDC Monkeypox Emergency Response Team; Medicine, School of Medicine