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Leo Martinez

Boston University - Department of Epidemiology

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Scholarly Papers (7)

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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Fiji, Through an Elimination Lens, 2014-2022

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 10 Apr 2025
Isireli Koroituku, Anaseini Ratu, Kelera Vuniqumu, Luse Buinimasi, Lusi Malani, Emosi Bayanivalu, Stephen RC Howie, Leo Martinez, Donald Wilson, Philip C. Hill and Mike Kama
Fiji National University (FNU), Fiji National University (FNU), Republic of Fiji Ministry of Health, Republic of Fiji Ministry of Health, Republic of Fiji Ministry of Health, Republic of Fiji Ministry of Health, Fiji National University (FNU), Boston University - Department of Epidemiology, Fiji National University (FNU) - College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand and Republic of Fiji Ministry of Health
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Tuberculosis, Pacific Health, Fiji Health, TB Incidence, TB Elimination, TB mortality

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Impact of Strategic Public Health Interventions to Reduce Tuberculosis Incidence in Brazil: A Bayesian Structural Time-Series Scenario Analysis

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Jul 2024
Klauss Villalva-Serra, Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Moreno M. S. Rodrigues, Artur T. L. Queiroz, Leo Martinez, Julio Croda, Valeria C. Rolla, Afranio L. Kritski, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Timothy R. Sterling, Mariana Araújo-Pereira and Bruno B. Andrade
- Gonçalo Moniz Institute (IGM), Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) - Laboratório de Análise e Visualização de Dados, Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative, Boston University - Department of Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Faculty of Health Sciences, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Programa Acadêmico de Tuberculose, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Vanderbilt University - Division of Infectious Diseases, Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative and Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative
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Tuberculosis, Public Health, Forecasting, Vulnerabilities, Directly Observed Therapy, Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy

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Pooling Sputum Samples for Tuberculosis Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy with Cost-Effectiveness Assessment

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Sep 2025
Rodrigo M. Teles, Judson C. S. Neri, Rodrigo T. Tanajura, Victor S. Santos, Leo Martinez, Julio Croda, Tushar Garg, Bruno B. Andrade and Beatriz Barreto Duarte
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Boston University - Department of Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Faculty of Health Sciences, Stop TB Partnership, Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative and - Laboratório de Inflamação e Biomarcadores
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tuberculosis, sputum pooling, rapid molecular diagnostics, diagnostic accuracy, cost-effectiveness, active case finding, programmatic implementation, low- and middle-income countries, systematic review and meta-analysis

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The Development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease after a Tuberculosis Episode: A Nested Case-Control Study in a Large, Population-Based Cohort

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Jun 2023
Jianbing Wang, Luhua Yu, Zongming Yang, Peng Shen, Hongbo Lin, Liming Shui, Mengling Tang, Mingjuan Jin, Bin Chen, Yang Ge, Ye Shen, Kun Chen and Leo Martinez
Zhejiang University - National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Zhejiang University - National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Zhejiang University - National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Department of Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Department of Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, Yinzhou District Health Bureau of Ningbo, Zhejiang University - Department of Public Health, Zhejiang University - Department of Public Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Institute of Tuberculosis Control, University of Southern Mississippi - School of Health Professions, University of Georgia, Zhejiang University - Department of Epidemiology & Bio-Statistics and Boston University - Department of Epidemiology
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tuberculosis, COPD, lung damage, post-tuberculosis morbidity, interaction

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Interplay between Biological & Social Vulnerability and Poor TB Treatment Outcome in Brazil: A Nationwide Study Using Multivariate Modelling with Excess Risk

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Jun 2025
Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Klauss Villalva-Serra, João P. Miguez-Pinto, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Vanessa M. S. Campos, Isabella B. B. Ferreira, Betania M. F. Nogueira, Artur T. L. Queiroz, Valeria C. Rolla, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Afranio L. Kritski, Leo Martinez, Peter F. Rebeiro, Timothy R. Sterling, Moreno M. S. Rodrigues and Bruno B. Andrade
Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative, - Gonçalo Moniz Institute (IGM), UNIFACS- Universidade Salvador, Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative, UNIFACS- Universidade Salvador, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative, Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative, - Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INI), Universidade do Estado do Amazonas - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Programa Acadêmico de Tuberculose, Boston University - Department of Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University - Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University - Division of Infectious Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) - Laboratório de Análise e Visualização de Dados and Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research (MONSTER) Initiative
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Tuberculosis, vulnerable populations, interactive effects, epidemiology, treatment outcome

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Excess Tuberculosis Risk During and Following Incarceration in Paraguay: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 May 2023
Victor Guillermo Sequera, Gladys Estigarribia, Sarita Aguirre, Claudia Pinanez, Leo Martinez, Rafael Lopez-Olarte, Jason Andrews, Katharine S. Walter, Julio Croda and Alberto Garcia-Basteiro
Universidad Nacional de Asunción - Public Health Department, Health Research Regional Institute, National Tuberculosis Programme, Ministry of Justice - Prison Health Department, Boston University - Department of Epidemiology, Pan American Health Organization, Stanford University - Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, University of Utah - Division of Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - School of Medicine and Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
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tuberculosis, transmission, prisons, epidemiology, Paraguay

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Nutritional Impact of India’s First COVID-19 Lockdown: Was It Equitable?

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
Anushka Marri, Madolyn R. Dauphinais, Leo Martinez, Meagan Karoly, Finn McQuaid and Pranay Sinha
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University - Boston Medical Center, Boston University - Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University - Boston Children’s Hospital, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Boston University
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COVID-19 Lockdown, Nutritional Disparities, India, Malnutrition, National Family Health Survey