title: Contributions of Native Americans to the global control of infectious diseases.
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.
authors.affiliation: Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, 621 N. Washington Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. msantosh@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: Mathuram
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santosham
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Aruna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandran
authors.forename: Eugene V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weatherholtz
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: Janné
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Croll
authors.forename: Lawrence H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Moulton
authors.forename: Claudette M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Siber
authors.forename: Katherine L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*