2021 U.S. Virgin Islands Zika health brigade: Providing recommended pediatric health screenings for children born to mothers with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy
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DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.2143
Abstract: The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health (DOH) conducted a second Zika health brigade (ZHB) in 2021 to provide recommended Zika‐related pediatric health screenings, including vision, hearing, neurologic, and developmental screenings, for children… read more here.
Keywords: pediatric health; health brigade; health; health screenings ... See more keywords
Modeling Colonial Paternalism: GIS and Multispectral Satellite Imagery at Kingstown, British Virgin Islands
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DOI: 10.1017/aaq.2021.55
Abstract: GIS modeling and analysis of multispectral satellite imagery are applied to a former plantation in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), which, in 1831, became a settlement of free Africans who lived within slavery-based British colonialism.… read more here.
Keywords: british virgin; satellite imagery; multispectral satellite; virgin islands ... See more keywords
US Virgin Islands Fishing Community Resilience: Informing a Research Agenda
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DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2020.1796191
Abstract: Abstract For fishers throughout the Caribbean, major storm events such as hurricanes are a significant component of their life experiences. Over the past few decades, fishers in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) frequently experienced major… read more here.
Keywords: research agenda; islands fishing; virgin islands; resilience ... See more keywords
Rhipicephalus microplus and Dermacentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae) Coparasitize White-Tailed Deer on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx112
Abstract: Ticks parasitizing introduced white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann), on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, were recorded during and after drought conditions. Tick infestation prevalences were 22% at the start of the drought (July 2015), 66%… read more here.
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430. The First Case Reports of Leptospirosis and Melioidosis in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria—Saint Thomas/Saint John District, US Virgin Islands, September–October 2017
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.440
Abstract: Abstract Background Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the first cases of leptospirosis (n = 1) and melioidosis (n = 2) were identified in the US Virgin Islands (USVI). Leptospirosis and melioidosis are potentially fatal bacterial… read more here.
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Quiet oceans: United States Virgin Islands coral reef soundscapes in the age of coronavirus
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DOI: 10.1121/10.0004598
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented changes in human behavior around the world. These changes have impacted local soundscapes in both terrestrial and marine environments resulting in a global ‘quieting’ event that has allowed… read more here.
Keywords: virgin islands; coral reef; united states; states virgin ... See more keywords
A Unique Coral Community in the Mangroves of Hurricane Hole, St. John, US Virgin Islands
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DOI: 10.3390/d9030029
Abstract: Corals do not typically thrive in mangrove environments. However, corals are growing on and near the prop roots of red mangrove trees in Hurricane Hole, an area within the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument… read more here.
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2018 Zika Health Brigade: Delivering Critical Health Screening in the U.S. Virgin Islands
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DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed5040168
Abstract: In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria caused significant damage to the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), heightening the challenges many residents faced in accessing adequate healthcare and receiving recommended Zika virus screening services. To address… read more here.
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