@MatthewCFreeman

Professor of Environmental Health, Global Health, and Epidemiology at Emory Unversity

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Joined November 2012
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Research from #Exemplars in Global Health in Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia highlights key health system factors that helped to progress childhood immunization coverage over the last 20 years. ➡️ bit.ly/3SISMSl @EmoryRollins @iressef @smadixit @rabednarczyk @MatthewCFreeman

Drivers of early childhood vaccination success in Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia: a multiple case study...

Implementation Science Communications - The fundamental components of a vaccine delivery system are well-documented, but robust evidence is needed on how the related processes and implementation...

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Karen Levy@klevy_uw3 Jan 2024
Thanks @EHPonline for the excellent piece summarizing our recent work on contamination of poultry products in Mozambique. Highlights the importance of paying attention to foodborne transmission of enteropathogen infection. And to markets as a source of those infections.
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Ben Arnold@ben8363813 Sep 2023
Today in @Nature a synthesis of the epidemiology of child #malnutrition in the Global South published in 3 papers led by our team. Below, I’ll highlight a few of the results #epitwitter #Medtwitter #tweetorial 🧵 (1/17)
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Karen Levy@klevy_uw15 Nov 2023
Our new work in @EHPonline shows high contamination rates, particularly in markets, of poultry products with Campylobacter and Salmonella. Great team effort with partners at Univ Eduardo Mondlane, @ericfevre at @ILRI @MatthewCFreeman at @EmoryRollins, funding @gatesfoundation
Environmental Health Perspectives@EHPonline14 Nov 2023
NEW RESEARCH: Quantifying Enteropathogen Contamination along Chicken Value Chains in Maputo, Mozambique: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed-Methods Approach to Identifying High Exposure Settings ➡️ ow.ly/Q1Jv50Q7u2L @EmoryRollins @UWDEOHS @MatthewCFreeman @klevy_uw
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NEW RESEARCH: Quantifying Enteropathogen Contamination along Chicken Value Chains in Maputo, Mozambique: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed-Methods Approach to Identifying High Exposure Settings ➡️ ow.ly/Q1Jv50Q7u2L @EmoryRollins @UWDEOHS @MatthewCFreeman @klevy_uw
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Our new meta-analysis in @TheLancet : promoting handwashing with soap reduces respiratory infections by 17%. Paper 👉 buff.ly/3oPFpUg Blogpost 👉 buff.ly/3oFQK9e Handwashing is not just for pandemics. Endemic pneumonia kills 2.5m every year.
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co-authors: @sarahtbick Philip Ayieko @rdreibelbis_UK @jennyfer_wolf @MatthewCFreeman Elizabeth Allen Michael Brauer Oliver Cumming
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Up to 17% of acute respiratory infections in #LMICs could be reduced by #handwashing with #soap, new analysis shows 🧼🫧 Researchers say findings in @TheLancet highlight "missed opportunity" to reduce the burden of respiratory disease Read more 👉 bit.ly/425wlJ7
"Our results show what might be achieved with sustained action to promote handwashing and ensure universal access to the underlying infrastructure of water supply and soap." Ian Ross, Assistant Professor in Health Economics, LSHTM

ALT "Our results show what might be achieved with sustained action to promote handwashing and ensure universal access to the underlying infrastructure of water supply and soap." Ian Ross, Assistant Professor in Health Economics, LSHTM

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New @NEJM shows median time from symptom onset or PCR+, whichever was first, to culture conversion was 8 days (IQR 5-10). In other words, about half of people with omicron are likely still contagious at day 8 or later (regardless of vaccine status). nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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We warmly welcome @DeanDaniFallin, the new James W. Curran Dean of Public Health at the Rollins School of Public Health! We are excited she is joining the Rollins community and look forward to the future under her leadership. Learn more about Dean Fallin: ow.ly/fb6y50JMZyT
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WASH meta-analysis in @TheLancet Effectiveness of WASH interventions on child diarrhoea in LMICs sciencedirect.com/science/ar… How effective are - water supply (by level of service) - POU water treatment (by type) - sanitation (by LoS) - handwashing with soap Read to find out!
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Amy Pickering@SeqH2O29 Jun 2022
and we are going to need a new F-diagram nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Enteric viruses replicate in salivary glands and infect through saliva

Nature - Enteric viruses replicate in salivary glands, can be propagated in salivary gland-derived spheroids and cell lines, and are released into saliva, which is a new transmission route having...

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📣 New Article! Our #systematicReview of #Water, #Sanitation and Women's #Empowerment is out in @PLOSWater! Incredible author team, including⭐️students, faculty and staff from @EmoryRollins @rollinsHDGH @EmoryEPI @EmoryHealthLibr doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat… 🧵...
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Karen Levy@klevy_uw24 May 2022
Congratulations @KayokoShioda on a very well-deserved honor! I feel very lucky to work with you. sph.emory.edu/news/news-rele…

Post-Doctoral Fellow/Epidemiologist Recognized as Marie Skodowska Curie Award Recipient for...

Kayoko Shioda, PhD, DVM, MPH, a post-doctoral fellow/epidemiologist at Rollins, was recently selected as a recipient of the prestigious Marie Skodowska Curie Award, which recognizes Japanese female...

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Joe Brown@JoeBrownUNC8 Mar 2022
Another post-doc ad just out, with a start date over the summer / early fall! I'm looking for a motivated junior colleague to support a project on rural sanitation in Alabama's Black Belt. Will include lots of field work & advanced environmental micro: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings…
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Our evaluation of a theory-driven low cost #BehaviorChange intervention to increase #latrine use & safe #ChildFeces disposal among latrine owners in Odisha, India is out @TheLancetPlanet @EmoryRollins @rollinsHDGH @EmoryEPI @LSHTM @uamshealth thelancet.com/journals/lanpl… 🧵...

Effect of a low-cost, behaviour-change intervention on latrine use and safe disposal of child...

A low-cost behavioural intervention achieved modest increases in latrine use and marked increases in safe disposal of child faeces in the short term but was unlikely to reduce exposure to faecal...

thelancet.com
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Karen Levy@klevy_uw24 Jan 2022
Great opportunity for early career environmental justice researchers from systematically marginalized backgrounds. Spread the word and consider applying!
Agents of Change@AgentschangeEJ24 Jan 2022
🚨BIG NEWS: Applications are now open to join our next cohort! Click here to apply and read about the application process: agentsofchangeinej.org/appli… Please retweet + share with your networks!
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Joe Brown@JoeBrownUNC20 Dec 2021
Most people working in #WASH have never considered the full F-diagram, which includes a number of under-appreciated pathways that are highly relevant this time of year. Happy Holidays #WASHTwitter!
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My name is Hannelore Kaufherr. The US turned me away at the border in 1939. I was murdered in Auschwitz #NeverAgain #RefugeesWelcome
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Bornstein HEC@SBHECRI14 May 2017
5/13/1939, Joseph & Betti Kaufherr & daughter Hannelore board St. Louis bound for Havanna | yadvashem.org yadvashem.org/holocaust/this…
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