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Kurtis JD, Lanar DE, Opollo M and Duffy PE. Interleukin-10
responses to liver-stage antigen 1 predict human
resistance to Plasmodium falciparum. Infect Immun 1999;67:3424-29.
Friedman JF, Kurtis JD, McGarvey ST, Fraga AL, Silveira
A, Pizziolo V, Gazzinelli G, LoVerde P and Correa-Oliveira
R. Comparison of self-reported and observed water
contact in an S. mansoni endemic village in Brazil. Acta
Trop 2001;78:251-9.
Kurtis JD, Hollingdale MR, Luty AJ, Lanar DE, Krzych U
and Duffy PE. Pre-erythrocytic immunity to Plasmodium
falciparum: the case for an LSA-1 vaccine. Trends
Parasitol 2001;17:219-23.
Kurtis JD, Mtalib R, Onyango FK and Duffy PE. Human
resistance to plasmodium falciparum increases during
puberty and is predicted by dehydroepiandrosterone
sulfate levels. Infect Immun 2001;69:123-8.
Gourley IS, Kurtis JD, Kamoun M, Amon JJ and Duffy PE.
Profound bias in interferon-gamma and interleukin-6 allele
frequencies in western Kenya, where severe malarial
anemia is common in children. J Infect Dis 2002;186:1007-12.
Friedman JF, Kurtis JD, Mtalib R, Opollo M, Lanar DE and
Duffy PE. Malaria is related to decreased nutritional status
among male adolescents and adults in the setting of
intense perennial transmission. J Infect Dis 2003;188:449-
57.
Leenstra T, Ter Kuile FO, Kariuki SK, Nixon CP, Oloo AJ,
Kager PA and Kurtis JD. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
levels associated with decreased malaria parasite density
and increased hemoglobin concentration in pubertal girls
from Western kenya. J Infect Dis 2003;188:297-304.
 Ter Kuile, FO, Terlouw, DJ, Phillips-Howard, PA, Hawley,
WA, Friedman, JF, Kariuki, SK, Shi, YP, Kolczak, MS,
Lal, AA, Vulule, JM, Nahlen, BL. (2003) Permethrintreated
bednets reduce malaria in pregnancy in an area
of intense perennial malaria transmission in western
Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. Vol 68(4S), 50-60.
Friedman, JF, Kanzaria, HK, McGarvey, ST. (2005)
Human schistosomiasis and anemia: the relationship and
potential mechanisms. Trends in Parasitology,Vol 21(8),
386-92.
Friedman, JF, Phillips-Howard, PA, Mirel, LB, Terlouw, DJ,
Hawley, W, Nahlen, B, Okello, N, Vulule, JM, ter Kuile, FO.
(2005) Progression of stunting and its predictors among
school-aged children in western Kenya. Eur J. Clin Nutr.,
Vol 59(8), 914-22.
Coutinho HM, McGarvey ST, Acosta LP, Manalo DL, Langdon
GC, Leenstra T, Kanzaria HK, Solomon J, Wu H, Olveda RM,
Kurtis JD and Friedman JF. Nutritional status and serum
cytokine profiles in children, adolescents, and young adults
with Schistosoma japonicum-associated hepatic fibrosis, in
Leyte, Philippines. J Infect Dis 2005;192:528-36.
Ezeamama AE, Friedman JF, Acosta LP, Bellinger DC,
Langdon GC, Manalo DL, Olveda RM, Kurtis JD and
McGarvey ST. Helminth infection and cognitive impairment
among Filipino children. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2005;72:540-548.
Ezeamama AE, Friedman JF, Olveda RM, Acosta LP, Kurtis
JD, Mor V and McGarvey ST. Functional significance of lowintensity
polyparasite helminth infections in anemia. J Infect
Dis 2005;192:2160-70.
Friedman JF, Kanzaria HK, Acosta LP, Langdon GC, Manalo
DL, Wu H, Olveda RM, McGarvey ST and Kurtis JD.
Relationship between schistosoma japonicum and nutritional
status among children and young adults in leyte, the
Philippines. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2005;72:527-33.
Kanzaria HK, Acosta LP, Langdon GC, Manalo DL, Olveda
RM, McGarvey ST, Kurtis JD and Friedman JF. Schistosoma
japonicum and occult blood loss in endemic villages in Leyte,
the Philippines. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2005;72:115-8.
Nixon CP, Friedman J, Treanor K, Knopf PM, Duffy PE and
Kurtis JD. Antibodies to rhoptry-associated membrane antigen
predict resistance to Plasmodium falciparum. J Infect Dis 2005;192:861-9.
Coutinho HM, Acosta LP, McGarvey ST, Jarilla B, Jiz M,
Pablo A, Su L, Manalo DL, Olveda RM, Kurtis JD and
Friedman JF. Nutritional status improves after treatment of
Schistosoma japonicum-infected children and adolescents. J
Nutr 2006;136:183-8.
Leenstra T, Acosta LP, Langdon GC, Manalo DL, Su L,
Olveda RM, McGarvey ST, Kurtis JD and Friedman JF.
Schistosomiasis japonica, anemia, and iron status in children,
adolescents, and young adults in Leyte, Philippines 1. Am J
Clin Nutr 2006;83:371-9.
Leenstra T, Acosta LP, Wu HW, Langdon GC, Solomon JS,
Manalo DL, Su L, Jiz M, Jarilla B, Pablo AO, McGarvey ST,
Olveda RM, Friedman JF and Kurtis JD. T-Helper-2 cytokine
responses to Sj97 predict resistance to reinfection with
Schistosoma japonicum. Infect Immun 2006;74:370-81.
Kurtis J, Friedman J, Leenstra T, Langdon G, Wu H, Manalo
D, Su L, Jiz M, Jarilla B, Pablo A, McGarvey S, Olveda R and
Acosta L. Pubertal development predicts resistance to
infection and reinfection with Schistosoma japonicum. Clin
Infect Dis in press.
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