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David O Freedman

Professor Emeritus of Infectious Diseases at UAB
Verified email at uab.edu
Cited by 11727

In-flight transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a review of the attack rates and available data on the efficacy of face masks

DO Freedman, A Wilder-Smith - Journal of Travel Medicine, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The absence of large numbers of published in-flight transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 is not
definitive evidence of safety. All peer-reviewed publications of flights with possible transmission …

Medical considerations before international travel

DO Freedman, LH Chen… - New England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Freedman, MD, … Yet 20 to 80% of travelers do not seek pretravel health consultation.
Data about the effect of pretravel advice are limited, although such advice has had a …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria prevention in short-term travelers

DO Freedman - New England Journal of Medicine, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
A family is planning a safari that includes 3 days in Cape Town, 3 days in Kruger National
Park, South Africa, and 3 days in Victoria Falls, Zambia. The 31-year-old husband takes no …

Isolation, quarantine, social distancing and community containment: pivotal role for old-style public health measures in the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak

A Wilder-Smith, DO Freedman - Journal of travel medicine, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… What we do know is that disease severity does not drive transmissibility. Although the case
fatality rate may be far lower than that of SARSCoV, the greatest concern could be that this …

[HTML][HTML] Spectrum of disease and relation to place of exposure among ill returned travelers

DO Freedman, LH Weld, PE Kozarsky… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Approximately 8 percent of travelers to the developing world require medical
care during or after travel. Current understanding of morbidity profiles among ill returned …

GeoSentinel surveillance of illness in returned travelers, 2007–2011

…, MJ Sotir, DH Esposito, DO Freedman… - Annals of internal …, 2013 - acpjournals.org
… Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not
necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …

Zika virus and microcephaly: why is this situation a PHEIC?

DL Heymann, A Hodgson, DO Freedman, JE Staples… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
… David O Freedman David O Freedman … Among those recommendations were the need for:
stronger surveillance of Zika virus infection with the rapid development and sharing of diagnostics …

The practice of travel medicine: guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

…, JS Keystone, DO Freedman… - Clinical Infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
… Risk assessment includes (1) a determination of the traveler's health (eg, do they have
medical conditions that would affect their ability to complete the planned itinerary or that …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance for travel-related disease—GeoSentinel surveillance system, United States, 1997–2011

…, DH Esposito, P Han, P Kozarsky, DO Freedman… - MMWR Surveill …, 2013 - cdc.gov
… Although these network members do not report surveillance data systematically, they can
report unusual or concerning diagnoses in travelers and might be asked to perform enhanced …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonality, annual trends, and characteristics of dengue among ill returned travelers, 1997–2006

…, KC Kain, J Torresi, DO Freedman… - Emerging infectious …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… destination at different times of year do not distort the results. … In general, data do not
represent a sample of all returned … The more severely ill patients that do seek treatment at …