selected publications
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academic article
- Control of a Mycoplasma pneumoniae Outbreak in an Institutional Setting Using Azithromycin Prophylaxis. Frontiers in Public Health. 5:366. 2018
- Early isolated optic neuropathy caused by cyclosporine. International Ophthalmology. 1-8. 2018
- Mass media effect on vaccines uptake during silent polio outbreak. Vaccine. 36:1556-1560. 2018
- Real-time genomic investigation underlying the public health response to a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26: H11 outbreak in a nursery. Epidemiology & Infection. 145:2998-3006. 2017
- Real-time genomic investigation underlying the public health response to a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26: H11 outbreak in a nursery. Epidemiology and Infection. 145:2998-3006. 2017
- Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 77:691-699. 2017
- Reply to: Comment on "Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis”. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2017
- Socioeconomic status and vaccine coverage during wild-type poliovirus emergence in Israel. Epidemiology and Infection. 144:2840-2847. 2016
- Public health response to the silent reintroduction of wild poliovirus to Israel, 2013-2014. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 22:S140-S145. 2016
- Evaluation of Clinical and Pathologic Risk Factors May Reduce the Rate of Multimodality Treatment of Early Cervical Cancer.. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 39:37-42. 2016
- Treatments for Cutaneous Lichen Planus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 17:11-22. 2016
- “The Bedouin predicament”. The Lancet. 388:129-129. 2016
- Bedouin Minority Health Promotion and Education Practices in Israel: Ziva Stahl. The European Journal of Public Health. 25. 2015
- Erratum to “Field study of fecal excretion as a decision support tool in response to silent reintroduction of wild-type poliovirus 1 into Israel”[J. Clin. Virol. 66 (2015) 51.... Journal of Clinical Virology. 69:251. 2015
- Field study of fecal excretion as a decision support tool in response to silent reintroduction of wild-type poliovirus 1 into Israel. Journal of Clinical Virology. 66:51-55. 2015
- Are Ultrasonographic Findings Suggestive of Ovarian Stromal Edema Associated with Ischemic Adnexal Torsion?. Gynecologic and …. 81:262-266. 2015
- The Israeli public health response to wild poliovirus importation. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 15:1236-1242. 2015
- The role of adjuvant therapy in pemphigus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 73:264-271. 2015
- Laboratory challenges in response to silent introduction and sustained transmission of wild poliovirus type 1 in Israel during 2013. The Journal of infectious diseases. 210 Suppl 1:S304-S314. 2014
- Bread Fortification Program for the Bedouin of Rahat, Israel: Ziva Stahl. The European Journal of Public Health. 24. 2014
- Brucellosis in the Bedouin Society- health promotion and outbreak control: Ziva Stahl. The European Journal of Public Health. 24. 2014
- Integration of PET/CT into the preoperative evaluation of patients with early cervical cancer does not decrease the proportion of patients with positive lymph nodes found after surgery.. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 24:1461-1465. 2014
- Misoprostol treatment for early pregnancy failure does not impair future fertility. Gynecological Endocrinology. 30:316-319. 2014
- Opportunistic infections in patients with pemphigus. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 71:284-292. 2014
- Silent reintroduction of wild-type poliovirus to Israel, 2013 - Risk communication challenges in an argumentative atmosphere. Eurosurveillance: bulletin europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 19:20703. 2014
- Treatment of pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. American Journal of …. 15:503-515. 2014
- Use of vaccination in a large outbreak of primary varicella in a detention setting for African immigrants. International Health. 6:203-207. 2014
- Can parametrectomy be avoided in early cervical cancer? An algorithm for the identification of patients at low risk for parametrial involvement. European journal of surgical oncology: the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology. 39:76-80. 2013
- Insidious reintroduction of wild poliovirus into Israel, 2013.. Eurosurveillance: bulletin europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 18:20586. 2013
- The influence of early diagnosis of endometrioid endometrial cancer on disease stage and survival. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 288:1361-1364. 2013
- Temporal pattern of recurrence of stage I endometrial cancer in relation to histological risk factors. European journal of surgical oncology: the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology. 38:166-169. 2012
- Effect of closure versus nonclosure of peritoneum at cesarean section on adhesions: a prospective randomized study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 206:56. 2012
- Pemphigus, analysis of 155 patients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 24:947-52. 2010
- Validity of childhood adiposity classification in predicting adolescent overweight and obesity. Pediatric Obesity. 5:250-255. 2010
- Lower uterine segment involvement is associated with adverse outcome in patients with stage I endometroid endometrial cancer: Results of a multicenter study. European journal of surgical oncology: the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology. 35:865-869. 2009
- A multicenter validation of computerized tomography models as predictors of non- optimal primary cytoreduction of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. European journal of surgical oncology: the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology. 35:1109-12. 2009
- Short-term effects of closure versus non-closure of the visceral and parietal peritoneum at cesarean section: A prospective randomized study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research. 35:1026-1030. 2009
- Air Pollution and Community Health: Quantifying Acute Cardio-Respiratory Events Attributable to SO2 and NO2 Exposure. Epidemiology. 20. 2009
- Measuring the Acute Health Effects of Dust Storms: A Matched Analysis. Epidemiology. 20:S186. 2009
- The reproducibility of histological parameters employed in the novel binary grading systems of endometrial cancer. European journal of surgical oncology: the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology. 35:247-51. 2008
- Pemphigus - Analysis of epidemiological factors in 155 patients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 22:1232-5. 2008
- The outcome of patients with stage I endometrial cancer involving the lower uterine segment. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 18:1079-83. 2007
- Mass antibiotic treatment to stop an outbreak of meningococcal disease: A molecular analysis. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 13:943-6. 2007
- Lymphvascular space involvement compromises the survival of patients with stage I endometrial cancer: Results of a multicenter study. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 33:644-647. 2007
- Appropriateness of US and international BMI-for-age reference curves in defining adiposity among Israeli school children. European Journal of Pediatrics. 166:573-578. 2007
- Pediatric journals on the Internet. Acta Paediatrica. 89:1032-1035. 2007
- Ten-year trends in obesity among Israeli schoolchildren: 1990-2000: Obesity trends in Israeli schoolchildren. Acta Paediatrica. 95:444-449. 2007
- Measuring the Effects of Air pollution on the Morbidity, Mortality and Healthcare Consumption of the Population in the Southern Region of Israel. Epidemiology. 17. 2006
- PEER REVIEWED: Parental Smoking and Education as Determinants of Overweight in Israeli Children. Preventing chronic …. 3:1-9. 2006
- Short term effects of peritoneal closure at cesarean section: Results of a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 195. 2006
- Short-Term Effects of Ambient Nitrogen Oxides on Emergency Department Cardiac Patient Load. Epidemiology. 17:S253-S254. 2006
- A multicenter study of CA 125 level as a predictor of non-optimal primary cytoreduction of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 31:1006-1010. 2005
- Familial mycosis fungoides: Report of 6 kindreds and a study of the HLA system. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 52:393-402. 2005
- Trichinellosis outbreak. Emerging Infectious …. 11:1979-81. 2005
- Seasonal variation in scabies: reply from authors. British Journal of Dermatology. 150:603-603. 2004
- An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis on an Israeli military base. Infection. 32:339-343. 2004
- Morbidity and mortality after hip fracture: the impact of operative delay. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 124:334-340. 2004
- Seasonality trends of scabies in a young adult population: a 20-year follow-up. British Journal of Dermatology. 149:157-159. 2003
- Vitamin A supplementation and childhood morbidity from diarrhea and respiratory infections: A meta-analysis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 142:297-304. 2003
- Seasonality trends of: follow-up of 20 yearspediculosis capitis: follow-up of 20 years and: follow-up of 20 yearsphthirus pubis: follow-up of 20 years in a young adult.... Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology. 16:257-259. 2002
- Does breastfeeding protect against allergic rhinitis during childhood? A meta-analysis of prospective studies. Acta Paediatrica. 91:275-9. 2002
- Adult infection with hepatitis A despite declining endemicity; in favor of adult vaccination. Vaccine. 20:2243-2248. 2002
- Incidental asthma prevention by immune serum globulin. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 89:99-100. 2002
- Measles antibody prevalence rates among young adults in Israel. American Journal of Infection Control. 30:165-169. 2002
- Seasonality trends of Pediculosis capitis and Phthirus pubis in a young adult population: follow-up of 20 years. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 16:257-259. 2002
- Secular trends in the epidemiology of pediculosis capitis and pubis among Israeli soldiers: a 27-year follow-up. International Journal of Dermatology. 40:637-639. 2001
- Breast-feeding and the onset of atopic dermatitis in childhood: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 45:520-527. 2001
- Breast-feeding and the risk of bronchial asthma in childhood: A systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective studies. The Journal of Pediatrics. 139:261-266. 2001
- Decline in immunity to polio among young adults. Vaccine. 19:4162-4166. 2001
- A waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Golan Heights due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Infection. 28:267-271. 2000
- Active versus passive immunization against hepatitis A in the Israel defence forces: a cost-benefit analysis.. Vaccine. 18:3005-3010. 2000
- Adverse reactions to smallpox vaccine: the Israel Defense Force experience, 1991 to 1996. A comparison with previous surveys.. Military medicine. 165:287-289. 2000
- Association in the seroprevalence of hepatitis A and herpes simplex-1 viruses in young adults in Israel.. Infection. 28:231-233. 2000
- Does immune serum globulin confer protection against skin diseases?. International Journal of Dermatology. 39:628-631. 2000
- Helicobacter pylori infection and subsequent peptic duodenal disease among young adults. International journal of epidemiology. 29:592-595. 2000
- Measles epidemic in Israel - Successful containment in the military. Preventive Medicine. 31:649-651. 2000
- Rabies in Israel: decades of prevention and a human case.. Public Health. 114:484-487. 2000
- Seroprevalence of pertussis antibodies among adolescents in Israel.. The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ. 2:174-177. 2000
- Trends in epidemiology of hepatitis in the Israel Defense Forces-- direction over several years. Harefuah. 138. 2000
- Human rabies in Israel. The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ. 1:57-58. 1999
- Factors associated with pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis among Israel Defense Force personnel at the end of their compulsory service.. Epidemiology and Infection. 122:51-57. 1999
- Infection control in earthquake rescue team. The Lancet. 354:1564. 1999
- Prevalence of anti-hepatitis A antibodies, hepatitis B viral markers, and anti-hepatitis C antibodies among immigrants from the former USSR who arrived in Israel during 1990-1991.. Infection. 27:212-217. 1999
- Secular trends in the epidemiology of major infectious diseases among Israeli soldiers.. Public health reviews. 27:297-310. 1999
- Successful Postexposure Rabies Prophylaxis after Erroneous Starting Treatment. Preventive Medicine. 29:28-31. 1999
- [The epidemiology of disasters]. Harefuah. 135:607-10. 1999
- Book Review Scientific American Medicine on CD With manual, 32 pp. System needed: Multimedia IBM PC or compatible with 8 MB RAM. (Also available for Macintosh System 7.0 and 8 MB RAM.) New York, Scientific American, 1998. $245 (individual subscription). 0-89454-009-2. New England Journal of Medicine. 339:1647-1648. 1998
- Book Review Travax Diskette with manual, 17 pp. Version 1.0. System needed: Multimedia IBM PC or compatible computer, with 4 MB RAM and VGA color graphics display. Milwaukee, Shoreland, 1997. $850 (weekly updates). ISSN 1063-5971.. New England Journal of Medicine. 338:927-928. 1998
- Hepatitis A antibody prevalence among young adults in Israel - the decline continues. Epidemiology and Infection. 121:477-479. 1998
- Influenza vaccine efficacy in young, healthy adults. Clinical infectious diseases. 26:913-917. 1998
- Is the coexistence of mutations in the genes of factor V and MTHFR a predisposing factor for massive skin necrosis due to loxoscelism?. Public health reviews. 26:265-270. 1998
- Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccination of military recruits in Israel: Preliminary assessment of vaccine effect. Infectious Diseases. 30:263-264. 1998
- The epidemiologic trends of scabies among Israeli soldiers: a 28-year follow-up. International Journal of Dermatology. 37:586-587. 1998
- Rabies--re-emerging threat?. Harefuah. 132:733-5. 1997
- Clinical Trials of Shigella Vaccines in Israel. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 397:159-67. 1996