Michael H. Merson | Scholars@Duke

Michael H. Merson
Wolfgang Joklik Distinguished Professor of Global Health

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Wolfgang Joklik Distinguished Professor of Global Health, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2008
Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2007
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2011
Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2016

Contact Information

310 Trent Drive, Office 335, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90519, Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC 27708
michael.merson@duke.edu (919) 681-7722

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 1976 - 1977
- Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Harvard University 1975 - 1976
- Resident in Preventive Medicine, Center for Disease Control 1974 - 1975
- Medical Resident, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 1970 - 1972
- M.D., State University of New York, Brooklyn 1970
Duke Appointment History
- Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 2007 - 2020
- Vice President/Vice Provost of Global Strategy and Programs, Duke University 2012 - 2019
- Director, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2016 - 2017
- Director of the Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2011 - 2016
- Interim Vice President/Vice Provost of Global Strategies and Programs, Duke University 2011 - 2012
- Director of Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2006 - 2011
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2006
Recognition
In the News
- DEC 8, 2020 Duke Global Health Institute
  
  Can Biden Repair U.S. Relations With the World Health Organization?
- OCT 21, 2019
  
  Global Health Discussion on Hearing Loss Coming to Duke and Duke-NUS
- SEP 21, 2018 Duke-NUS
  
  Merson to Lead New SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute Addressing Global Health Challenges in SE Asia
- OCT 16, 2017
  
  Merson Book Sheds Light on Crucial Unknown Work in the AIDS Pandemic Crisis
- JUN 27, 2017 Duke Global Health Institute
  
  Five Questions with Outgoing DGHI Director Michael Merson
- MAY 30, 2017 Duke Global Health Institute
  
  DGHI Director Co-Authors National Academy Report on Role of Global Health in the U.S.
- AUG 4, 2016
  
  New Duke MOOC Sets out to Inspire and Train Global Innovators
- OCT 27, 2015
  
  Mike Merson on 50 Years in Global Health
- OCT 25, 2015
  
  Michael Merson on Global Engagement: Duke Global Stories
- JUL 16, 2015 Durham Herald-Sun
  
  Dr. Michael Merson: Why should North Carolinians care about global health?
- JUL 16, 2015 the (Durham) Herald-Sun
  
  Why Should We Care About Global Health?
- JUL 15, 2015
  
  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Gives Duke Global Health Institute $20 Million
- FEB 25, 2015 allAfrica, IRIN News
  
  Dr. Michael Merson comments: 3 tips for WHO's new director for Africa
- FEB 13, 2015
  
  News Tip: World Health Organization Needs ‘Major Reform,’ Duke Expert Says
- NOV 11, 2014
  
  DGHI to Help Launch Amsterdam Health and Technology Institute
- NOV 4, 2014 The New York Times
  
  Dr. Michael Merson comments: Fighting an epidemic with hands tied
Awards & Honors
- Member. Institute of Medicine of The National Academies. 2002
- Bellagio Center Residence. Rockefeller Foundation, The. 2001
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
- Research
Research
Selected Grants
- The Social Entrepreneurshjp Accelerator: An Ecosystem Approach to Funding & Scaling the Impact of Innovations in Healthcare Delivery and Prevention awarded by US Agency for International Development 2012 - 2022
- Control of Childhood Diarrhea Mortality: Past Success and Future Prospects awarded by Johns Hopkins University - School of Public Health 2016 - 2017
- GHTC R&D Mapping awarded by PATH 2016 - 2017
- Training for the Prevention and Treatment of Stroke in China awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2017
- Peer-Based Duke-IITGN Research Partnership awarded by Research Triangle Institute International 2015 - 2016
- Developing an Interdisciplinary Graduate Curriculum in Global Health at Duke University awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2012
- Enhancing Capacity in Human Subject Protections for Chinese Research Studies awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2012
- You are What You Eat Awareness - Centered Nutrition Education Program awarded by Mary Duke Biddle Foundation 2008 - 2011
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Merson, M., and S. Inrig. The AIDS pandemic: Searching for a global response, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47133-4.
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  - Wang, Lin-Fa, Danielle E. Anderson, John S. Mackenzie, and Michael H. Merson. “From Hendra to Wuhan: what has been learned in responding to emerging zoonotic viruses.” Lancet 395, no. 10224 (February 22, 2020): e33–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30350-0.
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  - Black, Robert, Olivier Fontaine, Laura Lamberti, Maharaj Bhan, Luis Huicho, Shams El Arifeen, Honorati Masanja, et al. “Drivers of the reduction in childhood diarrhea mortality 1980-2015 and interventions to eliminate preventable diarrhea deaths by 2030.” J Glob Health 9, no. 2 (December 2019): 020801. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.020801.
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  - Choudhary, Tarun Shankar, Bireshwar Sinha, Ajay Khera, Nita Bhandari, Yue Chu, Bianca Jackson, Neff Walker, Robert E. Black, Michael Merson, and Maharaj Kishan Bhan. “Factors associated with the decline in under-five diarrhea mortality in India: a LiST analysis.” J Glob Health 9, no. 2 (December 2019): 020804. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.020804.
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  - Wolfheim, Cathy, Olivier Fontaine, and Michael Merson. “Evolution of the World Health Organization's programmatic actions to control diarrheal diseases.” J Glob Health 9, no. 2 (December 2019): 020802. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.020802.
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  - Chen, Shu, Michelle Pender, Nan Jin, Michael Merson, Shenglan Tang, and Stephen Gloyd. “Chinese medical teams in Africa: a flagship program facing formidable challenges.” J Glob Health 9, no. 1 (June 2019): 010311. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.010311.
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  - Wilson, Blake S., Debara L. Tucci, Gerard M. O’Donoghue, Michael H. Merson, and Helen Frankish. “A Lancet Commission to address the global burden of hearing loss.” Lancet 393, no. 10186 (May 25, 2019): 2106–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30484-2.
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  - Jacobs, Marian, and Michael Merson. “Introductory commentary: a strategic review of options for building on lessons learnt from IMCI and iCCM.” Bmj 362 (July 30, 2018): bmj.k3013. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3013.
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  - Fuster, Valentin, Jendayi Frazer, Megan Snair, Rajesh Vedanthan, Victor Dzau, and Victor Committee on Global Health and the Future of the United States: A Report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. “The Future Role of the United States in Global Health: Emphasis on Cardiovascular Disease.” J Am Coll Cardiol 70, no. 25 (December 26, 2017): 3140–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.009.
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  - Wilson, Blake S., Debara L. Tucci, Michael H. Merson, and Gerard M. O’Donoghue. “Global hearing health care: new findings and perspectives.” Lancet 390, no. 10111 (December 2, 2017): 2503–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31073-5.
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  - Batson, Amie, Michael Merson, and Victor Dzau. “Innovating through "interesting times" in global health.” Lancet 390, no. 10106 (October 28, 2017): e33–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32522-9.
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  - Bartlett, John A., Sarah Cao, Blandina Mmbaga, Xu Qian, Michael Merson, and Randall Kramer. “Partnership Conference.” Ann Glob Health 83, no. 3–4 (May 2017): 630–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2017.08.002.
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  - Boender, T Sonia, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, David Cooper, Eric Goosby, Catherine Hankins, Michiel Heidenrijk, Menno de Jong, et al. “Research in action: from AIDS to global health to impact. A symposium in recognition of the scientific contributions of Professor Joep Lange.” Antivir Ther 20, no. 1 (2015): 101–8. https://doi.org/10.3851/IMP2946.
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  - Merson, Michael H. “University engagement in global health.” N Engl J Med 370, no. 18 (May 1, 2014): 1676–78. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1401124.
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  - Merson, Michael H., James W. Curran, Caroline Hope Griffith, and Braveen Ragunanthan. “The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: from successes of the emergency response to challenges of sustainable action.” Health Aff (Millwood) 31, no. 7 (July 2012): 1380–88. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0206.
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  - Ackerly, D Clay, Krishna Udayakumar, Robert Taber, Michael H. Merson, and Victor J. Dzau. “Perspective: global medicine: opportunities and challenges for academic health science systems.” Acad Med 86, no. 9 (September 2011): 1093–99. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e318226b455.
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  - Lamptey, Peter, Michael Merson, Peter Piot, K Srinath Reddy, and Rebecca Dirks. “Informing the 2011 UN Session on Noncommunicable Diseases: applying lessons from the AIDS response.” Plos Med 8, no. 9 (September 2011): e1001086. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001086.
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  - Haglund, Michael M., Joel Kiryabwire, Stephen Parker, Ali Zomorodi, David MacLeod, Rebecca Schroeder, Michael Muhumuza, and Michael Merson. “Surgical capacity building in Uganda through twinning, technology, and training camps.” World J Surg 35, no. 6 (June 2011): 1175–82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1080-0.
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  - Thirumurthy, Harsha, Aisha Jafri, Govindarajulu Srinivas, Viswanathan Arumugam, Ramasamy M. Saravanan, Sathish K. Angappan, Manivannan Ponnusamy, Subhasree Raghavan, Michael Merson, and Shambhu Kallolikar. “Two-year impacts on employment and income among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in Tamil Nadu, India: a cohort study.” Aids 25, no. 2 (January 14, 2011): 239–46. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e328341b928.
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  - NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group, V. “Results of the NIMH collaborative HIV/sexually transmitted disease prevention trial of a community popular opinion leader intervention.” J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 54, no. 2 (June 2010): 204–14. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181d61def.
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  - Dzau, Victor J., D Clay Ackerly, Pamela Sutton-Wallace, Michael H. Merson, R Sanders Williams, K Ranga Krishnan, Robert C. Taber, and Robert M. Califf. “The role of academic health science systems in the transformation of medicine.” Lancet 375, no. 9718 (March 13, 2010): 949–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61082-5.
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  - Tucci, Debara, Michael H. Merson, and Blake S. Wilson. “A summary of the literature on global hearing impairment: current status and priorities for action.” Otol Neurotol 31, no. 1 (January 2010): 31–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0b013e3181c0eaec.
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  - Kerndt, Peter R., Robert Dubrow, Getahun Aynalem, Kenneth H. Mayer, Curt Beckwith, Robert H. Remien, Hong-Ha M. Truong, et al. “Strategies used in the detection of acute/early HIV infections. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: I.” Aids Behav 13, no. 6 (December 2009): 1037–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9580-8.
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  - Beckwith, Curt G., Alexandra H. Cornwall, Robert Dubrow, Kimberle Chapin, Robert Ducharme, Irma Rodriguez, Lavinia Velasquez, Michael H. Merson, Kathleen J. Sikkema, and Kenneth Mayer. “Identifying acute HIV infection in Rhode Island.” Med Health R I 92, no. 7 (July 2009): 231–33.
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  - Koplan, Jeffrey P., T Christopher Bond, Michael H. Merson, K Srinath Reddy, Mario Henry Rodriguez, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Judith N. Wasserheit, and Judith N. Consortium of Universities for Global Health Executive Board. “Towards a common definition of global health.” Lancet 373, no. 9679 (June 6, 2009): 1993–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60332-9.
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  - Dubrow, Robert, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Kenneth H. Mayer, R Douglas Bruce, Pamela Julian, Irma Rodriguez, Curt Beckwith, et al. “Diagnosis of acute HIV infection in Connecticut.” Conn Med 73, no. 6 (June 2009): 325–31.
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  - Merson, Michael, Nancy Padian, Thomas J. Coates, Geeta Rao Gupta, Stefano M. Bertozzi, Peter Piot, Purnima Mane, Michael Bartos, and Michael Lancet HIV Prevention Series Authors. “Combination HIV prevention.” Lancet 372, no. 9652 (November 22, 2008): 1805–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61752-3.
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  - Merson, Michael H., Jeffrey O’Malley, David Serwadda, and Chantawipa Apisuk. “The history and challenge of HIV prevention.” Lancet 372, no. 9637 (August 9, 2008): 475–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60884-3.
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  - Rosenberg, Alana, Kari Hartwig, and Michael Merson. “Government-NGO collaboration and sustainability of orphans and vulnerable children projects in southern Africa.” Eval Program Plann 31, no. 1 (February 2008): 51–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.08.005.
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  - Williams, R Sanders, Patrick J. Casey, Robert K. Kamei, Edward G. Buckley, Khee Chee Soo, Michael H. Merson, Ranga K. Krishnan, and Victor J. Dzau. “A global partnership in medical education between Duke University and the National University of Singapore.” Acad Med 83, no. 2 (February 2008): 122–27. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e318160b8bc.
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  - Merson, Michael, and Thomas N. Denny. “The global health and diagnostic (flow) cytometry--breakthroughs in HIV and tuberculosis.” Cytometry B Clin Cytom 74 Suppl 1 (2008): S4–5. https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.20412.
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  - Tarakeshwar, Nalini, A. K. Srikrishnan, Sethulakshmi Johnson, C. Vasu, Suniti Solomon, Michael Merson, and Kathleen Sikkema. “A social cognitive model of health for HIV-positive adults receiving care in India.” Aids Behav 11, no. 3 (May 2007): 491–504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-006-9161-z.
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  - Ntumbanzondo, M., R. Dubrow, L. M. Niccolai, K. Mwandagalirwa, and M. H. Merson. “Unprotected intercourse for extra money among commercial sex workers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.” Aids Care 18, no. 7 (October 2006): 777–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120500412824.
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  - Tarakeshwar, Nalini, A. K. Krishnan, Sethulakshmi Johnson, Suniti Solomon, Kathleen Sikkema, and Michael Merson. “Living with HIV infection: perceptions of patients with access to care at a non-governmental organization in Chennai, India.” Cult Health Sex 8, no. 5 (September 2006): 407–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691050600859609.
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  - Merson, M. “Uganda's HIV/AIDS epidemic: Guest editorial.” Aids and Behavior 10, no. 4 (July 1, 2006): 333–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-006-9120-8.
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  - Merson, Michael H. “The HIV-AIDS pandemic at 25--the global response.” N Engl J Med 354, no. 23 (June 8, 2006): 2414–17. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp068074.
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  - Rosenberg, A., Z. Mabude, K. Hartwig, S. Rooholamini, D. Oracca-Tetteh, and M. Merson. “Improving home-based care in Southern Africa: An analysis of project evaluations.” Southern African Journal of Hiv Medicine, no. 19 (January 1, 2005): 30–36. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v6i2.585.
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  - Kapczynski, Amy, E Tyler Crone, and Michael Merson. “Global health and university patents.” Science 301, no. 5640 (September 19, 2003): 1629. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.301.5640.1629.
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  - Kaplan, Edward H., and Michael H. Merson. “Allocating HIV-prevention resources: balancing efficiency and equity.” Am J Public Health 92, no. 12 (December 2002): 1905–7. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.92.12.1905.
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  - Holtgrave, David R., Steven D. Pinkerton, and Michael Merson. “Estimating the cost of unmet HIV-prevention needs in the United States.” Am J Prev Med 23, no. 1 (July 2002): 7–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0749-3797(02)00447-6.
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  - Muehrer, P. R., P. Salovey, A. A. Afifi, J. C. Coyne, A. M. Kring, M. H. Merson, T. R. Prohaska, and R. H. Rozensky. “Overcoming barriers to collaboration between basic behavioral scientists and public health scientists in research on mental disorders.” Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 9, no. 4 (January 1, 2002): 253–65. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020758416171.
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  - Hale, P., M. W. Makgoba, M. H. Merson, T. C. Quinn, D. D. Richman, S. Vella, F. Wabwire-Mangen, S. Wain-Hobson, and R. A. Weiss. “Mission now possible for AIDS fund.” Nature 412, no. 6844 (July 19, 2001): 271–72. https://doi.org/10.1038/35085650.
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  - Hale, P., M. W. Makgoba, M. H. Merson, T. C. Quinn, D. D. Richman, S. Vella, F. Wabwire-Mangen, S. Wain-Hobson, and R. A. Weiss. “Success hinges on support for treatment.” Nature 412, no. 6844 (July 19, 2001): 272. https://doi.org/10.1038/35085656.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Early detection: the next steps.” J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 25 Suppl 2 (December 15, 2000): S157–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/00042560-200012152-00011.
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  - Dayton, J. M., and M. H. Merson. “Global dimensions of the AIDS epidemic: implications for prevention and care.” Infect Dis Clin North Am 14, no. 4 (December 2000): 791–808. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70134-3.
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  - Merson, M., and A. Rosenfield. “The AIDS epidemic: lessons learned?” Lancet 356, no. 9236 (September 30, 2000): 1204. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)72908-1.
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  - Merson, M. H., J. M. Dayton, and K. O’Reilly. “Effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions in developing countries.” Aids 14 Suppl 2 (September 2000): S68–84.
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  - Blankenship, K. M., S. J. Bray, and M. H. Merson. “Structural interventions in public health.” Aids 14 Suppl 1 (June 2000): S11–21. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200006001-00003.
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  - Sumartojo, E., L. Doll, D. Holtgrave, H. Gayle, and M. Merson. “Enriching the mix: incorporating structural factors into HIV prevention.” Aids 14 Suppl 1 (June 2000): S1–2. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200006001-00001.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Ethics of placebo-controlled trials of zidovudine to prevent the perinatal transmission of HIV in the Third World.” N Engl J Med 338, no. 12 (March 19, 1998): 836. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199803193381213.
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  - Merson, M., and E. H. Bradley. “Enhancing awareness of hospice through physician assisted living: public health perspectives.” Conn Med 61, no. 12 (December 1997): 789–91.
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  - Merson, M. H., E. A. Feldman, R. Bayer, and J. Stryker. “Rapid self testing for HIV infection.” Lancet 349, no. 9048 (February 1, 1997): 352–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(96)08260-8.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Returning home: reflections on the USA's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.” Lancet 347, no. 9016 (June 15, 1996): 1673–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91494-4.
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  - Mertens, T. E., E. Belsey, R. L. Stoneburner, D. L. Beer, P. Sato, A. Burton, and M. H. Merson. “Global estimates and epidemiology of HIV-1 infections and AIDS: further heterogeneity in spread and impact.” Aids 9 Suppl A (1995): S259–72.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Making AIDS prevention a national priority.” Integration, no. 42 (December 1994): 2–5.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Explaining long-term HIV survivors.” Int Nurs Rev 41, no. 6 (November 1994): 169–70.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Slowing the spread of HIV: agenda for the 1990s.” Science 260, no. 5112 (May 28, 1993): 1266–68. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.8493570.
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  - Kim-Farley, R. J., M. H. Merson, and J. L. Tulloch. “Childhood immunizations.” N Engl J Med 328, no. 19 (May 13, 1993): 1420–21. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199305133281911.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Foreword.” Aids 5, no. SUPPL. 1 (December 1, 1991).
  - Merson, M. H. “Global AIDS prevention and control.” Hygie 9, no. 4 (December 1990): 5–7.
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  - Petros-Barvazian, A., and M. Merson. “AIDS: a special threat to women.” World Health, no. Nov-Dec (December 1, 1990).
  - Claeson, M., and M. H. Merson. “Global progress in the control of diarrheal diseases.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 9, no. 5 (May 1990): 345–55. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006454-199005000-00008.
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  - Petros-Barvazian, A., and M. Merson. “AIDS: a special threat to women.” World Health, no. Nov-Dec (January 1, 1990).
  - Fariss, M. W., M. H. Merson, and T. M. O’Hara. “Alpha-tocopheryl succinate protects hepatocytes from chemical-induced toxicity under physiological calcium conditions.” Toxicol Lett 47, no. 1 (April 1989): 61–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-4274(89)90086-6.
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  - Martinez, C. A., D. Barua, and M. H. Merson. “Control of diarrhoeal diseases.” World Health Stat Q 41, no. 2 (1988): 74–81.
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  - Merson, M. H. “[Confronting diarrhea on a worldwide scale].” Servir 34, no. 4 (July 1986): 198–99.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Confronting diarrhea on a worldwide scale.” Servir (Lisbon, Portugal) 34, no. 4 (July 1, 1986): 198–99.
  - Merson, M Kh, M. S. Lishnevskii, and G. P. Oblapenko. “[Oral rehydration in acute intestinal diseases].” Sov Med, no. 3 (1986): 60–63.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Oral rehydration therapy - from theory to practice ( diarrhoeal disease).” Who Chronicle 40, no. 3 (January 1, 1986): 116–18.
  - Litvinov, S. K., M. H. Merson, G. P. Oblapenko, R. Herniman, and M. S. Lishnevskiĭ. “[The WHO program for controlling diarrheic diseases: its status and developmental outlook--the organizational and operative components of the program].” Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol, no. 6 (June 1985): 93–98.
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  - Litvinov, S. K., M. H. Merson, G. P. Oblapenko, R. Herniman, and M. S. Lishnevskiǐ. “The WHO program for controlling diarrheic diseases: its status and developmental outlook--the organizational and operative components of the program.” Zhurnal Mikrobiologii Epidemiologii I Immunobiologii, no. 6 (June 1, 1985): 93–98.
  - Black, R. E., M. H. Merson, A. Eusof, I. Huq, and R. Pollard. “Nutritional status, body size and severity of diarrhoea associated with rotavirus or enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.” J Trop Med Hyg 87, no. 2 (April 1984): 83–89.
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  - Sutton, R. G., and M. H. Merson. “Oral typhoid vaccine Ty21a.” Lancet 1, no. 8323 (March 5, 1983): 523. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(83)92205-5.
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  - Svennerholm, A. M., J. Holmgren, R. Black, M. Levine, and M. Merson. “Serologic differentiation between antitoxin responses to infection with Vibrio cholerae and enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli.” J Infect Dis 147, no. 3 (March 1983): 514–22. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/147.3.514.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Prevention of traveler's diarrhea.” Gastroenterology 84, no. 2 (February 1983): 424–26.
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  - Feachem, R. G., R. C. Hogan, and M. H. Merson. “Diarrhoeal disease control: reviews of potential interventions.” Bull World Health Organ 61, no. 4 (1983): 637–40.
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  - Glass, R. I., S. Becker, M. I. Huq, B. J. Stoll, M. U. Khan, M. H. Merson, J. V. Lee, and R. E. Black. “Endemic cholera in rural Bangladesh, 1966-1980.” Am J Epidemiol 116, no. 6 (December 1982): 959–70. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113498.
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  - Black, R. E., K. H. Brown, S. Becker, A. R. Alim, and M. H. Merson. “Contamination of weaning foods and transmission of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhoea in children in rural Bangladesh.” Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 76, no. 2 (1982): 259–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(82)90292-9.
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  - Snyder, J. D., and M. H. Merson. “The magnitude of the global problem of acute diarrhoeal disease: a review of active surveillance data.” Bull World Health Organ 60, no. 4 (1982): 605–13.
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  - Hughes, J. M., J. R. Blumenthal, M. H. Merson, G. L. Lombard, V. R. Dowell, and E. J. Gangarosa. “Clinical features of types A and B food-borne botulism.” Ann Intern Med 95, no. 4 (October 1981): 442–45. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-95-4-442.
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  - Black, R. E., M. H. Merson, I. Huq, A. R. Alim, and M. Yunus. “Incidence and severity of rotavirus and Escherichia coli diarrhoea in rural Bangladesh. Implications for vaccine development.” Lancet 1, no. 8212 (January 17, 1981): 141–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(81)90719-4.
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  - Black, R. E., M. H. Merson, B. Rowe, P. R. Taylor, A. R. Abdul Alim, R. J. Gross, and D. A. Sack. “Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhoea: acquired immunity and transmission in an endemic area.” Bull World Health Organ 59, no. 2 (1981): 263–68.
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  - Black, R. E., M. H. Merson, P. R. Taylor, R. H. Yolken, and D. A. Sack. “Glucose vs sucrose in oral rehydration solutions for infants and young children with rotavirus-associated diarrhea.” Pediatrics 67, no. 1 (January 1981): 79–83.
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  - Mahalanabis, D., M. H. Merson, and D. Barua. “Oral rehydration therapy: Recent advances.” World Health Forum 2, no. 2 (January 1, 1981): 245–49.
  - Oberle, M. W., M. H. Merson, M. S. Islam, A. S. Rahman, D. H. Huber, and G. Curlin. “Diarrhoeal disease in Bangladesh: epidemiology, mortality averted and costs at a rural treatment centre.” Int J Epidemiol 9, no. 4 (December 1980): 341–48. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/9.4.341.
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  - Black, R. E., M. H. Merson, A. S. Rahman, M. Yunus, A. R. Alim, I. Huq, R. H. Yolken, and G. T. Curlin. “A two-year study of bacterial, viral, and parasitic agents associated with diarrhea in rural Bangladesh.” J Infect Dis 142, no. 5 (November 1980): 660–64. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/142.5.660.
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  - Ryder, R. W., P. A. Blake, A. C. Murlin, G. P. Carter, R. A. Pollard, M. H. Merson, S. D. Allen, and D. J. Brenner. “Increase in antibiotic resistance among isolates of Salmonella in the United States, 1967-1975.” J Infect Dis 142, no. 4 (October 1980): 485–91. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/142.4.485.
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  - Merson, M. H., B. Rowe, R. E. Black, I. Huq, R. J. Gross, and A. Eusof. “Use of antisera for identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.” Lancet 2, no. 8188 (August 2, 1980): 222–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(80)90118-x.
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  - Merson, M. H., R. H. Yolken, R. B. Sack, J. L. Froehlich, H. B. Greenberg, I. Huq, and R. W. Black. “Detection of Escherichia coli enterotoxins in stools.” Infect Immun 29, no. 1 (July 1980): 108–13. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.29.1.108-113.1980.
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  - Merson, M. H., R. B. Sack, S. Islam, G. Saklayen, N. Huda, I. Huq, A. W. Zulich, R. H. Yolken, and A. Z. Kapikian. “Disease due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Bangladeshi adults: clinical aspects and a controlled trial of tetracycline.” J Infect Dis 141, no. 6 (June 1980): 702–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/141.6.702.
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  - Taylor, P. R., M. H. Merson, R. E. Black, A. S. Mizanur Rahman, M. D. Yunus, A. R. Alim, and R. H. Yolken. “Oral rehydration therapy for treatment of rotavirus diarrhoea in a rural treatment centre in Bangladesh.” Arch Dis Child 55, no. 5 (May 1980): 376–79. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.55.5.376.
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  - Merson, M. H., R. E. Black, D. A. Sack, A. M. Svennerholm, and J. Holmgren. “Maternal cholera immunisation and scecretory IgA in breast milk.” Lancet 1, no. 8174 (April 26, 1980): 931–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(80)90860-0.
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  - Huq, I., A. K. Alam, G. K. Morris, G. Wathen, and M. Merson. “Foodborne outbreak of shigellosis caused by an unusual Shigella strain.” J Clin Microbiol 11, no. 4 (April 1980): 337–39. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.11.4.337-339.1980.
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  - Chen, L. C., R. E. Black, A. M. Sarder, M. H. Merson, S. Bhatia, M. Yunus, and J. Chakraborty. “Village-based distribution of oral rehydration therapy packets in Bangladesh.” Am J Trop Med Hyg 29, no. 2 (March 1980): 285–90. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1980.29.285.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Doxycycline and the traveller.” Gastroenterology 76, no. 6 (June 1979): 1485–88.
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  - Merson, M. H., R. B. Sack, A. K. Kibriya, A. Al-Mahmood, Q. S. Adamed, and I. Huq. “Use of colony pools for diagnosis of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea.” J Clin Microbiol 9, no. 4 (April 1979): 493–97.
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  - Merson, M. H., F. Orskov, I. Orskov, R. B. Sack, I. Huq, and F. T. Koster. “Relationship between enterotoxin production and serotype in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.” Infect Immun 23, no. 2 (February 1979): 325–29. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.23.2.325-329.1979.
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  - Blake, P. A., M. H. Merson, R. E. Weaver, D. G. Hollis, and P. C. Heublein. “Disease caused by a marine Vibrio. Clinical characteristics and epidemiology.” N Engl J Med 300, no. 1 (January 4, 1979): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197901043000101.
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  - Greenberg, H. B., M. M. Levine, M. H. Merson, R. B. Sack, D. A. Sack, J. R. Valdesuso, D. Nalin, D. Hoover, R. M. Chanock, and A. Z. Kapikian. “Solid-phase microtiter radioimmunoassay blocking test for detection of antibodies to Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin.” J Clin Microbiol 9, no. 1 (January 1979): 60–64.
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  - Morris, G. K., M. H. Merson, I. Huq, A. K. Kibrya, and R. Black. “Comparison of four plating media for isolating Vibrio cholerae.” J Clin Microbiol 9, no. 1 (January 1979): 79–83.
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  - Sack, D. A., A. M. Chowdhury, A. Eusof, M. A. Ali, M. H. Merson, S. Islam, R. E. Black, and K. H. Brown. “Oral hydration rotavirus diarrhoea: a double blind comparison of sucrose with glucose electrolyte solution.” Lancet 2, no. 8084 (August 5, 1978): 280–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(78)91687-2.
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  - Huang, C. T., J. N. Udall, M. Merson, and B. L. Nichols. “Fecal steroids in diarrhea. II. Travellers' diarrhea.” Am J Clin Nutr 31, no. 4 (April 1978): 626–32. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/31.4.626.
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  - Horwitz, M. A., R. A. Pollard, M. H. Merson, and S. M. Martin. “A large outbreak of foodborne salmonellosis on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, epidemiology and secondary transmission.” Am J Public Health 67, no. 11 (November 1977): 1071–76. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.67.11.1071.
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  - Yolken, R. H., H. B. Greenberg, M. H. Merson, R. B. Sack, and A. Z. Kapikian. “Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin.” J Clin Microbiol 6, no. 5 (November 1977): 439–44.
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  - Dowell, V. R., L. M. McCroskey, C. L. Hatheway, G. L. Lombard, J. M. Hughes, and M. H. Merson. “Coproexamination for botulinal toxin and clostridium botulinum. A new procedure for laboratory diagnosis of botulism.” Jama 238, no. 17 (October 24, 1977): 1829–32.
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  - Gurwith, M., and D. Hinder. “Escherichia coli serotypes and diarrhea.” N Engl J Med 297, no. 9 (September 1, 1977): 510–11. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197709012970917.
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  - Ryder, R. W., D. N. Lawrence, J. L. Nitzkin, J. C. Feeley, and M. H. Merson. “An evaluation of penicillin prophylaxis during an outbreak of foodborne streptococcal pharyngitis.” Am J Epidemiol 106, no. 2 (August 1977): 139–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112443.
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  - Horwitz, M. A., J. M. Hughes, M. H. Merson, and E. J. Gangarosa. “Food-borne botulism in the United States, 1970-1975.” J Infect Dis 136, no. 1 (July 1977): 153–59. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/136.1.153.
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  - Gangarosa, E. J., and M. H. Merson. “Epidemiologic assessment of the relevance of the so-called enteropathogenic serogroups of Escherichia coli in diarrhea.” N Engl J Med 296, no. 21 (May 26, 1977): 1210–13. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197705262962106.
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  - Hughes, J. M., M. H. Merson, and E. J. Gangarosa. “The safety of eating shellfish.” Jama 237, no. 18 (May 2, 1977): 1980–81.
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  - Payne, C. A., and S. N. Payne. “Ciguatera in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.” N Engl J Med 296, no. 16 (April 21, 1977): 949–50. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197704212961627.
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  - Merson, M. H., W. T. Martin, J. P. Craig, G. K. Morris, P. A. Blake, G. F. Craun, J. C. Feeley, J. C. Camacho, and E. J. Gangarosa. “Cholera on Guam, 1974: epidemiologic findings and isolation of non-toxinogenic strains.” Am J Epidemiol 105, no. 4 (April 1977): 349–61. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112393.
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  - Hughes, J. M., M. A. Horwitz, M. H. Merson, W. H. Barker, and E. J. Gangarosa. “Foodborne disease outbreaks of chemical etiology in the United States, 1970-1974.” Am J Epidemiol 105, no. 3 (March 1977): 233–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112379.
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  - Kennedy, T. L., and M. H. Merson. “An infected wound as a cause of botulism in a 12-year-old boy: debridement, medical management, and intensive respiratory support resulted in complete recovery.” Clin Pediatr (Phila) 16, no. 2 (February 1977): 151–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/000992287701600206.
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  - Blake, P. A., M. A. Horwitz, L. Hopkins, G. L. Lombard, J. E. McCroan, J. C. Prucha, and M. H. Merson. “Type A botulism from commercially canned beef stew.” South Med J 70, no. 1 (January 1977): 5–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197701000-00004.
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  - Moore, M. A., M. H. Merson, P. Charache, and R. H. Shepard. “The characteristics and mortality of outpatient-acquired pneumonia.” Johns Hopkins Med J 140, no. 1 (January 1977): 9–14.
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  - Hughes, J. M., and M. H. Merson. “Current concepts fish and shellfish poisoning.” N Engl J Med 295, no. 20 (November 11, 1976): 1117–20. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197611112952006.
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  - Merson, M. H., G. K. Morris, D. A. Sack, J. G. Wells, J. C. Feeley, R. B. Sack, W. B. Creech, A. Z. Kapikian, and E. J. Gangarosa. “Travelers' diarrhea in Mexico. A prospective study of physicians and family members attending a congress.” N Engl J Med 294, no. 24 (June 10, 1976): 1299–1305. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197606102942401.
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  - Morris, G. K., M. H. Merson, D. A. Sack, J. G. Wells, W. T. Martin, W. E. Dewitt, J. C. Feeley, R. B. Sack, and D. M. Bessudo. “Laboratory investigation of diarrhea in travelers to Mexico: evaluation of methods for detecting enterotoxigenic Echerichia coli.” J Clin Microbiol 3, no. 5 (May 1976): 486–95.
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  - Ryder, R. W., M. H. Merson, R. A. Pollard, and E. J. Gangarosa. “From the Center for Disease Control: salmonellosis in the United States, 1968-1974.” J Infect Dis 133, no. 4 (April 1976): 483–86. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/133.4.483.
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  - Ryder, R. W., D. A. Sack, A. Z. Kapikian, J. C. McLaughlin, J. Chakraborty, A. S. Mizanur Rahman, M. H. Merson, and J. G. Wells. “Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Reovirus-like agent in rural Bangladesh.” Lancet 1, no. 7961 (March 27, 1976): 659–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(76)92776-8.
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  - Patton, C. M., E. J. Gangarosa, J. B. Weissman, M. H. Merson, and G. K. Morris. “Diagnostic value of indirect hemagglutination in the seroepidemiology of Shigella infections.” J Clin Microbiol 3, no. 2 (February 1976): 143–48.
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  - Horwitz, M. A., J. S. Marr, M. H. Merson, V. R. Dowell, and J. M. Ellis. “A continuing common-source outbreak of botulism in a family.” Lancet 2, no. 7940 (November 1, 1975): 861–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(75)90246-9.
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  - Merson, M. H., and E. J. Gangarosa. “Travelers' diarrhea.” Jama 234, no. 2 (October 13, 1975): 200–201.
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  - Hughes, J. M., M. H. Merson, G. F. Craun, and L. J. McCabe. “Outbreaks of waterborne disease in the United States, 1973.” J Infect Dis 132, no. 3 (September 1975): 336–39. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/132.3.336.
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  - Sack, D. A., M. H. Merson, J. G. Wells, R. B. Sack, and G. K. Morris. “Diarrhoea associated with heat-stable enterotoxin-producing strains of Escherichia coli.” Lancet 2, no. 7928 (August 9, 1975): 239–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(75)90958-7.
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  - Hughes, J. M., M. H. Merson, and R. A. Pollard. “From the center for disease control.” J Infect Dis 132, no. 2 (August 1975): 224–28. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/132.2.224.
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  - Dowell, V. R., M. J. Torres-Anjel, H. P. Riemann, M. Merson, D. Whaley, and G. Darland. “A new criterion for implicating Clostridium perfringens as the cause of food poisoning.” Rev Latinoam Microbiol 17, no. 3 (July 1975): 137–42.
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  - Merson, M. H. “Editorial: Toxigenic turista.” N Engl J Med 292, no. 18 (May 1, 1975): 969–70. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197505012921809.
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  - Merson, M. H., J. M. Hughes, B. T. Wood, J. C. Yashuk, and J. G. Wells. “Gastrointestinal illness on passenger cruise ships.” Jama 231, no. 7 (February 17, 1975): 723–27.
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  - Merson, M. H., J. H. Tenney, J. D. Meyers, B. T. Wood, J. G. Wells, W. Rymzo, B. Cline, W. E. DeWitt, P. Skaliy, and F. Mallison. “Shigellosis at sea: an outbreak aboard a passenger cruise ship.” Am J Epidemiol 101, no. 2 (February 1975): 165–75. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112081.
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  - Hughes, J. M., M. H. Merson, and G. F. Craun. “EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WATERBORNE DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES, 1971-1973.,” January 1, 1975, 38–55.
  - Merson, M. H., J. M. Hughes, V. R. Dowell, A. Taylor, W. H. Barker, and E. J. Gangarosa. “Current trends in botulism in the United States.” Jama 229, no. 10 (September 2, 1974): 1305–8.
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  - Merson, M. H., D. A. Goldmann, K. M. Boyer, N. J. Peterson, C. Patton, L. G. Everett, H. Downs, A. Steckler, and W. H. Barker. “An outbreak of Shigella sonnei gastroenteritis on Colorado River raft trips.” Am J Epidemiol 100, no. 3 (September 1974): 186–96. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112027.
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  - Merson, M. H., W. B. Baine, E. J. Gangarosa, and R. C. Swanson. “Scombroid fish poisoning. Outbreak traced to commercially canned tuna fish.” Jama 228, no. 10 (June 3, 1974): 1268–69. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.228.10.1268.
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  - Merson, M. H., W. H. Barker, and A. Taylor. “Surveillance of foodborne disease in the United States, 1971-1972.” J Infect Dis 129, no. 3 (March 1974): 365–68. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/129.3.365.
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  - Merson, M. H., W. H. Barker, G. F. Craun, and L. J. McCabe. “Outbreaks of waterbone disease in the United States, 1971-1972.” Journal of Infectious Diseases 129, no. 5 (January 1, 1974): 614–15. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/129.5.614.
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  - Merson, M. H., and V. R. Dowell. “Epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory aspects of wound botulism.” N Engl J Med 289, no. 19 (November 8, 1973): 1005–10. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197311082891904.
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  - Sherr, H. P., R. W. Light, M. H. Merson, R. O. Wolf, L. L. Taylor, and T. R. Hendrix. “Origin of pleural fluid amylase in esophageal rupture.” Ann Intern Med 76, no. 6 (June 1972): 985–86. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-76-6-985.
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  - Hartwig, K. A., A. Rosenberg, and M. Merson. “Corporate citizenship, aids and Africa: Lessons from bristol-myers squibb company’s secure the future™.” In Corporate Citizenship in Africa: Lessons from the Past; Paths to the Future, 132–43, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351281768.
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  - Heimer, R., R. E. Booth, K. Irwin, and M. Merson. “HIV and drug use in Eurasia.” In HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia: Volume I, 141–63, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230603394_8.
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- Conference Papers
  - MERSON, M. H. “AIDS: NEW DISEASES AND MORBIDITY PATTERNS.” In Medical Education, 28:61–62, 1994. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.1994.tb02761.x.
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