Author

Lisa LaPlace Ekpo

Observed names: Lisa Ekpo, Lisa L Ekpo, Lisa L. Ekpo, Lisa La Place Ekpo, Lisa Laplace Ekpo

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, United States Virgin Islands Department of Health, Epidemic Intelligence Service

Observed institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, United States Virgin Islands Department of Health, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

ORCID: 0009-0008-0591-6436

Observed ORCID: 0009-0008-0591-6436

OpenAlex ID: A5114044535

First Reported Human Cases of Leptospirosis in the United States Virgin Islands in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, September–November 2017

2019 · Atanaska Marinova-Petkova, Irene Guendel, et al. · Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 28

Disaster-Related Surveillance Among US Virgin Islands (USVI) Shelters During the Hurricanes Irma and Maria Response

2019 · Amy Helene Schnall, Joseph (Jay) Roth, et al. · Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness · 19

Melioidosis after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Thomas/St. John District, US Virgin Islands, October 2017

2019 · Irene Guendel, Lisa LaPlace Ekpo, et al. · Emerging infectious diseases · 9

Notes From the Field: Prevalence of Previous Dengue Virus Infection Among Children and Adolescents — U.S. Virgin Islands, 2022

2023 · Valerie V. Mac, Joshua M. Wong, et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 6

New York State, New York City, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands' Health Department Experiences Promoting Health Equity During the Initial COVID-19 Omicron Variant Period, 2021-2022

2023 · Heidi Cox, Yonathan Gebru, et al. · Health Security · 5

Population-based denominators matter: Bias in U.S. Virgin Islands COVID-19 vaccination coverage under changing population counts

2024 · Katie Labgold, Hannah M. Cranford, et al. · Annals of Epidemiology · 2

Spatial, Sociodemographic, and Weather Analysis of the Zika Virus Outbreak: U.S. Virgin Islands, January 2016–January 2018

2022 · A. Springer Browne, David Rickless, et al. · Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases · 2

Using Real-Time Health Care Provider Feedback to Guide Response Efforts During a Dengue Outbreak, US Virgin Islands, 2024-2025

2026 · Parker K. Acevedo, Valerie Mac, et al. · Public Health Reports

Notes from the Field: Dengue Outbreak — U.S. Virgin Islands, January 2024–June 2025

2026 · Sarah Gallalee, Hannah M. Cranford, et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Legionellosis Outbreaks Associated with Two Hotels — U.S. Virgin Islands, October 2024–April 2025

2026 · Sarah Gallalee, Hannah M. Cranford, et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Wastewater surveillance for cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, amphetamine, xylazine, and nicotine in the U.S. Virgin Islands from October 2023 to December 2024

2026 · Hannah M. Cranford, Leah de Wilde, et al. · The Science of The Total Environment

US Virgin Islands Launches Modernized NBS 7 Disease Surveillance System to Transform Public Health: Implementation Report

2026 · Hannah M Cranford, Terri Pietka, et al. · JMIR Medical Informatics

430. The First Case Reports of Leptospirosis and Melioidosis in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria—Saint Thomas/Saint John District, US Virgin Islands, September–October 2017

2018 · Tai Hunte-Ceasar, Irene Guendel, et al. · Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Works count: 13

Citation count: 71

H-index: 5

I10-index: 2