Publications – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Estimating SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and epidemiological parameters with uncertainty from serological surveys.

Author(s): Larremore DB, Fosdick BK, Bubar KM, Zhang S, Kissler SM, Metcalf CJE, Buckee C, Grad YHJournal: ElifePMID: 33666169 March 2021

Establishing how many people have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 remains an urgent priority for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Serological tests…

Concerns about SARS-CoV-2 evolution should not hold back efforts to expand vaccination

Author(s): Cobey S, Larremore DB, Grad Y, Lipsitch MJournal: DASH March 2021

When vaccines are in limited supply, expanding the number of people who receive some vaccine can reduce disease and mortality…

GPS-estimated foot traffic data and venue selection for COVID-19 serosurveillance studies.

Author(s): Brown TS, Martinez de Salazar Munoz P, Bhatia A, Bunda B, Williams EK, Bor D, Miller JS, Mohareb A, Naranbai V, Garcia Beltran W, Miller TE, Thierauf J, Yang W, Kress D, Stelljes K, Johnson K, Larremore DB, Lennerz J, Iafrate AJ, Balsari S, Buckee CO, Grad YHJournal: medRxivPMID: 33564784 February 2021

Tracking the dynamics and spread of COVID-19 is critical to mounting an effective response to the pandemic. In the absence…

Model-informed COVID-19 vaccine prioritization strategies by age and serostatus.

Author(s): Bubar KM, Reinholt K, Kissler SM, Lipsitch M, Cobey S, Grad YH, Larremore DBJournal: SciencePMID: 33479118 January 2021

Limited initial supply of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine raises the question of how to prioritize available doses. Here, we used a mathematical…

Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 screening.

Author(s): Larremore DB, Wilder B, Lester E, Shehata S, Burke JM, Hay JA, Tambe M, Mina MJ, Parker RJournal: Sci AdvPMID: 33219112 November 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health crisis. Because SARS-CoV-2 can spread from individuals with pre-symptomatic, symptomatic, and asymptomatic…

Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity – A Strategy for Containment.

Author(s): Mina MJ, Parker R, Larremore DBJournal: N Engl J MedPMID: 32997903 September 2020

It’s time to change how we think about the sensitivity of testing for Covid-19. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

Implications of test characteristics and population seroprevalence on ‘immune passport’ strategies.

Author(s): Larremore DB, Bubar KM, Grad YHJournal: Clin Infect DisPMID: 32687149 July 2020

Various forms of 'immune passports' or 'antibody certificates' are being considered in conversations around reopening economies after periods of social…

Longitudinal analysis of naturally acquired PfEMP1 CIDR domain variant antibodies identifies associations with malaria protection.

Author(s): Obeng-Adjei N, Larremore DB, Turner L, Ongoiba A, Li S, Doumbo S, Yazew TB, Kayentao K, Miller LH, Traore B, Pierce SK, Buckee CO, Lavstsen T, Crompton PD, Tran TMJournal: JCI InsightPMID: 32427581 May 2020

Malaria pathogenicity is determined, in part, by the adherence of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes to the microvasculature mediated via specific…

Ape parasite origins of human malaria virulence genes.

Author(s): Larremore DB, Sundararaman SA, Liu W, Proto WR, Clauset A, Loy DE, Speede S, Plenderleith LJ, Sharp PM, Hahn BH, Rayner JC, Buckee COJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 26456841 October 2015

Antigens encoded by the var gene family are major virulence factors of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, exhibiting enormous…

Immune characterization of Plasmodium falciparum parasites with a shared genetic signature in a region of decreasing transmission.

Author(s): Bei AK, Diouf A, Miura K, Larremore DB, Ribacke U, Tullo G, Moss EL, Neafsey DE, Daniels RF, Zeituni AE, Nosamiefan I, Volkman SK, Ahouidi AD, Ndiaye D, Dieye T, Mboup S, Buckee CO, Long CA, Wirth DFJournal: Infect ImmunPMID: 25368109 January 2015

As the intensity of malaria transmission has declined, Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations have displayed decreased clonal diversity resulting from the…