Nowcasting by Bayesian Smoothing: A flexible, generalizable model for real-time epidemic tracking. Author(s): McGough SF, Johansson MA, Lipsitch M, Menzies NA|Journal: PLoS Comput Biol|PMID: 32251464| April 2020 Achieving accurate, real-time estimates of disease activity is challenged by delays in case reporting. "Nowcast" approaches attempt to estimate the…
Nowcasting by Bayesian Smoothing: A flexible, generalizable model for real-time epidemic tracking Author(s): Johansson MA, Lipsitch M, McGough SF, Menzies NA| March 2020 Delays in case reporting are common to disease surveillance systems, making it difficult to track diseases in real-time. “Nowcast” approaches…
Evaluating the potential impact of enhancing HIV treatment and tuberculosis control programmes on the burden of tuberculosis. Author(s): Chindelevitch L, Menzies NA, Pretorius C, Stover J, Salomon JA, Cohen T|Journal: J R Soc Interface|PMID: 25878131| May 2015 HIV has fuelled increasing tuberculosis (TB) incidence in sub-Saharan Africa. Better control of TB in this region may be achieved…
Health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of earlier eligibility for adult antiretroviral therapy and expanded treatment coverage: a combined analysis of 12 mathematical models. Author(s): Eaton JW, Menzies NA, Stover J, Cambiano V, Chindelevitch L, Cori A, Hontelez JA, Humair S, Kerr CC, Klein DJ, Mishra S, Mitchell KM, Nichols BE, Vickerman P, Bakker R, Bärnighausen T, Bershteyn A, Bloom DE, Boily MC, Chang ST, Cohen T, Dodd PJ, Fraser C, Gopalappa C, Lundgren J, Martin NK, Mikkelsen E, Mountain E, Pham QD, Pickles M, Phillips A, Platt L, Pretorius C, Prudden HJ, Salomon JA, van de Vijver DA, de Vlas SJ, Wagner BG, White RG, Wilson DP, Zhang L, Blandford J, Meyer-Rath G, Remme M, Revill P, Sangrujee N, Terris-Prestholt F, Doherty M, Shaffer N, Easterbrook PJ, Hirnschall G, Hallett TB|Journal: Lancet Glob Health|PMID: 25083415| December 2013 New WHO guidelines recommend ART initiation for HIV-positive persons with CD4 cell counts ≤500 cells/µL, a higher threshold than was…
