Publications

Discovering recent selection forces shaping the evolution of dengue viruses based on polymorphism data across geographic scales.

Author(s): Li NK, Corander J, Grad YH, Chang HHJournal: Virus EvolPMID: 36601300 November 2022

Incomplete selection makes it challenging to infer selection on genes at short time scales, especially for microorganisms, due to stronger…

Distinguishing gene flow between malaria parasite populations.

Author(s): Brown TS, Arogbokun O, Buckee CO, Chang HHJournal: PLoS GenetPMID: 34928954 December 2021

Measuring gene flow between malaria parasite populations in different geographic locations can provide strategic information for malaria control interventions. Multiple…

Low parasite connectivity among three malaria hotspots in Thailand.

Author(s): Chang HH, Chang MC, Kiang M, Mahmud AS, Ekapirat N, Engø-Monsen K, Sudathip P, Buckee CO, Maude RJJournal: Sci RepPMID: 34857842 December 2021

Identifying sources and sinks of malaria transmission is critical for designing effective intervention strategies particularly as countries approach elimination. The…

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 before and after symptom onset: impact of nonpharmaceutical interventions in China.

Author(s): Bushman M, Worby C, Chang HH, Kraemer MUG, Hanage WPJournal: Eur J EpidemiolPMID: 33881667 April 2021

Nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as contact tracing and quarantine, have been the primary means of controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2; however,…

Variation in human mobility and its impact on the risk of future COVID-19 outbreaks in Taiwan.

Author(s): Chang MC, Kahn R, Li YA, Lee CS, Buckee CO, Chang HHJournal: BMC Public HealthPMID: 33504339 January 2021

As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, understanding how patterns of human mobility and connectivity affect outbreak dynamics, especially…

Distinguishing gene flow between malaria parasite populations

Author(s): Brown TS, Taylor AR, Arogbokun O, Buckee CO, Chang HHJournal: bioRxiv January 2021

Measuring gene flow between malaria parasite populations in different geographic locations can provide strategic information for malaria control interventions. Multiple…

Mapping imported malaria in Bangladesh using parasite genetic and human mobility data.

Author(s): Chang HH, Wesolowski A, Sinha I, Jacob CG, Mahmud A, Uddin D, Zaman SI, Hossain MA, Faiz MA, Ghose A, Sayeed AA, Rahman MR, Islam A, Karim MJ, Rezwan MK, Shamsuzzaman AKM, Jhora ST, Aktaruzzaman MM, Drury E, Gonçalves S, Kekre M, Dhorda M, Vongpromek R, Miotto O, Engø-Monsen K, Kwiatkowski D, Maude RJ, Buckee CJournal: ElifePMID: 30938289 August 2019

For countries aiming for malaria elimination, travel of infected individuals between endemic areas undermines local interventions. Quantifying parasite importation has…