Reconstructing unseen transmission events to infer dengue dynamics from viral sequences

Author(s): Salje H, Wesolowski A, Brown TS, Kiang MV, Berry IM, Lefrancq N, Fernandez S, Jarman RG, Ruchusatsawat K, Iamsirithaworn S, Vandepitte WP, Suntarattiwong P, Read JM, Klungthong C, Thaisomboonsuk B, Engø-Monsen K, Buckee C, Cauchemez S, Cummings DATJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 33753725 March 2021
For most pathogens, transmission is driven by interactions between the behaviours of infectious individuals, the behaviours of the wider population,…

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…

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…