Publications – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Epidemiology of Covid-19. Reply.

Author(s): Swerdlow DL, Finelli L, Lipsitch MJournal: N Engl J MedPMID: 32220201 March 2020

With regard to the Perspective article by Lipsitch et al. (published Feb. 19 at NEJM.org), cases of Covid-19 (the illness…

Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 – Studies Needed.

Author(s): Lipsitch M, Swerdlow DL, Finelli LJournal: N Engl J MedPMID: 32074416 March 2020

The epidemic of 2019 novel coronavirus (now called SARS-CoV-2, causing the disease Covid-19) has expanded from Wuhan throughout China and…

Hospitalizations associated with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza in children, including children diagnosed with asthma.

Author(s): Goldstein E, Finelli L, O'Halloran A, Liu P, Karaca Z, Steiner CA, Viboud C, Lipsitch MJournal: EpidemiologyPMID: 31469696 November 2019

There is uncertainty about the burden of hospitalization associated with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza in children, including those…

Assessment of Virus Interference in a Test-negative Study of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness.

Author(s): Feng S, Fowlkes AL, Steffens A, Finelli L, Cowling BJJournal: EpidemiologyPMID: 28362642 July 2017

The observational test-negative study design is used to estimate vaccine effectiveness against influenza virus infection. An important assumption of the…

Results from the centers for disease control and prevention’s predict the 2013-2014 Influenza Season Challenge.

Author(s): Biggerstaff M, Alper D, Dredze M, Fox S, Fung IC, Hickmann KS, Lewis B, Rosenfeld R, Shaman J, Tsou MH, Velardi P, Vespignani A, Finelli L, Influenza Forecasting Contest Working Group.Journal: BMC Infect DisPMID: 27449080 July 2016

Early insights into the timing of the start, peak, and intensity of the influenza season could be useful in planning…

Assessment of influenza vaccine effectiveness in a sentinel surveillance network 2010-13, United States.

Author(s): Cowling BJ, Feng S, Finelli L, Steffens A, Fowlkes AJournal: VaccinePMID: 26611200 January 2016

Influenza vaccines are now widely used to reduce the burden of annual epidemics of influenza virus infections. Influenza vaccine effectiveness…

On the relative role of different age groups in influenza epidemics.

Author(s): Worby CJ, Chaves SS, Wallinga J, Lipsitch M, Finelli L, Goldstein EJournal: EpidemicsPMID: 26097505 December 2015

The identification of key "driver" groups in influenza epidemics is of much interest for the implementation of effective public health…

Enhancing disease surveillance with novel data streams: challenges and opportunities.

Author(s): Althouse BM, Scarpino SV, Meyers LA, Ayers JW, Bargsten M, Baumbach J, Brownstein JS, Castro L, Clapham H, Cummings DA, Del Valle S, Eubank S, Fairchild G, Finelli L, Generous N, George D, Harper DR, Hébert-Dufresne L, Johansson MA, Konty K, Lipsitch M, Milinovich G, Miller JD, Nsoesie EO, Olson DR, Paul M, Polgreen PM, Priedhorsky R, Read JM, Rodríguez-Barraquer I, Smith DJ, Stefansen C, Swerdlow DL, Thompson D, Vespignani A, Wesolowski AJournal: EPJ Data SciPMID: 27990325 January 2015

Novel data streams (NDS), such as web search data or social media updates, hold promise for enhancing the capabilities of…

Improving the evidence base for decision making during a pandemic: the example of 2009 influenza A/H1N1.

Author(s): Lipsitch M, Finelli L, Heffernan RT, Leung GM, Redd SC, 2009 H1n1 Surveillance Group.Journal: Biosecur BioterrorPMID: 21612363 June 2011

This article synthesizes and extends discussions held during an international meeting on "Surveillance for Decision Making: The Example of 2009…

The severity of pandemic H1N1 influenza in the United States, from April to July 2009: a Bayesian analysis.

Author(s): Presanis AM, De Angelis D, New York City Swine Flu Investigation Team., Hagy A, Reed C, Riley S, Cooper BS, Finelli L, Biedrzycki P, Lipsitch MJournal: PLoS MedPMID: 19997612 December 2009

Accurate measures of the severity of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza (pH1N1) are needed to assess the likely impact of an…