Publications – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Pediatric and Young Adult Household Transmission of Initial Waves of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States: An Administrative Claims Study.

Author(s): Chung MK, Hart B, Santillana M, Patel CJournal: J Med Internet ResPMID: 37967280 October 2023

The correlates responsible for the temporal changes of intra-household SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the U.S. have been understudied mainly due to…

Community Mobility and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Lunz Trujillo K, Safarpour A, Quintana A, Simonson MD, Perlis J, Santillana M, Ognyanova K, Baum MA, Druckman JN, Lazer DJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 37755830 September 2023

Marked elevation in levels of depressive symptoms compared with historical norms have been described during the COVID-19 pandemic, and understanding…

Misinformation, Trust, and Use of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Lunz Trujillo K, Green J, Safarpour A, Druckman JN, Santillana M, Ognyanova K, Lazer DJournal: JAMA Health ForumPMID: 37773507 September 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has been notable for the widespread dissemination of misinformation regarding the virus and appropriate treatment.

Predicting favorable response to intravenous morphine in pediatric critically ill cardiac patients.

Author(s): Sperotto F, Emani S, Zhu L, Delgado M, Santillana M, Kheir JNJournal: PharmacotherapyPMID: 37300529 June 2023

Analgesia and sedation are integral to the care of critically ill children. However, the choice and dose of the analgesic…

A 50-state survey study of thoughts of suicide and social isolation among older adults in the United States.

Author(s): Solomonov N, Green J, Quintana A, Lin J, Ognyanova K, Santillana M, Druckman J, Baum MA, Lazer D, Gunning FM, Perlis RHJournal: J Affect DisordPMID: 37086804 April 2023

We aimed to characterize the prevalence of social disconnection and thoughts of suicide among older adults in the United States,…

Estimating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dengue in Brazil.

Author(s): Roster KO, Martinelli T, Connaughton C, Santillana M, Rodrigues FJournal: Res SqPMID: 36798282 February 2023

Atypical dengue prevalence was observed in 2020 in many dengue-endemic countries, including Brazil. Evidence suggests that the pandemic disrupted not…

Association of Post-COVID-19 Condition Symptoms and Employment Status.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Lunz Trujillo K, Safarpour A, Santillana M, Ognyanova K, Druckman J, Lazer DJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 36790806 February 2023

Little is known about the functional correlates of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), also known as long COVID, particularly the relevance of…

Correlates of symptomatic remission among individuals with post-COVID-19 condition

Author(s): Perlis RH, Santillana M, Ognyanova K, Lazer DJournal: medRxiv January 2023

Importance: Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), or long COVID, has become prevalent. The course of this syndrome, and likelihood of remission, has…

Gastroenteritis Forecasting Assessing the Use of Web and Electronic Health Record Data With a Linear and a Nonlinear Approach: Comparison Study.

Author(s): Poirier C, Bouzillé G, Bertaud V, Cuggia M, Santillana M, Lavenu AJournal: JMIR Public Health SurveillPMID: 36719726 January 2023

Disease surveillance systems capable of producing accurate real-time and short-term forecasts can help public health officials design timely public health…

Using digital traces to build prospective and real-time county-level early warning systems to anticipate COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States.

Author(s): Stolerman LM, Clemente L, Poirier C, Parag KV, Majumder A, Masyn S, Resch B, Santillana MJournal: Sci AdvPMID: 36652520 January 2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to affect the world, and the design of strategies to curb disease outbreaks requires close…