Publications

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…

Socioeconomic status determines COVID-19 incidence and related mortality in Santiago, Chile.

Author(s): Mena GE, Martinez PP, Mahmud AS, Marquet PA, Buckee CO, Santillana MJournal: SciencePMID: 33906968 April 2021

The current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cities particularly hard. Here, we provide an in-depth characterization of disease incidence and mortality,…

Participatory syndromic surveillance as a tool for tracking COVID-19 in Bangladesh.

Author(s): Mahmud AS, Chowdhury S, Sojib KH, Chowdhury A, Quader MT, Paul S, Saidy MS, Uddin R, Engø-Monsen K, Buckee COJournal: EpidemicsPMID: 33887643 April 2021

Limitations in laboratory diagnostic capacity and reporting delays have hampered efforts to mitigate and control the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019…

Lockdowns result in changes in human mobility which may impact the epidemiologic dynamics of SARS-CoV-2.

Author(s): Kishore N, Kahn R, Martinez PP, De Salazar PM, Mahmud AS, Buckee COJournal: Sci RepPMID: 33772076 March 2021

In response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, unprecedented travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders were enacted around the world. Ultimately, the public's…

The impact of mobility network properties on predicted epidemic dynamics in Dhaka and Bangkok.

Author(s): Brown TS, Engø-Monsen K, Kiang MV, Mahmud AS, Maude RJ, Buckee COJournal: EpidemicsPMID: 33667878 February 2021

Properties of city-level commuting networks are expected to influence epidemic potential of cities and modify the speed and spatial trajectory…

Megacities as drivers of national outbreaks: The 2017 chikungunya outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Author(s): Mahmud AS, Kabir MI, Engø-Monsen K, Tahmina S, Riaz BK, Hossain MA, Khanom F, Rahman MM, Rahman MK, Sharmin M, Hossain DM, Yasmin S, Ahmed MM, Lusha MAF, Buckee COJournal: PLoS Negl Trop DisPMID: 33529229 February 2021

Several large outbreaks of chikungunya have been reported in the Indian Ocean region in the last decade. In 2017, an…

Genomic and mobility data reveal mass population movement as a driver of SARS-CoV-2 dissemination and diversity in Bangladesh

Author(s): Cowley LA, Afrad MH, Rahman SIA, Mahfuz-Al-Mamun Md, Chin T, Mahmud AS, Rahman MZ, Billah MM, Khan MH, Sultana S, Khondaker T, Baker S, Banik N, Alam AN, Mannoor K, Banu S, Chowdhury A, Flora MS, Thomson N, Buckee C, Qadri F, Shirin TJournal: medRxiv January 2021

New data streams are being used to track the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, including genomic data which provides insights into patterns…