Author(s): Yang W, Zhang W, Kargbo D, Yang R, Chen Y, Chen Z, Kamara A, Kargbo B, Kandula S, Karspeck A, Liu C, Shaman J|Journal: J R Soc Interface|PMID:26559683| November 2015
Understanding the growth and spatial expansion of (re)emerging infectious disease outbreaks, such as Ebola and avian influenza, is critical for…
While a relationship between environmental forcing and influenza transmission has been established in inter-pandemic seasons, the drivers of pandemic influenza…
Author(s): Yang W, Cowling BJ, Lau EH, Shaman J|Journal: PLoS Comput Biol|PMID:26226185| July 2015
Recent advances in mathematical modeling and inference methodologies have enabled development of systems capable of forecasting seasonal influenza epidemics in…
Author(s): Yang W, Lipsitch M, Shaman J|Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A|PMID:25730851| March 2015
The inference of key infectious disease epidemiological parameters is critical for characterizing disease spread and devising prevention and containment measures.…
Author(s): Yang W, Petkova E, Shaman J|Journal: Influenza Other Respir Viruses|PMID:24299150| March 2014
The 1918 influenza pandemic caused disproportionately high mortality among certain age groups. The mechanisms underlying these differences are not fully…
