Publications – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Inference of seasonal and pandemic influenza transmission dynamics.

Author(s): Yang W, Lipsitch M, Shaman JJournal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S APMID: 25730851 March 2015

The inference of key infectious disease epidemiological parameters is critical for characterizing disease spread and devising prevention and containment measures.…

The US 2009 A(H1N1) influenza epidemic: quantifying the impact of school openings on the reproductive number.

Author(s): Huang KE, Lipsitch M, Shaman J, Goldstein EJournal: EpidemiologyPMID: 24434751 March 2014

There is limited information on differences in the dynamics of influenza transmission during time periods when schools are open compared…

Real-time influenza forecasts during the 2012-2013 season.

Author(s): Shaman J, Karspeck A, Yang W, Tamerius J, Lipsitch MJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 24302074 January 2013

Recently, we developed a seasonal influenza prediction system that uses an advanced data assimilation technique and real-time estimates of influenza…