Publications

Assessment of sewer connectivity in the United States and its implications for equity in wastewater-based epidemiology.

Author(s): Yu Q, Olesen SW, Duvallet C, Grad YH|Journal: PLOS Glob Public Health|PMID: 38630670| June 2024

Wastewater-based epidemiology is a promising public health tool that can yield a more representative view of the population than case…

Evidence-based Decision Making: Infectious Disease Modeling Training for Policymakers in East Africa.

Author(s): Ofori SK, Dankwa EA, Ngwakongnwi E, Amberbir A, Bekele A, Murray MB, Grad YH, Buckee CO, Hedt-Gauthier BL|Journal: Ann. Glob. Health|PMID: 38523847| March 2024

Mathematical modeling of infectious diseases is an important decision-making tool for outbreak control. However, in Africa, limited expertise reduces the…

Drivers of Geographic Patterns in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States.

Author(s): Kissler SM, Oliveira Roster KI, Petherbridge R, Mehrotra A, Barnett ML, Grad YH|Journal: Clin Infect Dis|PMID: 38509670| March 2024

In a retrospective, ecological analysis of US medical claims, visit rates explained more of the geographic variation in outpatient antibiotic…

Optimal environmental testing frequency for outbreak surveillance.

Author(s): Olejarz JW, Roster KIO, Kissler SM, Lipsitch M, Grad YH|Journal: Epidemics|PMID: 38394927| March 2024

Public health surveillance for pathogens presents an optimization problem: we require enough sampling to identify intervention-triggering shifts in pathogen epidemiology,…

Low antibody levels associated with significantly increased rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a highly vaccinated population from the US National Basketball Association.

Author(s): Tai CG, Haviland MJ, Kissler SM, Lucia RM, Merson M, Maragakis LL, Ho DD, Anderson DJ, DiFiori J, Grubaugh ND, Grad YH, Mack CD|Journal: J Med Virol|PMID: 38465748| March 2024

SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels may serve as a correlate for immunity and could inform optimal booster timing. The relationship between antibody…

Spatiotemporal Trends in Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the United States.

Author(s): Kline MC, Kissler SM, Whittles LK, Barnett ML, Grad YH|Journal: Clin Infect Dis|PMID: 38373257| February 2024

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes an estimated 5.2 million outpatient visits for pharyngitis annually in the United States (U.S.) with…

The Impact of Rapid Drug Susceptibility Tests on Gonorrhea Burden and Lifespan of Antibiotic Treatments: A Modeling Study Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States.

Author(s): Yaesoubi R, Xi Q, Hsu K, Gift TL, St Cyr SB, Rönn MM, Salomon JA, Grad YH|Journal: Am J Epidemiol|PMID: 37625444| January 2024

Rapid point-of-care tests that diagnose gonococcal infections and identify susceptibility to antibiotics enable individualized treatment. This could improve patient outcomes…

Clinical Risk and Outpatient Therapy Utilization for COVID-19 in the Medicare Population.

Author(s): Wilcock AD, Kissler S, Mehrotra A, McGarry BE, Sommers BD, Grabowski DC, Grad YH, Barnett ML|Journal: JAMA Health Forum|PMID: 38277170| January 2024

Multiple therapies are available for outpatient treatment of COVID-19 that are highly effective at preventing hospitalization and mortality. Although racial…

Spatiotemporal Trends in Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the United States.

Author(s): Kline MC, Kissler SM, Whittles LK, Barnett ML, Grad YH|Journal: medRxiv|PMID: 38014331| November 2023

Group A (GAS) causes an estimated 5.2 million outpatient visits for pharyngitis annually in the United States (U.S.) with incidence…

The “Bubble”: What Can Be Learned from the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2019-20 Season Restart in Orlando during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Author(s): Mack CD, Merson MH, Sims L, Maragakis LL, Davis R, Tai CG, Meisel P, Grad YH, Ho DD, Anderson DJ, LeMay C, DiFiori J|Journal: J Appl Lab Med|PMID: 37902472| October 2023

The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. To safely complete the…