Publications – Page 2 – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Quantifying the impact of human mobility on malaria.

Author(s): Wesolowski A, Eagle N, Tatem AJ, Smith DL, Noor AM, Snow RW, Buckee COJournal: SciencePMID: 23066082 October 2012

Human movements contribute to the transmission of malaria on spatial scales that exceed the limits of mosquito dispersal. Identifying the…

Comment on “Seroevidence for H5N1 influenza infections in humans: meta-analysis”.

Author(s): Van Kerkhove MD, Riley S, Lipsitch M, Guan Y, Monto AS, Webster RG, Zambon M, Nicoll A, Peiris JS, Ferguson NMJournal: SciencePMID: 22723396 June 2012

A better understanding of the severity of H5N1 in humans is needed. Wang et al. (Brevia, 23 March 2012, p.…

Heterogeneous mobile phone ownership and usage patterns in Kenya.

Author(s): Wesolowski A, Eagle N, Noor AM, Snow RW, Buckee COJournal: PLoS OnePMID: 22558140 January 2012

The rapid adoption of mobile phone technologies in Africa is offering exciting opportunities for engaging with high-risk populations through mHealth…

Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus replacing methicillin-susceptible S. aureus?

Author(s): Mostofsky E, Lipsitch M, Regev-Yochay GJournal: J Antimicrob ChemotherPMID: 21737459 October 2011

Despite extensive research on the emergence of and treatments for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), prior studies have not rigorously evaluated…

Oseltamivir and risk of lower respiratory tract complications in patients with flu symptoms: a meta-analysis of eleven randomized clinical trials.

Author(s): Hernán MA, Lipsitch MJournal: Clin Infect DisPMID: 21677258 August 2011

An independent reanalysis of 11 randomized clinical trials shows that oseltamivir treatment reduces the risk of lower respiratory tract complications…

Absolute humidity and pandemic versus epidemic influenza.

Author(s): Shaman J, Goldstein E, Lipsitch MJournal: Am J EpidemiolPMID: 21081646 January 2011

Experimental and epidemiologic evidence indicates that variations of absolute humidity account for the onset and seasonal cycle of epidemic influenza…

Shortcomings of vitamin D-based model simulations of seasonal influenza.

Author(s): Shaman J, Jeon CY, Giovannucci E, Lipsitch MJournal: PLoS OnePMID: 21677774 January 2011

Seasonal variation in serum concentration of the vitamin D metabolite 25(OH) vitamin D [25(OH)D], which contributes to host immune function,…

Oseltamivir for treatment and prevention of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus infection in households, Milwaukee, 2009.

Author(s): Goldstein E, Cowling BJ, O'Hagan JJ, Danon L, Fang VJ, Hagy A, Miller JC, Reshef D, Robins J, Biedrzycki P, Lipsitch MJournal: BMC Infect DisPMID: 20642862 July 2010

During an influenza pandemic, a substantial proportion of transmission is thought to occur in households. We used data on influenza…

Negative controls: a tool for detecting confounding and bias in observational studies.

Author(s): Lipsitch M, Tchetgen Tchetgen E, Cohen TJournal: EpidemiologyPMID: 20335814 May 2010

Noncausal associations between exposures and outcomes are a threat to validity of causal inference in observational studies. Many techniques have…

Optimizing infectious disease interventions during an emerging epidemic.

Author(s): Wallinga J, van Boven M, Lipsitch MJournal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S APMID: 20080777 January 2010

The emergence and global impact of the novel influenza A(H1N1)v highlights the continuous threat to public health posed by a…