Publications

Utilizing syndromic surveillance data for estimating levels of influenza circulation.

Author(s): Patterson-Lomba O, Van Noort S, Cowling BJ, Wallinga J, Gomes MG, Lipsitch M, Goldstein E|Journal: Am J Epidemiol|PMID: 24748609| June 2014

The availability of weekly Web-based participatory surveillance data on self-reported influenza-like illness (ILI), defined here as self-reported fever and cough/sore…

Development, calibration and performance of an HIV transmission model incorporating natural history and behavioral patterns: application in South Africa.

Author(s): McCormick AW, Abuelezam NN, Rhode ER, Hou T, Walensky RP, Pei PP, Becker JE, DiLorenzo MA, Losina E, Freedberg KA, Lipsitch M, Seage GR 3rd|Journal: PLoS One|PMID: 24867402| May 2014

Understanding HIV transmission dynamics is critical to estimating the potential population-wide impact of HIV prevention and treatment interventions. We developed…

Ethical alternatives to experiments with novel potential pandemic pathogens.

Author(s): Lipsitch M, Galvani AP|Journal: PLoS Med|PMID: 24844931| May 2014

Within-host bacterial diversity hinders accurate reconstruction of transmission networks from genomic distance data.

Author(s): Worby CJ, Lipsitch M, Hanage WP|Journal: PLoS Comput Biol|PMID: 24675511| March 2014

The prospect of using whole genome sequence data to investigate bacterial disease outbreaks has been keenly anticipated in many quarters,…

A missing dimension in measures of vaccination impacts.

Author(s): Gomes MG, Lipsitch M, Wargo AR, Kurath G, Rebelo C, Medley GF, Coutinho A|Journal: PLoS Pathog|PMID: 24603721| March 2014

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 E|Journal: Epidemiology|PMID: 24434751| March 2014

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

Genomic epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with reduced susceptibility to cefixime in the USA: a retrospective observational study.

Author(s): Grad YH, Kirkcaldy RD, Trees D, Dordel J, Harris SR, Goldstein E, Weinstock H, Parkhill J, Hanage WP, Bentley S, Lipsitch M|Journal: Lancet Infect Dis|PMID: 24462211| March 2014

The emergence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with decreased susceptibility to extended spectrum cephalosporins raises the prospect of untreatable gonorrhoea. In the…

Nuanced risk assessment for emerging infectious diseases.

Author(s): Fisman DN, Leung GM, Lipsitch M|Journal: Lancet|PMID: 24439726| January 2014

Age- and sex-related risk factors for influenza-associated mortality in the United States between 1997-2007.

Author(s): Quandelacy TM, Viboud C, Charu V, Lipsitch M, Goldstein E|Journal: Am J Epidemiol|PMID: 24190951| January 2014

Limited information on age- and sex-specific estimates of influenza-associated death with different underlying causes is currently available. We regressed weekly…

Estimating the per-exposure effect of infectious disease interventions.

Author(s): O'Hagan JJ, Lipsitch M, Hernán MA|Journal: Epidemiology|PMID: 24240656| January 2014

The average effect of an infectious disease intervention (eg, a vaccine) varies across populations with different degrees of exposure to…