Author(s): Lewnard JA, Hong VX, Patel MM, Kahn R, Lipsitch M, Tartof SY|Journal: medRxiv| January 2022
The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly achieved global dissemination, accounting for most infections in the United States by…
Author(s): Hay JA, Kennedy-Shaffer L, Mina MJ|Journal: medRxiv| July 2021
A plausible mechanism for the increased transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) results from VOC infections causing higher viral…
Author(s): Koplewitz G, Lu F, Clemente CL, Buckee C, Santillana M|Journal: medRxiv| July 2021
The dengue virus affects millions of people every year worldwide, causing large epidemic outbreaks that disrupt people’s lives and severely…
Author(s): Kissler SM, Fauver JR, Mack C, Tai C, Breban M, Watkins AE, Samant R, Anderson D, Ho D, Grubaugh ND, Grad Y|Journal: medRxiv| July 2021
To test whether acute infection with B.1.1.7 is associated with higher or more sustained nasopharyngeal viral concentrations, we assessed longitudinal…
Author(s): Johnson EK, Kahn R, Grad YH, Lipsitch M, Larremore DB|Journal: medRxiv| June 2021
Test-negative designs (TNDs) can be used to estimate vaccine effectiveness by comparing the relative rates of the target disease and…
Author(s): Magosi LE, Zhang Y, Golubchick T, Gruttola VD, Tchetgen EJT, Novitsky V, Moore J, Bachanas P, Segolodi T, Lebelonyane R, Holme MP, Moyo S, Makhema J, Lockman S, Fraser C, Essex M, Lipsitch M|Journal: medRxiv| June 2021
Mathematical models predict that community–wide access to HIV testing–and–treatment can rapidly and substantially reduce new HIV infections. Yet several large…