Publications – Page 4 – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Age Patterns of HSV-2 Incidence and Prevalence in Two Ugandan Communities: A Catalytic Incidence Model Applied to Population-Based Seroprevalence Data.

Author(s): Whittles LK, Galiwango RM, Mpagazi J, Tobian AAR, Ssekubugu R, Jackson J, Peer AD, Kennedy C, Nakalanzi M, Ndyanabo A, Kigozi G, Chang LW, Serwadda D, Manabe YC, Gaydos CA, Laeyendecker O, Quinn TC, Reynolds SJ, Kagaayi J, Eaton JW, Grabowski MKJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 37079374 November 2023

Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is an incurable sexually transmitted infection associated with increased risk of acquiring and transmitting…

Inferring bacterial transmission dynamics using deep sequencing genomic surveillance data.

Author(s): Senghore M, Read H, Oza P, Johnson S, Passarelli-Araujo H, Taylor BP, Ashley S, Grey A, Callendrello A, Lee R, Goddard MR, Lumley T, Hanage WP, Wiles SJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 37907520 October 2023

Identifying and interrupting transmission chains is important for controlling infectious diseases. One way to identify transmission pairs - two hosts…

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 JJournal: J Appl Lab MedPMID: 37902472 October 2023

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

Pediatric and Young Adult Household Transmission of Initial Waves of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States: An Administrative Claims Study.

Author(s): Chung MK, Hart B, Santillana M, Patel CJournal: J Med Internet ResPMID: 37967280 October 2023

The correlates responsible for the temporal changes of intra-household SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the U.S. have been understudied mainly due to…

A standardised differential privacy framework for epidemiological modeling with mobile phone data.

Author(s): Savi MK, Yadav A, Zhang W, Vembar N, Schroeder A, Balsari S, Buckee CO, Vadhan S, Kishore NJournal: PLOS Digit HealthPMID: 37889905 October 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of mobile phone data for monitoring human mobility patterns has become increasingly common, both…

Bayesian modeling of the impact of antibiotic resistance on the efficiency of MRSA decolonization.

Author(s): Ojala F, Sater MRA, Miller LG, McKinnell JA, Hayden MK, Huang SS, Grad YH, Marttinen PJournal: PLoS Comput BiolPMID: 37883601 October 2023

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Colonization by MRSA increases the risk of infection…

Estimating changes in antibiotic consumption in the USA with the introduction of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis.

Author(s): Roster KIO, Grad YHJournal: Lancet MicrobePMID: 37883986 October 2023

Viral kinetics of sequential SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Author(s): Kissler SM, Hay JA, Fauver JR, Mack C, Tai CG, Anderson DJ, Ho DD, Grubaugh ND, Grad YHJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 37798265 October 2023

The impact of a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on the progression of subsequent infections has been unclear. Using a convenience sample…

Resistance-minimising strategies for introducing a novel antibiotic for gonorrhoea treatment: a mathematical modelling study.

Author(s): Reichert E, Yaesoubi R, Rönn MM, Gift TL, Salomon JA, Grad YHJournal: Lancet MicrobePMID: 37619582 October 2023

Gonorrhoea is a highly prevalent sexually transmitted infection and an urgent public health concern because of increasing antibiotic resistance in…

Examining bias from differential depletion of susceptibles in vaccine effectiveness estimates in settings of waning.

Author(s): Kahn R, Feikin DR, Wiegand RE, Lipsitch MJournal: Am J EpidemiolPMID: 37771045 September 2023