Antiviral usage for H1N1 treatment: pros, cons and an argument for broader prescribing guidelines in the United States. Author(s): Goldstein E, Lipsitch M|Journal: PLoS Curr|PMID: 20029660| October 2009 Current CDC guidelines for antiviral treatment of people with influenza like illness (ILI) effectively discourage treatment of people with no…
Use of cumulative incidence of novel influenza A/H1N1 in foreign travelers to estimate lower bounds on cumulative incidence in Mexico. Author(s): Lipsitch M, Lajous M, O'Hagan JJ, Cohen T, Miller JC, Goldstein E, Danon L, Wallinga J, Riley S, Dowell SF, Reed C, McCarron M|Journal: PLoS One|PMID: 19742302| September 2009 An accurate estimate of the total number of cases and severity of illness of an emerging infectious disease is required…
Reproductive numbers, epidemic spread and control in a community of households. Author(s): Goldstein E, Paur K, Fraser C, Kenah E, Wallinga J, Lipsitch M|Journal: Math Biosci|PMID: 19559715| September 2009 Many of the studies on emerging epidemics (such as SARS and pandemic flu) use mass action models to estimate reproductive…