The impact of COVID-19 on TB: a review of the data
CF McQuaid, A Vassall, T Cohen… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, models predicted hundreds of thousands of additional TB
deaths as a result of health service disruption. To date, empirical evidence on the effects of …
deaths as a result of health service disruption. To date, empirical evidence on the effects of …
A systematic review of social contact surveys to inform transmission models of close-contact infections
Background: Researchers increasingly use social contact data to inform models for
infectious disease spread with the aim of guiding effective policies about disease prevention …
infectious disease spread with the aim of guiding effective policies about disease prevention …
[HTML][HTML] Individual variation in susceptibility or exposure to SARS-CoV-2 lowers the herd immunity threshold
Individual variation in susceptibility and exposure is subject to selection by natural infection,
accelerating the acquisition of immunity, and reducing herd immunity thresholds and …
accelerating the acquisition of immunity, and reducing herd immunity thresholds and …
Projecting social contact matrices in 152 countries using contact surveys and demographic data
Heterogeneities in contact networks have a major effect in determining whether a pathogen
can become epidemic or persist at endemic levels. Epidemic models that determine which …
can become epidemic or persist at endemic levels. Epidemic models that determine which …
Inferring high-resolution human mixing patterns for disease modeling
Mathematical and computational modeling approaches are increasingly used as
quantitative tools in the analysis and forecasting of infectious disease epidemics. The …
quantitative tools in the analysis and forecasting of infectious disease epidemics. The …
Potent protection against H5N1 and H7N9 influenza via childhood hemagglutinin imprinting
Two zoonotic influenza A viruses (IAV) of global concern, H5N1 and H7N9, exhibit
unexplained differences in age distribution of human cases. Using data from all known …
unexplained differences in age distribution of human cases. Using data from all known …
Projecting contact matrices in 177 geographical regions: An update and comparison with empirical data for the COVID-19 era
Mathematical models have played a key role in understanding the spread of directly-
transmissible infectious diseases such as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as …
transmissible infectious diseases such as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as …
Estimation of country-level basic reproductive ratios for novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) using synthetic contact matrices
J Hilton, MJ Keeling - PLoS computational biology, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The 2019-2020 pandemic of atypical pneumonia (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-
CoV-2 has spread globally and has the potential to infect large numbers of people in every …
CoV-2 has spread globally and has the potential to infect large numbers of people in every …
Reactive school closure weakens the network of social interactions and reduces the spread of influenza
School-closure policies are considered one of the most promising nonpharmaceutical
interventions for mitigating seasonal and pandemic influenza. However, their effectiveness …
interventions for mitigating seasonal and pandemic influenza. However, their effectiveness …
Patterns of human social contact and contact with animals in Shanghai, China
East Asia is as a principal hotspot for emerging zoonotic infections. Understanding the likely
pathways for their emergence and spread requires knowledge on human-human and …
pathways for their emergence and spread requires knowledge on human-human and …