Clinical, molecular, and epidemiological characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a comprehensive literature review

E Ortiz-Prado, K Simbaña-Rivera… - … and infectious disease, 2020 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses are an extensive family of viruses that can cause disease in both animals
and humans. The current classification of coronaviruses recognizes 39 species in 27 …

Viral phylodynamics

EM Volz, K Koelle, T Bedford - PLoS computational biology, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Viral phylodynamics is defined as the study of how epidemiological, immunological, and
evolutionary processes act and potentially interact to shape viral phylogenies. Since the …

Virus–virus interactions impact the population dynamics of influenza and the common cold

S Nickbakhsh, C Mair, L Matthews… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The human respiratory tract hosts a diverse community of cocirculating viruses that are
responsible for acute respiratory infections. This shared niche provides the opportunity for …

Global patterns in monthly activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus: a systematic analysis

Y Li, RM Reeves, X Wang, Q Bassat… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and
metapneumovirus are the most common viruses associated with acute lower respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] The calendar of epidemics: Seasonal cycles of infectious diseases

ME Martinez - PLoS pathogens, 2018 - journals.plos.org
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[HTML][HTML] Environmental predictors of seasonal influenza epidemics across temperate and tropical climates

JD Tamerius, J Shaman, WJ Alonso… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Human influenza infections exhibit a strong seasonal cycle in temperate regions. Recent
laboratory and epidemiological evidence suggests that low specific humidity conditions …

Latitudinal variations in seasonal activity of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): a global comparative review

K Bloom-Feshbach, WJ Alonso, V Charu, J Tamerius… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background There is limited information on influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
seasonal patterns in tropical areas, although there is renewed interest in understanding the …

Modeling the spatial spread of infectious diseases: The GLobal Epidemic and Mobility computational model

D Balcan, B Gonçalves, H Hu, JJ Ramasco… - Journal of computational …, 2010 - Elsevier
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS:▶ Integration of empirical mobility networks in a computational
epidemic model.▶ Discrete stochastic epidemic model at the worldwide scale.▶ …

Global influenza seasonality: reconciling patterns across temperate and tropical regions

J Tamerius, MI Nelson, SZ Zhou… - Environmental …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Despite the significant disease burden of the influenza virus in humans, our
understanding of the basis for its pronounced seasonality remains incomplete. Past …

The genomic and epidemiological dynamics of human influenza A virus

A Rambaut, OG Pybus, MI Nelson, C Viboud… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
The evolutionary interaction between influenza A virus and the human immune system,
manifest as 'antigenic drift'of the viral haemagglutinin, is one of the best described patterns …