The use and misuse of mathematical modeling for infectious disease policymaking: lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic

LP James, JA Salomon, CO Buckee… - Medical Decision …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Mathematical modeling has played a prominent and necessary role in the current
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with an increasing number of models …

malERA: an updated research agenda for malaria elimination and eradication

RN Rabinovich, C Drakeley, AA Djimde, BF Hall… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as
overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting …

The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000 and 2015

S Bhatt, DJ Weiss, E Cameron, D Bisanzio, B Mappin… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Since the year 2000, a concerted campaign against malaria has led to unprecedented levels
of intervention coverage across sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the effect of this control …

Immunogenicity of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine and implications for duration of vaccine efficacy: secondary analysis of data from a phase 3 randomised …

MT White, R Verity, JT Griffin, KP Asante… - The Lancet infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine targets the circumsporozoite
protein, inducing antibodies associated with the prevention of Plasmodium falciparum …

[HTML][HTML] Public health impact and cost-effectiveness of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine: a systematic comparison of predictions from four mathematical models

MA Penny, R Verity, CA Bever, C Sauboin… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background The phase 3 trial of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine candidate showed
modest efficacy of the vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but was not powered …

Climate, environmental and socio-economic change: weighing up the balance in vector-borne disease transmission

PE Parham, J Waldock… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Arguably one of the most important effects of climate change is the potential impact on
human health. While this is likely to take many forms, the implications for future transmission …

Real-time forecasting of epidemic trajectories using computational dynamic ensembles

G Chowell, R Luo, K Sun, K Roosa, A Tariq, C Viboud - Epidemics, 2020 - Elsevier
Forecasting the trajectory of social dynamic processes, such as the spread of infectious
diseases, poses significant challenges that call for methods that account for data and model …

Agent-based models of malaria transmission: a systematic review

NR Smith, JM Trauer, M Gambhir, JS Richards… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Much of the extensive research regarding transmission of malaria is
underpinned by mathematical modelling. Compartmental models, which focus on …

Role of mass drug administration in elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a consensus modelling study

OJ Brady, HC Slater, P Pemberton-Ross… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Mass drug administration for elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is
recommended by WHO in some settings. We used consensus modelling to understand how …

Modeling of malaria vaccine effectiveness on disease burden and drug resistance in 42 African countries

A Hamilton, F Haghpanah… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Background The emergence of antimalarial drug resistance poses a major threat to effective
malaria treatment and control. This study aims to inform policymakers and vaccine …