Contagion dynamics on higher-order networks

G Ferraz de Arruda, A Aleta, Y Moreno - Nature Reviews Physics, 2024 - nature.com
A paramount research challenge in network and complex systems science is to understand
the dissemination of diseases, information and behaviour. The COVID-19 pandemic and the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of delayed access to COVID-19 vaccines in low-and lower-middle-income countries

B Duroseau, N Kipshidze, RJ Limaye - Frontiers in public health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction A majority of low-income (LIC) and lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) were
unable to achieve at least 10% population coverage during initial vaccine rollouts, despite …

[HTML][HTML] Using mortuary and burial data to place COVID-19 in Lusaka, Zambia within a global context

RJ Sheppard, OJ Watson, R Pieciak, J Lungu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Reported COVID-19 cases and associated mortality remain low in many sub-Saharan
countries relative to global averages, but true impact is difficult to estimate given limitations …

[HTML][HTML] Higher COVID-19 vaccination rates are associated with lower COVID-19 mortality: a global analysis

I Hoxha, R Agahi, A Bimbashi, M Aliu, L Raka… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mass vaccination initiatives are underway worldwide, and a considerable percentage of the
world's population is now vaccinated. This study examined the association of COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Estimates of the global burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome, 1996-2019

E Vynnycky, JK Knapp, T Papadopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Many countries introduced rubella-containing vaccination (RCV) after 2011,
following changes in recommended World Health Organization (WHO) vaccination …

Who transmits tuberculosis to whom: a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study in Lima, Peru

L Trevisi, MB Brooks, MC Becerra… - American Journal of …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The persistent burden of tuberculosis (TB) disease emphasizes the need to
identify individuals with TB for treatment and those at a high risk of incident TB for …

Connecting the dots: substance use disorders and infectious diseases

N Hamler, R Wijesinghe, S Wijesinghe - Journal of Substance Use, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of our global healthcare
system and the importance of scientific research and collaboration. Infectious diseases (IDs) …

[HTML][HTML] The age profile of respiratory syncytial virus burden in preschool children of low-and middle-income countries: A semi-parametric, meta-regression approach

M Antillón, X Li, L Willem, J Bilcke… - Plos …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are among the primary causes of
death for children under 5 years of age worldwide. A notable challenge with many of the …

Substantial impact of mobility restrictions on reducing COVID-19 incidence in Italy in 2020

M Vinceti, E Balboni, KJ Rothman… - Journal of Travel …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Italy was the first country after China to be severely affected by the COVID-19
pandemic, in early 2020. The country responded swiftly to the outbreak with a nationwide …

[HTML][HTML] Age-specific contribution of contacts to transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany

I Rodiah, P Vanella, A Kuhlmann, VK Jaeger… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Current estimates of pandemic SARS-CoV-2 spread in Germany using infectious disease
models often do not use age-specific infection parameters and are not always based on age …