2023
Planning for Mpox on a College Campus: A Model-Based Decision-Support Tool.
Savinkina A, Chitwood M, Kwon J, Pitzer V, Gonsalves G, Paltiel A. Planning for Mpox on a College Campus: A Model-Based Decision-Support Tool. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 340-347. PMID: 36716454, PMCID: PMC10338074, DOI: 10.7326/m22-2734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustained transmissionNational InstituteLow-risk groupHigh-risk populationPopulation of MSMHealth-National InstituteResidential college campusSymptomatic casesHypothetical cohortCongregate settingsStudy populationPreemptive vaccinationReactive vaccinationInfectious diseasesVaccinationDrug abuseBasic reproductive numberFuture outbreaksFrequent physical contactMSMReproductive numberOutbreakDaysMenTimely detection
2021
The Dynamics of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use in Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts
Gonsalves GS, Paltiel A, Thornhill T, Iloglu S, DeMaria A, Cranston K, Klevens R, Walensky RP, Warren JL. The Dynamics of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use in Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: ofab128. PMID: 34189158, PMCID: PMC8231383, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug useDrug useHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreaksInfectious diseasesSoft tissue infectionsCases of skinPublic health departmentsPoisson regression modelsInfectious complicationsTissue infectionsHIV casesDrainage proceduresFatal overdosesHealth departmentsComplicationsEarly interventionMonthsPotential outbreaksVirus outbreakSentinel SystemDiseaseRegression modelsOutbreakHIVOverdoses