2023
Predicting indirect effects of rotavirus vaccination programs on rotavirus mortality among children in 112 countries
Kraay A, Chaney D, Deshpande A, Pitzer V, Lopman B. Predicting indirect effects of rotavirus vaccination programs on rotavirus mortality among children in 112 countries. Npj Vaccines 2023, 8: 32. PMID: 36871093, PMCID: PMC9985632, DOI: 10.1038/s41541-023-00632-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRotavirus vaccinationVaccine coveragePost-vaccine introductionHigh vaccine coverageRotavirus vaccination programLow vaccine coverageBirth rateWHO European RegionRotavirus deathsRotavirus mortalityRotavirus vaccineMiddle-income countriesVaccine impactDiarrhea deathsVaccination programIndirect protectionVaccinationEffect estimatesMortalityWestern Pacific RegionRegression analysisDirect protectionIncome countriesDeathHigh birth rate
2010
Absolute Humidity and the Seasonal Onset of Influenza in the Continental United States
Shaman J, Pitzer VE, Viboud C, Grenfell BT, Lipsitch M. Absolute Humidity and the Seasonal Onset of Influenza in the Continental United States. PLOS Biology 2010, 8: e1000316. PMID: 20186267, PMCID: PMC2826374, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-related mortalityInfluenza transmission rateSeasonal influenzaEpidemiological supportInfluenza transmissionInfluenza virusInfluenza transmissibilityPrior weekMortalityInfluenzaUnited StatesPopulation levelOnsetEpidemiological modelAirborne survivalAbsolute humidity levelsDirect modulationFindings
2009
Absolute Humidity and the Seasonal Onset of Influenza in the Continental US
Shaman J, Pitzer V, Viboud C, Lipsitch M, Grenfell B. Absolute Humidity and the Seasonal Onset of Influenza in the Continental US. PLOS Currents 2009, 2: ecurrents.rrn1138. PMID: 20066155, PMCID: PMC2803311, DOI: 10.1371/currents.rrn1138.Peer-Reviewed Original Research