2016
Retrospective Analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia.
Atkins KE, Pandey A, Wenzel NS, Skrip L, Yamin D, Nyenswah TG, Fallah M, Bawo L, Medlock J, Altice FL, Townsend J, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Galvani AP. Retrospective Analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 94: 833-9. PMID: 26928839, PMCID: PMC4824226, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCross InfectionDisease OutbreaksHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansLiberiaModels, StatisticalRetrospective StudiesConceptsCommunity transmissionEbola epidemicHospital transmissionAsymptomatic infectionImmune individualsRetrospective analysisEpidemiological dataUnreported casesDisease controlEbola dynamicsHospital capacityEpidemic patternsEbola incidenceFuture outbreaksPresence of interventionsEpidemicLiberian countiesTransmission reductionInfectionDiseaseIncidence
2015
Harnessing Case Isolation and Ring Vaccination to Control Ebola
Wells C, Yamin D, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Wenzel N, Gaffney SG, Townsend JP, Meyers LA, Fallah M, Nyenswah TG, Altice FL, Atkins KE, Galvani AP. Harnessing Case Isolation and Ring Vaccination to Control Ebola. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003794. PMID: 26024528, PMCID: PMC4449200, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDisease OutbreaksEbolavirusHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansIncidenceLiberiaModels, TheoreticalPublic HealthSierra LeoneVaccinationConceptsRing vaccinationCase isolationContact tracingLimited initial supplyPost-exposure protectionMass vaccination campaignNon-pharmaceutical control measuresPublic health agenciesCandidate vaccinesVaccination campaignVaccinationCase contactsEbola casesEbola transmissionHealth agenciesIncidence dataLow efficacyVaccineEbola outbreakEffective alternativeMore contactEbolaSierra LeoneBeneficial supplementControl measuresUnder-reporting and case fatality estimates for emerging epidemics
Atkins KE, Wenzel NS, Ndeffo-Mbah M, Altice FL, Townsend JP, Galvani AP. Under-reporting and case fatality estimates for emerging epidemics. The BMJ 2015, 350: h1115. PMID: 25779635, PMCID: PMC4707560, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica, WesternBiasCommunicable Diseases, EmergingEpidemicsHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansMortalityEffect of Ebola progression on transmission and control in Liberia.
Yamin D, Gertler S, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Skrip LA, Fallah M, Nyenswah TG, Altice FL, Galvani AP. Effect of Ebola progression on transmission and control in Liberia. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2015, 162: 11-7. PMID: 25347321, PMCID: PMC4402942, DOI: 10.7326/m14-2255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContact TracingDisease ProgressionEpidemicsHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansIncidenceLiberiaModels, StatisticalPatient IsolationSurvivorsViral LoadConceptsCase fatalityDisease progressionContacts of patientsEntire infectious periodDeadliest Ebola epidemicSingle infected caseStochastic transmission modelSymptom onsetIll patientsViral loadClinical dataSymptomatic phaseHigh riskSecondary infectionLiberian MinistryInfected individualsNonsurvivorsTargeted interventionsMontserrado CountyInfected casesEbola incidenceEbola epidemicInfectious periodNational InstituteProgression
2014
Epidemiological and Viral Genomic Sequence Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Reveals Clustered Transmission
Scarpino SV, Iamarino A, Wells C, Yamin D, Ndeffo-Mbah M, Wenzel NS, Fox SJ, Nyenswah T, Altice FL, Galvani AP, Meyers LA, Townsend JP. Epidemiological and Viral Genomic Sequence Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Reveals Clustered Transmission. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 60: 1079-1082. PMID: 25516185, PMCID: PMC4375398, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu1131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCluster AnalysisDisease OutbreaksEbolavirusGenome, ViralGenotypeHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansSequence AnalysisDynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis
Lewnard JA, Mbah M, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Altice FL, Bawo L, Nyenswah TG, Galvani AP. Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 1189-1195. PMID: 25455986, PMCID: PMC4316822, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(14)70995-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBasic Reproduction NumberDisease Transmission, InfectiousHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansInfection ControlLiberiaModels, TheoreticalConceptsEVD casesCase ascertainmentTreatment centersCases of EVDEbola virus disease epidemicPrimary outcome measureEbola virus transmissionPublic health responseIntervention initiationUS National InstitutesOutcome measuresHealth responseNumber of bedsContact tracingMontserrado CountyEbola virusAdditional bedsBasic reproductive numberVirus transmissionAscertainmentNational InstituteInterventionEVDDeathMathematical modelling analysis