2016
Modeling risk of occupational zoonotic influenza infection in swine workers
Paccha B, Jones RM, Gibbs S, Kane MJ, Torremorell M, Neira-Ramirez V, Rabinowitz PM. Modeling risk of occupational zoonotic influenza infection in swine workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Hygiene 2016, 13: 577-587. PMID: 26950677, DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2016.1159688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of infectionZoonotic influenza infectionSwine workersInfluenza infectionInfluenza strainsN95 respiratorsInfectivity of IAVNovel influenza strainsOutbreak of influenzaTransmission of influenzaLow-dose exposureHuman health care settingsHealth care settingsUse of respiratorsPrevious infectionPolymerase chain reactionIAV exposureCare settingsPandemic potentialPreventive programsPartial immunityZoonotic infectionInfectionZoonotic transmissionExposure of workers
2015
Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review
Costa F, Hagan JE, Calcagno J, Kane M, Torgerson P, Martinez-Silveira MS, Stein C, Abela-Ridder B, Ko AI. Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003898. PMID: 26379143, PMCID: PMC4574773, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase fatality ratioDisease morbidityFatality ratioSystematic reviewMortality of leptospirosisPulmonary hemorrhage syndromeBurden of leptospirosisLife-threatening diseaseDiverse epidemiological settingsResource-poor countriesNumber of deathsHigh morbidityGlobal morbidityGBD regionsGlobal burdenMorbidityZoonotic causesHaemorrhagic feverMortality studyUrban slum dwellersImportant causeDisease statusEpidemiological settingsDisease incidenceWHO regions
2014
Comparison of ARIMA and Random Forest time series models for prediction of avian influenza H5N1 outbreaks
Kane MJ, Price N, Scotch M, Rabinowitz P. Comparison of ARIMA and Random Forest time series models for prediction of avian influenza H5N1 outbreaks. BMC Bioinformatics 2014, 15: 276. PMID: 25123979, PMCID: PMC4152592, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-15-276.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Phylogeography of influenza A H5N1 clade 2.2.1.1 in Egypt
Scotch M, Mei C, Makonnen YJ, Pinto J, Ali A, Vegso S, Kane M, Sarkar IN, Rabinowitz P. Phylogeography of influenza A H5N1 clade 2.2.1.1 in Egypt. BMC Genomics 2013, 14: 871. PMID: 24325606, PMCID: PMC3878885, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-871.Peer-Reviewed Original Research