2022
The influence of demographic and meteorological factors on temporal patterns of rotavirus infection in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Asare EO, Al-Mamun MA, Sarmin M, Faruque ASG, Ahmed T, Pitzer VE. The influence of demographic and meteorological factors on temporal patterns of rotavirus infection in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2022, 289: 20212727. PMID: 35673869, PMCID: PMC9174722, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase fatality risk of diarrhoeal pathogens: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Asare EO, Hergott D, Seiler J, Morgan B, Archer H, Wiyeh AB, Guo B, Driver M, Giersing B, Hasso-Agopsowicz M, Lingappa J, Lopman BA, Pitzer VE. Case fatality risk of diarrhoeal pathogens: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 51: 1469-1480. PMID: 35578827, PMCID: PMC9557849, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase fatality riskDiarrhoeal pathogensEnteropathogenic Escherichia coliSystematic reviewMultilevel mixed-effects logistic regression modelsMixed-effects logistic regression modelLower odds ratioOverall case fatality riskRandom-effects modelLogistic regression modelsDiarrhoea mortalityPrimary outcomeFatality riskOdds ratioMortality rateVaccine developmentAge groupsEnteric pathogensPotential predictorsBurden modelMore studiesReview criteriaConsiderable heterogeneityDifferent pathogensCFR estimates
2020
Modeling of rotavirus transmission dynamics and impact of vaccination in Ghana
Asare EO, Al-Mamun MA, Armah GE, Lopman BA, Parashar UD, Binka F, Pitzer VE. Modeling of rotavirus transmission dynamics and impact of vaccination in Ghana. Vaccine 2020, 38: 4820-4828. PMID: 32513513, PMCID: PMC8290434, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.05.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild, PreschoolGhanaHumansInfantRotavirusRotavirus InfectionsRotavirus VaccinesVaccinationConceptsVaccine response ratesRotavirus vaccine impactRotavirus incidenceVaccine impactMaternal immunityResponse rateVaccine effectivenessLow-income countriesTeaching hospitalHigh-income countriesKorle-Bu Teaching HospitalKomfo Anokye Teaching HospitalMonovalent rotavirus vaccineRotavirus transmission dynamicsLow vaccine effectivenessProportion of infantsImpact of vaccinationWar Memorial HospitalAge distributionRotavirus casesRotavirus vaccineVaccine introductionVaccine performanceMemorial HospitalRotavirus seasonality