2019
Future epidemiological and economic impacts of universal influenza vaccines
Sah P, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Fitzpatrick MC, Neuzil KM, Meyers LA, Singer BH, Galvani AP. Future epidemiological and economic impacts of universal influenza vaccines. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 20786-20792. PMID: 31548402, PMCID: PMC6789917, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909613116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversal influenza vaccineDirect health care costsInfluenza vaccineSeasonal vaccineUniversal vaccineHealth care costsCare costsInfluenza-related deathsVaccines actVaccine mismatchRapid antigenic evolutionInfluenza transmissionVaccine developmentVaccineInfectious diseasesPopulation-level impactElderly residentsMedical expensesNational InstituteHospitalizationAntigenic evolutionDeathEfficacyLarge proportionAllergy
2017
The potential economic burden of Zika in the continental United States
Lee BY, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Parpia AS, Asti L, Wedlock PT, Hotez PJ, Galvani AP. The potential economic burden of Zika in the continental United States. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005531. PMID: 28448488, PMCID: PMC5407573, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputer SimulationCost of IllnessFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansPregnancyUnited StatesZika Virus Infection
2015
Optimizing age of cytomegalovirus screening and vaccination to avert congenital disease in the US
Alfaro-Murillo JA, Townsend JP, Galvani AP. Optimizing age of cytomegalovirus screening and vaccination to avert congenital disease in the US. Vaccine 2015, 34: 225-229. PMID: 26631416, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolCytomegalovirus InfectionsCytomegalovirus VaccinesDisease Transmission, InfectiousFemaleHumansImmunization ScheduleInfantInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsVaccine waningVaccine efficacyOptimal ageCMV vaccine candidatesLongitudinal clinical evaluationChild-bearing yearsYears of ageTransmission dynamicsCMV prevalenceCMV vaccinationCytomegalovirus ScreeningSeronegative femalesCongenital infectionCytomegalovirus infectionVaccine protectionSuch vaccinationClinical evaluationClinical trialsHearing lossVaccine candidatesVaccinationDemographic dataCongenital diseaseCognitive deficitsIndirect protection