2024
Mapping the incidence rate of typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa
Kim J, Choi J, Kim C, Pak G, Parajulee P, Haselbeck A, Park E, Mogasale V, Jeon H, Browne A, Owusu-Dabo E, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Bassiahi A, Teferi M, Lunguya-Metila O, Dolecek C, Pitzer V, Crump J, Hay S, Marks F. Mapping the incidence rate of typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011902. PMID: 38408128, PMCID: PMC10965079, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence rateSub-Saharan AfricaRate of typhoid feverTyphoid feverIncidence rate of typhoid feverIncidence rate estimatesEffective intervention programsEstimated incidence ratePublic health problemSub-SaharanHigh-incidence countriesLow-incidence countriesHealth conditionsIntervention programsDisease riskHealth problemsTarget resourcesGeospatial variationAge classesDisease incidenceEnvironmental conditionsPublished articlesSub-national heterogeneityGeospatial covariatesCultures of blood
2011
Modeling rotavirus strain dynamics in developed countries to understand the potential impact of vaccination on genotype distributions
Pitzer VE, Patel MM, Lopman BA, Viboud C, Parashar UD, Grenfell BT. Modeling rotavirus strain dynamics in developed countries to understand the potential impact of vaccination on genotype distributions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 19353-19358. PMID: 22084114, PMCID: PMC3228484, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1110507108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterotypic immunityCommon rotavirus genotypesPredominance of G1Impact of vaccinationVaccine-type strainsDistribution of genotypesPrevaccination levelsRotavirus incidenceRotavirus genotypesVaccinationGenotype distributionImmunityGenotype patternsRelative prevalenceVaccineIncidenceStrong immunityFrequency of cyclingDisease incidenceGenotypesStrong protectionNew strainG1HomotypicPrevalence