2014
Modeling the Impact on HIV Incidence of Combination Prevention Strategies among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China
Lou J, Blevins M, Ruan Y, Vermund SH, Tang S, Webb GF, Shepherd BE, He X, Lu H, Shao Y, Qian HZ. Modeling the Impact on HIV Incidence of Combination Prevention Strategies among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90985. PMID: 24626165, PMCID: PMC3953201, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV epidemicCondom useHIV prevalenceART coverageCombination prevention strategiesHIV/AIDSHIV testingHIV incidenceCombination interventionsBeijing MSMPrevention strategiesPrevalence estimatesPrevalenceEpidemic expansionMenInterventionEpidemicIncidenceBasic reproduction numberPrevention scenariosCurrent coverageSexReproduction numberIntervention levels
2012
HIV Epidemic
Vermund S. HIV Epidemic. Emerging Infectious Diseases Of The 21st Century 2012, 3-46. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4496-1_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionEra of antibioticsGlobal pandemicHIV epidemicVirus infectionSusceptible humansEpidemic formHIVDevastating diseaseInfectionEpidemicSuccessful controlImproved sanitationPlague bacteriumBubonic plagueYersinia pestisPandemicLess intensityRodent controlDiseaseThe HIV Epidemic: High-Income Countries
Vermund SH, Leigh-Brown AJ. The HIV Epidemic: High-Income Countries. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2012, 2: a007195. PMID: 22553497, PMCID: PMC3331688, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a007195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useHIV epidemicDrug useNeedle/syringe sharingReceptive anal intercourseDifferent risk groupsRecent explosive epidemicsAntiretroviral therapyChild transmissionSyringe sharingAffected subgroupRisk groupsAnal intercourseVaginal intercourseHIV vulnerabilityExplosive epidemicsDiagnostic screeningEpidemicIncome countriesIntercourseUnited StatesSpecific strainsHigh-income nationsHIVTherapy
1999
Prevention of HIV/AIDS
DiClemente R, Wingood G, Vermund S, Stewart K. Prevention of HIV/AIDS. The Springer Series In Behavioral Psychophysiology And Medicine 1999, 371-394. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4789-1_18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
Health-related outcomes of war in Nicaragua.
Garfield RM, Frieden T, Vermund SH. Health-related outcomes of war in Nicaragua. American Journal Of Public Health 1987, 77: 615-618. PMID: 3565659, PMCID: PMC1647029, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.77.5.615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth workersHigh case fatality rateCase fatality rateInfant mortalityHealth-related outcomesLive birthsPrevention of epidemicsFatality rateFurther declineRecent epidemicHealth infrastructureHealth indicatorsMortalityPublic medical systemDeathMedical systemNumber of staffEpidemicMeaslesWar-related casualtiesWar-related deathsMalariaLeishmaniasisPreventionWorkers