2023
Spatial Modeling of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Transmission with Dyadic Genetic Relatedness Data
Warren J, Chitwood M, Sobkowiak B, Colijn C, Cohen T. Spatial Modeling of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Transmission with Dyadic Genetic Relatedness Data. Biometrics 2023, 79: 3650-3663. PMID: 36745619, PMCID: PMC10404301, DOI: 10.1111/biom.13836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstimated Testing, Tracing, and Vaccination Targets for Containment of the US Mpox Outbreak
Chitwood M, Kwon J, Savinkina A, Walker J, Bilinski A, Gonsalves G. Estimated Testing, Tracing, and Vaccination Targets for Containment of the US Mpox Outbreak. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2250984. PMID: 36637825, PMCID: PMC9857202, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50984.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Trends in Untreated Tuberculosis in Large Municipalities, Brazil, 2008–2017 - Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Chitwood MH, Pelissari DM, da Silva G, Bartholomay P, Rocha MS, Arakaki-Sanchez D, Sanchez M, Cohen T, Castro MC, Menzies NA. Trends in Untreated Tuberculosis in Large Municipalities, Brazil, 2008–2017 - Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2021, 27: 957-960. PMID: 33622464, PMCID: PMC7920690, DOI: 10.3201/eid2703.204094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBayesian evidence synthesis to estimate subnational TB incidence: An application in Brazil
Chitwood MH, Pelissari DM, da Silva G, Bartholomay P, Rocha MS, Sanchez M, Arakaki-Sanchez D, Glaziou P, Cohen T, Castro MC, Menzies NA. Bayesian evidence synthesis to estimate subnational TB incidence: An application in Brazil. Epidemics 2021, 35: 100443. PMID: 33676092, PMCID: PMC8252152, DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2021.100443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB incidenceFraction of casesUntreated active diseaseIncident TB casesTB control programsLocal disease burdenIncident TBActive diseaseTB burdenTB casesTB outcomesTB notificationsDisease burdenBayesian evidence synthesisCase detectionIncidenceEvidence synthesisAverage annual increaseControl programsBurdenAnnual rateAnnual increaseFraction of individualsAverage annual rateSources of bias