2024
Travel surveillance uncovers dengue virus dynamics and introductions in the Caribbean
Taylor-Salmon E, Hill V, Paul L, Koch R, Breban M, Chaguza C, Sodeinde A, Warren J, Bunch S, Cano N, Cone M, Eysoldt S, Garcia A, Gilles N, Hagy A, Heberlein L, Jaber R, Kassens E, Colarusso P, Davis A, Baudin S, Rico E, Mejía-Echeverri Á, Scott B, Stanek D, Zimler R, Muñoz-Jordán J, Santiago G, Adams L, Paz-Bailey G, Spillane M, Katebi V, Paulino-Ramírez R, Mueses S, Peguero A, Sánchez N, Norman F, Galán J, Huits R, Hamer D, Vogels C, Morrison A, Michael S, Grubaugh N. Travel surveillance uncovers dengue virus dynamics and introductions in the Caribbean. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3508. PMID: 38664380, PMCID: PMC11045810, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47774-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue virusDENV-3Rates of severe diseaseMosquito-borne viral diseasePublic health threatPattern of spreadSevere diseaseLocal surveillanceGenomic epidemiologyEpidemiological patternsVirus surveillanceSurveillanceHealth threatSerotypesDiseaseIncreased rateDengueViral diseasesVirusInfected travelersFrequent outbreaks
2020
Making sense of mutation: what D614G means for the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear
Grubaugh ND, Hanage WP, Rasmussen AL. Making sense of mutation: what D614G means for the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear. Cell 2020, 182: 794-795. PMID: 32697970, PMCID: PMC7332445, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.06.040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Precision epidemiology for infectious disease control
Ladner JT, Grubaugh ND, Pybus OG, Andersen KG. Precision epidemiology for infectious disease control. Nature Medicine 2019, 25: 206-211. PMID: 30728537, PMCID: PMC7095960, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0345-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: A neglected public health concern?
Vogels CBF, Rückert C, Cavany SM, Perkins TA, Ebel GD, Grubaugh ND. Arbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: A neglected public health concern? PLOS Biology 2019, 17: e3000130. PMID: 30668574, PMCID: PMC6358106, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of coinfectionPublic health concernPublic healthEpidemiological synergyVirus coinfectionAedes aegypti mosquitoesClinical diseaseSuch coinfectionsZika virusCoinfectionOutbreaks of virusesHealth concernAegypti mosquitoesMultiple virusesTransmission dynamicsVirusHealthHumansMosquitoesDiseaseDengue
2018
Tracking virus outbreaks in the twenty-first century
Grubaugh ND, Ladner JT, Lemey P, Pybus OG, Rambaut A, Holmes EC, Andersen KG. Tracking virus outbreaks in the twenty-first century. Nature Microbiology 2018, 4: 10-19. PMID: 30546099, PMCID: PMC6345516, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0296-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationInfectious disease epidemiologyEconomic burdenInfectious diseasesVirus sequencingSubstantial mortalityHealth OrganizationMajor epidemicsUnknown pathogensVirus outbreakDisease epidemiologyPotential causesOutbreak virusesDisease XInitial detectionVirusOutbreakHypothetical outbreakMorbidityCase dataEpidemiologyMortalityDiseaseHuman population