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
2022
Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance
Brito A, Semenova E, Dudas G, Hassler G, Kalinich C, Kraemer M, Ho J, Tegally H, Githinji G, Agoti C, Matkin L, Whittaker C, Howden B, Sintchenko V, Zuckerman N, Mor O, Blankenship H, de Oliveira T, Lin R, Siqueira M, Resende P, Vasconcelos A, Spilki F, Aguiar R, Alexiev I, Ivanov I, Philipova I, Carrington C, Sahadeo N, Branda B, Gurry C, Maurer-Stroh S, Naidoo D, von Eije K, Perkins M, van Kerkhove M, Hill S, Sabino E, Pybus O, Dye C, Bhatt S, Flaxman S, Suchard M, Grubaugh N, Baele G, Faria N. Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7003. PMID: 36385137, PMCID: PMC9667854, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33713-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillanceMiddle-income countriesHigh-income countriesGenomic surveillanceSARS-CoV-2Global pandemic preparednessPublic health responseCOVID-19 casesPandemic preparednessHealth responseMolecular testsSocioeconomic inequalitiesTurnaround timeIncome countriesSurveillanceGlobal disparitiesDaysGenomic sequencingVaccine
2021
Multiplex qPCR discriminates variants of concern to enhance global surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
Vogels CBF, Breban MI, Ott IM, Alpert T, Petrone ME, Watkins AE, Kalinich CC, Earnest R, Rothman JE, de Jesus J, Claro I, Ferreira G, Crispim MAE, Network B, Singh L, Tegally H, Anyaneji UJ, Africa N, Hodcroft EB, Mason CE, Khullar G, Metti J, Dudley JT, MacKay MJ, Nash M, Wang J, Liu C, Hui P, Murphy S, Neal C, Laszlo E, Landry ML, Muyombwe A, Downing R, Razeq J, de Oliveira T, Faria NR, Sabino EC, Neher RA, Fauver JR, Grubaugh ND. Multiplex qPCR discriminates variants of concern to enhance global surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001236. PMID: 33961632, PMCID: PMC8133773, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001236.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Travel Surveillance and Genomics Uncover a Hidden Zika Outbreak during the Waning Epidemic
Grubaugh ND, Saraf S, Gangavarapu K, Watts A, Tan AL, Oidtman RJ, Ladner JT, Oliveira G, Matteson NL, Kraemer MUG, Vogels CBF, Hentoff A, Bhatia D, Stanek D, Scott B, Landis V, Stryker I, Cone MR, Kopp EW, Cannons AC, Heberlein-Larson L, White S, Gillis LD, Ricciardi MJ, Kwal J, Lichtenberger PK, Magnani DM, Watkins DI, Palacios G, Hamer DH, Network G, Gardner LM, Perkins TA, Baele G, Khan K, Morrison A, Isern S, Michael SF, Andersen KG. Travel Surveillance and Genomics Uncover a Hidden Zika Outbreak during the Waning Epidemic. Cell 2019, 178: 1057-1071.e11. PMID: 31442400, PMCID: PMC6716374, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research