2025
Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform
Ricotta E, Carrillo F, Angelli-Nichols S, Barugahare J, Benton A, Carlson C, Chang-Rabley E, Dean N, Duda S, Federer L, Fill M, LeRoy E, Linton N, Lipsitch M, Mathur M, Phelan A, Rid A, Rosen J, Sauer L, Sullivan S, Zendt M, Evans N. Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform. BMJ Global Health 2025, 10: e017981. PMID: 39929534, PMCID: PMC11815396, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017981.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
HEALTH PROMOTION BEHAVIORS AMONG SPOUSAL CAREGIVERS WITH HIGH DAILY MANAGEMENT CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Cho J, Horstman M, Stevens A, Sands L, Allore H. HEALTH PROMOTION BEHAVIORS AMONG SPOUSAL CAREGIVERS WITH HIGH DAILY MANAGEMENT CHRONIC CONDITIONS. Innovation In Aging 2024, 8: 1060-1060. PMCID: PMC11693161, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igae098.3409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensity of caregivingHealth-promoting behaviorsSpousal caregiversPhysical activityChronic conditionsPromoting behaviorsManaging chronic conditionsDaily self-managementICD-10 codesFamily caregiversChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCaregiver distressCaregiving intensityCaregiving roleHealth behaviorsSelf-managementObstructive pulmonary diseaseDisease trajectoryCaregiversHealth responseStress managementIschemic heart diseaseICD-10Reduce burdenHealthA systematic review of animal feeding operations including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) for exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice
Son J, Heo S, Byun G, Foo D, Song Y, Lewis B, Stewart R, Choi H, Bell M. A systematic review of animal feeding operations including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) for exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice. Environmental Research 2024, 259: 119550. PMID: 38964578, PMCID: PMC11365793, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth outcomesVulnerable populationsAssociated health outcomesPairs of reviewersScreening of titlesExposure assessmentAssociated health burdenFull-text articlesSocioeconomic statusEnvironmental justiceHealth responseAnimal feeding operationsData extractionSystematic reviewHealth burdenSystematic searchHealthDisproportionate exposureCitation screeningFeeding operationsSociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages
Weber D, Malani A, Shenoy E, Banach D, Batshon L, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu V, Jump R, Mathew T, Murthy R, Pergam S. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2024, 45: 813-817. PMID: 38835229, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonal protective equipmentSociety for Healthcare EpidemiologyComponents of infection controlStockpiling of personal protective equipmentPublic health responseNational Strategic StockpileHealthcare settingsShortage of personal protective equipmentHealth responseSupply chain deficienciesDiagnostic testsInfection controlPosition statementChain deficiencySupply chain failuresProducts ActMedical equipmentPandemic preparednessProtective equipmentUnited StatesRecommendationsSupply shortagesMitigate shortagesDefense Production ActCatastrophic Floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: The Need for Public Health Responses to Potential Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Martins-Filho P, Croda J, Araújo A, Correia D, Quintans-Júnior L. Catastrophic Floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: The Need for Public Health Responses to Potential Infectious Disease Outbreaks. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2024, 57: e00603-2024. PMID: 38808800, PMCID: PMC11136508, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0162-2024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Unveiling the Impact of the Omicron Variant: Insights from Genomic Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest Brazil
de Mello Almeida Maziero L, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Zardin M, de Castro Lichs G, de Rezende Romera G, Tsuha D, Frias D, Escandolhero V, Demarchi L, Castilho L, Barbosa K, Tebet D, Xavier J, Fritsch H, Lima M, de Oliveira C, Santos E, Kashima S, do Carmo Said R, Rosewell A, Croda J, Alcantara L, Gonçalves C. Unveiling the Impact of the Omicron Variant: Insights from Genomic Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest Brazil. Viruses 2023, 15: 1604. PMID: 37515290, PMCID: PMC10386548, DOI: 10.3390/v15071604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic surveillanceWhole-genome sequencingMultiple introduction eventsGenome sequencePublic health interventionsGenomic dataGenomic monitoringIntroduction eventsPublic health responseGenomic landscapeDispersal dynamicsPhylodynamic analysesPublic health laboratoriesHealth interventionsMato GrossoHealth responseTransmissible variantsSignificant burdenCentral Public Health LaboratoryOmicron variantVariantsHealth laboratoriesSequenceMidwest region of BrazilViral strainsAnalyses of Early ZIKV Genomes Are Consistent with Viral Spread from Northeast Brazil to the Americas
de Moraes L, Portilho M, Vrancken B, Van den Broeck F, Santos L, Cucco M, Tauro L, Kikuti M, Silva M, Campos G, Reis M, Barral A, Barral-Netto M, Boaventura V, Vandamme A, Theys K, Lemey P, Ribeiro G, Khouri R. Analyses of Early ZIKV Genomes Are Consistent with Viral Spread from Northeast Brazil to the Americas. Viruses 2023, 15: 1236. PMID: 37376536, PMCID: PMC10301521, DOI: 10.3390/v15061236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ZIKV infectionSpread of ZIKVPublic health responseZika virus outbreakClinical symptomsZIKV infectionHealth responseZIKVZIKV genomeViral spreadGenomic surveillanceVirus outbreakInfectionSubsequent disseminationSurveillance effortsZIKV dynamicsFuture surveillance effortsOutbreakEarly stagesApplication of Phylodynamic Tools to Inform the Public Health Response to COVID-19: Qualitative Analysis of Expert Opinions
Rich S, Richards V, Mavian C, Magalis B, Grubaugh N, Rasmussen S, Dellicour S, Vrancken B, Carrington C, Fisk-Hoffman R, Danso-Odei D, Chacreton D, Shapiro J, Seraphin M, Hepp C, Black A, Dennis A, Trovão N, Vandamme A, Rasmussen A, Lauzardo M, Dean N, Salemi M, Prosperi M. Application of Phylodynamic Tools to Inform the Public Health Response to COVID-19: Qualitative Analysis of Expert Opinions. JMIR Formative Research 2023, 7: e39409. PMID: 36848460, PMCID: PMC10131930, DOI: 10.2196/39409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic health responsePublic health practitionersPublic health partnershipsHealth responseHealth practitionersCOVID-19Public healthSARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiologyInfectious disease expertsSARS-CoV-2 pandemicHealth partnershipsFocus groupsPandemic responsePublic health professionalsVaccination eraPrecision public healthDisease expertsHealth professionalsEpidemiological investigationsInfectious diseasesMolecular epidemiologistsViral genomic dataFuture outbreaksCOVID-19 responseStrain emergence
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 sequencingVaccineEmerging Trends in the Pathological Research of Human Papillomavirus-positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Crane J, Shi Q, Xi Y, Lai J, Pham K, Wang H. Emerging Trends in the Pathological Research of Human Papillomavirus-positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Pathology 2022, 2: 31-36. PMID: 36275841, PMCID: PMC9585478, DOI: 10.14218/jctp.2022.00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaHuman papillomavirusHuman papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaActive human papillomavirusNew targetsLong-term survivalPotential new targetsDefinitive treatmentHPV 16Treatment optionsSurvival prognosisTumor prognosisAdvanced stageHealth responsePrecision treatmentPrecision medicinePatientsCarcinomaPrognosisTreatmentPathological research
2021
Transmission from vaccinated individuals in a large SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant outbreak
Siddle K, Krasilnikova L, Moreno G, Schaffner S, Vostok J, Fitzgerald N, Lemieux J, Barkas N, Loreth C, Specht I, Tomkins-Tinch C, Paull J, Schaeffer B, Taylor B, Loftness B, Johnson H, Schubert P, Shephard H, Doucette M, Fink T, Lang A, Baez S, Beauchamp J, Hennigan S, Buzby E, Ash S, Brown J, Clancy S, Cofsky S, Gagne L, Hall J, Harrington R, Gionet G, DeRuff K, Vodzak M, Adams G, Dobbins S, Slack S, Reilly S, Anderson L, Cipicchio M, DeFelice M, Grimsby J, Anderson S, Blumenstiel B, Meldrim J, Rooke H, Vicente G, Smith N, Messer K, Reagan F, Mandese Z, Lee M, Ray M, Fisher M, Ulcena M, Nolet C, English S, Larkin K, Vernest K, Chaluvadi S, Arvidson D, Melchiono M, Covell T, Harik V, Brock-Fisher T, Dunn M, Kearns A, Hanage W, Bernard C, Philippakis A, Lennon N, Gabriel S, Gallagher G, Smole S, Madoff L, Brown C, Park D, MacInnis B, Sabeti P. Transmission from vaccinated individuals in a large SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant outbreak. Cell 2021, 185: 485-492.e10. PMID: 35051367, PMCID: PMC8695126, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccinated individualsPublic health responseEpidemiological dataHealth responseComprehensive public health responseFirst large outbreakHigh vaccination ratesDelta variant outbreakOutbreak-associated casesVaccination ratesCOVID-19 casesDelta variantRobust public health responseVariant outbreakLarge outbreakMultiple settingsOutbreakIndividualsCasesInfectionOnward impactResponseGlobal Health Crisis, Global Health Response: How Global Health Experiences Prepared North American Physicians for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Coria AL, Rabin TL, Rule ARL, Haq H, Hudspeth JC, Ratner L, Walker-Descartes I. Global Health Crisis, Global Health Response: How Global Health Experiences Prepared North American Physicians for the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 217-221. PMID: 34561829, PMCID: PMC8475882, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07120-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered careHealth educational activitiesCOVID-19 pandemicNorth American physiciansGlobal health responseCOVID-19 pandemic responseHealth system functionsHealth responseGlobal health activitiesHealth systemFlu pandemicHealth activitiesGlobal health crisisHospital systemHealth educatorsHealth experiencesLessons Learned From COVID-19 Contact Tracing During a Public Health Emergency: A Prospective Implementation Study
Shelby T, Schenck C, Weeks B, Goodwin J, Hennein R, Zhou X, Spiegelman D, Grau LE, Niccolai L, Bond M, Davis JL. Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Contact Tracing During a Public Health Emergency: A Prospective Implementation Study. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 721952. PMID: 34490198, PMCID: PMC8417826, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.721952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective implementation studyOutreach callsContact tracingAge-related disparitiesPublic health nursesRE-AIM implementation frameworkMultivariable regression modelsTimeliness of caseImplementation studyPublic health responsePublic health emergencyMedian timeHealth nursesAfrican American casesHealth responseInfectious diseasesFuture epidemicsDays of exposureHealth emergencyCOVID-19System-level predictorsRegression modelsCOVID-19 Contact TracingDaysPredictorsPerson-centred interventions for problem gaming: a stepped care approach
Park J, Wilkinson-Meyers L, King D, Rodda S. Person-centred interventions for problem gaming: a stepped care approach. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 872. PMID: 33957877, PMCID: PMC8101229, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10749-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-personImplementation of standardized assessmentsPerson-centred interventionsEffective health servicesHealth care approachComprehensive health care approachPerson-centred approachEvidence-based practiceSelf-help resourcesIn-person treatmentQualitative content analysisAssociated with decreased healthIn-person optionsCare approachHealth professionalsSystem of interventionHealth servicesRoutine outcome monitoringProfessional supportHealthcare systemService accessHealth responseParticipant dataScreening toolOutcome monitoringReorganization of Substance Use Treatment and Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey
Radfar SR, De Jong CAJ, Farhoudian A, Ebrahimi M, Rafei P, Vahidi M, Yunesian M, Kouimtsidis C, Arunogiri S, Massah O, Deylamizadeh A, Brady KT, Busse A, Consortium I, Potenza M, Ekhtiari H, Baldacchino A, Abagiu A, Abouna F, Ahmed M, Al-ansari B, Abu Al-khair F, Almaqbali M, Ambekar A, Ardabili H, Arya S, Lasebikan V, Ayasreh M, Basu D, Benmebarek Z, Bhad R, Blaise M, Bonnet N, Brasch J, Broers B, Butner J, Camilleri M, Campello G, Carra G, Celic I, Chalabianloo F, Chaturvedi A, de Jesús Eduardo Noyola Cherpitel J, Clark K, Cyders M, de Bernardis E, Derry J, Dhagudu N, Dolezalova P, Dom G, Dunlop A, Elhabiby M, Elkholy H, Essien N, Farah G, Ferri M, Floros G, Friedman C, Fuderanan C, Gerra G, Ghosh A, Gogia M, Grammatikopoulos I, Grandinetti P, Guirguis A, Gutnisky D, Haber P, Hassani-Abharian P, Hooshyari Z, Ibrahim I, Ieong H, Indradewi R, Iskandar S, Jain S, James S, Javadi S, Joe K, Jokubonis D, Jovanova A, Kamal R, Kantchelov A, Kathiresan P, Katzman G, Kawale P, Kern A, Kessler F, Kim S, Kimball A, Kljucevic Z, Siste K, Lev R, Lee H, Lengvenyte A, Lev-ran S, Mabelya G, Mahi M, Maphisa J, Maremmani I, Masferrer L, McCambridge O, McGovern G, Min A, Moghanibashi-Mansourieh A, Mora-Rios J, Mudalige I, Mukherjee D, Munira P, Myers B, N J, Narasimha V, Ndionuka N, Nejatisafa A, Niaz K, Nizami A, Nuijens J, Orsolini L, Oum V, Oyemade A, Palavra I, Pant S, Paredes J, Peyron E, Quirós R, Qurishi R, Rafiq N, Rao R, Ratta-apha W, Raymond K, Reimer J, Renaldo E, Rezapour T, Robertson J, Roncero C, Roub F, Rubenstein E, Rupp C, Saenz E, Salehi M, Samartzis L, Sarubbo L, Segrec N, Shah B, Shen H, Shirasaka T, Shoptaw S, Sintango F, Sosa V, Subata E, Sztycberg N, Taghizadeh F, Teck J, Tjagvad C, Torrens M, Twala J, Vadivel R, Volpicelli J, Weijs J, Wintoniw S, Wittayanookulluk A, Wojnar M, Yasir S, Yitayih Y, Zhao M, Zonoozi A. Reorganization of Substance Use Treatment and Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 639393. PMID: 34025471, PMCID: PMC8135096, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.639393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersHarm reduction servicesSUD treatmentHealth responseReduction servicesAdequate medication supplyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHarm reduction programsDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicOverdose prevention interventionsSubstance use treatmentEvidence-based interventionsVulnerable groupsSyringe programsTreatment modalitiesPrevention interventionsCondom distributionPsychiatric careMedication supplyUse disordersBuprenorphine supplyOutreach servicesUse treatmentMedicine professionalsDifferential impacts of COVID-19 across racial-ethnic identities in persons with opioid use disorder
Mistler CB, Sullivan MC, Copenhaver MM, Meyer JP, Roth AM, Shenoi SV, Edelman EJ, Wickersham JA, Shrestha R. Differential impacts of COVID-19 across racial-ethnic identities in persons with opioid use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 129: 108387. PMID: 34080555, PMCID: PMC8380664, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPublic health responseCOVID-19Use disordersHealth behaviorsNon-prescription drug useRacial-ethnic minoritiesCOVID-19-related impactsMental health statusHealth care accessSexual health behaviorsCOVID-19 testGreater financial burdenRace/ethnicitySample of peopleDirect adverse effectsDrug treatmentCare accessAlcohol consumptionDrug useHealth statusHealth responseHealth disparitiesRisk peopleCOVID-19 pandemic presentsEarly introductions and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in the United States
Alpert T, Brito AF, Lasek-Nesselquist E, Rothman J, Valesano AL, MacKay MJ, Petrone ME, Breban MI, Watkins AE, Vogels CBF, Kalinich CC, Dellicour S, Russell A, Kelly JP, Shudt M, Plitnick J, Schneider E, Fitzsimmons WJ, Khullar G, Metti J, Dudley JT, Nash M, Beaubier N, Wang J, Liu C, Hui P, Muyombwe A, Downing R, Razeq J, Bart SM, Grills A, Morrison SM, Murphy S, Neal C, Laszlo E, Rennert H, Cushing M, Westblade L, Velu P, Craney A, Cong L, Peaper DR, Landry ML, Cook PW, Fauver JR, Mason CE, Lauring AS, St George K, MacCannell DR, Grubaugh ND. Early introductions and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in the United States. Cell 2021, 184: 2595-2604.e13. PMID: 33891875, PMCID: PMC8018830, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7Global public health concernPublic health concernPublic health responseCOVID-19 casesLineage B.1.1.7Variant B.1.1.7Health responseHealth concernB.1.1.7Increased transmissibilityEarly introductionGenomic surveillanceUnited StatesDiagnostic dataDominant lineageImpact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April–July 2020
Sapiano M, Dudeck M, Soe M, Edwards J, O’Leary E, Wu H, Allen-Bridson K, Amor A, Arcement R, Tejedor S, Dantes R, Gross C, Haass K, Konnor R, Kroop S, Leaptrot D, Lemoine K, Nkwata A, Peterson K, Wattenmaker L, Weiner-Lastinger L, Pollock D, Benin A, Team T. Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April–July 2020. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 32-39. PMID: 33602380, PMCID: PMC7943952, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkPrevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkSevere acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2COVID-19Hospital surveillance systemProportion of inpatientsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 hospitalizationHospital bed occupancyNumber of inpatientsPublic health responsePatient outcomesNational surveillanceTotal inpatientDisease 2019Inpatient bedsUS hospitalsMechanical ventilatorBed occupancyHealth responsePatient censusDisease controlPandemic magnitudeInpatientsVirus 2
2020
Use of electronic health records to support a public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a perspective from 15 academic medical centers
Madhavan S, Bastarache L, Brown J, Butte A, Dorr D, Embi P, Friedman C, Johnson K, Moore J, Kohane I, Payne P, Tenenbaum J, Weiner M, Wilcox A, Ohno-Machado L. Use of electronic health records to support a public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a perspective from 15 academic medical centers. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2020, 28: 393-401. PMID: 33260207, PMCID: PMC7665546, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa287.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersReal-time public health communication of local SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology
Kalinich CC, Jensen CG, Neugebauer P, Petrone ME, Peña-Hernández M, Ott IM, Wyllie AL, Alpert T, Vogels CBF, Fauver JR, Grubaugh ND, Brito AF. Real-time public health communication of local SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology. PLOS Biology 2020, 18: e3000869. PMID: 32822393, PMCID: PMC7467297, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000869.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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