Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Biostatistics; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Research Interests
Cytomegalovirus; Dengue Virus; Economics; Influenza, Human; Influenza Vaccines; Mosquito Control; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Pneumococcal Vaccines; Cytomegalovirus Vaccines; Dengue Vaccines; Infectious Disease Medicine
Public Health Interests
Health Care Management; Health Economics; Infectious Diseases; Modeling
Selected Publications
- The case for replacing live oral polio vaccine with inactivated vaccine in the Americas.Alfaro-Murillo JA, Ávila-Agüero ML, Fitzpatrick MC, Crystal CJ, Falleiros-Arlant LH, Galvani AP. The case for replacing live oral polio vaccine with inactivated vaccine in the Americas. Lancet 2020, 395: 1163-1166. PMID: 32247397, PMCID: PMC8572547, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30213-0.
- Future epidemiological and economic impacts of universal influenza vaccines.Sah P, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Fitzpatrick MC, Neuzil KM, Meyers LA, Singer BH, Galvani AP. Future epidemiological and economic impacts of universal influenza vaccines. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 20786-20792. PMID: 31548402, PMCID: PMC6789917, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909613116.
- Analysis of an epidemiological model structured by time-since-last-infectionJorge A. Alfaro-Murillo, Zhilan Feng, John W. Glasser. Analysis of an epidemiological model structured by time-since-last-infection. Journal of Differential Equations 2019, 267(10):5631-5661.
- The potential economic burden of Zika in the continental United States.Lee BY, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Parpia AS, Asti L, Wedlock PT, Hotez PJ, Galvani AP. The potential economic burden of Zika in the continental United States. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005531. PMID: 28448488, PMCID: PMC5407573, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005531.
- A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control.Alfaro-Murillo JA, Parpia AS, Fitzpatrick MC, Tamagnan JA, Medlock J, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Fish D, Ávila-Agüero ML, Marín R, Ko AI, Galvani AP. A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004743. PMID: 27205899, PMCID: PMC4874682, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004743.
- Optimizing age of cytomegalovirus screening and vaccination to avert congenital disease in the US.Alfaro-Murillo JA, Townsend JP, Galvani AP. Optimizing age of cytomegalovirus screening and vaccination to avert congenital disease in the US. Vaccine 2016, 34: 225-229. PMID: 26631416, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.039.
- Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis.Lewnard JA, Ndeffo Mbah ML, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Altice FL, Bawo L, Nyenswah TG, Galvani AP. Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis. The Lancet. Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 1189-95. PMID: 25455986, PMCID: PMC4316822, DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70995-8.
- A deterministic model for influenza infection with multiple strains and antigenic drift.Alfaro-Murillo JA, Towers S, Feng Z. A deterministic model for influenza infection with multiple strains and antigenic drift. Journal Of Biological Dynamics 2013, 7: 199-211. PMID: 23701386, PMCID: PMC3780334, DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2013.801523.