2024
Disentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements
Soni N, Eyre M, Souza F, Diggle P, Ko A, Begon M, Pickup R, Childs J, Khalil H, Carvalho-Pereira T, Pertile A, Carvalho M, de Oliveira D, Nery N, Giorgi E, Costa F. Disentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1447592. PMID: 39360250, PMCID: PMC11445007, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1447592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRat abundanceReservoir abundanceAbundance of ratsEnvironmentally transmitted diseasesVegetation land coverInfection riskSexually mature ratsHuman infection riskLive trapsUrban informal settlementsZoonotic spilloverLand coverSpatial variationHydrological factorsValley bottomTrack plateAbundanceHuman riskShedding rateMature ratsEco-epidemiological studiesLeptospira infectionSpillover transmissionSpatial distributionInformal settlementsSeverity-dependent test-seeking behaviors and test-negative designs: impact on estimated vaccine effectiveness and utility of analytic and design choices
Amin A, Hitchings M, Ranzani O, Andrews J, Cummings D, Ko A, Croda J, Dean N. Severity-dependent test-seeking behaviors and test-negative designs: impact on estimated vaccine effectiveness and utility of analytic and design choices. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, kwae303. PMID: 39191656, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses
Cervantes Rincón T, Kapoor T, Keeffe J, Simonelli L, Hoffmann H, Agudelo M, Jurado A, Peace A, Lee Y, Gazumyan A, Guidetti F, Cantergiani J, Cena B, Bianchini F, Tamagnini E, Moro S, Svoboda P, Costa F, Reis M, Ko A, Fallon B, Avila-Rios S, Reyes-Téran G, Rice C, Nussenzweig M, Bjorkman P, Ruzek D, Varani L, MacDonald M, Robbiani D. Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114298. PMID: 38819991, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPowassan virusEnvelope domain IIIYellow fever virusZika virusFever virusSerological neutralizing activityTemperate regionsDengue virusTicksTropical areasInfect humansLineage IMosquito-borne flavivirusNeutralizing activityHuman antibodiesVirusNeurological illnessBrazilFlavivirusesP002P003Human diseasesQuality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil
Mogaji H, Nery N, Argibay H, Cruz J, Carneiro I, Lustosa R, Ko A, Costa F, Begon M, Khalil H. Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil. BMJ Public Health 2024, 2: e000572. DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related quality of lifePhysical health scoresHealth scoresQuality of lifeHealth-related quality of life of residentsCross-sectional analysis of dataMental health scoresHealth-related qualityResults Most participantsMixed-effects regression modelsCross-sectional analysisCOVID-19 pandemicOlder age groupsPhysical healthOlder adultsDisadvantaged populationsOlder participantsMental challengesFood insecuritySlum communitiesMarginalised populationsCity of SalvadorAged 5Analysis of dataCreation of economic opportunitiesFactors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil
de Oliveira D, Khalil H, Palma F, Santana R, Nery N, Quintero-Vélez J, Zeppelini C, do Sacramento G, Cruz J, Lustosa R, Ferreira I, Carvalho-Pereira T, Diggle P, Wunder E, Ko A, Lopez Y, Begon M, Reis M, Costa F. Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011292. PMID: 38758957, PMCID: PMC11139309, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageResidents of low-income areasMultinomial logistic regression modelWork-related exposureEpidemiological patternsLow-income areasLogistic regression modelsInformal urban communitiesFactors associated with seropositivityCity of SalvadorPathogenic species of bacteriaUrban settingsUrban communitiesEffectiveness of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among adults 40 years or older in Brazil: a population-based cohort study
Neto F, Hitchings M, Amin A, de França G, Lind M, Torres M, Tsuha D, de Oliveira R, Cummings D, Dean N, Andrews J, Ko A, Croda J, Ranzani O. Effectiveness of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among adults 40 years or older in Brazil: a population-based cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2024, 34: 100755. PMID: 38737773, PMCID: PMC11087726, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere COVID-19Cohort ACohort B.Cohort BTwo-doseMRNA vaccinesPrimary outcomeBooster dose effectivenessCOVID-19 outcomesPopulation-based cohort studyDose of COVID-19 vaccinePopulation-based cohortPopulation-based cohort of individualsCOVID-19 vaccine dosesSevere COVID-19 outcomesFollow-upCohort studyMRNA-basedVaccine doseCohort of individualsVaccine effectivenessVaccine combinationsDoseLower hazardCohortHost-microbe multiomic profiling reveals age-dependent immune dysregulation associated with COVID-19 immunopathology
Phan H, Tsitsiklis A, Maguire C, Haddad E, Becker P, Kim-Schulze S, Lee B, Chen J, Hoch A, Pickering H, van Zalm P, Altman M, Augustine A, Calfee C, Bosinger S, Cairns C, Eckalbar W, Guan L, Jayavelu N, Kleinstein S, Krammer F, Maecker H, Ozonoff A, Peters B, Rouphael N, Montgomery R, Reed E, Schaenman J, Steen H, Levy O, Diray-Arce J, Langelier C, Erle D, Hendrickson C, Kangelaris K, Nguyen V, Lee D, Chak S, Ghale R, Gonzalez A, Jauregui A, Leroux C, Altamirano L, Rashid A, Willmore A, Woodruff P, Krummel M, Carrillo S, Ward A, Patel R, Wilson M, Dandekar R, Alvarenga B, Rajan J, Schroeder A, Fragiadakis G, Mick E, Guerrero Y, Love C, Maliskova L, Adkisson M, Ehrlich L, Melamed E, Rousseau J, Hurley K, Geltman J, Siles N, Rogers J, Kutzler M, Bernui M, Cusimano G, Connors J, Woloszczuk K, Joyner D, Edwards C, Lin E, Melnyk N, Powell D, Kim J, Goonewardene I, Simmons B, Smith C, Martens M, Croen B, Semenza N, Bell M, Furukawa S, McLin R, Tegos G, Rogowski B, Mege N, Ulring K, Holland S, Rosen L, Lee S, Vaysman T, Fernandez-Sesma A, Simon V, Van Bakel H, Gonzalez-Reiche A, Qi J, Carreño J, Singh G, Raskin A, Tcheou J, Khalil Z, van de Guchte A, Farrugia K, Khan Z, Kelly G, Srivastava K, Eaker L, Bermúdez González M, Mulder L, Beach K, Fatou B, Smolen K, Viode A, van Haren S, Jha M, Kho A, Milliren C, Chang A, McEnaney K, Barton B, Lentucci C, Murphy M, Saluvan M, Shaheen T, Liu S, Syphurs C, Albert M, Hayati A, Bryant R, Abraham J, Salehi-Rad R, Rivera A, Sen S, Elashoff D, Ward D, Presnell S, Kohr B, Arnett A, Boddapati A, Tharp G, Pellegrini K, Johnson B, Panganiban B, Huerta C, Anderson E, Samaha H, Sevransky J, Bristow L, Beagle E, Cowan D, Hamilton S, Hodder T, Esserman D, Brito A, Rothman J, Grubaugh N, Ko A, Hafler D, Shaw A, Gygi J, Pawar S, Konstorum A, Chen E, Cotsapas C, Wang X, Xu L, Dela Cruz C, Iwasaki A, Mohanty S, Nelson A, Zhao Y, Farhadian S, Asashima H, Pulendran B, Nadeau R, Rosenberg-Hasson Y, Leipold M, Sigal N, Rogers A, Fernandez A, Manohar M, Do E, Chang I, Vita R, Westendorf K, Corry D, Kheradmand F, Song L, Nelson E, Baden L, Mendez K, Lasky-Su J, Tong A, Rooks R, Sekaly R, Fourati S, McComsey G, Harris P, Sieg S, Ribeiro S, Overton J, Rahman A, Hutton S, Michelotti G, Wong K, Seyfert-Margolis V, Metcalf J, Agudelo Higuita N, Sinko L, Booth J, Messer W, Hough C, Siegel S, Sullivan P, Lu Z, Kraft M, Bime C, Mosier J, Erickson H, Schunk R, Kimura H, Conway M, Atkinson M, Brakenridge S, Ungaro R, Manning B, Oberhaus J, Guirgis F, Borresen B, Anderson M. Host-microbe multiomic profiling reveals age-dependent immune dysregulation associated with COVID-19 immunopathology. Science Translational Medicine 2024, 16: eadj5154. PMID: 38630846, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adj5154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory genesViral clearanceUpper airwayImmune signaling pathwaysInduction of pro-inflammatory genesBiomarkers of disease severityDelayed viral clearanceImpaired viral clearanceSevere coronavirus disease 2019B cell populationsAge-dependent up-regulationExpression of pro-inflammatory genesHost immune responseSignaling pathwayType I interferon gene expressionCOVID-19 immunopathologyInnate immune signaling pathwaysSerum chemokinesAge-dependent impairmentNaive TMulticenter cohortNasal transcriptomeAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Monocyte populationsSerum protein profilesCorrigendum to “Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey” [International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139 (2024) 159-167]
Ticona J, Xiao M, Li D, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, de Moraes L, Strobel I, Silva J, do Aragão Filho A, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Costa F, Khouri R, Ko A, Cummings D. Corrigendum to “Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey” [International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139 (2024) 159-167]. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 141: 106964. PMID: 38452689, PMCID: PMC10927614, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverestimation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Household Transmission in Settings of High Community Transmission: Insights From an Informal Settlement Community in Salvador, Brazil
Ticona J, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Dorión M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, Santana J, de Moraes L, Cardoso C, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Khouri R, Costa F, Ko A, Cummings D. Overestimation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Household Transmission in Settings of High Community Transmission: Insights From an Informal Settlement Community in Salvador, Brazil. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae065. PMID: 38516384, PMCID: PMC10957159, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2Household transmissionRT-PCR positive casesSecondary attack rateAttack rateSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 Omicron variantRisk of infectionCommunity acquisitionTherapeutic optionsCOVID-19-related symptomsCase-finding studyHousehold contactsAcquisition of SARS-CoV-2Increased riskSymptom onsetSecondary infectionBooster vaccinationSevere outcomesBiweekly visitsHighest attack rateRT-PCRInfectionCOVID-19 severe outcomesOmicron BAIgM N-glycosylation correlates with COVID-19 severity and rate of complement deposition
Ozonoff A, Ehrlich L, Melamed E, Sesma A, Simon V, Pulendran B, Nadeau K, Davis M, McCoey G, Sekaly R, Baden L, Levy O, Schaenman J, Reed E, Shaw A, Hafler D, Montgomery R, Kleinstein S, Becker P, Augustine A, Calfee C, Erle D, DeBakey M, Corry D, Kheradmand F, Atkinson M, Brakenridge S, Higuita N, Metcalf J, Hough C, Messer W, Kraft M, Bime C, Peters B, Milliren C, Syphurs C, McEnaney K, Barton B, Lentucci C, Saluvan M, Chang A, Hoch A, Albert M, Shaheen T, Kho A, Liu S, Thomas S, Chen J, Murphy M, Cooney M, Hayati A, Bryant R, Abraham J, Jayavelu N, Presnell S, Jancsyk T, Maguire C, Qi J, Lee B, Fourati S, Esserman D, Guan L, Gygi J, Pawar S, Brito A, Fragiadakis G, Patel R, Overton J, Vita R, Westendorf K, Shannon C, Tebbutt S, Thyagarajan R, Rousseau J, Wylie D, Triplett T, Kojic E, Chinthrajah S, Ahuja N, Rogers A, Artandi M, Geng L, Yendewa G, Powell D, Kim J, Simmons B, Goonewardene I, Smith C, Martens M, Sherman A, Walsh S, Issa N, Salehi-Rad R, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Iwasaki A, Ko A, Anderson E, Mehta A, Sevransky J, Seyfert-Margolis V, Leligdowicz A, Matthay M, Singer J, Kangelaris K, Hendrickson C, Krummel M, Langelier C, Woodruff P, Corry D, Kheradmand F, Anderson M, Guirgis F, Drevets D, Brown B, Siegel S, Lu Z, Mosier J, Kimura H, Khor B, van Bakel H, Rahman A, Stadlbauer D, Dutta J, Xie H, Kim-Schulze S, Gonzalez-Reiche A, van de Guchte A, Carreño J, Singh G, Raskin A, Tcheou J, Bielak D, Kawabata H, Kelly G, Patel M, Nie K, Yellin T, Fried M, Sullivan L, Morris S, Sieg S, Steen H, van Zalm P, Fatou B, Mendez K, Lasky-Su J, Hutton S, Michelotti G, Wong K, Jha M, Viode A, Kanarek N, Petrova B, Zhao Y, Bosinger S, Boddapati A, Tharp G, Pellegrini K, Beagle E, Cowan D, Hamilton S, Ribeiro S, Hodder T, Rosen L, Lee S, Wilson M, Dandekar R, Alvarenga B, Rajan J, Eckalbar W, Schroeder A, Tsitsiklis A, Mick E, Guerrero Y, Love C, Maliskova L, Adkisson M, Siles N, Geltman J, Hurley K, Saksena M, Altman D, Srivastava K, Eaker L, Bermúdez-González M, Beach K, Sominsky L, Azad A, Mulder L, Kleiner G, Lee A, Do E, Fernandes A, Manohar M, Hagan T, Blish C, Din H, Roque J, Yang S, Sigal N, Chang I, Tribout H, Harris P, Consolo M, Edwards C, Lee E, Lin E, Croen B, Semenza N, Rogowski B, Melnyk N, Bell M, Furukawa S, McLin R, Schearer P, Sheidy J, Tegos G, Nagle C, Smolen K, Desjardins M, van Haren S, Mitre X, Cauley J, Li X, Tong A, Evans B, Montesano C, Licona J, Krauss J, Chang J, Izaguirre N, Rooks R, Elashoff D, Brook J, Ramires-Sanchez E, Llamas M, Rivera A, Perdomo C, Ward D, Magyar C, Fulcher J, Pickering H, Sen S, Chaudhary O, Coppi A, Fournier J, Mohanty S, Muenker C, Nelson A, Raddassi K, Rainone M, Ruff W, Salahuddin S, Schulz W, Vijayakumar P, Wang H, Wunder E, Young H, Rothman J, Konstorum A, Chen E, Cotsapas C, Grubaugh N, Wang X, Xu L, Asashima H, Bristow L, Hussaini L, Hellmeister K, Samaha H, Wimalasena S, Cheng A, Spainhour C, Scherer E, Johnson B, Bechnak A, Ciric C, Hewitt L, Carter E, Mcnair N, Panganiban B, Huerta C, Usher J, Vaysman T, Holland S, Abe-Jones Y, Asthana S, Beagle A, Bhide S, Carrillo S, Chak S, Ghale R, Gonzalez A, Jauregui A, Jones N, Lea T, Lee D, Lota R, Milush J, Nguyen V, Pierce L, Prasad P, Rao A, Samad B, Shaw C, Sigman A, Sinha P, Ward A, Willmore A, Zhan J, Rashid S, Rodriguez N, Tang K, Altamirano L, Betancourt L, Curiel C, Sutter N, Paz M, Tietje-Ulrich G, Leroux C, Thakur N, Vasquez J, Santhosh L, Song L, Nelson E, Moldawer L, Borresen B, Roth-Manning B, Ungaro R, Oberhaus J, Booth J, Sinko L, Brunton A, Sullivan P, Strnad M, Lyski Z, Coulter F, Micheleti C, Conway M, Francisco D, Molzahn A, Erickson H, Wilson C, Schunk R, Sierra B, Hughes T. IgM N-glycosylation correlates with COVID-19 severity and rate of complement deposition. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 404. PMID: 38195739, PMCID: PMC10776791, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44211-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFeatures of acute COVID-19 associated with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 phenotypes: results from the IMPACC study
McEnaney K, Barton B, Lentucci C, Saluvan M, Chang A, Hoch A, Albert M, Shaheen T, Kho A, Thomas S, Chen J, Murphy M, Cooney M, Hayati A, Bryant R, Abraham J, Presnell S, Jancsyk T, Maguire C, Lee B, Fourati S, Esserman D, Guan L, Gygi J, Pawar S, Brito A, Fragiadakis G, Patel R, Tebbutt S, Overton J, Vita R, Westendorf K, Thyagarajan R, Rousseau J, Wylie D, Triplett T, Kojic E, Chinthrajah S, Ahuja N, Rogers A, Artandi M, Yendewa G, Powell D, Kim J, Simmons B, Goonewardene I, Smith C, Martens M, Sherman A, Walsh S, Issa N, Salehi-Rad R, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Iwasaki A, Ko A, Anderson E, Mehta A, Sevransky J, Leligdowicz A, Matthay M, Singer J, Kangelaris K, Hendrickson C, Krummel M, Woodruff P, Anderson M, Guirgis F, Drevets D, Brown B, Siegel S, Lu Z, Mosier J, Kimura H, Khor B, Rahman A, Stadlbauer D, Dutta J, Gonzalez-Reiche A, van de Guchte A, Carreño J, Singh G, Raskin A, Tcheou J, Bielak D, Kawabata H, Xie H, Kelly G, Patel M, Nie K, Yellin T, Fried M, Sullivan L, Morris S, Sieg S, van Zalm P, Fatou B, Mendez K, Lasky-Su J, Hutton S, Michelotti G, Wong K, Jha M, Viode A, Kanarek N, Petrova B, Zhao Y, Boddapati A, Tharp G, Pellegrini K, Beagle E, Cowan D, Hamilton S, Ribeiro S, Hodder T, Lee S, Wilson M, Alvarenga B, Rajan J, Schroeder A, Tsitsiklis A, Mick E, Guerrero Y, Love C, Maliskova L, Adkisson M, Siles N, Geltman J, Hurley K, Saksena M, Altman D, Srivastava K, Eaker L, Bermúdez-González M, Beach K, Sominsky L, Azad A, Mulder L, Kleiner G, Lee A, Do E, Fernandes A, Manohar M, Hagan T, Blish C, Din H, Roque J, Yang S, Sigal N, Chang I, Tribout H, Harris P, Consolo M, Connors J, Bernui M, Kutzler M, Edwards C, Lee E, Lin E, Croen B, Semenza N, Rogowski B, Melnyk N, Woloszczuk K, Cusimano G, Bell M, Furukawa S, McLin R, Schearer P, Sheidy J, Tegos G, Nagle C, Smolen K, Desjardins M, van Haren S, Mitre X, Cauley J, Li X, Tong A, Evans B, Montesano C, Licona J, Krauss J, Chang J, Izaguirre N, Rooks R, Elashoff D, Brook J, Ramires-Sanchez E, Llamas M, Rivera A, Perdomo C, Ward D, Magyar C, Fulcher J, Pickering H, Sen S, Chaudhary O, Coppi A, Fournier J, Mohanty S, Muenker M, Nelson A, Raddassi K, Rainone M, Ruff W, Salahuddin S, Schulz W, Vijayakumar P, Wang H, Wunder E, Young H, Rothman J, Konstorum A, Chen E, Cotsapas C, Grubaugh N, Wang X, Xu L, Asashima H, Bristow L, Hussaini L, Hellmeister K, Wimalasena S, Cheng A, Spainhour C, Scherer E, Johnson B, Bechnak A, Ciric C, Hewitt L, Carter E, Mcnair N, Panganiban B, Huerta C, Usher J, Vaysman T, Holland S, Abe-Jones Y, Asthana S, Beagle A, Bhide S, Carrillo S, Chak S, Ghale R, Gonzalez A, Jauregui A, Jones N, Lea T, Lee D, Lota R, Milush J, Nguyen V, Pierce L, Prasad P, Rao A, Samad B, Shaw C, Sigman A, Sinha P, Ward A, Willmore A, Zhan J, Rashid S, Rodriguez N, Tang K, Altamirano L, Betancourt L, Curiel C, Sutter N, Paz M, Tietje-Ulrich G, Leroux C, Thakur N, Vasquez J, Santhosh L, Song L, Nelson E, Moldawer L, Borresen B, Roth-Manning B, Ungaro R, Oberhaus J, Booth J, Sinko L, Brunton A, Sullivan P, Strnad M, Lyski Z, Coulter F, Micheleti C, Conway M, Francisco D, Molzahn A, Erickson H, Wilson C, Schunk R, Sierra B, Hughes T. Features of acute COVID-19 associated with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 phenotypes: results from the IMPACC study. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 216. PMID: 38172101, PMCID: PMC10764789, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44090-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in the first year after its introduction in Brazil: A cohort study in an urban community
Anjos R, Portilho M, Jacob-Nascimento L, Carvalho C, Moreira P, Sacramento G, Nery N, de Oliveira D, Cruz J, Cardoso C, Argibay H, Plante K, Plante J, Weaver S, Kitron U, Reis M, Ko A, Costa F, Ribeiro G. Dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in the first year after its introduction in Brazil: A cohort study in an urban community. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011863. PMID: 38150470, PMCID: PMC10775974, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWaterborne Diseases That Are Sensitive to Climate Variability and Climate Change
Semenza J, Ko A. Waterborne Diseases That Are Sensitive to Climate Variability and Climate Change. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 389: 2175-2187. PMID: 38055254, DOI: 10.1056/nejmra2300794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensitive to climate variabilityExtensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey
Ticona J, Xiao M, Li D, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, de Moraes L, Strobel I, Silva J, do Aragão Filho A, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Costa F, Khouri R, Ko A, Cummings D. Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 139: 159-167. PMID: 38070701, PMCID: PMC10784150, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.11.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of Neurodevelopment in Microcephaly Associated with Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Prospective Study
Mattos A, Rastely-Junior V, Pires M, Aguilar J, Lessa M, Regis C, Wanderley M, Leony J, Bouzon J, Ballalai V, Vieira C, Carvalho G, Almeida J, Nery N, Leal R, Costa F, Ko A, Reis M, Oliveira-Filho J. Predictors of Neurodevelopment in Microcephaly Associated with Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Prospective Study. Children 2023, 10: 1831. PMID: 38136033, PMCID: PMC10741834, DOI: 10.3390/children10121831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongenital Zika syndromeEvans indexZika syndromeHead circumferenceNeurodevelopmental delayMedian head circumferenceBayley-III scoresCT scan analysisMicrocephaly AssociatedNeurodevelopmental examinationProspective studyVentricle enlargementBrain abnormalitiesCongenital manifestationsMultiprofessional teamGross motorNeonate periodDevelopmental anomaliesDevelopmental delaySyndromeMicrocephalyBlinded expertsMonthsChildrenCircumferenceThreatening the Future of Global Health — NIH Policy Changes on International Research Collaborations
Ko A, Abdool Karim S, Morel C, Swaminathan S, Daszak P, Keusch G. Threatening the Future of Global Health — NIH Policy Changes on International Research Collaborations. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 389: 869-871. PMID: 37668223, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2307543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model
Charkoftaki G, Aalizadeh R, Santos-Neto A, Tan W, Davidson E, Nikolopoulou V, Wang Y, Thompson B, Furnary T, Chen Y, Wunder E, Coppi A, Schulz W, Iwasaki A, Pierce R, Cruz C, Desir G, Kaminski N, Farhadian S, Veselkov K, Datta R, Campbell M, Thomaidis N, Ko A, Thompson D, Vasiliou V. An AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model. Human Genomics 2023, 17: 80. PMID: 37641126, PMCID: PMC10463861, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00521-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsDisease severityViral outbreaksFuture viral outbreaksLength of hospitalizationIntensive care unitWorse disease prognosisLife-threatening illnessEffective medical interventionsCOVID-19Clinical decision treeGlucuronic acid metabolitesNew potential biomarkersHospitalization lengthCare unitComorbidity dataSerotonin levelsDisease progressionHealthy controlsPatient outcomesDisease prognosisPatient transferPatientsHealthcare resourcesPotential biomarkersEvidence of leaky protection following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection in an incarcerated population
Lind M, Dorion M, Houde A, Lansing M, Lapidus S, Thomas R, Yildirim I, Omer S, Schulz W, Andrews J, Hitchings M, Kennedy B, Richeson R, Cummings D, Ko A. Evidence of leaky protection following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection in an incarcerated population. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 5055. PMID: 37598213, PMCID: PMC10439918, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40750-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionPrior infectionHybrid immunityInfection riskCOVID-19 vaccinationNon-pharmaceutical interventionsInfected residentsVaccinationInfectionDocumented exposureDelta periodCell exposureIncarcerated populationsExposureImmunityRiskAssociationPotential benefitsCorrectional facilitiesCrowded settingsResidentsPeriodCOVID-19 annual update: a narrative review
Biancolella M, Colona V, Luzzatto L, Watt J, Mattiuz G, Conticello S, Kaminski N, Mehrian-Shai R, Ko A, Gonsalves G, Vasiliou V, Novelli G, Reichardt J. COVID-19 annual update: a narrative review. Human Genomics 2023, 17: 68. PMID: 37488607, PMCID: PMC10367267, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00515-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMPL36, a major plasminogen (PLG) receptor in pathogenic Leptospira, has an essential role during infection
Zhu W, Passalia F, Hamond C, Abe C, Ko A, Barbosa A, Wunder E. MPL36, a major plasminogen (PLG) receptor in pathogenic Leptospira, has an essential role during infection. PLOS Pathogens 2023, 19: e1011313. PMID: 37486929, PMCID: PMC10399853, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter membrane proteinsBacterial outer membrane proteinsC-terminal regionSurface-exposed regionsLeptospiral pathogenesisMDCK cell monolayersMembrane proteinsPathogenic LeptospiraImportant virulence factorMutant strainRecombinant proteinsPathogen's abilityVirulence mechanismsLysine residuesKoch's molecular postulatesBinding proteinPlasminogen receptorPathogen disseminationPathogenic spirochetesVirulence factorsProteinBacterial pathogensEssential roleMutantsHost tissues