2021
A comparison of five epidemiological models for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in India
Purkayastha S, Bhattacharyya R, Bhaduri R, Kundu R, Gu X, Salvatore M, Ray D, Mishra S, Mukherjee B. A comparison of five epidemiological models for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in India. BMC Infectious Diseases 2021, 21: 533. PMID: 34098885, PMCID: PMC8181542, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06077-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Comprehensive public health evaluation of lockdown as a non-pharmaceutical intervention on COVID-19 spread in India: national trends masking state-level variations
Salvatore M, Basu D, Ray D, Kleinsasser M, Purkayastha S, Bhattacharyya R, Mukherjee B. Comprehensive public health evaluation of lockdown as a non-pharmaceutical intervention on COVID-19 spread in India: national trends masking state-level variations. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e041778. PMID: 33303462, PMCID: PMC7733201, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffective public health interventionsPublic health interventionsPublic health evaluationPublic health metricsAverage daily numberHealth interventionsState-level trendsHealth metricsTest positivity rateCohort studyCase fatality rateHealth evaluationNational trendsCOVID-19Holistic assessmentDaily numberConfirmed COVID-19 casesCOVID-19 pandemicNational patternsNational lockdownInterventionCOVID-19 outbreakFatality rateCase countsState-wise variations
2016
The impact of supplementary immunization activities on the epidemiology of measles in Tianjin, China
Wagner A, Zhang Y, Mukherjee B, Ding Y, Wells E, Boulton M. The impact of supplementary immunization activities on the epidemiology of measles in Tianjin, China. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2016, 45: 103-108. PMID: 26972042, PMCID: PMC4834250, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate ratiosSustainable public health interventionRate of measlesPublic health interventionsEstimate rate ratiosSupplemental immunization activitiesMeasles incidenceGeneralized estimating equationsNon-local migrantsHealth interventionsPoisson regressionNon-local residentsEstimating equationsEpidemiology of measlesExchangeable working correlation structureTemporal trendsMeasles casesCase countsResidentsImmune activationMeasles eliminationIncidenceUrban areasWorking correlation structureDisparities