2019
Twenty years of West Nile virus spread and evolution in the Americas visualized by Nextstrain
Hadfield J, Brito AF, Swetnam DM, Vogels CBF, Tokarz RE, Andersen KG, Smith RC, Bedford T, Grubaugh ND. Twenty years of West Nile virus spread and evolution in the Americas visualized by Nextstrain. PLOS Pathogens 2019, 15: e1008042. PMID: 31671157, PMCID: PMC6822705, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticDisease Transmission, InfectiousEvolution, MolecularGenome, ViralHumansUnited StatesWest Nile FeverWest Nile virus
2018
Inferring the risk factors behind the geographical spread and transmission of Zika in the Americas
Gardner LM, Bóta A, Gangavarapu K, Kraemer MUG, Grubaugh ND. Inferring the risk factors behind the geographical spread and transmission of Zika in the Americas. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006194. PMID: 29346387, PMCID: PMC5790294, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmericasDisease Transmission, InfectiousEpidemiologic MethodsHumansIncidenceModels, StatisticalRisk FactorsZika Virus InfectionConceptsZika virus transmissionRisk factorsZika virusLocal transmissionVirus transmissionZika virus epidemicTransmission of ZikaRegional socioeconomic factorsEpidemiological elementsIncidence rateEpidemiological dataZika casesRisk profileInfection modelRisk of spreadVirus epidemicLocal vector controlSocioeconomic factorsVector-borne pathogensVirusEpidemicHealth risks