2022
Reliable estimation of SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike protein IgG titers from single dilution optical density values in serologic surveys
Belitardo E, Nery N, Ticona J, Portilho MM, Mello IO, Ribeiro GS, Reis MG, Costa F, Cummings DAT, Ko AI, Fofana MO. Reliable estimation of SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike protein IgG titers from single dilution optical density values in serologic surveys. Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease 2022, 104: 115807. PMID: 36162285, PMCID: PMC9428330, DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 incidenceCommunity-based cohortPopulation-level immunitySARS-CoV-2Large-scale serosurveysELISA optical densityIgG titersIgG ELISAPandemic evolvesSerologic surveyTitersOptical density valuesPopulation-level changesSerosurveyImmunitySingle dilutionSerial dilutionsNODCohortIncidenceELISASerum
2020
Changes in the dynamics of dengue incidence in South and Central America are possibly due to cross‐population immunity after Zika virus epidemics
Mugabe V, Borja L, Cardoso C, Weaver S, Reis M, Kitron U, Ribeiro G. Changes in the dynamics of dengue incidence in South and Central America are possibly due to cross‐population immunity after Zika virus epidemics. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2020, 26: 272-280. PMID: 33190402, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue casesLaboratory-confirmed dengue casesDENV vaccine developmentSignificant public health implicationsDengue virus infectionDengue incidenceLong-term surveillance studyCross-species immunityPublic health implicationsIncidence of dengueVirus immunityVirus infectionEpidemiological dataSurveillance studyDengue feverZika virusDisease severityVaccine developmentIncidenceZika epidemicAnnual dengue incidenceZika outbreakHealth implicationsImmunityOverall rate