Evaluating the reliability of mobility metrics from aggregated mobile phone data as proxies for SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the USA: a population-based study
Kishore N, Taylor AR, Jacob PE, Vembar N, Cohen T, Buckee CO, Menzies NA. Evaluating the reliability of mobility metrics from aggregated mobile phone data as proxies for SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the USA: a population-based study. The Lancet Digital Health 2021, 4: e27-e36. PMID: 34740555, PMCID: PMC8563007, DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(21)00214-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 transmissionPopulation-based studyLaboratory-confirmed casesSARS-CoV-2 pandemicSARS-CoV-2Non-pharmaceutical interventionsCOVID-19 transmissionCOVID-19 casesEpidemiological dataReproduction numberEffective reproduction numberHealth StatisticsEquity of accessEpidemic trajectoriesCOVID-19Public healthTransmission indicatorsPopulation levelContact patternsProtective impacts of household-based tuberculosis contact tracing are robust across endemic incidence levels and community contact patterns
Havumaki J, Cohen T, Zhai C, Miller JC, Guikema SD, Eisenberg MC, Zelner J. Protective impacts of household-based tuberculosis contact tracing are robust across endemic incidence levels and community contact patterns. PLOS Computational Biology 2021, 17: e1008713. PMID: 33556077, PMCID: PMC7895355, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis burdenCommunity transmissionGlobal tuberculosis control targetsSustained community transmissionHigh-incidence settingsHigh disease burdenTuberculosis contact tracingLow tuberculosis burdenHousehold contactsHousehold transmissionDisease burdenVaried incidenceContact patternsIncidence levelsProtective impactEpidemiological settingsInfected individualsNew casesProtective benefitsContact tracingCommunity contactsSuch interventionsInterventionBurdenProactive case