2020
Prosocial polio vaccination in Israel
Wells CR, Huppert A, Fitzpatrick MC, Pandey A, Velan B, Singer BH, Bauch CT, Galvani AP. Prosocial polio vaccination in Israel. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 13138-13144. PMID: 32457142, PMCID: PMC7293608, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1922746117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral polio vaccineOPV campaignsPolio vaccineVaccination behaviorInactivated polio vaccineGreater vaccination coverageRisk of paralysisProsocial vaccinationVaccination coverageVaccine campaignPolio vaccinationVaccinationInsufficient vaccinationPoliomyelitis eradicationSurveillance programVaccineSporadic outbreaksIsrael MinistryPrimary objectiveProsocial natureParalysisDiseasePolio
2019
The exacerbation of Ebola outbreaks by conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wells CR, Pandey A, Mbah M, Gaüzère BA, Malvy D, Singer BH, Galvani AP. The exacerbation of Ebola outbreaks by conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 24366-24372. PMID: 31636188, PMCID: PMC6883813, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1913980116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArmed ConflictsDemocratic Republic of the CongoDisease OutbreaksHealth PersonnelHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansIncidenceVaccinationConceptsCase isolationEbola treatment centersPopulation-level effectivenessPublic health responseHealthcare workersVaccination effortsTreatment centersHealth responseEbola transmissionInfectious diseasesEpidemic trajectoriesEbola outbreakDisease transmissionIncidenceEpidemicTemporal incidenceDemocratic RepublicExacerbationVaccinationDisease
2016
Retrospective Analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia.
Atkins KE, Pandey A, Wenzel NS, Skrip L, Yamin D, Nyenswah TG, Fallah M, Bawo L, Medlock J, Altice FL, Townsend J, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Galvani AP. Retrospective Analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 94: 833-9. PMID: 26928839, PMCID: PMC4824226, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity transmissionEbola epidemicHospital transmissionAsymptomatic infectionImmune individualsRetrospective analysisEpidemiological dataUnreported casesDisease controlEbola dynamicsHospital capacityEpidemic patternsEbola incidenceFuture outbreaksPresence of interventionsEpidemicLiberian countiesTransmission reductionInfectionDiseaseIncidence