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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCross InfectionDisease OutbreaksHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansLiberiaModels, StatisticalRetrospective StudiesConceptsCommunity transmissionEbola epidemicHospital transmissionAsymptomatic infectionImmune individualsRetrospective analysisEpidemiological dataUnreported casesDisease controlEbola dynamicsHospital capacityEpidemic patternsEbola incidenceFuture outbreaksPresence of interventionsEpidemicLiberian countiesTransmission reductionInfectionDiseaseIncidence
2015
Impact of bed capacity on spatiotemporal shifts in Ebola transmission
Townsend JP, Skrip LA, Galvani AP. Impact of bed capacity on spatiotemporal shifts in Ebola transmission. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 14125-14126. PMID: 26518509, PMCID: PMC4655579, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1518484112.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersHarnessing Case Isolation and Ring Vaccination to Control Ebola
Wells C, Yamin D, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Wenzel N, Gaffney SG, Townsend JP, Meyers LA, Fallah M, Nyenswah TG, Altice FL, Atkins KE, Galvani AP. Harnessing Case Isolation and Ring Vaccination to Control Ebola. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003794. PMID: 26024528, PMCID: PMC4449200, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDisease OutbreaksEbolavirusHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansIncidenceLiberiaModels, TheoreticalPublic HealthSierra LeoneVaccinationConceptsRing vaccinationCase isolationContact tracingLimited initial supplyPost-exposure protectionMass vaccination campaignNon-pharmaceutical control measuresPublic health agenciesCandidate vaccinesVaccination campaignVaccinationCase contactsEbola casesEbola transmissionHealth agenciesIncidence dataLow efficacyVaccineEbola outbreakEffective alternativeMore contactEbolaSierra LeoneBeneficial supplementControl measuresUnder-reporting and case fatality estimates for emerging epidemics
Atkins KE, Wenzel NS, Ndeffo-Mbah M, Altice FL, Townsend JP, Galvani AP. Under-reporting and case fatality estimates for emerging epidemics. The BMJ 2015, 350: h1115. PMID: 25779635, PMCID: PMC4707560, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica, WesternBiasCommunicable Diseases, EmergingEpidemicsHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansMortality
2014
Epidemiological and Viral Genomic Sequence Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Reveals Clustered Transmission
Scarpino SV, Iamarino A, Wells C, Yamin D, Ndeffo-Mbah M, Wenzel NS, Fox SJ, Nyenswah T, Altice FL, Galvani AP, Meyers LA, Townsend JP. Epidemiological and Viral Genomic Sequence Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Reveals Clustered Transmission. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 60: 1079-1082. PMID: 25516185, PMCID: PMC4375398, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu1131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCluster AnalysisDisease OutbreaksEbolavirusGenome, ViralGenotypeHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansSequence AnalysisStrategies for containing Ebola in West Africa
Pandey A, Atkins KE, Medlock J, Wenzel N, Townsend JP, Childs JE, Nyenswah TG, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Galvani AP. Strategies for containing Ebola in West Africa. Science 2014, 346: 991-995. PMID: 25414312, PMCID: PMC4316831, DOI: 10.1126/science.1260612.Peer-Reviewed Original Research