2019
Implementation of Syringe Services Programs to Prevent Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Rural Counties in the United States: A Modeling Study
Goedel WC, King MRF, Lurie MN, Galea S, Townsend JP, Galvani AP, Friedman SR, Marshall BDL. Implementation of Syringe Services Programs to Prevent Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Rural Counties in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 70: 1096-1102. PMID: 31143944, PMCID: PMC7319062, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyringe services programHuman immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionMore HIV infectionsInjection drug useHarm reduction servicesRural countiesScott CountyHIV infectionHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virusDecrease incidenceHIV outbreakIncidence rateFirst infectionEarly infectionDrug useSingle infectionInfectionIncidenceVirus transmissionPWIDService programsDrugsTimely implementation
2016
Vaccination strategies against respiratory syncytial virus
Yamin D, Jones FK, DeVincenzo JP, Gertler S, Kobiler O, Townsend JP, Galvani AP. Vaccination strategies against respiratory syncytial virus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 13239-13244. PMID: 27799521, PMCID: PMC5135296, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1522597113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusSyncytial virusVaccination strategiesAge-specific vaccination strategiesRSV vaccine candidatesSubstantial indirect protectionInfectious viral loadOngoing clinical trialsWeekly incidence ratesTargeting of childrenDifferent age groupsInfected childrenRSV vaccinationVaccination uptakeInfant hospitalizationViral loadVaccine mechanismVaccination programClinical trialsIncidence rateCommon causeRSV incidenceVaccine candidatesAge groupsRSV symptoms