2023
Assessing the global risk of typhoid outbreaks caused by extensively drug resistant Salmonella Typhi
Walker J, Chaguza C, Grubaugh N, Carey M, Baker S, Khan K, Bogoch I, Pitzer V. Assessing the global risk of typhoid outbreaks caused by extensively drug resistant Salmonella Typhi. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 6502. PMID: 37845201, PMCID: PMC10579367, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42353-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXDR S. TyphiS. typhiDrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar TyphiDrug-resistant Salmonella TyphiTyphoid outbreakMajor public health threatResistant Salmonella typhiPublic health activitiesTyphoid fever incidencePublic health threatSalmonella enterica serovar TyphiXDR typhoidEnterica serovar TyphiH58 haplotypeHigh riskOnward transmissionTyphoid feverSignificant associationHealth activitiesFever incidenceHealth threatFuture outbreaksSerovar TyphiSalmonella typhiTyphi
2021
Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Weiss JJ, Attuquayefio TN, White EB, Li F, Herz RS, White TL, Campbell M, Geng B, Datta R, Wyllie AL, Grubaugh ND, Casanovas-Massana A, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Handoko R, Iwasaki A, Martinello RA, Ko AI, Small DM, Farhadian SF, Team T. Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248025. PMID: 33657167, PMCID: PMC7928484, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 positive healthcare workersSmell lossHealthcare workersHome assessmentNeurological symptomsPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 test positivitySARS-CoV-2 testPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction testingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction testingCOVID-19 patientsHigh-risk groupHigh-risk individualsSARS-CoV-2Self-reported changesProspective studyTest positivityAsymptomatic infectionSymptom SurveyVulnerable patientsHigh riskPositive testRisk individuals
2015
Xenosurveillance: A Novel Mosquito-Based Approach for Examining the Human-Pathogen Landscape
Grubaugh ND, Sharma S, Krajacich BJ, Fakoli LS, Bolay FK, Diclaro JW, Johnson WE, Ebel GD, Foy BD, Brackney DE. Xenosurveillance: A Novel Mosquito-Based Approach for Examining the Human-Pathogen Landscape. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003628. PMID: 25775236, PMCID: PMC4361501, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpstein-Barr virusViral pathogensInfectious disease surveillance systemsViral nucleic acidsDisease surveillance systemsMosquito blood feedingMultiple viral pathogensRelevant concentrationsCanine distemper virusHigh riskInfectious diseasesDistemper virusHost bloodNext-generation sequencingQRT-PCRMosquito gutBloodBloodmeal ingestionSurveillance toolBlood feedingXenosurveillanceMosquito bloodmealsVirusVirus detectionNovel surveillance techniques