2020
We shouldn’t worry when a virus mutates during disease outbreaks
Grubaugh ND, Petrone ME, Holmes EC. We shouldn’t worry when a virus mutates during disease outbreaks. Nature Microbiology 2020, 5: 529-530. PMID: 32071422, PMCID: PMC7095397, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0690-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Virus life cycleVirus mutatesVirus outbreakOngoing spreadDisease outbreaksOutbreakMutations
2019
Genomic Epidemiology as a Public Health Tool to Combat Mosquito-Borne Virus Outbreaks
Pollett S, Fauver JR, Berry I, Melendrez M, Morrison A, Gillis LD, Johansson MA, Jarman RG, Grubaugh ND. Genomic Epidemiology as a Public Health Tool to Combat Mosquito-Borne Virus Outbreaks. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2019, 221: s308-s318. PMID: 31711190, PMCID: PMC11095994, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic epidemiologyVirus outbreakPublic health responsePublic health toolPublic health agenciesPublic health emergencyKey epidemiological questionsStructured surveillanceChikungunya virusHealth responseEpidemiologyVirus controlHealth toolsHealth agenciesWest NileHealth emergencyVirus genomic dataYellow feverEpidemiological questionsControl of mosquitoesOutbreakOngoing advancesVirus threatsMosquitoesFever
2018
Tracking virus outbreaks in the twenty-first century
Grubaugh ND, Ladner JT, Lemey P, Pybus OG, Rambaut A, Holmes EC, Andersen KG. Tracking virus outbreaks in the twenty-first century. Nature Microbiology 2018, 4: 10-19. PMID: 30546099, PMCID: PMC6345516, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0296-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationInfectious disease epidemiologyEconomic burdenInfectious diseasesVirus sequencingSubstantial mortalityHealth OrganizationMajor epidemicsUnknown pathogensVirus outbreakDisease epidemiologyPotential causesOutbreak virusesDisease XInitial detectionVirusOutbreakHypothetical outbreakMorbidityCase dataEpidemiologyMortalityDiseaseHuman population