2023
Planning for Mpox on a College Campus: A Model-Based Decision-Support Tool.
Savinkina A, Chitwood M, Kwon J, Pitzer V, Gonsalves G, Paltiel A. Planning for Mpox on a College Campus: A Model-Based Decision-Support Tool. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 340-347. PMID: 36716454, PMCID: PMC10338074, DOI: 10.7326/m22-2734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustained transmissionNational InstituteLow-risk groupHigh-risk populationPopulation of MSMHealth-National InstituteResidential college campusSymptomatic casesHypothetical cohortCongregate settingsStudy populationPreemptive vaccinationReactive vaccinationInfectious diseasesVaccinationDrug abuseBasic reproductive numberFuture outbreaksFrequent physical contactMSMReproductive numberOutbreakDaysMenTimely detection
2022
Comparison of model predictions of typhoid conjugate vaccine public health impact and cost-effectiveness
Burrows H, Antillón M, Gauld J, Kim J, Mogasale V, Ryckman T, Andrews J, Lo N, Pitzer V. Comparison of model predictions of typhoid conjugate vaccine public health impact and cost-effectiveness. Vaccine 2022, 41: 965-975. PMID: 36586741, PMCID: PMC9880559, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioRoutine vaccinationVaccine impactPublic health impactOne-time catchPotential public health impactHigh-incidence settingsTyphoid fever casesCost-effectiveness ratioMonths of ageHealth impactsModel-predicted outcomesPrimary outcomeChronic carriersIncidence settingsSymptomatic casesVaccine introductionEndemic settingsVaccine deploymentFever casesVaccinationTyphoid casesIncremental costTyphoid transmissionMonths