2025
Unraveling the role of viral interference in disrupting biennial RSV epidemics in northern Stockholm
Li K, Hamrin J, Nilsson A, Weinberger D, Pitzer V. Unraveling the role of viral interference in disrupting biennial RSV epidemics in northern Stockholm. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 8137. PMID: 40885786, PMCID: PMC12398580, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63654-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virus activityViral interferenceH1N1 pandemic influenza virusPandemic H1N1 virusPandemic influenza virusNorthern StockholmBiennial patternH1N1 virusInfluenza virusIn vivo studiesRespiratory virusesSyncytial virusInfluenza pandemicRSV epidemicsBirth rateInfluenzaPublic health interventionsWinter outbreaksVirusAdmission dataH1N1InfantsOlder adultsHealth interventionsThe Role of Viral Interference in Shaping RSV Epidemics Following the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
Li K, Thindwa D, Weinberger D, Pitzer V. The Role of Viral Interference in Shaping RSV Epidemics Following the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2025, 19: e70111. PMID: 40275825, PMCID: PMC12022500, DOI: 10.1111/irv.70111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virus activityRespiratory syncytial virus epidemicsInfluenza pandemicViral interferenceLaboratory-confirmed RSV casesRSV epidemicsDecreased RSV infectionH1N1 influenza pandemicRSV infectionRSV seasonRSV casesSyncytial virusPandemic influenzaInfluenzaRSV activityCo-InfectionSurveillance dataEpidemicUnited StatesUS regionsH1N1
2024
Global patterns of rebound to normal RSV dynamics following COVID-19 suppression
Thindwa D, Li K, Cooper-Wootton D, Zheng Z, Pitzer V, Weinberger D. Global patterns of rebound to normal RSV dynamics following COVID-19 suppression. BMC Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: 635. PMID: 38918718, PMCID: PMC11201371, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09509-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstimating the health effects of COVID-19-related immunisation disruptions in 112 countries during 2020–30: a modelling study
Hartner A, Li X, Echeverria-Londono S, Roth J, Abbas K, Auzenbergs M, de Villiers M, Ferrari M, Fraser K, Fu H, Hallett T, Hinsley W, Jit M, Karachaliou A, Moore S, Nayagam S, Papadopoulos T, Perkins T, Portnoy A, Minh Q, Vynnycky E, Winter A, Burrows H, Chen C, Clapham H, Deshpande A, Hauryski S, Huber J, Jean K, Kim C, Kim J, Koh J, Lopman B, Pitzer V, Tam Y, Lambach P, Sim S, Woodruff K, Ferguson N, Trotter C, Gaythorpe K. Estimating the health effects of COVID-19-related immunisation disruptions in 112 countries during 2020–30: a modelling study. The Lancet Global Health 2024, 12: e563-e571. PMID: 38485425, PMCID: PMC10951961, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00603-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatch-up activitiesVaccine-preventable disease burdenCatch-upVaccine Impact Modelling ConsortiumImmunisation servicesMiddle-income countriesEffectiveness of HPV vaccinationVaccine effectivenessAffected cohortBill & Melinda Gates FoundationImmunisation coverageLow-incomeLong-term effectsWHO-UNICEFDisease burdenVaccination coverageCalendar yearImmunisation effortsMelinda Gates FoundationMitigation measuresCountriesYears of vaccinationYellow fever vaccine
2023
Year-Round Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transmission in The Netherlands Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Nationwide Observational and Modeling Study
Löwensteyn Y, Zheng Z, Rave N, Bannier M, Billard M, Casalegno J, Pitzer V, Wildenbeest J, Weinberger D, Bont L, Putten M, Smit-Kleinlugtenbeld E, Peetsold M, van der Kuip M, van Goudoever H, van Keulen B, Boot A, Kloos R, van Gool S, Snepvangers Y, Kuijpers A, Menelik N, de Crom S, Miedema C, Tusscher G, van Giessen J, de Moor R, Faber M, Breukels M, Jaddoe V, Duijts L, Lutterman C, Vink I, Tramper-Stranders G, Oudshoorn A, Ritman A, Dubbink-Verheij G, Bolt J, Cakir C, Rietveld E, Bekhof J, Rings E, de Swart J, Driessen G, Doedens R, Nijssen L, van Onzenoort-Bokken L, Meijneke R, van Scherpenzeel M, Faber T, de Groof F, Schouten S, van de Zande J, de Coul M, Henriet S, Stol K, van Rossem M, Jacobs M, van Houten M, Zuurbier R, Plötz F, de Vries A, van der Heide R, van Boekholt A, de Jong G, Rashid A, Roelofs M, Illy K, Reijmerink N, van Dorth S, Schipper S, Rosias P, Teirlinck A. Year-Round Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transmission in The Netherlands Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Nationwide Observational and Modeling Study. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 228: 1394-1399. PMID: 37477906, PMCID: PMC10640768, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad282.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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