2025
The 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
2015
Did Large-Scale Vaccination Drive Changes in the Circulating Rotavirus Population in Belgium?
Pitzer VE, Bilcke J, Heylen E, Crawford FW, Callens M, De Smet F, Van Ranst M, Zeller M, Matthijnssens J. Did Large-Scale Vaccination Drive Changes in the Circulating Rotavirus Population in Belgium? Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 18585. PMID: 26687288, PMCID: PMC4685644, DOI: 10.1038/srep18585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBelgiumGenotypeHumansModels, TheoreticalRotavirusRotavirus InfectionsRotavirus VaccinesVaccinationConceptsVaccine introductionStrain-specific vaccine effectivenessVaccine-derived immunityRotavirus vaccine introductionVaccine-induced immunityAbsence of vaccinationRotavirus populationLarge-scale vaccinationDistribution of genotypesRotavirus gastroenteritisVaccine effectivenessHomotypic strainHospitalization dataPredominant rotavirusStrain replacementVaccinationVaccineImmunityInfectionViral populationsPopulationGastroenteritisYearsIncidenceRotavirusEnvironmental Drivers of the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States
Pitzer VE, Viboud C, Alonso WJ, Wilcox T, Metcalf CJ, Steiner CA, Haynes AK, Grenfell BT. Environmental Drivers of the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States. PLOS Pathogens 2015, 11: e1004591. PMID: 25569275, PMCID: PMC4287610, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004591.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Predicting the Impact of Vaccination on the Transmission Dynamics of Typhoid in South Asia: A Mathematical Modeling Study
Pitzer VE, Bowles CC, Baker S, Kang G, Balaji V, Farrar JJ, Grenfell BT. Predicting the Impact of Vaccination on the Transmission Dynamics of Typhoid in South Asia: A Mathematical Modeling Study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014, 8: e2642. PMID: 24416466, PMCID: PMC3886927, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChristian Medical College HospitalSubstantial indirect protectionMedical College HospitalCulture-confirmed casesImpact of vaccinationIncidence of typhoidTransmission dynamicsOne-time campaignChronic carriersCollege HospitalVaccination strategiesEndemic settingsTyphoid feverVaccinationTyphoid infectionTyphoid casesNatural historyIndirect protectionVi polysaccharideBasic reproductive numberTyphoidIncidenceTyphoid incidenceAge distributionReproductive number
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