Infectious Diseases
Laboratory Science
The Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases has an established record of public health discovery through laboratory science. In the school’s first century, YSPH led the fight against poliomyelitis, housed the Arbovirus Research Unit which moved from the Rockefeller Foundation to Yale in 1964 (and was home to Nobel prize-winning scientist Max Theiler and other prominent scientists), as well as the WHO serum bank. Today, Yale is home to several modern laboratories that address vector-borne diseases transmitted by tsetse flies, ticks, mosquitoes and sand flies. In addition, our scientists are pursuing solutions to respiratory ailments, antibiotic resistance, diagnostic testing, vaccine development and infections related to STIs and intravenous drug use.
Recent Publications
2024
- Factors influencing adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination.Villanueva P, McDonald E, Croda J, Croda MG, Dalcolmo M, Dos Santos G, Jardim B, Lacerda M, Lynn DJ, Marshall H, Oliveira RD, Rocha J, Sawka A, Val F, Pittet LF, Messina NL, Curtis N. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2024 Dec 31; 2024 Mar 6. PMID: 38445666.
- A scoping review of active, participant centred, digital adverse events following immunization (AEFI) surveillance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines: A Canadian immunization Research Network study.Serhan M, Psihogios A, Kabir N, Bota AB, Mithani SS, Smith DP, Zhu DT, Greyson D, Wilson S, Fell D, Top KA, Bettinger JA, Wilson K. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2024 Dec 31; 2024 Feb 19. PMID: 38374618.
- Identification of hepatic steatosis among persons with and without HIV using natural language processing.Torgersen J, Skanderson M, Kidwai-Khan F, Carbonari DM, Tate JP, Park LS, Bhattacharya D, Lim JK, Taddei TH, Justice AC, Lo Re V 3rd. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Jul 1; 2024 Jun 19. PMID: 38896066.
- Assessing Direct and Spillover Effects of Intervention Packages in Network-randomized Studies.Buchanan AL, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Lok JJ, Vermund SH, Friedman SR, Forastiere L, Spiegelman D. Epidemiology. 2024 Jul 1; 2024 May 6. PMID: 38709023.
- Feasibility and utility of a combined nasogastric-tube-and-string-test device for bacteriologic confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis in young children.Khambati N, Song R, Smith JP, Bijker EM, McCarthy K, Click ES, Mchembere W, Okumu A, Musau S, Okeyo E, Perez-Velez CM, Cain K. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024 Jul; 2024 Apr 18. PMID: 38657352.
- Corrigendum to-"Identifying local foci of tuberculosis transmission in Moldova using a spatial multinomial logistic regression model" [eBioMedicine 102(2024) 105085].Lan Y, Crudu V, Ciobanu N, Codreanu A, Chitwood MH, Sobkowiak B, Warren JL, Cohen T. EBioMedicine. 2024 Jun 28; 2024 Jun 28. PMID: 38943727.
- Demonstrating service delivery models for effective initiation and retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A double randomized intervention study protocol.Chebet JJ, Akyoo WO, Goymann H, Harling G, Barnhart DA, Mosha IH, Kamori DD, Gandhi M, Mbunda T, Kipeleka J, Sando D, Spiegelman D, Mpembeni R, Bärnighausen T. PLoS One. 2024; 2024 Jun 27. PMID: 38935796.
- Global patterns of rebound to normal RSV dynamics following COVID-19 suppression.Thindwa D, Li K, Cooper-Wootton D, Zheng Z, Pitzer VE, Weinberger DM. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 25; 2024 Jun 25. PMID: 38918718.
- Projecting the Potential Clinical and Economic Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Resource Reallocation in Tennessee.Borre ED, Ahonkhai AA, Chi KK, Osman A, Thayer K, Person AK, Weddle A, Flanagan CF, Pettit AC, Closs D, Cotton M, Agwu AL, Cespedes MS, Ciaranello AL, Gonsalves G, Hyle EP, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA, Neilan AM. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 24; 2024 Jun 24. PMID: 38913762.
- "Speak from a place of love": The family dynamics surrounding Black father-daughter sexual health communication.Kachingwe ON, Reynolds KD, Blakely L, Stoebenau K, Aparicio EM. J Adolesc. 2024 Jun 17; 2024 Jun 17. PMID: 38886265.
- Influence of Stigma on Engagement in HIV Care and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Specialized HIV Clinics Targeting Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Lima, Peru.Oliveros Gómez D, Machavariani E, Altice FL, Gálvez de León S, Earnshaw V, Montenegro-Idrogo JJ, Sánchez J, Seminario AL. AIDS Behav. 2024 Jun 15; 2024 Jun 15. PMID: 38878137.
- Polypharmacy Is Associated With Slow Gait Speed and Recurrent Falls in Older People With HIV.Kosana P, Wu K, Tassiopoulos K, Letendre S, Ma Q, Paul R, Ellis R, Erlandson KM, Farhadian SF. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 14. PMID: 38147306.
- Identifying Veterans Who Benefit From Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir: A Target Trial Emulation.Yan L, Bui D, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Rowneki M, Berry K, Argraves S, Huang Y, Hynes DM, Cunningham F, Huang GD, Aslan M, Ioannou GN, Bajema KL. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 12; 2024 Jun 12. PMID: 38864601.
- An atlas of human vector-borne microbe interactions reveals pathogenicity mechanisms.Hart TM, Sonnert ND, Tang X, Chaurasia R, Allen PE, Hunt JR, Read CB, Johnson EE, Arora G, Dai Y, Cui Y, Chuang YM, Yu Q, Rahman MS, Mendes MT, Rolandelli A, Singh P, Tripathi AK, Ben Mamoun C, Caimano MJ, Radolf JD, Lin YP, Fingerle V, Margos G, Pal U, Johnson RM, Pedra JHF, Azad AF, Salje J, Dimopoulos G, Vinetz JM, Carlyon JA, Palm NW, Fikrig E, Ring AM. Cell. 2024 Jun 11; 2024 Jun 11. PMID: 38876107.
- Generating the evidence to support the establishment of a Respiratory Syncytial Virus surveillance system in Cameroon: A study protocol.Njuma Libwea J, Esso L, Njoh AA, Ngwa CH, Ngomba Armelle V, Bilounga Ndongo C, Etoundi Mballa GA, Nwaru BI, Weinberger D, Njouom R, Koulla-Shiro S. PLoS One. 2024; 2024 Jun 11. PMID: 38861519.
- Access to treatment before and after Medicare coverage of opioid treatment programs.Liu R, Beetham T, Newton H, Busch SH. Health Aff Sch. 2024 Jun; 2024 Jun 6. PMID: 38938273.
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages.Weber DJ, Malani AN, Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 5; 2024 Jun 5. PMID: 38835229.
- SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: building a strong and resilient healthcare workforce.Banach DB, Mathew TA, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 5; 2024 Jun 5. PMID: 38835227.
- SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview.Hsu VP, Haessler S, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 5; 2024 Jun 5. PMID: 38835222.
- Evolutionary druggability for low-dimensional fitness landscapes toward new metrics for antimicrobial applications.Guerrero RF, Dorji T, Harris RM, Shoulders MD, Ogbunugafor CB. Elife. 2024 Jun 4; 2024 Jun 4. PMID: 38833384.
- Tobacco smoking, smoking cessation and life expectancy among people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a simulation modelling study.Thielking AM, Fitzmaurice KP, Sewpaul R, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Dike L, Levy DE, Rigotti NA, Siedner MJ, Wood R, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA, Hyle EP, Reddy KP. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Jun. PMID: 38924347.
- Navigating grey areas in HIV and mental health implementation science.Harkness A, Giusto A, Hamilton AB, Hernandez-Ramirez RU, Spiegelman D, Weiner BJ, Beidas RS, Larson ME, Lippman SA, Wainberg ML, Smith JD. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Jun. PMID: 38923301.
- The concentration of tuberculosis within Paraguay's incarcerated and Indigenous populations, 2018-2022.Medina A, Sussman J, Sosa N, Valdez M, Andrews JR, Croda J, Estigarribia Sanabria G, Sequera G, Aguirre S, Walter KS. medRxiv. 2024 Jun 1; 2024 Jun 1. PMID: 38853839.
- Trends in the Prescribing of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder, 2019-2023.Savitz ST, Stevens MA, Nath B, D'Onofrio G, Melnick ER, Jeffery MM. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2024 Jun; 2024 May 24. PMID: 38841599.
- Liver epigenomic signature associated with chronic oxidative stress in a mouse model of glutathione deficiency.Hong SH, Yu X, Zhu Y, Chen Y. Chem Biol Interact. 2024 Jun 1; 2024 Jun 1. PMID: 38830566.