2019
Future epidemiological and economic impacts of universal influenza vaccines
Sah P, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Fitzpatrick MC, Neuzil KM, Meyers LA, Singer BH, Galvani AP. Future epidemiological and economic impacts of universal influenza vaccines. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 20786-20792. PMID: 31548402, PMCID: PMC6789917, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909613116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversal influenza vaccineDirect health care costsInfluenza vaccineSeasonal vaccineUniversal vaccineHealth care costsCare costsInfluenza-related deathsVaccines actVaccine mismatchRapid antigenic evolutionInfluenza transmissionVaccine developmentVaccineInfectious diseasesPopulation-level impactElderly residentsMedical expensesNational InstituteHospitalizationAntigenic evolutionDeathEfficacyLarge proportionAllergy
2014
Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis
Lewnard JA, Mbah M, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Altice FL, Bawo L, Nyenswah TG, Galvani AP. Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 1189-1195. PMID: 25455986, PMCID: PMC4316822, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(14)70995-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEVD casesCase ascertainmentTreatment centersCases of EVDEbola virus disease epidemicPrimary outcome measureEbola virus transmissionPublic health responseIntervention initiationUS National InstitutesOutcome measuresHealth responseNumber of bedsContact tracingMontserrado CountyEbola virusAdditional bedsBasic reproductive numberVirus transmissionAscertainmentNational InstituteInterventionEVDDeathMathematical modelling analysis