Peter Diggle, PhD
Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics
Research & Publications
Biography
Research Summary
My main methodological research interests are in spatial statistics, longitudinal data analysis and environmental epidemiology. Most of my research is motivated by applications in the biomedical, clinical or health sciences.
Coauthors
Research Interests
Statistics as Topic
Public Health Interests
Modeling
Selected Publications
- Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazilde Oliveira D, Khalil H, Palma F, Santana R, Nery N, Quintero-Vélez J, Zeppelini C, do Sacramento G, Cruz J, Lustosa R, Ferreira I, Carvalho-Pereira T, Diggle P, Wunder E, Ko A, Lopez Y, Begon M, Reis M, Costa F. Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011292. PMID: 38758957, PMCID: PMC11139309, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011292.
- Improving the Cost-efficiency of Preventive Chemotherapy: Impact of New Diagnostics on Stopping Decisions for Control of SchistosomiasisCoffeng L, Graham M, Browning R, Kura K, Diggle P, Denwood M, Medley G, Anderson R, de Vlas S. Improving the Cost-efficiency of Preventive Chemotherapy: Impact of New Diagnostics on Stopping Decisions for Control of Schistosomiasis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: s153-s159. PMID: 38662699, PMCID: PMC11045014, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae020.
- A Comparison of Markov and Mechanistic Models for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Prevalence Projections in the Context of Survey DesignEyre M, Bulstra C, Johnson O, de Vlas S, Diggle P, Fronterrè C, Coffeng L. A Comparison of Markov and Mechanistic Models for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Prevalence Projections in the Context of Survey Design. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: s146-s152. PMID: 38662703, PMCID: PMC11045013, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae022.
- How Does the Proportion of Never Treatment Influence the Success of Mass Drug Administration Programs for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis?Kura K, Stolk W, Basáñez M, Collyer B, de Vlas S, Diggle P, Gass K, Graham M, Hollingsworth T, King J, Krentel A, Anderson R, Coffeng L. How Does the Proportion of Never Treatment Influence the Success of Mass Drug Administration Programs for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: s93-s100. PMID: 38662701, PMCID: PMC11045024, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae021.
- Integrating wastewater and randomised prevalence survey data for national COVID surveillanceLi G, Diggle P, Blangiardo M. Integrating wastewater and randomised prevalence survey data for national COVID surveillance. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 5124. PMID: 38429366, PMCID: PMC10907376, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55752-9.
- Audio-based AI classifiers show no evidence of improved COVID-19 screening over simple symptoms checkersCoppock H, Nicholson G, Kiskin I, Koutra V, Baker K, Budd J, Payne R, Karoune E, Hurley D, Titcomb A, Egglestone S, Tendero Cañadas A, Butler L, Jersakova R, Mellor J, Patel S, Thornley T, Diggle P, Richardson S, Packham J, Schuller B, Pigoli D, Gilmour S, Roberts S, Holmes C. Audio-based AI classifiers show no evidence of improved COVID-19 screening over simple symptoms checkers. Nature Machine Intelligence 2024, 6: 229-242. DOI: 10.1038/s42256-023-00773-8.
- Basic urban services fail to neutralise environmental determinants of ‘rattiness’, a composite metric of rat abundanceCarvalho-Pereira T, Eyre M, Zeppelini C, Espirito Santo V, Santiago D, Santana R, Palma F, Reis M, Lustosa R, Khalil H, Diggle P, Giorgi E, Costa F, Begon M. Basic urban services fail to neutralise environmental determinants of ‘rattiness’, a composite metric of rat abundance. Urban Ecosystems 2023, 27: 757-771. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-023-01481-2.
- Wastewater-based surveillance models for COVID-19: A focused review on spatio-temporal modelsTorabi F, Li G, Mole C, Nicholson G, Rowlingson B, Smith C, Jersakova R, Diggle P, Blangiardo M. Wastewater-based surveillance models for COVID-19: A focused review on spatio-temporal models. Heliyon 2023, 9: e21734. PMID: 38053867, PMCID: PMC10694161, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21734.
- Using a model-based geostatistical approach to design and analyse the prevalence of schistosomiasis in KenyaOkoyo C, Minnery M, Orowe I, Owaga C, Wambugu C, Olick N, Hagemann J, Omondi W, Gichuki P, McCracken K, Montresor A, Fronterre C, Diggle P, Mwandawiro C. Using a model-based geostatistical approach to design and analyse the prevalence of schistosomiasis in Kenya. Frontiers In Tropical Diseases 2023, 4: 1240617. DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1240617.
- WS11.5 The effect of social deprivation, disease severity, and time in hospital on employment chances in the UK cystic fibrosis population: A longitudinal studyTaylor-Robinson D, Smyth R, Diggle P, Whitehead M. WS11.5 The effect of social deprivation, disease severity, and time in hospital on employment chances in the UK cystic fibrosis population: A longitudinal study. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2013, 12: s23. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(13)60068-5.
- 137 The effect of social deprivation on Pseudomonas and staphylococcal colonisation in the UK cystic fibrosis populationTaylor-Robinson D, Whitehead M, Diggle P, Smyth R. 137 The effect of social deprivation on Pseudomonas and staphylococcal colonisation in the UK cystic fibrosis population. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2012, 11: s91. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(12)60307-5.
- SP1-53 The effect of social deprivation on weight in the UK cystic fibrosis populationTaylor-Robinson D, Whitehead M, Diggle P, Smyth R. SP1-53 The effect of social deprivation on weight in the UK cystic fibrosis population. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2011, 65: a389-a389. DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976n.30.
- 282 The effect of social deprivation on weight in the UK cystic fibrosis populationTaylor-Robinson D, Whitehead M, Diggle P, Smyth R. 282 The effect of social deprivation on weight in the UK cystic fibrosis population. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2011, 10: s72. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(11)60296-8.