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This study evaluates seven biological aging measures in middle-aged humans, finding low agreement between them and modest associations with aging-related outcomes.

The paper develops a Bayesian method to reconstruct transmission trees from WGS data by integrating unobserved processes, showing improved results on simulated and real datasets.

This study analyzes 1600 Ebola virus genomes to show viral spread followed a gravity model, with cross-border transmission before border closures contributing to an international epidemic.

This paper compares the effectiveness of quarantine and symptom monitoring in controlling epidemics using a mathematical model of seven diseases, showing how intervention success depends on disease characteristics and healthcare settings.

This paper uses simulation to design ring-vaccination trials for Ebola-like diseases, finding that sample size and effectiveness estimates depend on vaccine properties and trial design parameters.

This paper updates and re-assesses evidence linking Zika virus infection to congenital brain abnormalities and Guillain-Barre syndrome through a systematic review and expert assessment.

This paper uses mathematical modeling to evaluate the impact of the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, showing that vaccinating only partially immune individuals reduces disease burden significantly.

The paper documents a significant increase in Zika incidence in women compared to men in Rio de Janeiro, attributing it to sexual transmission rather than gender bias in healthcare seeking.

This study identifies environmental factors associated with childhood type 1 diabetes using a detailed questionnaire in a case-control study.

A two-population mathematical model indicates that curtailing antibiotic use in food animals alone has little effect on human antibiotic resistance unless cross-species transmission is also reduced.

A dengue-recalibrated ZIKV NS1 IgG ELISA detects prior Zika exposure in 16% of Gambian vervets and 4.9% of Tanzanian baboons among 239 wild African primates.

Incorporating Zika-related Google Trends search volumes as an external regressor in an ARIMA(0, 1, 3) model enables eight-week dynamic forecasting of cumulative Zika virus cases across the Americas.

The paper estimates the serial interval of Plasmodium falciparum malaria using mathematical models and empirical data, identifying factors that contribute to variability in transmission dynamics.

The paper analyzes the deterrent and personal protection effects of unwashed and washed ITNs using EHT data from West Africa, showing significant deterrence in some unwashed nets but reduced effectiveness after washing.

This study surveils Marek’s disease virus on poultry farms to assess its prevalence and dynamics, finding that operation (company) is the most significant factor influencing virus detectability.

The paper designs a framework to assess vaccine efficacy during outbreaks, considering delayed vaccination comparators and biases in per protocol analysis periods.

This study uses mathematical models to show that tolerance-based therapies may increase disease prevalence and mortality, outperforming conventional treatments in public health outcomes.

This paper develops a real-time risk assessment framework for Zika Virus in the US, identifying regions at risk of importation and sustained transmission.

This study shows that intermediate planning horizons lead to prophylactic behavior adoption, which reduces epidemic peak size but prolongs the epidemic and may cause secondary waves.

This study shows that climate anomalies during the 2014-2016 Zika virus epidemic in Brazil result from multiple climate signals acting at different timescales, not just El Nino or climate change.