The paper models factors influencing mpox's evolutionary emergence and finds that increased human-to-human transmissibility has a greater impact on its spread than zoonotic spillovers.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Genomic epidemiology supports multiple introductions and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Colombia

Allison Black, Louise H. Moncla, Katherine Laiton‐Donato, Barney I. Potter, Lissethe C. Pardo, Angélica Rico, Catalina Tovar, Diana Patricia Rojas, Ira M. Longini, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Dioselina Peláez‐Carvajal, Juan David Ramírez, Marcela Mercado, Trevor Bedford

The paper uses genomic data to show multiple ZIKV introductions and cryptic transmission in Colombia, with most transmission occurring locally.

BMC Infectious Diseases · Nov 12, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics

The Epidemiology and Transmissibility of Zika Virus in Girardot and San Andres Island, Colombia

Diana Patricia Rojas, Natalie E. Dean, Yang Yang, Eben Kenah, Juliana Quintero, Simon Tomasi, Erika L. Ramirez, Yendy Kelly, Carolina Castro, Gabriel Carrasquilla, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Ira M. Longini

This study estimates the basic reproductive number (R0) and attack rates of Zika virus outbreaks in San Andres and Girardot, Colombia, finding higher transmission in Girardot and significant gender disparities in case detection.

Eurosurveillance · Jul 14, 2016Peer-reviewedEpidemiology