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Understanding Herd Immunity by Metcalf, C.J.E, Ferrari, M, Graham, A.L, Grenfell, B.T

“…Individual immunity is a powerful force affecting host health and pathogen evolution. Importantly, the effects of individual immunity also scale up to affect…”
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Six challenges in modelling for public health policy by Metcalf, C.J.E, Edmunds, W.J, Lessler, J

“…Abstract The World Health Organisation's definition of public health refers to all organized measures to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life…”
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The effects of host age and spatial location on bacterial community composition in the English Oak tree (Quercus robur) by Meaden, S., Metcalf, C.J.E., Koskella, B.

“…Summary Drivers of bacterial community assemblages associated with plants are diverse and include biotic factors, such as competitors and host traits, and…”
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Using Serology to Anticipate Measles Post-honeymoon Period Outbreaks by Metcalf, C.J.E., Wesolowski, A., Winter, A.K., Lessler, J., Cauchemez, S., Moss, W.J., McLean, A.R., Grenfell, B.T.

“…Measles vaccination is a public health ‘best buy’, with the highest cost of illness averted of any vaccine-preventable disease (Ozawa et al., Bull. WHO…”
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Demographics, epidemiology and the impact of vaccination campaigns in a measles-free world – Can elimination be maintained? by Prada, J.M, Metcalf, C.J.E, Takahashi, S, Lessler, J, Tatem, A.J, Ferrari, M

“…Abstract Introduction All six WHO regions currently have goals for measles elimination by 2020. Measles vaccination is delivered via routine immunization…”
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Impact of disruptions to routine vaccination programs, quantifying burden of measles, and mapping targeted supplementary immunization activities by Kostandova, Natalya, Loisate, Stacie, Winter, Amy, Moss, William J., Giles, John R., Metcalf, C.J.E., Mutembo, Simon, Wesolowski, Amy

“…Measles is a highly transmissible disease that requires high levels of vaccination coverage for control and elimination. Areas that are unable to achieve and…”
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Five challenges in evolution and infectious diseases by Metcalf, C.J.E, Birger, R.B, Funk, S, Kouyos, R.D, Lloyd-Smith, J.O, Jansen, V.A.A

“…Abstract Evolution is a key aspect of the biology of many pathogens, driving processes ranging from immune escape to changes in virulence. Because evolution is…”
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Seven challenges in modeling vaccine preventable diseases by Metcalf, C.J.E, Andreasen, V, Bjørnstad, O.N, Eames, K, Edmunds, W.J, Funk, S, Hollingsworth, T.D, Lessler, J, Viboud, C, Grenfell, B.T

“…Highlights • Mathematical models have informed vaccination from the underlying science to program design. • This is an exciting time as novel challenges are…”
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Environmental uncertainty, autocorrelation and the evolution of survival by Metcalf, C.J.E, Koons, D.N

“…Survival is a key fitness component and the evolution of age- and stage-specific patterns in survival is a central question in evolutionary biology. In…”
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Spatiotemporal epidemiology of malaria in Madagascar between 2006 and 2015 by Ihantamalala, F.A, Herbreteau, V, Rakotondramanga, J.M, Pennober, G, Rahoilijaona, B, Metcalf, C.J.E, Buckee, C.O, Rakotomanana, F, Rogier, C, Wesolowski, A

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Seroepidemiologic Study Designs for Determining SARS-COV-2 Transmission and Immunity by Clapham, Hannah, Hay, James, Routledge, Isobel, Takahashi, Saki, Choisy, Marc, Cummings, Derek, Grenfell, Bryan, Metcalf, C Jessica E, Mina, Michael, Barraquer, Isabel Rodriguez, Salje, Henrik, Tam, Clarence C

“…Serologic studies are crucial for clarifying dynamics of the coronavirus disease pandemic. Past work on serologic studies (e.g., during influenza pandemics)…”
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Using models to shape measles control and elimination strategies in low- and middle-income countries: A review of recent applications by Cutts, F.T., Dansereau, E., Ferrari, M.J., Hanson, M., McCarthy, K.A., Metcalf, C.J.E., Takahashi, S., Tatem, A.J., Thakkar, N., Truelove, S., Utazi, E., Wesolowski, A., Winter, A.K.

“…After many decades of vaccination, measles epidemiology varies greatly between and within countries. National immunization programs are therefore encouraged to…”
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The effects of host age and spatial location on bacterial community composition in the English Oak tree ( Quercus robur ) by Meaden, S., Metcalf, C.J.E., Koskella, B.

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Seasonal gaps in measles vaccination coverage in Madagascar by Mensah, K., Heraud, J.M., Takahashi, S., Winter, A.K., Metcalf, C.J.E., Wesolowski, A.

“…•First study exploring seasonality and added activities effects on routine vaccine.•Routine immunization decreases in months surrounding vaccination…”
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Structured models of infectious disease: Inference with discrete data by Metcalf, C.J.E., Lessler, J., Klepac, P., Morice, A., Grenfell, B.T., Bjørnstad, O.N.

“…The usage of structured population models can make substantial contributions to public health, particularly for infections where clinical outcomes vary over…”
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Partitioning and quantifying regulatory mechanisms acting on within-host malaria using the effective propagation number by Metcalf, C.J.E., Graham, A. L., Huijben, S., Barclay, V.C., Long, G.H., Grenfell, B.T., Read, A.F., Bjørnstad, O.N.

“…Immune clearance and resource limitation (via red blood cell depletion) shape the peaks and troughs of malaria parasitaemia, which in turn affect disease…”
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Evolution of flowering decisions in a stochastic, density-dependent environment by Metcalf, C.J.E, Rose, K.E, Childs, D.Z, Sheppard, A.W, Grubb, P.J, Rees, M

“…Demography is central to both ecology and evolution, and characterizing the feedback between ecology and evolution is critical for understanding organisms'…”
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Modelling the first dose of measles vaccination: the role of maternal immunity, demographic factors, and delivery systems by METCALF, C. J. E., KLEPAC, P., FERRARI, M., GRAIS, R. F., DJIBO, A., GRENFELL, B. T.

“…Measles vaccine efficacy is higher at 12 months than 9 months because of maternal immunity, but delaying vaccination exposes the children most vulnerable to…”
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What happens if density increases? Conservation implications of population influx into refuges by Metcalf, C.J.E, Hampson, K, Koons, D.N

“…Sudden catastrophic events like fires, hurricanes, tsunamis, landslides and deforestation increase population densities in habitat fragments, as fleeing…”
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Using Bayesian inference to understand the allocation of resources between sexual and asexual reproduction by Metcalf, C. Jessica E., Stephens, David A., Rees, Mark, Louda, Svata M., Keeler, Kathleen H.

“…We address the problem of Markov chain Monte Carlo analysis of a complex ecological system by using a Bayesian inferential approach. We describe a complete…”
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