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A conceptual health state diagram for modelling the transmission of a (re)emerging infectious respiratory disease in a human population by Avramov, Marc, Gabriele-Rivet, Vanessa, Milwid, Rachael M, Ng, Victoria, Ogden, Nicholas H, Hongoh, Valerie

“…Mathematical modelling of (re)emerging infectious respiratory diseases among humans poses multiple challenges for modellers, which can arise as a result of…”
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A methodology for estimating SARS-CoV-2 importation risk by air travel into Canada between July and November 2021 by Milwid, Rachael M, Gabriele-Rivet, Vanessa, Ogden, Nicholas H, Turgeon, Patricia, Fazil, Aamir, London, David, de Montigny, Simon, Rees, Erin E

“…Estimating rates of disease importation by travellers is a key activity to assess both the risk to a country from an infectious disease emerging elsewhere in…”
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Past dynamics of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in Montréal, Canada: a mathematical modeling study by Milwid, Rachael M, Xia, Yiqing, Doyle, Carla M, Cox, Joseph, Lambert, Gilles, Thomas, Réjean, Mishra, Sharmistha, Grace, Daniel, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Hart, Trevor A, Boily, Marie-Claude, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu

“…Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) experience disproportionate risks of HIV acquisition and transmission. In 2017, Montréal became the…”
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Validation of modified radio-frequency identification tag firmware, using an equine population case study by Milwid, Rachael M, O'Sullivan, Terri L, Poljak, Zvonimir, Laskowski, Marek, Greer, Amy L

“…Contact networks can be used to assess disease spread potential within a population. However, the data required to generate the networks can be challenging to…”
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Population‐level effectiveness of pre‐exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in Montréal (Canada): a modelling study of surveillance and survey data by Doyle, Carla M., Milwid, Rachael M., Cox, Joseph, Xia, Yiqing, Lambert, Gilles, Tremblay, Cécile, Otis, Joanne, Boily, Marie‐Claude, Baril, Jean‐Guy, Thomas, Réjean, Blais, Alexandre Dumont, Trottier, Benoit, Grace, Daniel, Moore, David M., Mishra, Sharmistha, Maheu‐Giroux, Mathieu

“…Introduction HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been recommended and partly subsidized in Québec, Canada, since 2013. We evaluated the population‐level…”
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Population‐level impact of expanding PrEP coverage by offering long‐acting injectable PrEP to MSM in three high‐resource settings: a model comparison analysis by Stansfield, Sarah E., Heitner, Jesse, Mitchell, Kate M., Doyle, Carla M., Milwid, Rachael M., Moore, Mia, Donnell, Deborah J., Hanscom, Brett, Xia, Yiqing, Maheu‐Giroux, Mathieu, Vijver, David van de, Wang, Haoyi, Barnabas, Ruanne, Boily, Marie‐Claude, Dimitrov, Dobromir T.

“…Introduction Long‐acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB‐LA) demonstrated superiority to daily tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) for HIV…”
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Accuracy of self-reported HIV-testing history and awareness of HIV-positive status in four sub-Saharan African countries by Xia, Yiqing, Milwid, Rachael M., Godin, Arnaud, Boily, Marie-Claude, Johnson, Leigh F., Marsh, Kimberly, Eaton, Jeffrey W., Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu

“…In many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, self-reported HIV testing history and awareness of HIV-positive status from household surveys are used to estimate the…”
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HPV Screening and Vaccination Strategies in an Unscreened Population: A Mathematical Modeling Study by Milwid, Rachael M., Frascoli, Federico, Steben, Marc, Heffernan, Jane M.

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection, is the necessary cause of cervical cancer, the third most common cancer affecting women…”
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Exploring the dynamics of the 2022 mpox outbreak in Canada by Milwid, Rachael M., Li, Michael, Fazil, Aamir, Maheu‐Giroux, Mathieu, Doyle, Carla M., Xia, Yiqing, Cox, Joseph, Grace, Daniel, Dvorakova, Milada, Walker, Steven C., Mishra, Sharmistha, Ogden, Nicholas H.

“…The 2022 mpox outbreak predominantly impacted gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). Two models were developed to support situational…”
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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Used nPEP: A Longitudinal Analysis of Attendees at a Large Sexual Health Clinic in Montréal (Canada) by Xia, Yiqing, Greenwald, Zoë R., Milwid, Rachael M., Trottier, Claire, Boissonnault, Michel, Gaul, Neil, Charest, Louise, Landry, Gabrielle, N. Zahedi, Navid, Szabo, Jason, Thomas, Réjean, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu

“…Reducing HIV transmission using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) requires focussing on individuals at high acquisition risk, such as men who have sex with men…”
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Comparison of the dynamic networks of four equine boarding and training facilities by Milwid, Rachael M., O’Sullivan, Terri L., Poljak, Zvonimir, Laskowski, Marek, Greer, Amy L.

“…•Equine contact networks were not representative of homogenous mixing.•Approximately 11–62% of contacts were repeated throughout the study week.•Similarities…”
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Comparing the effects of non-homogenous mixing patterns on epidemiological outcomes in equine populations: A mathematical modelling study by Milwid, Rachael M., O’Sullivan, Terri L., Poljak, Zvonimir, Laskowski, Marek, Greer, Amy L.

“…Disease transmission models often assume homogenous mixing. This assumption, however, has the potential to misrepresent the disease dynamics for populations in…”
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Measuring progress towards reaching zero new HIV acquisitions among key populations in Québec (Canada) using routine surveillance data: a mathematical modelling study by Doyle, Carla M., Cox, Joseph, Milwid, Rachael M., Bitera, Raphaël, Delaunay, Charlotte Lanièce, Alary, Michel, Lambert, Gilles, Tremblay, Cécile, Mishra, Sharmistha, Maheu‐Giroux, Mathieu

“…Introduction Men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately impacted by the HIV epidemic in Canada. Having the…”
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Descriptive network analysis of a Standardbred horse training facility contact network: Implications for disease transmission by Rossi, Tanya M, Milwid, Rachael M, Moore, Alison, O'Sullivan, Terri L, Greer, Amy L

“…Infectious respiratory disease is a common cause of morbidity among racehorses. Quantification of contact patterns in training facilities could help inform…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inbound air travel to Canada by Gabriele-Rivet, Vanessa, Rees, Erin, Rahman, Afnan, Milwid, Rachael M

“…Commercial air travel can result in global dispersal of infectious diseases. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries…”
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L'impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les voyages aériens à destination du Canada by Gabriele-Rivet, Vanessa, Rees, Erin, Rahman, Afnan, Milwid, Rachael M

“…Contexte : Les voyages aériens commerciaux peuvent entraîner une dispersion mondiale des maladies infectieuses. Pendant la pandémie de maladie à coronavirus…”
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Accuracy of self-reported HIV testing history and awareness of HIV-positive status among people living with HIV in four Sub-Saharan African countries by Xia, Yiqing, Milwid, Rachael M, Godin, Arnaud, Boily, Marie-Claude, Johnson, Leigh F, Marsh, Kimberly, Eaton, Jeffrey W, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu

“…BACKGROUND:In many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, self-reported HIV testing history and awareness of HIV-positive status from household surveys are used to…”
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among men who have sex with men who used non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis: a longitudinal analysis of attendees at a large sexual health clinic in Montréal (Canada) by Xia, Yiqing, Greenwald, Zoë R, Milwid, Rachael M, Claire, Trottier, Boissonnault, Michel, Gaul, Neil, Charest, Louise, Landry, Gabrielle, Navid, Zahedi N, Szabo, Jason, Thomas, Réjean, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu

“…BACKGROUND:Reducing HIV transmission using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) requires targeting individuals at high acquisition risk, such as men who have sex…”
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