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COVID-19 in 2022: controlling the pandemic is within our grasp by Van Kerkhove, Maria D.

“…Vaccine inequity, inconsistent public health measures and new variants such as Omicron are prolonging the COVID-19 pandemic, but controlling the virus remains…”
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Association between Zika virus and microcephaly in French Polynesia, 2013–15: a retrospective study by Cauchemez, Simon, Dr, Besnard, Marianne, MD, Bompard, Priscillia, MPH, Dub, Timothée, MPH, Guillemette-Artur, Prisca, MD, Eyrolle-Guignot, Dominique, MD, Salje, Henrik, PhD, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, PhD, Abadie, Véronique, Prof, Garel, Catherine, MD, Fontanet, Arnaud, Prof, Mallet, Henri-Pierre, MD

“…Summary Background The emergence of Zika virus in the Americas has coincided with increased reports of babies born with microcephaly. On Feb 1, 2016, WHO…”
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: quantification of the extent of the epidemic, surveillance biases, and transmissibility by Cauchemez, Simon, PhD, Fraser, Christophe, Prof, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, PhD, Donnelly, Christl A, Prof, Riley, Steven, PhD, Rambaut, Andrew, Prof, Enouf, Vincent, PhD, van der Werf, Sylvie, Prof, Ferguson, Neil M, Prof

“…Summary Background The novel Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) had, as of Aug 8, 2013, caused 111 virologically confirmed or probable…”
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Yellow Fever in Africa: estimating the burden of disease and impact of mass vaccination from outbreak and serological data by Garske, Tini, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Yactayo, Sergio, Ronveaux, Olivier, Lewis, Rosamund F, Staples, J Erin, Perea, William, Ferguson, Neil M

“…Yellow fever is a vector-borne disease affecting humans and non-human primates in tropical areas of Africa and South America. While eradication is not feasible…”
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Potential Biases in Estimating Absolute and Relative Case-Fatality Risks during Outbreaks by Lipsitch, Marc, Donnelly, Christl A, Fraser, Christophe, Blake, Isobel M, Cori, Anne, Dorigatti, Ilaria, Ferguson, Neil M, Garske, Tini, Mills, Harriet L, Riley, Steven, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Hernán, Miguel A

“…Estimating the case-fatality risk (CFR)-the probability that a person dies from an infection given that they are a case-is a high priority in epidemiologic…”
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1): pathways of exposure at the animal-human interface, a systematic review by Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Mumford, Elizabeth, Mounts, Anthony W, Bresee, Joseph, Ly, Sowath, Bridges, Carolyn B, Otte, Joachim

“…The threat posed by highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N1 viruses to humans remains significant, given the continued occurrence of sporadic human cases (499…”
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Epidemic and intervention modelling--a scientific rationale for policy decisions? Lessons from the 2009 influenza pandemic by Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Ferguson, Neil M

“…Outbreak analysis and mathematical modelling are crucial for planning public health responses to infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics. This…”
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Clinical manifestations and case management of Ebola haemorrhagic fever caused by a newly identified virus strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007-2008 by Roddy, Paul, Howard, Natasha, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Lutwama, Julius, Wamala, Joseph, Yoti, Zabulon, Colebunders, Robert, Palma, Pedro Pablo, Sterk, Esther, Jeffs, Benjamin, Van Herp, Michel, Borchert, Matthias

“…A confirmed Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak in Bundibugyo, Uganda, November 2007-February 2008, was caused by a putative new species (Bundibugyo…”
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Increased transmissibility and global spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern as at June 2021 by Campbell, Finlay, Archer, Brett, Laurenson-Schafer, Henry, Jinnai, Yuka, Konings, Franck, Batra, Neale, Pavlin, Boris, Vandemaele, Katelijn, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Jombart, Thibaut, Morgan, Oliver, le Polain de Waroux, Olivier

“…We present a global analysis of the spread of recently emerged SARS-CoV-2 variants and estimate changes in effective reproduction numbers at country-specific…”
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Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Masindi District, Uganda: outbreak description and lessons learned by Borchert, Matthias, Mutyaba, Imaam, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Lutwama, Julius, Luwaga, Henry, Bisoborwa, Geoffrey, Turyagaruka, John, Pirard, Patricia, Ndayimirije, Nestor, Roddy, Paul, Van Der Stuyft, Patrick

“…Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is infamous for its high case-fatality proportion (CFP) and the ease with which it spreads among contacts of the diseased. We…”
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Risk Factors Associated with Subclinical Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus—Cambodia, 2006 by Vong, Sirenda , Ly, Sowath , Van Kerkhove, Maria D. , Achenbach, Jenna , Holl, Davun , Buchy, Philippe , Sorn, San , Seng, Heng , Uyeki, Timothy M. , Sok, Touch , Katz, Jacqueline M. 

“…Background. We conducted investigations in 2 villages in Cambodia where outbreaks of influenza H5N1 occurred among humans and poultry to determine the…”
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Protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and hybrid immunity against the omicron variant and severe disease: a systematic review and meta-regression by Bobrovitz, Niklas, Ware, Harriet, Ma, Xiaomeng, Li, Zihan, Hosseini, Reza, Cao, Christian, Selemon, Anabel, Whelan, Mairead, Premji, Zahra, Issa, Hanane, Cheng, Brianna, Abu Raddad, Laith J, Buckeridge, David L, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Piechotta, Vanessa, Higdon, Melissa M, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Bergeri, Isabel, Feikin, Daniel R, Arora, Rahul K, Patel, Minal K, Subissi, Lorenzo

“…The global surge in the omicron (B.1.1.529) variant has resulted in many individuals with hybrid immunity (immunity developed through a combination of…”
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Transmission characteristics of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: comparison of 8 Southern hemisphere countries by Opatowski, Lulla, Fraser, Christophe, Griffin, Jamie, de Silva, Eric, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Lyons, Emily J, Cauchemez, Simon, Ferguson, Neil M

“…While in Northern hemisphere countries, the pandemic H1N1 virus (H1N1pdm) was introduced outside of the typical influenza season, Southern hemisphere countries…”
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Global SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from January 2020 to April 2022: A systematic review and meta-analysis of standardized population-based studies by Bergeri, Isabel, Whelan, Mairead G, Ware, Harriet, Subissi, Lorenzo, Nardone, Anthony, Lewis, Hannah C, Li, Zihan, Ma, Xiaomeng, Valenciano, Marta, Cheng, Brianna, Al Ariqi, Lubna, Rashidian, Arash, Okeibunor, Joseph, Azim, Tasnim, Wijesinghe, Pushpa, Le, Linh-Vi, Vaughan, Aisling, Pebody, Richard, Vicari, Andrea, Yan, Tingting, Yanes-Lane, Mercedes, Cao, Christian, Clifton, David A, Cheng, Matthew P, Papenburg, Jesse, Buckeridge, David, Bobrovitz, Niklas, Arora, Rahul K, Van Kerkhove, Maria D

“…Our understanding of the global scale of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains incomplete: Routine surveillance data…”
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome by Arabi, Yaseen M, Balkhy, Hanan H, Hayden, Frederick G, Bouchama, Abderrezak, Luke, Thomas, Baillie, J. Kenneth, Al-Omari, Awad, Hajeer, Ali H, Senga, Mikiko, Denison, Mark R, Nguyen-Van-Tam, Jonathan S, Shindo, Nahoko, Bermingham, Alison, Chappell, James D, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Fowler, Robert A

“…The Middle East respiratory syndrome is caused by a coronavirus that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Periodic outbreaks continue to occur in the…”
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Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016 by Donnelly, Christl A, Malik, Mamun R, Elkholy, Amgad, Cauchemez, Simon, Van Kerkhove, Maria D

“…Since 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has infected 2,442 persons worldwide. Case-based data analysis suggests that since 2016, as…”
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Current challenges and implications for dengue, chikungunya and Zika seroprevalence studies worldwide: A scoping review by Fritzell, Camille, Rousset, Dominique, Adde, Antoine, Kazanji, Mirdad, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Flamand, Claude

“…Arboviral infections are a public health concern and an escalating problem worldwide. Estimating the burden of these diseases represents a major challenge that…”
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A Review of Asymptomatic and Subclinical Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections by Grant, Rebecca, Malik, Mamunur Rahman, Elkholy, Amgad, Van Kerkhove, Maria D

“…The epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) since 2012 has been largely characterized by recurrent zoonotic spillover from…”
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Key data for outbreak evaluation: building on the Ebola experience by Cori, Anne, Donnelly, Christl A., Dorigatti, Ilaria, Ferguson, Neil M., Fraser, Christophe, Garske, Tini, Jombart, Thibaut, Nedjati-Gilani, Gemma, Nouvellet, Pierre, Riley, Steven, Van Kerkhove, Maria D., Mills, Harriet L., Blake, Isobel M.

“…Following the detection of an infectious disease outbreak, rapid epidemiological assessment is critical for guiding an effective public health response. To…”
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Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1): Early Findings by Fraser, Christophe, Donnelly, Christl A, Cauchemez, Simon, Hanage, William P, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Hollingsworth, T. Déirdre, Griffin, Jamie, Baggaley, Rebecca F, Jenkins, Helen E, Lyons, Emily J, Jombart, Thibaut, Hinsley, Wes R, Grassly, Nicholas C, Balloux, Francois, Ghani, Azra C, Ferguson, Neil M, Rambaut, Andrew, Pybus, Oliver G, Lopez-Gatell, Hugo, Alpuche-Aranda, Celia M, Chapela, Ietza Bojorquez, Zavala, Ethel Palacios, Guevara, Dulce Ma. Espejo, Checchi, Francesco, Garcia, Erika, Hugonnet, Stephane, Roth, Cathy

“…A novel influenza A (H1N1) virus has spread rapidly across the globe. Judging its pandemic potential is difficult with limited data, but nevertheless essential…”
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