Disentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements

Authors: Nirali Soni, Max T. Eyre, Fábio N. Souza, Peter J. Diggle, Albert I. Ko, Mike Begon, Roger Pickup, James E. Childs, Hussein Khalil, Ticiana S. A. Carvalho-Pereira, Arsinoê C. Pertile, Mayara Carvalho, Daiana de Oliveira, Nivison Nery, Emanuele Giorgi, Federico Costa

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 12 (2024)

Subject Terms: leptospirosis, rat, human, pathogen, shedding, abundance, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1447592/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey

Authors: Juan P. Aguilar Ticona, Meng Xiao, Dan Li, Nivison Nery, Jr., Matt Hitchings, Emilia M. M. Andrade Belitardo, Mariam O. Fofana, Renato Victoriano, Jaqueline S. Cruz, Laise de Moraes, Icaro Morais Strobel, Jessica Jesus Silva, Ananias Sena do Aragão Filho, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Mitermayer G. Reis, Federico Costa, Ricardo Khouri, Albert I. Ko, Derek A.T. Cummings

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 139, Iss , Pp 159-167 (2024)

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, BQ.1 variant, High incidence, Hybrid immunity, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223008019; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses

Authors: Tomás Cervantes Rincón, Tania Kapoor, Jennifer R. Keeffe, Luca Simonelli, Hans-Heinrich Hoffmann, Marianna Agudelo, Andrea Jurado, Avery Peace, Yu E. Lee, Anna Gazumyan, Francesca Guidetti, Jasmine Cantergiani, Benedetta Cena, Filippo Bianchini, Elia Tamagnini, Simone G. Moro, Pavel Svoboda, Federico Costa, Mitermayer G. Reis, Albert I. Ko, Brian A. Fallon, Santiago Avila-Rios, Gustavo Reyes-Téran, Charles M. Rice, Michel C. Nussenzweig, Pamela J. Bjorkman, Daniel Ruzek, Luca Varani, Margaret R. MacDonald, Davide F. Robbiani

Source: Cell Reports, Vol 43, Iss 6, Pp 114298- (2024)

Subject Terms: CP: Immunology, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724006260; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-1247

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Effectiveness of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among adults 40 years or older in Brazil: a population-based cohort studyResearch in context

Authors: Felippe Lazar Neto, Matt D.T. Hitchings, Avnika B. Amin, Giovanny V.A. de França, Margaret L. Lind, Mario Sergio Scaramuzzini Torres, Daniel Henrique Tsuha, Roberto D. de Oliveira, Derek A.T. Cummings, Natalie E. Dean, Jason R. Andrews, Albert I. Ko, Julio Croda, Otavio T. Ranzani

Source: The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, Vol 34, Iss , Pp 100755- (2024)

Subject Terms: COVID, Vaccine, Booster, Fourth, Effectiveness, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X24000826; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-193X

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Corrigendum to 'Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey' [International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139 (2024) 159-167]

Authors: Juan P. Aguilar Ticona, Meng Xiao, Dan Li, Jr. Nivison Nery, Matt Hitchings, Emilia M.M. Andrade Belitardo, Mariam O. Fofana, Renato Victoriano, Jaqueline S. Cruz, Laise de Moraes, Icaro Morais Strobel, Jessica Jesus Silva, Ananias Sena do Aragão Filho, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Mitermayer G. Reis, Federico Costa, Ricardo Khouri, Albert I. Ko, Derek A.T. Cummings

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 141, Iss , Pp 106964- (2024)

Subject Terms: Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971224000353; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Evidence of leaky protection following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection in an incarcerated population

Authors: Margaret L. Lind, Murilo Dorion, Amy J. Houde, Mary Lansing, Sarah Lapidus, Russell Thomas, Inci Yildirim, Saad B. Omer, Wade L. Schulz, Jason R. Andrews, Matt D. T. Hitchings, Byron S. Kennedy, Robert P. Richeson, Derek A. T. Cummings, Albert I. Ko

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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An AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model

Authors: Georgia Charkoftaki, Reza Aalizadeh, Alvaro Santos-Neto, Wan Ying Tan, Emily A. Davidson, Varvara Nikolopoulou, Yewei Wang, Brian Thompson, Tristan Furnary, Ying Chen, Elsio A. Wunder, Andreas Coppi, Wade Schulz, Akiko Iwasaki, Richard W. Pierce, Charles S. Dela Cruz, Gary V. Desir, Naftali Kaminski, Shelli Farhadian, Kirill Veselkov, Rupak Datta, Melissa Campbell, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Albert I. Ko, Yale IMPACT Study Team, David C. Thompson, Vasilis Vasiliou

Source: Human Genomics, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1479-7364

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COVID-19 annual update: a narrative review

Authors: Michela Biancolella, Vito Luigi Colona, Lucio Luzzatto, Jessica Lee Watt, Giorgio Mattiuz, Silvestro G. Conticello, Naftali Kaminski, Ruty Mehrian-Shai, Albert I. Ko, Gregg S. Gonsalves, Vasilis Vasiliou, Giuseppe Novelli, Juergen K. V. Reichardt

Source: Human Genomics, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)

Subject Terms: Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Pandemic, Susceptibility genes, Variants, Medicine, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1479-7364

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Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among individuals incarcerated in Connecticut state jails

Authors: Margaret L. Lind, Byron S. Kennedy, Murilo Dorion Nieto, Amy J. Houde, Peri Sosensky, Ryan Borg, Derek A. T. Cummings, Albert I. Ko, Robert P. Richeson

Source: Health & Justice, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2023)

Subject Terms: Vaccine, Jails, COVID-19, Correctional Facility Health, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology, HV1-9960

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2194-7899

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Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil

Authors: CAIO G. ZEPPELINI, DAIANA DE OLIVEIRA, MICHAEL Y. KOSOY, MITERMAYER G. REIS, ALBERT I. KO, JAMES E. CHILDS, FEDERICO COSTA

Source: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 95, Iss suppl 2 (2023)

Subject Terms: zoonosis, synanthropic fauna, one health, vulnerable human settlements, urban rodents, neglected tropical diseases, Science

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Relation: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000500702&lng=en&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aabc/v95s2/0001-3765-aabc-95-s2-e20220809.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1678-2690

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Plasmodium infection is associated with cross-reactive antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein

Authors: Sarah Lapidus, Feimei Liu, Arnau Casanovas-Massana, Yile Dai, John D. Huck, Carolina Lucas, Jon Klein, Renata B. Filler, Madison S. Strine, Mouhamad Sy, Awa B. Deme, Aida S. Badiane, Baba Dieye, Ibrahima Mbaye Ndiaye, Younous Diedhiou, Amadou Moctar Mbaye, Cheikh Tidiane Diagne, Inés Vigan-Womas, Alassane Mbengue, Bacary D. Sadio, Moussa M. Diagne, Adam J. Moore, Khadidiatou Mangou, Fatoumata Diallo, Seynabou D. Sene, Mariama N. Pouye, Rokhaya Faye, Babacar Diouf, Nivison Nery, Federico Costa, Mitermayer G. Reis, M. Catherine Muenker, Daniel Z. Hodson, Yannick Mbarga, Ben Z. Katz, Jason R. Andrews, Melissa Campbell, Ariktha Srivathsan, Kathy Kamath, Elisabeth Baum-Jones, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Juan Carlos Quintero Vélez, Michael Cappello, Michael Wilson, Choukri Ben-Mamoun, Richard Tedder, Myra McClure, Peter Cherepanov, Fabrice A. Somé, Roch K. Dabiré, Carole Else Eboumbou Moukoko, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Yap Boum, John Shon, Daouda Ndiaye, Adam Wisnewski, Sunil Parikh, Akiko Iwasaki, Craig B. Wilen, Albert I. Ko, Aaron M. Ring, Amy K. Bei

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Gut microbiome dysbiosis in antibiotic-treated COVID-19 patients is associated with microbial translocation and bacteremia

Authors: Lucie Bernard-Raichon, Mericien Venzon, Jon Klein, Jordan E. Axelrad, Chenzhen Zhang, Alexis P. Sullivan, Grant A. Hussey, Arnau Casanovas-Massana, Maria G. Noval, Ana M. Valero-Jimenez, Juan Gago, Gregory Putzel, Alejandro Pironti, Evan Wilder, Yale IMPACT Research Team, Lorna E. Thorpe, Dan R. Littman, Meike Dittmann, Kenneth A. Stapleford, Bo Shopsin, Victor J. Torres, Albert I. Ko, Akiko Iwasaki, Ken Cadwell, Jonas Schluter

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Effectiveness of an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine with homologous and heterologous boosters against Omicron in Brazil

Authors: Otavio T. Ranzani, Matt D. T. Hitchings, Rosana Leite de Melo, Giovanny V. A. de França, Cássia de Fátima R. Fernandes, Margaret L. Lind, Mario Sergio Scaramuzzini Torres, Daniel Henrique Tsuha, Leticia C. S. David, Rodrigo F. C. Said, Maria Almiron, Roberto D. de Oliveira, Derek A. T. Cummings, Natalie E. Dean, Jason R. Andrews, Albert I. Ko, Julio Croda

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Unequal burden of Zika-associated microcephaly among populations with public and private healthcare in Salvador, Brazil

Authors: Adeolu Aromolaran, Katiaci Araujo, Joseph B. Ladines-Lim, Nivison Nery, Jr., Mateus S. do Rosário, Valmir N. Rastely, Jr., Gracinda Archanjo, Dina Daltro, Gustavo Baltazar da Silveira Carvalho, Kleber Pimentel, João Ricardo Maltez de Almeida, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira, Hugo C. Ribeiro, Jamary Oliveira-Filho, Daiana de Oliveira, Daniele F. Henriques, Sueli G. Rodrigues, Pedro F. da Costa Vasconcelos, Antonio R.P. de Almeida, Gielson A. Sacramento, Jaqueline S. Cruz, Manoel Sarno, Bruno de Paula Freitas, Adriana Mattos, Ricardo Khouri, Mitermayer G. Reis, Albert I. Ko, Federico Costa

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 120, Iss , Pp 201-204 (2022)

Subject Terms: Zika Virus, Microcephaly, Fetus, Socioeconomic Status, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197122200234X; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community

Authors: Adedayo Michael Awoniyi, Cristina Venegas-Vargas, Fabio Neves Souza, Caio Graco Zeppelini, Kathryn P. Hacker, Ticiana Carvalho-Pereira, Catarina Lobo Marins, Mayara Carvalho de Santana, Arsinoê Cristina Pertile, Michael Begon, Albert I. Ko, Peter J. Diggle, Mitermayer G. Reis, James E. Childs, Eduardo Mendes da Silva, Federico Costa, Hussein Khalil

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Omicron-specific mRNA vaccination alone and as a heterologous booster against SARS-CoV-2

Authors: Zhenhao Fang, Lei Peng, Renata Filler, Kazushi Suzuki, Andrew McNamara, Qianqian Lin, Paul A. Renauer, Luojia Yang, Bridget Menasche, Angie Sanchez, Ping Ren, Qiancheng Xiong, Madison Strine, Paul Clark, Chenxiang Lin, Albert I. Ko, Nathan D. Grubaugh, Craig B. Wilen, Sidi Chen

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/642217d7e3b74518923f116fe43d0f0a

Rickettsial Infections Causing Acute Febrile Illness in Urban Slums, Brazil

Authors: John B. Fournier, Lucas S. Blanton, Nivison Nery, Elsio A. Wunder, Federico Costa, Mitermayer G. Reis, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, David H. Walker, Albert I. Ko

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 10, Pp 2132-2134 (2022)

Subject Terms: Rickettsia, bacteria, parasites, vector-borne infections, zoonoses, spotted fever group rickettsiae, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/10/22-0497_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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EVITA Dengue: a cluster-randomized controlled trial to EValuate the efficacy of Wolbachia-InfecTed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in reducing the incidence of Arboviral infection in Brazil

Authors: Matthew H. Collins, Gail E. Potter, Matt D. T. Hitchings, Ellie Butler, Michelle Wiles, Jessie K. Kennedy, Sofia B. Pinto, Adla B. M. Teixeira, Arnau Casanovas-Massana, Nadine G. Rouphael, Gregory A. Deye, Cameron P. Simmons, Luciano A. Moreira, Mauricio L. Nogueira, Derek A. T. Cummings, Albert I. Ko, Mauro M. Teixeira, Srilatha Edupuganti

Source: Trials, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2022)

Subject Terms: Arbovirus, Vector control, Wolbachia, Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

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De novo emergence of a remdesivir resistance mutation during treatment of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient: a case report

Authors: Shiv Gandhi, Jonathan Klein, Alexander J. Robertson, Mario A. Peña-Hernández, Michelle J. Lin, Pavitra Roychoudhury, Peiwen Lu, John Fournier, David Ferguson, Shah A. K. Mohamed Bakhash, M. Catherine Muenker, Ariktha Srivathsan, Elsio A. Wunder, Nicholas Kerantzas, Wenshuai Wang, Brett Lindenbach, Anna Pyle, Craig B. Wilen, Onyema Ogbuagu, Alexander L. Greninger, Akiko Iwasaki, Wade L. Schulz, Albert I. Ko

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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A multicenter evaluation of computable phenotyping approaches for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospitalizations

Authors: Rohan Khera, Bobak J. Mortazavi, Veer Sangha, Frederick Warner, H. Patrick Young, Joseph S. Ross, Nilay D. Shah, Elitza S. Theel, William G. Jenkinson, Camille Knepper, Karen Wang, David Peaper, Richard A. Martinello, Cynthia A. Brandt, Zhenqiu Lin, Albert I. Ko, Harlan M. Krumholz, Benjamin D. Pollock, Wade L. Schulz

Source: npj Digital Medicine, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)

Subject Terms: Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2398-6352

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