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Wastewater surveillance of pathogens can inform public health responses
Wastewater monitoring has been used to identify SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and track new variants. This sentinel system should be expanded to monitor other pathogens and boost public health preparedness.
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Open AccessDesigning isolation guidelines for COVID-19 patients with rapid antigen tests
Appropriate isolation guidelines for COVID-19 patients are warranted. Currently, isolating for fixed time is adopted in most countries. However, given the variability in viral dynamics between patients, some p...
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Open AccessEstimation of timing of infection from longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 viral load data: mathematical modelling study
Multiple waves of the COVID-19 epidemic have hit most countries by the end of 2021. Most of those waves are caused by emergence and importation of new variants. To prevent importation of new variants, combinat...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Disease-economy trade-offs under alternative epidemic control strategies
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Open AccessDisease-economy trade-offs under alternative epidemic control strategies
Public policy and academic debates regarding pandemic control strategies note disease-economy trade-offs, often prioritizing one outcome over the other. Using a calibrated, coupled epi-economic model of indivi...
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Open AccessModel-based evaluation of alternative reactive class closure strategies against COVID-19
There are contrasting results concerning the effect of reactive school closure on SARS-CoV-2 transmission. To shed light on this controversy, we developed a data-driven computational model of SARS-CoV-2 transm...
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Open AccessCharacterizing all-cause excess mortality patterns during COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Low testing rates and delays in reporting hinder the estimation of the mortality burden associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. During a public health emergency, estimating all cause excess deaths above an expe...
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Open AccessA review of epidemiological parameters from Ebola outbreaks to inform early public health decision-making
The unprecedented scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has, as of 29 April 2015, resulted in more than 10,884 deaths among 26,277 cases. Prior to the ongoing outbreak, Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused re...