2019
Modeling Approaches Toward Understanding Infectious Disease Transmission
Skrip L, Townsend J. Modeling Approaches Toward Understanding Infectious Disease Transmission. 2019, 227-243. PMCID: PMC7121152, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25553-4_14.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsModern statistical inferenceInfectious disease dynamicsStatistical inferenceMathematical modelData-driven modelsPublic health strategiesDisease dynamicsGlobal health infrastructureInfluenza vaccinationInfectious disease transmissionHealth strategiesDisease trendsBehavioral interventionsHealth infrastructureEbola epidemicPowerful toolDisease transmissionModelDiseaseCommunity-based initiativesIncorporation of dataInferenceFundamental aspectsDynamicsPredictive power
2016
Retrospective Analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia.
Atkins KE, Pandey A, Wenzel NS, Skrip L, Yamin D, Nyenswah TG, Fallah M, Bawo L, Medlock J, Altice FL, Townsend J, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Galvani AP. Retrospective Analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 94: 833-9. PMID: 26928839, PMCID: PMC4824226, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity transmissionEbola epidemicHospital transmissionAsymptomatic infectionImmune individualsRetrospective analysisEpidemiological dataUnreported casesDisease controlEbola dynamicsHospital capacityEpidemic patternsEbola incidenceFuture outbreaksPresence of interventionsEpidemicLiberian countiesTransmission reductionInfectionDiseaseIncidence