Epidemiology

Heterogeneity of use, access and retention of insecticide-treated nets: implications for subnational tailoring to maximise malaria control

1. Andrew C Glover
2. Hannah Koenker
3. El Hadji Amadou Niang
4. Kate Kolaczinski
5. Thomas S Churcher

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  eLife Assessment

  This work presents fundamental findings on the probability of use and access of inseticide-treated nets and evaluates the effectiveness of different distribution strategies in six African countries. The authors propose a sophisticated methodological framework that accounts for many sources of uncertainty, providing compelling strength of evidence.

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The effect of physical activity on brain structure and cognitive function in the population-based cohort of LIFE-Adult-Study

1. Polona Kalc
2. Rober Dahnke
3. Christian Sander
4. Frauke Beyer
5. Andrea Zülke
6. Steffi G Riedel-Heller
7. Veronica Witte
8. Christian Gaser

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  eLife Assessment

  This study presents a valuable examination of two measurements of physical activity (self-report and objective) in relation to widely studied structural MRI measures of the brain (hippocampal volume and BrainAGE) and cognitive function (Trail Making Test). Cross-sectional and longitudinal data were analyzed using established and validated methodology. The results convincingly suggest that brain health is more likely a cause of physical activity than an outcome of it, although limitations to the data could mask evidence of benefits to brain health but these are discussed by the authors. This work will be of interest to neurologists and epidemiologists studying the etiology of cognitive decline, to clinicians interested in advising patients on strategies for preserving brain health in aging, and to members of the lay public.

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Estimating probabilities of malaria importation in southern Mozambique through P. falciparum genomics and mobility patterns

1. Arnau Pujol
2. Arlindo Chidimatembue
3. Clemente da Silva
4. Simone Boene
5. Henriques Mbebe
6. Pau Cisteró
7. Carla García-Fernández
8. Arnau Vañó-Boira
9. Dário Tembisse
10. José Inácio
11. Glória Matambisso
12. Fabião Luis
13. Nelo Ndimande
14. Humberto Munguambe
15. Lidia Nhamussua
16. Wilson Simone
17. Andrés Aranda-Díaz
18. Manuel García-Ulloa
19. Neide Canana
20. Maria Tusell
21. Júlia Montaña
22. Laura Fuente-Soro
23. Khalid Ussene Bapu
24. Maxwell Murphy
25. Bernardete Rafael
26. Eduard Rovira-Vallbona
27. Caterina Guinovart
28. Bryan Greenhouse
29. Sonia Maria Enosse
30. Francisco Saúte
31. Pedro Aide
32. Baltazar Candrinho
33. Alfredo Mayor

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  eLife Assessment

  This study introduces an important method to estimate the probability of malaria importation with a new Bayesian approach that integrates epidemiological, travel reports, and genetic data. The authors provide convincing evidence for the value of this model in identifying the main sources of malaria transmission and risk factors. This work will be of interest to the area of genomic epidemiology and public health strategies aiming to eliminate malaria.

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Characterizing responsiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and Canada using mobility data

1. Jean-Paul R. Soucy
2. David N. Fisman
3. Derek R. MacFadden
4. Kevin A. Brown

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United States Influenza 2022–2023 Season Characteristics as Inferred from Wastewater Solids, Influenza Hospitalization, and Syndromic Data

1. Mary E. Schoen
2. Amanda L. Bidwell
3. Marlene K. Wolfe
4. Alexandria B. Boehm

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Estimating the reproduction number and transmission heterogeneity from the size distribution of clusters of identical pathogen sequences

1. Cécile Tran-Kiem
2. Trevor Bedford

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Current water contact and Schistosoma mansoni infection have distinct determinants: a data-driven population-based study in rural Uganda

1. Fabian Reitzug
2. Narcis B. Kabatereine
3. Anatol M. Byaruhanga
4. Fred Besigye
5. Betty Nabatte
6. Goylette F. Chami

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Monitoring the Risk of Type-2 Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Emergence During Roll-Out of Type-2 Novel Oral Polio Vaccine

1. Corey M. Peak
2. Hil Lyons
3. Arend Voorman
4. Elizabeth J. Gray
5. Laura V. Cooper
6. Isobel M. Blake
7. Kaija M. Hawes
8. Ananda S. Bandyopadhyay

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Estimating the potential impact of surveillance test-and-treat posts to reduce malaria in border regions in sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study

1. Hillary M. Topazian
2. Giovanni D. Charles
3. Nora Schmit
4. Matteo Pianella
5. John M. Marshall
6. Immo Kleinschmidt
7. Katharina Hauck
8. Azra C. Ghani

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Assessing healthy vaccinee effect in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies: a national cohort study in Qatar

1. Hiam Chemaitelly
2. Houssein H Ayoub
3. Peter Coyle
4. Patrick Tang
5. Mohammad R Hasan
6. Hadi M Yassine
7. Asmaa A Al Thani
8. Zaina Al-Kanaani
9. Einas Al-Kuwari
10. Andrew Jeremijenko
11. Anvar Hassan Kaleeckal
12. Ali Nizar Latif
13. Riyazuddin Mohammad Shaik
14. Hanan F Abdul-Rahim
15. Gheyath K Nasrallah
16. Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari
17. Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi
18. Mohamed H Al-Thani
19. Abdullatif Al-Khal
20. Roberto Bertollini
21. Adeel A Butt
22. Laith J Abu-Raddad

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