Julia Fitzner

The impact of ambiguously reported epidemiological parameters for infectious disease modelling and recommended best practices

Carmen Tamayo Cuartero, Joshua W. Lambert, Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg, Julia Fitzner et autres

Epidemiological parameters characterise the natural history, transmission and severity of a pathogen and are necessary to understand the spread of infectious diseases. These parameters underpin our ability to quantify and respond to disease outbreaks. Parameters can be estimated from observations using a …

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Developing an Evaluation Framework for Infectious Disease Modelling-to-Policy Pathways: A Qualitative Study Across Five Continents

Klara Röbl, Emil N. Iftekhar, Kathryn Oliver, Hanna-Tina Fischer et autres

ABSTRACT Infectious disease modelling has become an increasingly prominent tool in public health decision-making, with its use accelerating markedly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This growth calls for an understanding of how modelling evidence is received, interpreted, and used – or not used …

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Research priorities for improved pandemic and epidemic intelligence

Barbara Tornimbene, Isabel Redies, Philip AbdelMalik, Julia Abernethy et autres

Pandemic and epidemic intelligence integrates surveillance data with contextual knowledge to assess health risks and inform public health decisions. Although investments in surveillance and public health intelligence have accelerated innovation, research efforts remain thematically and geographically fragmented and the translation of insights …

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The utility of infectious disease modelling in informing decisions for outbreak response: A scoping review

Aleena Tanveer, Emil N. Iftekhar, Sophie Alice Müller, Katharine Sherratt et autres

Infectious disease modelling plays a critical role in guiding decisions during outbreaks. However, ongoing debates over the utility of these models highlight the need for a deeper understanding of their exact role in decision-making. In this scoping review we sought to fill …

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The National Burden of Influenza‐Associated Respiratory Illness Among Children Aged <5 Years in Niger, 2015–2018

Adamou Lagaré, William W. Davis, Neha Patel, Goumbi Kadadé et autres

BACKGROUND: Influenza contributes substantially to severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, few countries have estimated influenza disease burden, especially middle and low-income countries. Burden data are important to understand the impacts of illness on the population and to …

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The utility of infectious disease modelling in informing policy for outbreak response: a scoping review

D. N. Rao, Aleena Tanveer, Emil N. Iftekhar, Sophie Alice Müller et autres

ABSTRACT Background and objectives Infectious disease modelling plays a critical role in guiding policy during outbreaks. However, ongoing debates over the utility of these models highlight the need for a deeper understanding of their role in policymaking. In this scoping review we …

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Open-sourced modeling and simulating tools for decision-makers during an emerging pandemic or epidemic – Systematic evaluation of utility and usability: A scoping review update

Rebecca Sophia Lais, Julia Fitzner, Yeon-Kyeng Lee, Verena Struckmann

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects on health systems globally. Emerging infectious diseases and pandemics will persist as a global health threat and preparedness for an evidence based response becomes challenging for decision makers. Epidemiological modeling can and has supported decision-making …

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Mpox in Children and Adolescents during Multicountry Outbreak, 2022–2023

Ana Hoxha, Steven M. Kerr, Henry Laurenson‐Schafer, Nikola Sklenovská et autres

The 2022-2023 mpox outbreak predominantly affected adult men; 1.3% of reported cases were in children and adolescents <18 years of age. Analysis of global surveillance data showed 1 hospital intensive care unit admission and 0 deaths in that age group. Transmission routes …

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Defining a research agenda for environmental wastewater surveillance of pathogens

Alex Shaw, Catherine Troman, Joyce Akello, Kathleen O’Reilly et autres

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Description of the first global outbreak of mpox: an analysis of global surveillance data

Henry Laurenson‐Schafer, Nikola Sklenovská, Ana Hoxha, Steven M. Kerr et autres

BACKGROUND: In May 2022, several countries with no history of sustained community transmission of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) notified WHO of new mpox cases. These cases were soon followed by a large-scale outbreak, which unfolded across the world, driven by local, …

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Correction to: The World Health Organization COVID-19 surveillance database

Maya Allan, Maja Lièvre, Henry Laurenson‐Schafer, S. de Barros et autres

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Global Analysis of the 2022-2023 Mpox Outbreak: Demographics, Clinical Features, and Risk Factors for Hospitalization

Henry Laurenson‐Schafer, Steve Kerr, Gülce Sena Tuncer, Patricia Ndumbi et autres

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