Spread and dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy: Effects of emergency containment measures

M Gatto, E Bertuzzo, L Mari, S Miccoli, L Carraro… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - pnas.org
The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Italy prompted drastic measures for
transmission containment. We examine the effects of these interventions, based on …

Quantitative microbial risk assessment and infectious disease transmission modeling of waterborne enteric pathogens

AF Brouwer, NB Masters, JNS Eisenberg - Current environmental health …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Waterborne enteric pathogens remain a global health threat.
Increasingly, quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) and infectious disease …

Mobile phone data highlights the role of mass gatherings in the spreading of cholera outbreaks

F Finger, T Genolet, L Mari, GC de Magny… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - pnas.org
The spatiotemporal evolution of human mobility and the related fluctuations of population
density are known to be key drivers of the dynamics of infectious disease outbreaks. These …

[HTML][HTML] River networks as ecological corridors: A coherent ecohydrological perspective

A Rinaldo, M Gatto, I Rodriguez-Iturbe - Advances in Water Resources, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper draws together several lines of argument to suggest that an ecohydrological
framework, ie laboratory, field and theoretical approaches focused on hydrologic controls on …

Modeling biphasic environmental decay of pathogens and implications for risk analysis

AF Brouwer, MC Eisenberg, JV Remais… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
As the appreciation for the importance of the environment in infectious disease transmission
has grown, so too has interest in pathogen fate and transport. Fate has been traditionally …

Modeling key drivers of cholera transmission dynamics provides new perspectives for parasitology

A Rinaldo, E Bertuzzo, M Blokesch, L Mari… - Trends in Parasitology, 2017 - cell.com
Hydroclimatological and anthropogenic factors are key drivers of waterborne disease
transmission. Information on human settlements and host mobility on waterways along …

Big-data-driven modeling unveils country-wide drivers of endemic schistosomiasis

L Mari, M Gatto, M Ciddio, ED Dia, SH Sokolow… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, where it
represents a major health problem. We study the drivers of its geographical distribution in …

Informing policy via dynamic models: Cholera in Haiti

J Wheeler, AE Rosengart, Z Jiang, K Tan… - PLOS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Public health decisions must be made about when and how to implement interventions to
control an infectious disease epidemic. These decisions should be informed by data on the …

Transmission dynamics of cholera in Yemen, 2017: a real time forecasting

H Nishiura, S Tsuzuki, B Yuan, T Yamaguchi… - Theoretical biology and …, 2017 - Springer
Background A large epidemic of cholera, caused by Vibrio cholerae, serotype Ogawa, has
been ongoing in Yemen, 2017. To improve the situation awareness, the present study aimed …