The twenty-first century has witnessed a wave of severe infectious disease outbreaks, not
least the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods …

Malaria is a long-standing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, whereas arthropod-
borne viruses (arboviruses) such as dengue and chikungunya cause an under-recognised …

Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in
Manaus, Brazil, resurged in late 2020 despite previously high levels of infection. Genome …

Sudden, large-scale and diffuse human migration can amplify localized outbreaks of
disease into widespread epidemics 1, 2, 3, 4. Rapid and accurate tracking of aggregate …

The coronavirus 2019–2020 pandemic (COVID-19) poses unprecedented challenges for
governments and societies around the world (1). Nonpharmaceutical interventions have …

Responding to an outbreak of a novel coronavirus [agent of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)] in December 2019, China banned travel to and from Wuhan city on 23 January …

The current COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns worldwide, leading to serious health,
economic, and social challenges. The rapid spread of the virus at a global scale highlights …

Mosquito‐borne diseases cause a major burden of disease worldwide. The vital rates of
these ectothermic vectors and parasites respond strongly and nonlinearly to temperature …

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has heightened discussion of
the use of mobile phone data in outbreak response. Mobile phone data have been proposed …

We use aggregated data from Facebook to show that COVID-19 is more likely to spread
between regions with stronger social network connections. Areas with more social ties to two …