A demonstration of Modified Treatment Policies to evaluate shifts in mobility and COVID-19 case rates in U.S. counties.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "American journal of epidemiology"
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwad005
Abstract: Mixed evidence exists of associations between mobility data and COVID-19 case rates. We aimed to evaluate the county-level impact of reducing mobility on new COVID-19 cases in summer/fall 2020 in the United States and to… read more here.
Keywords: mobility; case rates; modified treatment; covid case ... See more keywords
School opening associated with lower test-adjusted COVID-19 case rates in children
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2025 at "International Journal of Epidemiology"
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaf113
Abstract: Abstract Background There is conflicting evidence from prior studies on the relationship between in-person schooling and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among children. This may be due to multiple confounders in estimating this relationship, including the decision… read more here.
Keywords: school opening; covid case; school; among children ... See more keywords
Quantifying Rurality: County-level case rates of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United States by Rurality, 2016-2022.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2025 at "Sexually transmitted diseases"
DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002230
Abstract: ABSTRACT Persons in rural communities experience barriers to preventative STI services, including screening. We calculated aggregated annual national rural and urban chlamydia and gonorrhea case rates for 2016-2022 and found rates were consistently higher among… read more here.
Keywords: 2016 2022; quantifying rurality; rurality county; rurality ... See more keywords
Elevated COVID-19 Case Rates of Government Employees, District of Columbia, 2020–2022
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Annals of Work Exposures and Health"
DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.18.22269410
Abstract: The rate ratios of COVID-19 cases among 5 District of Columbia departments' personnel with reference to D.C. residents were found greater than one from March 2020 to early January 2022, suggesting higher case rates for… read more here.
Keywords: elevated covid; case rates; district columbia;
Mapping local hot spots with routine tuberculosis data: A pragmatic approach to identify spatial variability
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "PLoS ONE"
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265826
Abstract: Objective To use routinely collected data, with the addition of geographic information and census data, to identify local hot spots of rates of reported tuberculosis cases. Design Residential locations of tuberculosis cases identified from eight… read more here.
Keywords: reported cases; tuberculosis; local hot; hot spots ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Case Rates After Surveillance and Vaccinations in a Statewide Psychiatric Hospital System.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "American journal of public health"
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2021.306444
Abstract: Individuals with serious mental illness are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. The New York State (NYS) Office of Mental Health implemented patient and staff rapid testing, quarantining, and vaccination to limit COVID-19 spread in 23 state-operated… read more here.
Keywords: covid case; case; rates surveillance; surveillance vaccinations ... See more keywords