Selected Publications of Alison Galvani since 2003

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Durham, D.P., Poolman, E.M., Ibuka, Y., Townsend, J.P. & Galvani, A.P. (2012) Reevaluation of epidemiological data demonstrates that it is consistent with cross-immunity among HPV types. Journal of Infectious DiseasesIn press.
Chapman, G.B., Li, M., Vietri, J., Ibuka, Y., Thomas D., Yoon, H. & Galvani, A.P. (2012) How do people value life? Psychological Science. In press.
Ndeffo Mbah, M.L., Jingzhou, L., Bauch, C.T., Tekel, Y., Medlock, J., Meyers, L.A. & Galvani, A.P. (2012) The impact of imitation on vaccination behaviour in social contact networks. PLoS Computational Biology8(4):e1002469.
Shim, E., Chapman, G.B., Towsend, J.P. & Galvani, A.P. (2012) The influence of altruism on influenza vaccination decisions. Journal of Royal Society Interface. In press.
Hladish, T.J., Melamud, E., Barrera, L.A., Galvani, A.P. & Meyers, L.A. (2012) EpiFire: An open source C++ library and application for contact network epidemiology. BMC Bioinformatics 13:76.
Araz, O., Galvani, A.P. & Meyers, L.A. (2012) Geographic prioritization of distributing pandemic influenza vaccines. Health Care Management Science. In press.
Luz, P.M., Vanni, T., Medlock, J., Paltiel, A.D. & Galvani, A.P. (2011) Economic evaluation of dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting. The Lancet. 377:1673-1689.
Ibuka, Y., Paltiel, A. D., Galvani, A.P. (2011) Impact of program scale and indirect effects on the cost-effectiveness of vaccination programs. Medical Decision Making. In press.
Atkins, K.E., Shim, E., T., Pitzer, V.E. and Galvani, A.P. (2012) The impact of rotavirus vaccination on epidemiological dynamics in England and Wales. Vaccine 30(3):552-564.
Tully, S.P., Anonychuk, A.M., T., Sanchez, D.M., Galvani, A.P. and Bauch, C.T. (2011) Time for change? An economic evaluation of integrated cervical screening and HPV immunization programs in Canada. Vaccine 30(2):425-435.
Alam, U., Medlock, J., Brelsfoard, C., Pais, R., Lohs, C., Balmand, S., Carnogursky, J., Heddi, A., Takac, P., Galvani, A.P. and Aksoy, S. (2011) Wolbachia symbiont infections induce strong cytoplasmic incompatibility in the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans. PLoS Pathogens 7(12):e1002415.
Tsao, K., Fish, D., Galvani, A.P. (2011) Predicted outcomes of vaccinating wildlife to reduce human risk of Lyme disease. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. In press.
Simpson, J.E., Hurtado, P.J., Medlock, J., Molaei, G., Andreadis, T.G., Galvani, A.P., & Diuk-Wasser, M.A. (2011) Vector host-feeding preferences drive transmission of multi-host pathogens: West Nile Virus as a model system. Proc R Soc London. 279(1730):925-933.
Vietri, J.T., Li, M., Chapman, G.B. & Galvani, A.P. (2011). Vaccinating to help ourselves and others. Medical Decision Making. In Press.
Wells, C.R., Tchuenche, J.M., Meyers, L.A., Galvani, A.P. & C.T. Bauch (2011) The impact of imitation processes on the effectiveness of ring vaccination. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 73(11):2748-2772.
Liu, J., Kochin, B.F., Tekle, Y.I., & Galvani, A.P. (2011) Epidemiological game theoretic dynamics of chickenpox vaccination in the US and Israel. J. R. Soc. Interface. 9(7):68-76.
Vietri, J.T., Chapman, G.B., Ming, L. & Galvani, A.P. (2011) Preferences for HPV vaccination in parent-child dyads. Preventative Medicine. 52(5):405-406.
Reluga, T.C. & Galvani, A.P. (2011) A general approach for population games with application to vaccination. Mathematical Biosciences. 230(2):67-78.
Volz, E.M., Miller, J.C., Galvani, A.P. & Meyers, L.A. (2011) Effects of heterogeneous and clustered contact patterns on infectious disease dynamics. PLoS Computational Biology. 7(6):e1002042.
Li, M., Chapman, G.B., Ibuka, Y., Meyers, L.A. & Galvani, A.P. (2011) Who got vaccinated against H1N1 pandemic flu? - A longitudinal study. Psychology and Health.
Bauch, C. , Li, M, Chapman, G.B. & Galvani, A.P. (2010) Adherence to cervical screening in the era of human papillomavirus vaccination: how low is too low? Lancet Infectious Diseases. 10:133-137.
Li, M., Vietri, J., Galvani, A.P. & Chapman, G. (2010) How do people value life? Psychological Science. 21:163-167.
Cornforth, D.M., Reluga, T.C., Shim, E., Bauch, C., Galvani, A.P. & Meyers, L.A. (2010) Erratic flu vaccination emerges from short-sighted behaviour in contact networks. PLoS Computational Biology. 7(1):e1001062.
Luz, P.M., Struchiner, C.J. & Galvani, A.P. (2010) Modeling transmission dynamics and control of vector-borne neglected tropical diseases. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4(10):e761.
Davis, S., Aksoy, S., & Galvani, A.P. (2010) A global sensitivity analysis for African sleeping sickness. Parasitology. 138(4):516-526.
Shim, E., Meyers, L.A., & Galvani, A.P. (2010) Optimal H1N1 vaccination strategies based on self-interest versus group interest. BMC Public Health. 11(Suppl 1):S4.
Ibuka, Y., Chapman, GB, Meyers, LA, Li, M & Galvani, A.P. (2010) The dynamics of risk perceptions and precautionary behavior in response to H1N1 pandemic influenza. BMC Infectious Diseases. 10:296.
Medlock, J., Meyers, L.A., & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Optimizing allocation for a delayed influenza vaccination campaign. PLoS Currents Influenza. December 11. RRN1134.
Medlock, J. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Protecting the herd from H1N1. Science. 326: 934. (Comment)
Medlock, J. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Optimizing influenza vaccine distribution. Science. 325: 1705-1708.
Shim, E., Chapman, G.B. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Decision making regarding antiviral intervention during an influenza pandemic. Medical Decision Making. 30: E64-81.
Shim, E., K. Hampson, S. Cleaveland & A. Galvani. (2009) Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis: a case study in Tanzania. Vaccine. 27(51): 7167-72.
Matser, A., Hartemink, N., Heesterbeek, H., Galvani, A.P. & Davis, S. (2009) Elasticity analysis in epidemiology: An application to tick-borne infections. Ecology Letters. 12: 1298-1305.
Shim, E., Kochin, B. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Insights from epidemiological game theory into gender-specific vaccination against rubella. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. 6(4):839-854.
Basu, S., Friedland, G.H., Medlock, J., Andrews, J.R., Shah, N.S., Gandhi, N.R., Moll, A., Moodley, P., Strum, A.W. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Averting epidemics of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 106: 7672-7677.
Shim, E. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Impact of transmission dynamics on the cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination. Vaccine. 27(30):4025-30.
Medlock, J., Luz, P.M., Struchiner, C.J. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) The impact of transgenic mosquitoes on dengue virulence to humans and to mosquitoes. American Naturalist. 174: 565-577.
Shim, E. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Evolutionary repercussions of avian culling on host resistance and influenza virulence. PLoS ONE. 4(5): e5503.
Orenstein, E.W., Basu, S., Shah, S.N., Andrews, J.R., Friedland, G.H., Moll, A.P., Gandhi, N.R. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) Treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infectious Diseases, USA. 9: 153-161.
Basu, S.,& Galvani, A.P. (2009) The evolution of tuberculosis virulence. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 71:1073-1088.
Reluga, T.C., Medlock, J. & Galvani, A.P. (2009) The discounted reproductive number for epidemiology. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. 6: 377-393.
Basu, S., Chapman, G.B. & Galvani, A.P. (2008) Integrating epidemiology, psychology and economics to achieve HPV vaccination targets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 105:19018-19023.
Basu, S., Orenstein, E. & Galvani, A.P. (2008) The impact of immune dynamics on drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemics. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 198: 1502-1513.
Luz, P., Grinsztejin, B. & Galvani, A.P. (2008) Disability adjusted life years lost to dengue in Brazil. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 14: 237-246.
Basu, S., Maru, D., Poolman, E. Sharma, S.K. & Galvani, A.P. (2008) Modeling primary and secondary tuberculosis preventive therapy in antiretroviral treatment clinics. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 13: 652-658.
Luz, P., Mendes, B., Codeco, C., Struchiner, C. & Galvani, A.P. (2008) Time series analysis of dengue incidence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. 79:933-939.
Luz, P., Codeco, C.T., Medlock, J., Struchiner, C.T., Valle, D. & Galvani, A.P. (2008) Impact of insecticide interventions on the abundance and resistance profile of Aedea aegypti. Epidemiology and Infection. 12: 1-13.
Basu, S. & Galvani, A.P. (2008) The transmission dynamics of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: an operations research and mathematical modeling approach. Epidemiology and Infection. 136: 1585-1598.
Hu, C, Rio, RVM., Medlock, J., Haines, L.R., Nayduch, D., Savage, A.F., Guz, N., Attardo, G.M., Pearson, T.W., Galvani, A.P. & Aksoy, S. (2008) Infections with immunogenic trypanosomes reduce tsetse reproductive fitness. PLoS Neglected Diseases. 2, e192.
Poolman, E.M, Elbasha, E. & Galvani, A.P. (2008) Vaccination and the evolutionary ecology of Human Papillomavirus. Vaccine. 18, C25-30.
Troy, D. Galvani, A.P., Struchiner, C. & Gumel, A. (2008) The evolutionary consequences of vaccination. Vaccine. 18, C1-3.
Basu, S. & Galvani, A.P. (2007) Multiparameter calibration of a natural history model of cervical cancer. American Journal of Epidemiology. 166, 983-984.
Rainer et al. (Galvani, A.P. 4th of 15 authors) (2007) Discriminating features of SARS from other severe viral respiratory tract infections. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 26: 121-129.
Basu, S., Andrews, J., Poolman, E.M., Gandhi N.R., Shah, N.S., Moll, A., Galvani, A.P., & Friedland, G.H. (2007) The epidemic-level impact of preventing nosocomial transmission of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in rural South African district hospitals. Lancet. 370: 1500-1507
Galvani, A.P., Reluga, T.C. & Chapman, G.B. (2007) Long-standing influenza vaccination policy is in accord with individual self-interest but not with the utilitarian optimum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 104(13):5692–5697.
Basu, S. & Galvani, A.P., (2007) Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa. Lancet. 369: 272-273.
Codeço, C., Luz, P.M., Coelho, F., Galvani, A.P. & Struchiner, C. (2007) Vaccinating in disease-free regions: a vaccine model with application to yellow fever. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 4: 1119-1125.
Reluga, T.C., Walton, D.B., Meza, R. & Galvani, A.P. (2007) Reservoir interactions and disease emergence. Theoretical Population Biology. 72: 400-408.
Reluga, T.C., Medlock, J., Poolman, E.M. & Galvani, A.P. (2007) Optimal timing of disease transmission in an age-structured population. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 68(8): 2711–2722.
Poolman, E.M. & Galvani, A.P. (2006) Evaluating candidate agents of selective pressure for cystic fibrosis. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 4(12): 91–98.
Galvani, A.P., Medlock, J. & Chapman, G.B. (2006) The ethics of influenza vaccination. Science 313(5788): 758–759.
Reluga, T.C., Medlock, J. & Galvani, A.P. (2006) A model of spatial epidemic spread when individuals move within overlapping home ranges. Bulletin for Mathematical Biology 68(2): 401–416.
Reluga, T.C., Bauch, C. & Galvani, A.P. (2006) Evolving public perceptions and stability in vaccine uptake. Mathematical Biosciences 204(2): 185–198.
Poolman, E.M. & Galvani, A.P. (2006) Modeling targeted ivermectin treatment for controlling river blindness. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 75(5): 921–927.
Galvani, A.P. (2005) The role of mutation accumulation in HIV progression. Proceedings of the Royal Society London, Series B 272: 1851–1858.
Galvani, A.P. & May, R.M. (2005) New dimensions to superspreading infection. Nature 438(7066): 293–295.
Novembre, J.P., Galvani, A.P. & Slatkin, M. (2005) The geographic spread of the CCR5-Δ32 HIV-resistance allele. PLOS Biology 3(11): e339.
Elbasha, E. & Galvani, A.P. (2005) Vaccinating against multiple HPV types. Mathematical Biosciences 197: 88–117.
Bauch, C.T., Lloyd-Smith, J.O., Coffee, M. & Galvani, A.P. (2005) Dynamically modelling SARS and respiratory EIDs: past, present and future. Epidemiology 16(6): 791–801.
Galvani, A.P. & Novembre, J.P. (2005) The evolutionary history of the CCR5-Δ32 HIV-resistance mutation. Microbes and Infection 7: 301–308.
Galvani, A.P. (2005) Age-dependent epidemiological patterns and strain diversity in helminth parasites. Journal of Parasitology 91: 24–30.
Porco, T.C., Lloyd-Smith, J.O., Gross, K.L. & Galvani, A.P. (2005) The effect of treatment on pathogen virulence. Journal of Theoretical Biology 233: 91–102.
Charleston, M. & Galvani, A.P. (2006) A cophylogenetic perspective of host–pathogen evolution. In Disease Evolution: Models, Concepts and Data Analyses (eds. Z. Feng, U. Dieckmann & S. Levin) American Mathematical Society.
Galvani, A.P. & Slatkin, M. (2004) Intense selection in an age-structured population. Proceedings of the Royal Society London, Series B 271: 171–176.
Ferguson, N.M., Galvani, A.P. & Bush, R.M. (2003) Ecological and immunological determinants of influenza evolution. Nature 422: 428–433.
Galvani, A.P. (2003) Epidemiology meets evolutionary ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 18: 132–139. (Cover article)
Galvani, A.P., Lei, X. & Jewell, N.P. (2003) Severe acute respiratory syndrome: temporal stability and geographic variation in case-fatality rates and doubling times. Emerging Infectious Diseases 9: 991–994.
Lloyd-Smith, J., Galvani, A. & Getz, W. (2003) Curtailing transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome within a community and its hospital. Proceedings of the Royal Society London, Series B 270: 1979–1989. (First two authors contributed equally) (Cover article)
Bauch, C.T., Galvani, A.P. & Earn, D.J.D. (2003) Group interest versus self-interest in smallpox vaccination policy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 100: 10564–10567.
Galvani, A.P. & Slatkin, M. (2003) Evaluating plague and smallpox as historical selective pressures for the CCR5-Δ32 HIV-resistance allele. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 100: 15276–15279.
Galvani, A.P. (2003) Immunity, antigenic heterogeneity, and the aggregation of helminth parasites. Journal of Parasitology 89: 232–241.
Galvani, A.P., Coleman, R.M. & Ferguson, N.M. (2003) The maintenance of sex in parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society London, Series B 270: 19–28.
Bauch, C.T. & Galvani, A.P. (2003) Using network models to approximate spatial point-process models. Mathematical Biosciences 184: 101–114.