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Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. Research on mathematical modeling of ID.

Boston, MA ccdd.hsph.harvard.edu Joined August 2012

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CCDD at Harvard Chan @CCDD_HSPH Dec 8, 2025

New publication from CCDD’s @Lea_Cavalli_,
@BillHanage, & collaborators: bit.ly/4rF0Rr3

academic.oup.com A 15-year Single-center Analysis of Late-onset Group B Streptococcus Infection Correlating Clinical... Post-EOD GBS disease is associated with high rates of ICU admission and meningitis without a consistent link to pathogen virulence, suggesting that host re

CCDD at Harvard Chan @CCDD_HSPH Nov 21, 2025

Experimental mRNA flu vaccine is more effective than conventional flu shot, but causes more side effects. @BillHanage weighs in at @CIDRAP. Read it here at bit.ly/4o8qIo0

CCDD at Harvard Chan @CCDD_HSPH Nov 21, 2025

New study shows that shifts in SARS‑CoV‑2 Ct value distributions can help nowcast epidemic trends, revealing both strong potential and key real‑world limitations for Ct‑based surveillance. From CCDD alumni TY Lim & James Hay and faculty Yonatan Grad at bit.ly/4o37EaN

CCDD at Harvard Chan @CCDD_HSPH Nov 14, 2025

A modeling study led by @PantBinod_Math, a CCDD-affiliated postdoc in MIGHTE LAB, Northeastern University, shows fungal biocontrol could reduce malaria-carrying mosquitoes by up to 90%—full story at Northeastern Global News bit.ly/3LDJma1

news.northeastern.edu Want to eradicate malaria-bearing mosquitoes? Try fungus, this researcher says A Northeastern postdoc has created a mathematical model that demonstrates how a fungal solution could control malarial mosquito populations.

CCDD at Harvard Chan @CCDD_HSPH Nov 14, 2025

New method for approximate Bayesian inference in extended latent Gaussian models uses adaptive Gauss-Hermite quadrature—boosts accuracy & speed. Shown on district-level epidemic estimates in Malawi. With CCDD’s Jeff Imai-Eaton. Read more: bit.ly/4oLH7QA