ArticlePLoS pathogens2018
The calendar of epidemics: Seasonal cycles of infectious diseases.
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130 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- The limitations of non-mechanistic methods for characterizing pathogen-pathogen interactions: A simulation study.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Pathogen Epidemic Timing in a Seasonal Environment.Ecology letters · 2026Article
- Capacity Planning for Small Hospitals and Departments Illustrated Using Maternity and Paediatrics Departments: Roles for Weighted Population Density, Seasonality and Size, Myths Around Length of Stay and Factors Influencing Costs and Funding.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Seasonal and meteorological determinants of district level acute watery diarrhea incidence in Fiji, 2016-2023: a time-series analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Climatic determinants of antibiotic use in Southern Thailand: Retrospective longitudinal study during 2021 to 2023.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- Global trends in human birth and death seasonality reveal climate-related shifts in reproductive timing.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Validation of a multiplex qRT-PCR assay for the detection of RSV, influenza A/B virus and SARS-CoV-2.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Shifts in seasonal timing of respiratory diseases and causes of death following a natural pandemic event.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Trend of Bloody Diarrhea in Kerman Province, Iran: A Time Series Study From 2013 to 2023.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2026Article
- Canonical fact versus hypothesis testing to decipher transmission of non-tuberculous and tuberculous mycobacteria: a comparative review.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Assessing global pandemic risks from emerging infectious diseases and high containment laboratory leaks: A country-level spatial network SIR model analysis.Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2025Article
- Season-dependent low basal CD86 expression promotes immune cell activation upon treatment with plasma-derived factor Ⅷ products.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of 3 Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Diseases Within US Immigration Detention Centers.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Seasonal variation in SARS-CoV-2 transmission in The Netherlands, 2020-2022: statistical evidence for an inverse association with solar radiation and temperature.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2025Article
- Theory of infectious disease spillover at an ecological boundary: impacts of seasonality and cross-boundary movement.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Rapid, season-specific PCR testing versus traditional diagnostics for pneumonia in the emergency department.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
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