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2025

Journal Article

The interactive role of microRNA and other non-coding RNA in hepatitis B (HBV) associated fibrogenesis

Sartorius, Kurt, Wang, Yanglong, Sartorius, Benn, Antwi, Samuel O., Li, Xiaodong, Chuturgoon, Anil, Yu, Chongyuan, Lu, Yunjie and Wang, Yu (2025). The interactive role of microRNA and other non-coding RNA in hepatitis B (HBV) associated fibrogenesis. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 25 (1) 24, 24. doi: 10.1007/s10142-024-01519-4

The interactive role of microRNA and other non-coding RNA in hepatitis B (HBV) associated fibrogenesis

2025

Journal Article

Spatial multilevel analysis of individual, household, and community factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Dominican Republic

Kiani, Behzad, Sartorius, Benn, Martin, Beatris Mario, Cadavid Restrepo, Angela, Mayfield, Helen J., Paulino, Cecilia Then, Jarolim, Petr, De St Aubin, Micheal, Ramm, Ronald Skews, Dumas, Devan, Garnier, Salome, Etienne, Marie Caroline, Peña, Farah, Abdalla, Gabriela, Kucharski, Adam, Duke, William, Baldwin, Margaret, Henríquez, Bernarda, de la Cruz, Lucia, Nilles, Eric J. and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Spatial multilevel analysis of individual, household, and community factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Dominican Republic. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 11203, 11203. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-94653-3

Spatial multilevel analysis of individual, household, and community factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Dominican Republic

2025

Journal Article

Reactive case detection can improve the efficiency of lymphatic filariasis surveillance compared to random sampling, Samoa 2023

Mayfield, Helen J., Sartorius, Benn, McLure, Angus, Curtis, Stephanie J., Mario Martin, Beatris, Sheridan, Sarah, Thomsen, Robert, Tofaeono-Pifeleti, Rossana, Viali, Satupaitea, Graves, Patricia M. and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Reactive case detection can improve the efficiency of lymphatic filariasis surveillance compared to random sampling, Samoa 2023. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19 (7) e0012622. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012622

Reactive case detection can improve the efficiency of lymphatic filariasis surveillance compared to random sampling, Samoa 2023

2025

Journal Article

Urban gentrification and infectious diseases: an interdisciplinary narrative review

Kiani, Behzad, Parker, Gabriel, Naderian, Senobar, Lau, Colleen L. and Sartorius, Benn (2025). Urban gentrification and infectious diseases: an interdisciplinary narrative review. Geospatial Health, 20 (2). doi: 10.4081/gh.2025.1388

Urban gentrification and infectious diseases: an interdisciplinary narrative review

2025

Journal Article

Geospatial analysis of leptospirosis clusters and risk factors in two provinces of the Dominican Republic

Mario Martin, Beatris, Sartorius, Benn, Mayfield, Helen J., Cadavid Restrepo, Angela M., Kiani, Behzad, Then Paulino, Cecilia J., Etienne, Marie Caroline, Skewes-Ramm, Ronald, de St. Aubin, Michael, Dumas, Devan, Garnier, Salomé, Duke, William, Peña, Farah, Abdalla, Gabriela, de la Cruz, Lucia, Henríquez, Bernarda, Baldwin, Margaret, Kucharski, Adam, Nilles, Eric J. and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Geospatial analysis of leptospirosis clusters and risk factors in two provinces of the Dominican Republic. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19 (6) e0013103, e0013103. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013103

Geospatial analysis of leptospirosis clusters and risk factors in two provinces of the Dominican Republic

2025

Journal Article

The future of spatial epidemiology in the AI era: enhancing machine learning approaches with explicit spatial structure

Kianfar, Nima, Sartorius, Benn, Lau, Colleen L., Bergquist, Robert and Kiani, Behzad (2025). The future of spatial epidemiology in the AI era: enhancing machine learning approaches with explicit spatial structure. Geospatial Health, 20 (1) 1386. doi: 10.4081/gh.2025.1386

The future of spatial epidemiology in the AI era: enhancing machine learning approaches with explicit spatial structure

2025

Journal Article

Progression of lymphatic filariasis antigenaemia and microfilaraemia over 4.5 years in antigen-positive individuals, Samoa 2019-2023

Mayfield, Helen J., Sartorius, Benn, Muttucumaru, Ramona, Sheridan, Sarah, Howlett, Maddison, Martin, Beatris Mario, Hedtke, Shannon M., Field, Emma, Thomsen, Robert, Viali, Satupaitea, Graves, Patricia M. and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Progression of lymphatic filariasis antigenaemia and microfilaraemia over 4.5 years in antigen-positive individuals, Samoa 2019-2023. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 155 107891, 107891-155. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107891

Progression of lymphatic filariasis antigenaemia and microfilaraemia over 4.5 years in antigen-positive individuals, Samoa 2019-2023

2025

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, Vongpradith, Avina, Dominguez, Regina-Mae Villanueva, Ma, Jianing, Albertson, Samuel B., Novotney, Amanda, Khalil, Ibrahim A., Troeger, Christopher E., Doxey, Matthew C., Ledesma, Jorge R., Sirota, Sarah Brooke, Bender, Rose Grace, Swetschinski, Lucien R., Cunningham, Matthew, Spearman, Sandra, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H. A., Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdoun, Meriem, Abera, Bayeh, Abidi, Hassan, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abtew, Yonas Derso, Abualruz, Hasan, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abukhadijah, Hana J., Aburuz, Salahdein, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Adekanmbi, Victor ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2025). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 25 (5), 519-536. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00691-1

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

2025

Journal Article

National spatiotemporal patterns of influenza-like illness in Iran: A pre-COVID-19 study (2015-2019)

Sedghian, Atieh, MohammadEbrahimi, Shahab, Sartorius, Benn and Kiani, Behzad (2025). National spatiotemporal patterns of influenza-like illness in Iran: A pre-COVID-19 study (2015-2019). PLoS ONE, 20 (4 April) e0320990, e0320990-4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320990

National spatiotemporal patterns of influenza-like illness in Iran: A pre-COVID-19 study (2015-2019)

2025

Journal Article

Spatial prediction of immunity gaps during a pandemic to inform decision making: A geostatistical case study of COVID-19 in Dominican Republic

Restrepo, Angela Cadavid, Martin, Beatris Mario, Mayfield, Helen J., Paulino, Cecilia Then, de St. Aubin, Michael, Duke, William, Jarolim, Petr, Oasan, Timothy, Gutierrez, Emily Zielinski, Ramm, Ronald Skewes, Dumas, Devan, Garnier, Salome, Etienne, Marie Caroline, Pena, Farah, Abdalla, Gabriela, Lopez, Beatriz, de la Cruz, Lucia, Henriquez, Bernarda, Baldwin, Margaret, Kucharski, Adam, Sartorius, Benn, Nilles, Eric J. and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Spatial prediction of immunity gaps during a pandemic to inform decision making: A geostatistical case study of COVID-19 in Dominican Republic. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 30 (5), 382-392. doi: 10.1111/tmi.14094

Spatial prediction of immunity gaps during a pandemic to inform decision making: A geostatistical case study of COVID-19 in Dominican Republic

2025

Other Outputs

Effectiveness and impact of rotavirus vaccination, real-world study: a systematic review

Yu, Fan, Cao, Jin, Furuya Kanamori, Luis, Kiani, Behzad, Lau, Colleen and Sartorius, Benn (2025). Effectiveness and impact of rotavirus vaccination, real-world study: a systematic review. Middletown, DE United States: INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols. doi: 10.37766/inplasy2025.3.0055

Effectiveness and impact of rotavirus vaccination, real-world study: a systematic review

2025

Journal Article

Insights into the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: a crucial step towards evidence-informed and targeted public health interventions

Mestrovic, Dr. Tomislav, Aguilar, Dr Gisela Robles, Swetschinski, Mr Lucien R, Weaver, Mrs Nicole Davis, Wool, Mrs Eve E, Gray, Mrs Authia P, Ikuta, Prof Kevin S, Han, Mr Chieh, Hayoon, Mrs Anna Gershberg, Chung, Prof Erin, Hay, Prof Simon I, Dolecek, Prof Christiane, Sartorius, Prof Benn, Murray, Prof Christopher J L and Naghavi, Prof Mohsen (2025). Insights into the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: a crucial step towards evidence-informed and targeted public health interventions. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 152 107638, 107638. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107638

Insights into the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: a crucial step towards evidence-informed and targeted public health interventions

2025

Journal Article

Nationwide spatial epidemiological dataset of over 100,000 influenza-like illness notifications in Iran by county (2015-2019)

Sedghian, Atieh, Mohammadebrahimi, Shahab, Sartorius, Benn and Kiani, Behzad (2025). Nationwide spatial epidemiological dataset of over 100,000 influenza-like illness notifications in Iran by county (2015-2019). Bmc Research Notes, 18 (1) 72, 72. doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07139-w

Nationwide spatial epidemiological dataset of over 100,000 influenza-like illness notifications in Iran by county (2015-2019)

2025

Journal Article

A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region

Kiani, Behzad, Mario Martin, Beatris, Cadavid Restrepo, Angela, Mayfield, Helen J., Skinner, Eloise, Karina Maldonado Alcaíno, Ana, Nilles, Eric J., Lau, Colleen L. and Sartorius, Benn (2025). A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region. Global Health Action, 18 (1) 2461867, 2461867-1. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2461867

A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region

2025

Journal Article

Sensitivity of anti-filarial antibodies for lymphatic filariasis surveillance: Insights from a serological survey in Samoa in 2018

Lawford, Harriet L. S., Sartorius, Benn, Mayfield, Helen J., Sam, Filipina Amosa-Lei, Viali, Satupaitea, Kamu, Tito, Thomsen, Robert and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Sensitivity of anti-filarial antibodies for lymphatic filariasis surveillance: Insights from a serological survey in Samoa in 2018. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19 (1) e0012835, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012835

Sensitivity of anti-filarial antibodies for lymphatic filariasis surveillance: Insights from a serological survey in Samoa in 2018

2025

Journal Article

Integrated Serosurveillance of Infectious Diseases Using Multiplex Bead Assays: A Systematic Review

Ward, Selina, Lawford, Harriet L. S., Sartorius, Benn and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Integrated Serosurveillance of Infectious Diseases Using Multiplex Bead Assays: A Systematic Review. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 10 (1) 19, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed10010019

Integrated Serosurveillance of Infectious Diseases Using Multiplex Bead Assays: A Systematic Review

2025

Journal Article

Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South America

Allel, Kasim, Cabada, Miguel M, Kiani, Behzad, Martin, Beatris Mario, Tanabe, Melinda, Restrepo, Angela Cadavid, De Souza Dos Santos, Gabriela, Lloveras, Susana, Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Sartorius, Benn, Mills, Deborah J, Lau, Colleen L and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South America. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (1) taae119, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae119

Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South America

2025

Journal Article

Recurrence of microfilaraemia after triple-drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis in Samoa: recrudescence or reinfection?

Mayfield, Helen J., Muttucumaru, Ramona, Sartorius, Benn, Sheridan, Sarah, Ward, Selina, Martin, Beatris Mario, Hedtke, Shannon M., Thomsen, Robert, Viali, Satupaitea, Fatupaito, Glen, Lau, Colleen L. and Graves, Patricia M. (2025). Recurrence of microfilaraemia after triple-drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis in Samoa: recrudescence or reinfection?. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 152 107809, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107809

Recurrence of microfilaraemia after triple-drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis in Samoa: recrudescence or reinfection?

2025

Journal Article

Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and associated factors among HIV negative and positive patients in two regional referral hospitals in the Manzini Region, Eswatini

Masuku, Sakhile, Gwegweni, Joyce, Sartorius, Benn, Shabalala, Fortunate and Maseko, Thokozani (2025). Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and associated factors among HIV negative and positive patients in two regional referral hospitals in the Manzini Region, Eswatini. Medical Research Archives, 13 (3). doi: 10.18103/mra.v13i3.6387

Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and associated factors among HIV negative and positive patients in two regional referral hospitals in the Manzini Region, Eswatini

2024

Journal Article

Epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis antigen and microfilaria in Samoa, 2019: 7–9 months post triple-drug mass administration

Mayfield, Helen J., Lawford, Harriet, Sartorius, Benn, Graves, Patricia M., Sheridan, Sarah, Kearns, Therese, Hedtke, Shannon M., Gass, Katherine, Naseri, Take, Thomsen, Robert and Lau, Colleen L. (2024). Epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis antigen and microfilaria in Samoa, 2019: 7–9 months post triple-drug mass administration. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9 (12) 311, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed9120311

Epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis antigen and microfilaria in Samoa, 2019: 7–9 months post triple-drug mass administration