Sam Abbott

Research interests

Publications

• Heavy-tailed sexual contact networks and monkeypox epidemiology in the global outbreak, 2022

  Science · 2022 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add4507

• Measuring the effects of COVID-19-related disruption on dengue transmission in southeast Asia and Latin America: a statistical modelling study

  The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2022 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(22)00025-1

• Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study.

  Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) · 2022 · https://doi.org/10.17863/cam.81883

• Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England

  Science · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg3055

• The potential health and economic value of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination alongside physical distancing in the UK: a transmission model-based future scenario analysis and economic evaluation

  The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00079-7

• Quarantine and testing strategies in contact tracing for SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study

  The Lancet Public Health · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30308-x

• The impact of population-wide rapid antigen testing on SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in Slovakia

  Science · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf9648

• Effectiveness of isolation, testing, contact tracing, and physical distancing on reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in different settings: a mathematical modelling study

  The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30457-6

• Estimating the overdispersion in COVID-19 transmission using outbreak sizes outside China

  Wellcome Open Research · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15842.3

• Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts

  The Lancet Global Health · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30074-7

• Routine childhood immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a benefit–risk analysis of health benefits versus excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

  The Lancet Global Health · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30308-9

• Estimating the overdispersion in COVID-19 transmission using outbreak sizes outside China

  Wellcome Open Research · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15842.1

• Estimating the time-varying reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 using national and subnational case counts

  Wellcome Open Research · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16006.1

• Using a real-world network to model localized COVID-19 control strategies

  Nature Medicine · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1036-8

• Reconstructing the early global dynamics of under-ascertained COVID-19 cases and infections

  BMC Medicine · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01790-9

• Estimating the infection and case fatality ratio for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using age-adjusted data from the outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, February 2020

  Eurosurveillance · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.12.2000256

• Practical considerations for measuring the effective reproductive number, Rt

  PLoS Computational Biology · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008409

• The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study

  The Lancet Public Health · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30073-6

• Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study

  The Lancet Global Health · 2020 · 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30264-3

• Early dynamics of transmission and control of COVID-19: a mathematical modelling study

  The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30144-4

• Age-dependent effects in the transmission and control of COVID-19 epidemics

  Nature Medicine · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0962-9

• Effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 cases, deaths, and demand for hospital services in the UK: a modelling study

  The Lancet Public Health · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30133-x

• Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30469-9

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