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| Michael A JohanssonSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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High-resolution spatiotemporal weather models for climate studiesMichael A Johansson
Dengue Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, PR, USA
Int J Health Geogr 7:52. 2008..We utilize spatial models and limited weather observations in Puerto Rico to predict weather throughout the island on a scale compatible with the local dengue surveillance system...
Incubation periods of Yellow fever virusMichael A Johansson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:183-8. 2010..3-8.6 days). These estimates and their associated statistical models provide a quantitative basis to assist in exposure assessments, model potential outbreaks, and evaluate the effectiveness of public health interventions...
Assessing the risk of international spread of yellow fever virus: a mathematical analysis of an urban outbreak in Asuncion, 2008Michael A Johansson
Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Am J Trop Med Hyg 86:349-58. 2012..These models could be used to assess the risk of YFV spread during an urban outbreak and identify locations at risk for YFV introduction and subsequent autochthonous transmission...
Local and global effects of climate on dengue transmission in Puerto RicoMichael A Johansson
Dengue Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e382. 2009..Thus, while dengue transmission may have a general system, its manifestation on a local scale may differ from global expectations...
Multiyear climate variability and dengue--El Niño southern oscillation, weather, and dengue incidence in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Thailand: a longitudinal data analysisMichael A Johansson
Dengue Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
PLoS Med 6:e1000168. 2009..The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a multiyear climate driver of local temperature and precipitation worldwide. Previous studies have reported varying degrees of association between ENSO and dengue incidence...
On the treatment of airline travelers in mathematical modelsMichael A Johansson
Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
PLoS ONE 6:e22151. 2011..Models involving travelers can be improved significantly by relatively simple structural changes but also may require further attention to details of parameterization...
Models of the impact of dengue vaccines: a review of current research and potential approachesMichael A Johansson
Division of Vector Borne Diseases, U S Centers for Disease Control, San Juan, PR 00920, United States
Vaccine 29:5860-8. 2011..We review several methods that have been used to estimate this quantity. Finally, we discuss the characteristics of dengue vaccines that must be estimated to accurately assess their potential impact on dengue virus transmission...
