Published in Am J Epidemiol on July 15, 2003
Factors that make an infectious disease outbreak controllable. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 8.38
Smallpox transmission and control: spatial dynamics in Great Britain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 2.35
A new framework and software to estimate time-varying reproduction numbers during epidemics. Am J Epidemiol (2013) 1.94
Ring vaccination and smallpox control. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.88
Harnessing case isolation and ring vaccination to control Ebola. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2015) 1.51
Uncertainty in predictions of disease spread and public health responses to bioterrorism and emerging diseases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 1.16
Comparison of smallpox outbreak control strategies using a spatial metapopulation model. Epidemiol Infect (2007) 1.13
Early efforts in modeling the incubation period of infectious diseases with an acute course of illness. Emerg Themes Epidemiol (2007) 1.12
Infectiousness of smallpox relative to disease age: estimates based on transmission network and incubation period. Epidemiol Infect (2006) 1.09
Bayesian inference for stochastic epidemic models with time-inhomogeneous removal rates. J Math Biol (2007) 1.04
Logistics of community smallpox control through contact tracing and ring vaccination: a stochastic network model. BMC Public Health (2004) 1.03
What was the primary mode of smallpox transmission? Implications for biodefense. Front Cell Infect Microbiol (2012) 0.96
Surveillance and control measures during smallpox outbreaks. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 0.90
Vaccination and clinical severity: is the effectiveness of contact tracing and case isolation hampered by past vaccination? Int J Environ Res Public Health (2013) 0.89
Theoretical perspectives on the infectiousness of Ebola virus disease. Theor Biol Med Model (2015) 0.88
Effects of the infectious period distribution on predicted transitions in childhood disease dynamics. J R Soc Interface (2013) 0.88
Extracting key information from historical data to quantify the transmission dynamics of smallpox. Theor Biol Med Model (2008) 0.88
Poxy models and rash decisions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 0.84
Three-dimensional visualization of cultural clusters in the 1878 yellow fever epidemic of New Orleans. Int J Health Geogr (2008) 0.84
Mathematical models of contact patterns between age groups for predicting the spread of infectious diseases. Math Biosci Eng (2013) 0.79
Population-level differences in disease transmission: a Bayesian analysis of multiple smallpox epidemics. Epidemics (2013) 0.79
A review of back-calculation techniques and their potential to inform mitigation strategies with application to non-transmissible acute infectious diseases. J R Soc Interface (2015) 0.79
Human mobility and the worldwide impact of intentional localized highly pathogenic virus release. Sci Rep (2013) 0.79
Contingency planning for a deliberate release of smallpox in Great Britain--the role of geographical scale and contact structure. BMC Infect Dis (2010) 0.77
Game theory of pre-emptive vaccination before bioterrorism or accidental release of smallpox. J R Soc Interface (2015) 0.77
The impact of model building on the transmission dynamics under vaccination: observable (symptom-based) versus unobservable (contagiousness-dependent) approaches. PLoS One (2013) 0.77
Finding and removing highly connected individuals using suboptimal vaccines. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 0.76
Bayesian non-parametric inference for stochastic epidemic models using Gaussian Processes. Biostatistics (2016) 0.75
Transmission patterns of smallpox: systematic review of natural outbreaks in Europe and North America since World War II. BMC Public Health (2006) 0.75
Randomized controlled trial of a traditional preparation of Artemisia annua L. (Annual Wormwood) in the treatment of malaria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2004) 3.52
Mathematical modeling of the impact of malaria vaccines on the clinical epidemiology and natural history of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: Overview. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 2.38
Relationship between the entomologic inoculation rate and the force of infection for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 2.31
Lack of wall teichoic acids in Staphylococcus aureus leads to reduced interactions with endothelial cells and to attenuated virulence in a rabbit model of endocarditis. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.90
Case isolation and contact tracing can prevent the spread of smallpox. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 1.85
Telomere gap between granulocytes and lymphocytes is a determinant for hematopoetic progenitor cell impairment in patients with previous myocardial infarction. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 1.78
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) inactivation in breast milk: reassessment of pasteurization and freeze-thawing. Pediatr Res (2004) 1.71
A model for natural immunity to asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in endemic areas. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 1.70
Alveolar recruitment during prone position: time matters. Clin Sci (Lond) (2006) 1.52
Detection of high-risk human papillomavirus E6 and E7 oncogene transcripts in cervical scrapes by nested RT-polymerase chain reaction. J Med Virol (2004) 1.50
The earliest notes on the reproduction number in relation to herd immunity: Theophil Lotz and smallpox vaccination. J Theor Biol (2006) 1.48
Vascular dominance in the forearm. Plast Reconstr Surg (2003) 1.46
A new concept in the electrophysiological evaluation of syringomyelia. J Neurosurg Spine (2008) 1.44
Increased frequency of genomic alterations in Staphylococcus aureus during chronic infection is in part due to phage mobilization. J Infect Dis (2004) 1.40
Increasing mixed chimerism is an important prognostic factor for unfavorable outcome in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation: possible role for pre-emptive immunotherapy? J Clin Oncol (2004) 1.39
Concurrent detection of minimal residual disease (MRD) in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia by flow cytometry and real-time PCR. Br J Haematol (2005) 1.35
Determinants of the eradicability of filarial infections: a conceptual approach. Trends Parasitol (2005) 1.30
Novel multi-peptide vaccination in Hla-A2+ hormone sensitive patients with biochemical relapse of prostate cancer. Prostate (2009) 1.20
Deficiency of dermcidin-derived antimicrobial peptides in sweat of patients with atopic dermatitis correlates with an impaired innate defense of human skin in vivo. J Immunol (2005) 1.16
Anabolic ergogenic substance users in fitness-sports: a distinct group supported by the health care system. Drug Alcohol Depend (2005) 1.15
Labeling of human mesenchymal stromal cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide leads to a decrease in migration capacity and colony formation ability. Cytotherapy (2009) 1.14
Expression pattern of the water channel aquaporin-4 in human gliomas is associated with blood-brain barrier disturbance but not with patient survival. J Neurosci Res (2007) 1.14
Comparison of fluorescence, antigen and PCR assays to detect Cryptosporidium parvum in fecal specimens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2002) 1.10
Detection, validation, and downstream analysis of allelic variation in gene expression. Genetics (2009) 1.10
Outcomes research analysis of continuous intratympanic glucocorticoid delivery in patients with acute severe to profound hearing loss: basis for planning randomized controlled trials. Acta Otolaryngol (2005) 1.09
Standardized assessment of reading performance: the New International Reading Speed Texts IReST. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2012) 1.08
Analysis of historical data suggests long-lasting protective effects of smallpox vaccination. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 1.07
The Lambaréné Organ Dysfunction Score (LODS) is a simple clinical predictor of fatal malaria in African children. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.07
A randomized controlled trial assessing infectious disease risks from bathing in fresh recreational waters in relation to the concentration of Escherichia coli, intestinal enterococci, Clostridium perfringens, and somatic coliphages. Environ Health Perspect (2006) 1.07
In vitro activity of ferroquine (SAR97193) is independent of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 1.05
Doping in fitness sports: estimated number of unreported cases and individual probability of doping. Addiction (2006) 1.05
Clinical course and complications of infective endocarditis in patients growing up with congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiol (2005) 1.05
Novel algorithm for more accurate calculation of renal function in adults with cancer. Ann Pharmacother (2008) 1.02
Evaluation of intraspecies interference due to agr polymorphism in Staphylococcus aureus during infection and colonization. J Infect Dis (2003) 1.01
Epidemiological perspectives on type 1 diabetes in childhood and adolescence in germany: 20 years of the Baden-württemberg Diabetes Incidence Registry (DIARY). Diabetes Care (2009) 1.01
Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum rifin proteins are associated with rapid parasite clearance and asymptomatic infections. Infect Immun (2003) 1.00
Comparison of staining methods and a nested PCR assay to detect Histoplasma capsulatum in tissue sections. Am J Clin Pathol (2002) 1.00
Longitudinal studies of telomere length in feline blood cells: implications for hematopoietic stem cell turnover in vivo. Exp Hematol (2002) 0.99
Quantifying fixation in patients with Stargardt disease. Vision Res (2007) 0.98
Chloride and bicarbonate have similar affinities to the intestinal anion exchanger DRA (down regulated in adenoma). Pflugers Arch (2006) 0.97
Multipolar radiofrequency ablation with internally cooled electrodes: experimental study in ex vivo bovine liver with mathematic modeling. Radiology (2006) 0.97
Polymerase chain reaction detection of aspergillus DNA in experimental models of invasive aspergillosis. J Infect Dis (2002) 0.97
Influence of different extraction methods and PCR techniques on the sensitivity of HCMV-DNA detection in dried blood spot (DBS) filter cards. J Clin Virol (2010) 0.97
Antiviral prophylaxis during pandemic influenza may increase drug resistance. BMC Infect Dis (2009) 0.96
Nerve regeneration across a 2-cm gap in the rat median nerve using a resorbable nerve conduit filled with Schwann cells. J Neurosurg (2005) 0.95
Impact of vCJD on blood supply. Biologicals (2007) 0.95
Eccentric fixation in Stargardt's disease assessed by Tübingen perimetry. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2007) 0.95
Comparison of autofluorescence and iodine staining for detection of Isospora belli in feces. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2002) 0.94
Rapid detection and quantification of cell free cytomegalovirus by a high-speed centrifugation-based microculture assay: comparison to longitudinally analyzed viral DNA load and pp67 late transcript during lactation. J Clin Virol (2003) 0.94
Interobserver and intraobserver agreement of Lenke and King classifications for idiopathic scoliosis and the influence of level of professional training. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 0.94
Effects of different CMV-heat-inactivation-methods on growth factors in human breast milk. Pediatr Res (2009) 0.93
Coinfections with Schistosoma haematobium, Necator americanus, and Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar in children: chemokine and cytokine responses and changes after antiparasite treatment. J Infect Dis (2009) 0.93
Complication rates and outcomes stratified by treatment modalities in proximal humeral fractures: a systematic literature review from 1970-2009. Patient Saf Surg (2013) 0.92
The minimum effort required to eradicate infections in models with backward bifurcation. J Math Biol (2006) 0.92
Evaluation of complications of three different types of proximal extra-articular femur fractures: differences in complications, age, sex and surviving rates. Int Orthop (2006) 0.91
Collision avoidance in persons with homonymous visual field defects under virtual reality conditions. Vision Res (2011) 0.90
Onset of thymic recovery and plateau of thymic output are differentially regulated after stem cell transplantation in children. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant (2005) 0.90
Prediction model for the incidence and prevalence of type 1 diabetes in childhood and adolescence: evidence for a cohort-dependent increase within the next two decades in Germany. Pediatr Diabetes (2011) 0.90
Long-term results after non-plate head-preserving fixation of proximal humeral fractures. Int Orthop (2009) 0.90
Do antibiotic-impregnated shunts in hydrocephalus therapy reduce the risk of infection? An observational study in 258 patients. BMC Infect Dis (2007) 0.90
Differential radioactive quantification of protein abundance ratios between benign and malignant prostate tissues: cancer association of annexin A3. Proteomics (2007) 0.89
Growth modelling of non-functioning pituitary adenomas in patients referred for surgery. Eur J Endocrinol (2008) 0.89
Phylogenetic nomenclature and evolution of mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) haplotypes. BMC Genet (2010) 0.89
Three-dimensional constructive interference in steady-state magnetic resonance imaging in syringomyelia: advantages over conventional imaging. J Neurosurg Spine (2008) 0.89
Associating the magnitude of relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) with visual field indices in glaucoma patients. Br J Ophthalmol (2012) 0.89
Reduced intercarotid artery distance in acromegaly: pathophysiologic considerations and implications for transsphenoidal surgery. Surg Neurol (2009) 0.88
Influence of acute renal failure in patients with cerebral malaria - a hospital-based study from India. Trop Doct (2007) 0.88
Averaging time, desaturation level, duration and extent. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed (2012) 0.88
Echinococcus multilocularis: inflammatory and regulatory chemokine responses in patients with progressive, stable and cured alveolar echinococcosis. Exp Parasitol (2008) 0.88
Insulin resistant young subjects at risk of accelerated atherosclerosis exhibit a marked reduction in peripheral endothelial function early in life but not differences in intima-media thickness. Atherosclerosis (2003) 0.88
Indications for computed tomography (CT-) diagnostics in proximal humeral fractures: a comparative study of plain radiography and computed tomography. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2009) 0.87
Immune surveillance of the normal human CNS takes place in dependence of the locoregional blood-brain barrier configuration and is mainly performed by CD3(+)/CD8(+) lymphocytes. Neuropathology (2010) 0.87
Platelet anaesthesia during extracorporeal circulation: differential effects of GP IIb/IIIa blockers on platelet activation marker P-selectin expression at hypothermia. Thromb Res (2008) 0.87
Detection of melanoma cells displaying multiple genomic changes in histopathologically negative sentinel lymph nodes. Clin Cancer Res (2005) 0.87
The incidence of acoustic trauma due to New Year's firecrackers. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2002) 0.87
Normalization of previously shortened telomere length under treatment with imatinib argues against a preexisting telomere length deficit in normal hematopoietic stem cells from patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2003) 0.86
Three-dimensional assessment of facial development in children with Pierre Robin sequence. J Craniofac Surg (2009) 0.86
Influence of oxygen and carbogen breathing on renal oxygenation measured by T2*-weighted imaging at 3.0 T. NMR Biomed (2009) 0.85
Expression of interleukin-16 by tumor-associated macrophages/activated microglia in high-grade astrocytic brain tumors. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) (2007) 0.85
Critical temperature ranges of hypothermia-induced platelet activation: possible implications for cooling patients in cardiac surgery. Thromb Haemost (2007) 0.85
Development and evaluation of an automatable focus reduction neutralisation test for the detection of measles virus antibodies using imaging analysis. J Virol Methods (2011) 0.85
Clinical and radiological evaluation of minimally displaced proximal humeral fractures. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2009) 0.85
Photodynamic therapy of malignant glioma with hypericin: comprehensive in vitro study in human glioblastoma cell lines. Int J Oncol (2007) 0.85
Proliferation and progesterone receptor status in benign meningiomas are not age dependent. Cancer (2005) 0.85
Intensity of HLA class I expression and KIR-mismatch determine NK-cell mediated lysis of leukaemic blasts from children with acute lymphatic leukaemia. Br J Haematol (2007) 0.84
Specific intensity imaging for glioblastoma and neural cell cultures with 5-aminolevulinic acid-derived protoporphyrin IX. J Neurooncol (2005) 0.84
Selective inhibition of the platelet phosphoinositide 3-kinase p110beta as promising new strategy for platelet protection during extracorporeal circulation. Thromb Haemost (2008) 0.83
Telomere length in peripheral blood granulocytes reflects response to treatment with imatinib in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. Blood (2003) 0.83
Craniometric changes in patients with acromegaly from a surgical perspective. Neurosurg Focus (2010) 0.83
Analysis of sternotomy as treatment option for the resection of bilateral pulmonary metastases in pediatric solid tumors. Surg Oncol (2008) 0.83
The neural correlates of impaired collision avoidance in hemianopic patients. Acta Ophthalmol (2011) 0.83
Schistosoma co-infection protects against brain pathology but does not prevent severe disease and death in a murine model of cerebral malaria. Int J Parasitol (2010) 0.83
Effect of proximal humeral fractures on the age-specific prevalence of rotator cuff tears. J Trauma (2010) 0.82
Factors for intraoperative blood loss in bimaxillary osteotomies. J Oral Maxillofac Surg (2008) 0.82
Digital surface photogrammetry for anthropometric analysis of the cleft infant face. Cleft Palate Craniofac J (2006) 0.82
Performance of the Elecsys Rubella IgG assay in the diagnostic laboratory setting for assessment of immune status. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2013) 0.82
Effects of MRI contrast agents on human embryonic lung fibroblasts. Invest Radiol (2010) 0.82
Parafoveal letter recognition at reduced contrast in normal aging and in patients with risk factors for AMD. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2008) 0.82