Publications

Lim JT, Chong CS, Chang CC, Mailepessov D, Dickens B, Lai YL, Deng L, Lee C, Tan LY, Chain G, Zulkifli MF, Liew JWK, Vasquez K, Chau ML, Ng Y, Lee V, Wong JCC, Sim S, Tan CH, Ng LC; Project Wolbachia-Singapore Consortium.
Dengue Suppression by Male Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes
N Engl J Med. 2026 Feb 11. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2503304. Online ahead of print.
Thompson RN, Bansal S, Clapham H, Dyson L, Gutierrez MA, Hadley L, Hart WS, Heesterbeek H, Hollingsworth TD, House T, Howerton E, Isham V, Lessler J, Leung K, Li X, McBryde E, McCaw JM, Mollison D, Pan-Ngum W, Parag K, Pellis L, Scarabel F, Swallow B, Thumbi SM, Tran-Kiem C, Viboud C, Plank MJ.
Infectious disease outbreak controllability: biological, social and public health factors
Proc Biol Sci. 2026 Jan 28;293(2063):20252848. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2848.
Monoi A, Endo A, Procter SR, Leuba SI, Flasche S, Jit M; Maternal RSV Vaccine Benefit-Risk Advisory Group.
The benefits and risks of maternal RSV vaccination on mortality in South Africa: A modeling study
PLoS Med. 2026 Jan 20;23(1):e1004625. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004625. eCollection 2026 Jan.
Choo ELW, Ma P, Chow JY, Yim SH, Brady O, Dickens BL, Lim JT.
Projecting long-term excess risks of major infectious diseases associated with future extreme weather events in Thailand
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Jan 5;20(1):e0013896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013896. eCollection 2026 Jan.
Yap AJW, Ponce LJ, Wee LE, Dickens B, Lye DCB, Tan KB, Lim JT.
Effectiveness of mobile vaccination teams to increase COVID-19 booster uptake in Singapore: a population-based synthetic control study
BMC Glob Public Health. 2026 Jan 2;4(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s44263-025-00233-y.
Wee LE, Tan WZ, Chow JY, Lim JT, Chiew C, Chia PY, Dickens B, Ng LC, Ong B, Leo YS, Lye DC, Tan KB.
Neurological Events Associated With Acute Dengue Infection
JAMA Neurol. 2026 Feb 1;83(2):171-180. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.4608.
Jin S, Asakura TR, Murayama H, Jung SM, Niyukuri D, Nyandwi J, Nkengurutse L, Kamatari O, Lim JT, Endo A, Dickens BL.
Disentangling Temporal Trends of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Transmission in Burundi
J Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 17;233(1):e140-e144. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf475.
Kang H, Lim A, Clark A, Colón González FJ, Clapham HE, Carrera JP, Kim JH, Auzenbergs M, Lakshminarayanan P, López-Vergès S, Sim SY, Han SM, Cerqueira-Silva T, Endy T, Cucunubá ZM, Edmunds WJ, Sahastrabuddhe S, Brady OJ, Abbas K.
Age-specific chikungunya outbreak response immunisation strategies in Brazil: a modelling study
EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Dec 5;90:103690. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103690. eCollection 2025 Dec.
Jin S, Jung SM, Gan G, Endo A, Lim JT, Dickens BL.
Spatiotemporal dynamics of chikungunya transmission in Foshan City, China: A modelling analysis
Int J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 28;164:108358. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108358. Online ahead of print.
Ngiam JN, Koh MCY, Tung G, Mo Y.
Current Options for the Treatment of Invasive Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2025 Dec 23:S0891-5520(25)00103-5. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2025.11.009. Online ahead of print.
Xie Y, Srivastava IM, Jing F, Ma C, Wu X, Chen Y, Du Y, Low XC, Ping Y, Pan J, Gupta A, Graves N, Mo Y.
One health perspective of antibiotic resistance in enterobacterales from Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sci Rep. 2025 Dec 18;16(1):1694. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-31195-8.
Tan JXR, Kurupatham L, Said Z, Chan J, Tan KB, Ho M, Lee V, Cook AR.
Comparison of contact tracing methods: A modelling study
Infect Dis Model. 2025 May 16;10(3):1020-1032. doi: 10.1016/j.idm.2025.05.007. eCollection 2025 Sep.
Yong M, Low WW, Mishra S, Williams G, Mileto S, Lim C, Chwa C, Oo G, Cheam G, Chen Y, Chung The H, Pham TD, Lyras D, Gan YH.
Differential gut transmission of IncP plasmid clades involving hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae reveals plasmid-specific ecological adaptation
Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 10;16(1):11353. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-66413-4.
Tian Z, Chhoun P, Tuot S, Yam LYE, Nagashima-Hayashi M, Zahari M, Choub SC, Sameth S, Ngauv B, Ouk V, Teo AKJ, Prem K, Yi S.
Impact of a community-based antiretroviral therapy delivery model for people living with HIV in Cambodia
Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 25;16(1):11612. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-66606-x.
Djaafara B, Elyazar IRF, Surya A, Silalahi FSM, Handito A, Aryani D, Kamal M, Gunawan D, Hipokrates H, Nisa AK, Prianto E, Samad I, Sugiarto A, Thohir B, Clapham H, Mishra S.
Estimating dengue force of infection from age-stratified surveillance data in Java, Indonesia
J R Soc Interface. 2025 Nov;22(232):20250445. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2025.0445. Epub 2025 Nov 26.
Wee LE, Lim JT, Tay AT, Dickens B, Ma P, Chiew C, Chia PY, Leo YS, Ng LC, Lye DC, Tan KB.
Risk of dengue following prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: a population-based cohort study
Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025 Nov 7;64:101727. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101727. eCollection 2025 Nov.
Finch E, Chang CC, Kucharski A, Sim S, Ng LC, Lowe R.
Climate variation and serotype competition drive dengue outbreak dynamics in Singapore
Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 22;16(1):11364. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-66411-6.
Aviso M, Tay WD, Farwin A, Durrance-Bagale A, Lam ST, Nagashima-Hayashi M, Jacob-Chow B, Marzouk M, Liew JWK, Clapham H, Howard N.
“Basically a PR exercise…”: a qualitative study of expert perspectives on ‘performative versus evidence-informed’ dengue vector control in the Asia-Pacific region
BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Nov 16;10(11):e019723. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019723.
Roy M, Clapham HE, Mishra S.
Incorporating human mobility to enhance epidemic response and estimate real-time reproduction numbers
PLoS Comput Biol. 2025 Nov 13;21(11):e1013642. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013642. eCollection 2025 Nov.
Tan EJ, Chong C, Yap A, Chiew C, Tan S, Yang Y, Tan K, Lye D, Cook A, Lee V.
Impact of Vaccination-Differentiated Public Health and Social Measures on Vaccine Uptake Among the Vaccine Hesitant
AJPM Focus. 2025 Aug 20;5(1):100419. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2025.100419. eCollection 2026 Feb.
Valverde HA, Yacapin CC, Pasco PMD, Real JOM, Lopez JCF, Clapham HE, Chew YZ, Mercado CEG, Botwright S, Silzle M, Lam HY.
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Various Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccines against Emerging Variants of Concern in the Philippines
Acta Med Philipp. 2025 Sep 30;59(14):37-48. doi: 10.47895/amp.v59i14.9631. eCollection 2025.
Romanello M, Walawender M, Hsu SC, Moskeland A, Palmeiro-Silva Y, Scamman D, Smallcombe JW, Abdullah S, Ades M, Al-Maruf A, Ameli N, Angelova D, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Ballester J, Basagaña X, Bechara H, Beggs PJ, Cai W, Campbell-Lendrum D, Charnley GEC, Courtenay O, Cross TJ, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Eckelman M, Freyberg C, Corral PG, Gasparyan O, Giguere J, Gordon-Strachan G, Gumy S, Gunther SH, Hamilton I, Hang Y, Hänninen R, Hartinger S, He K, Heidecke J, Hess JJ, Jankin S, Jay O, Pantera DK, Kelman I, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kinney P, Kniveton D, Koubi V, Kouznetsov R, Lampard P, Lee JKW, Lemke B, Li B, Linke A, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lowe R, Ma S, Mabhaudhi T, Maia C, Markandya A, Martin G, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Minx J, Mohajeri N, Momen NC, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrisey K, Munzert S, Murray KA, Obradovich N, Orgen P, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman OL, Pega F, Pershing AJ, Pinho-Gomes AC, Ponmattam J, Rabbaniha M, Repke T, Roa J, Robinson E, Rocklöv J, Rojas-Rueda D, Ruiz-Cabrejos J, Rusticucci M, Salas RN, Plana ASJ, Semenza JC, Sherman JD, Shumake-Guillemot J, et al.
The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: climate change action offers a lifeline
Lancet. 2025 Dec 13;406(10521):2804-2857. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01919-1. Epub 2025 Oct 29.
Crellen T, Vita F, Braconi C, Sithithaworn P, Hollingsworth TD.
Natural history of liver fluke infection underpins epidemiological patterns of biliary cancer
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Oct 14;122(41):e2423536122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2423536122. Epub 2025 Oct 10.
Watson OJ, Tran TN, Zupko RJ, Symons T, Thomson R, Visser T, Rumisha S, Dzianach PA, Hathaway N, Kim I, Juliano JJ, Bailey JA, Slater H, Okell L, Gething P, Ghani A, Boni MF, Parr JB, Cunningham J.
Global risk of selection and spread of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 gene deletions
Nat Med. 2025 Oct;31(10):3372-3379. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03974-3. Epub 2025 Oct 6.
Kang H, Lim A, Auzenbergs M, Clark A, Colón-González FJ, Salje H, Clapham H, Carrera JP, Kim JH, Malarski M, López-Vergès S, Cucunubá ZM, Cerqueira-Silva T, Edmunds WJ, Sahastrabuddhe S, Brady OJ, Abbas K.
Global, regional and national burden of chikungunya: force of infection mapping and spatial modelling study
BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Oct 1;10(10):e018598. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018598.
Dabira ED, Natama HM, Jaiteh F, Grietens KP, Bocoum FY, Ndiath MO, Mohammed N, Gibba B, Hill AVS, Ghani A, Erhart A, Tinto H, D'Alessandro U.
Seasonal mass vaccination with R21/Matrix-M for malaria elimination (SERVAL): protocol of the cluster randomised trial
Trials. 2025 Sep 29;26(1):382. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09048-6.
Perez RL, Chung The H, Vignesvaran K, Tan WC, Chua MSH, Tan EY, Peng SY, Zhou L, Singh SR, Yeung W, Seah I, Teo J, Aung KT, Tang CY, Ong RT, Cooper BS, Banerjee R, Tambyah PA, Mo Y.
Transmission dynamics of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 in households-a one health prospective cohort study
Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 26;16(1):8455. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63121-x.
Whittaker C, Barnsley G, Mesa DO, Cox V, Laydon DJ, Tan CW, Zhu F, Johnson R, Doohan P, Whittles LK, Nedjati-Gilani G, Winskill P, Hogan AB, Deol A, Mukandavire C, Hauck K, Lye DCB, Wang LF, Watson OJ, Ghani AC.
Quantifying the impact of a broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccine in a future SARS-X pandemic
Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 26;16(1):8495. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63399-x.
Djaafara BA, Adrian V, Eriawati E, Elyazar IRF, Hamers RL, Baird JK, Thwaites GE, Clapham HE.
Modeling the transmission dynamics and control strategies during the 2017 diphtheria outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia
Infect Dis Model. 2025 Aug 21;11(1):1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.idm.2025.08.004. eCollection 2026 Mar.
Nakamura T, Kinoshita R, Endo A, Atkins KE, Oshitani H, Ibuka Y, Suzuki M, Ariyoshi K, O'Reilly KM.
Continuing to be cautious: Japanese contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association with public health recommendations
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025 Sep 24;5(9):e0004600. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004600. eCollection 2025.
Howard A, Reza N, Green PL, Yin M, Duffy E, Mwandumba HC, Gerada A, Hope W.
Artificial intelligence and infectious diseases: tackling antimicrobial resistance, from personalised care to antibiotic discovery
Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Sep 16:S1473-3099(25)00313-5. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00313-5. Online ahead of print.
Jin S, Asakura TR, Murayama H, Niyukuri D, Saila-Ngita D, Lim JT, Endo A, Dickens BL.
Vaccination strategies to achieve outbreak control for MPXV Clade I with a one-time mass campaign in sub-Saharan Africa: A scenario-based modelling study
PLoS Med. 2025 Sep 5;22(9):e1004726. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004726. eCollection 2025 Sep.
Rohr CM, Park SK, Aguiar-Martins K, Anderson TJC, Berger DJ, Berriman M, Buddenborg SK, Bustinduy AL, Chevalier FD, Cotton JA, Crellen T, Doyle SR, Emery AM, Smith JK, Kinung'hi S, Lamberton PHL, Le Clec'h W, Ndombi E, Pennance T, Rowel C, Summers SS, Tushabe JV, Walker M, Webster BL, Webster JP, Wilson S, Marchant JS.
TRPtracker: a community database for monitoring praziquantel sensitivity at TRPM(PZQ) variants
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Aug 27:2025.08.27.671753. doi: 10.1101/2025.08.27.671753.
Ith S, Seposo X, Phy V, Tantrakarnapa K, Apostol GLC, Dhewantara PW, Hod R, Hassan MR, Othman H, Sahani M, Lim JT, Nhung HH, Tuan NH, Nghia ND, Takemura T, Nouhak I, Chua PLC, Cook AR, Colón-González FJ, Hashizume M.
Extreme weather events and dengue in Southeast Asia: A regionally-representative analysis of 291 locations from 1998 to 2021
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Sep 4;19(9):e0012649. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012649. eCollection 2025 Sep.
Leung K, Cook AR, Wu JT, McVernon J, Prem K, Jit M, Kingkaew P, Mukhopadhyay S, Isaranuwatchai W, Pan-Ngum W, Teerawattananon Y, Huang A, Djaafara B, Sukmanee J, Phuc TO, Laemlak S, Chua VW, Rattanavipapong W, Dabak SV.
Enhancing global health security responses through greater inclusion of the global south in infectious disease modelling
BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Aug 18;10(8):e019111. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019111.
Ejima K, Wang Y, Endo A, Murayama H, Goh YS, Cook AR, Jeong YD, Iwami S, Park H, Dickens BSL, Jin S, Lim JT, Chan CEZ, Chia PY, Young BE, Yang Y, Chio M, Lye DC, Ajelli M.
Evaluating the effectiveness of international travel controls to identify MPXV-infected travelers: a simulation study
BMC Med. 2025 Aug 12;23(1):473. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-04286-6.
Yang GJ, Song H, Lim JT, Janhavi A, Gan G, Tong G, Ma P, Lim Wei Han N, Bin Mohd Aziz MH, Dickens BL.
Ring vaccination and vector control as control strategies for potential yellow fever outbreak in an Asian city
Infect Dis Model. 2025 Jul 20;10(4):1398-1417. doi: 10.1016/j.idm.2025.07.008. eCollection 2025 Dec.
Genova P, Phung CF, Dickens BL, Lim JM.
Trust in government, science, and vaccine confidence in Southeast Asia: A latent profile analysis
Vaccine. 2025 Aug 30;62:127536. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127536. Epub 2025 Aug 1.
Jung SM, Miura F, Murayama H, Funk S, Wallinga J, Lessler J, Endo A.
Preemptive Mpox Vaccine Deployment: Aligning Strategy With Reality
J Infect Dis. 2025 Nov 14;232(5):e867-e868. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf365.
Murayama H, Asakura TR, Dickens BL, Boyle D, Foo JH, Jin S, Mukadi PK, Ejima K, Jung SM, Nishi A, Prem K, Wakamba AM, Saila-Ngita D, Niyukuri D, Endo A.
Roles of community and sexual contacts as drivers of clade I mpox outbreaks
medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jul 8:2024.10.15.24315554. doi: 10.1101/2024.10.15.24315554.
Kopolrat KY, Worasith C, Wongphutorn P, Techasen A, Eamudomkarn C, Sithithaworn J, Loilome W, Namwat N, Titapun A, Tawarungruang C, Thinkhamrop B, Futrakul S, Taylor-Robinson SD, Haswell MR, Khuntikeo N, Crellen T, Sithithaworn P.
Large-scale epidemiology of opisthorchiasis in 21 provinces in Thailand based on diagnosis by fecal egg examination and urine antigen assay and analysis of risk factors for infection
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jul 16;19(7):e0013095. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013095. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Asakura TR, Jung SM, Murayama H, Ghaznavi C, Sakamoto H, Teshima A, Miura F, Endo A.
Modelling international spread of clade IIb mpox on the Asian continent
Bull World Health Organ. 2025 Jul 1;103(7):429-436. doi: 10.2471/BLT.24.291815. Epub 2025 Jun 17.
Yam LYE, Chhoun P, Tian Z, Nagashima-Hayashi M, Zahari M, Tuot S, Samreth S, Ngauv B, Ouk V, Prem K, Yi S.
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a community-based model for delivery of antiretroviral therapy to people with clinically stable HIV in Cambodia
J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Jul;28 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e26476. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26476.
Tan JXR, Oshitani H, Khanh LP, Jitpeera C, Ferretti L, Cook AR.
Lessons for future outbreaks from successful contact tracing systems in Asia
Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025 May 7;58:101563. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101563. eCollection 2025 May.
Dan S, Ling Z, Chen Y, Tegegne J, Jaeger VK, Karch A, Mishra S, Ratmann O; Machine Learning &Global Health network.
Addressing survey fatigue bias in longitudinal social contact studies to improve pandemic preparedness
Sci Rep. 2025 May 23;15(1):17935. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-02235-0.
Jin S, Gan G, Endo A, Prem K, Tan RKJ, Lim JT, Ejima K, Dickens BL.
Modelling the potential spread of Clade Ib MPXV in Asian cities
BMJ Public Health. 2025 May 12;3(1):e002285. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-002285. eCollection 2025.
Taie A, Gheorghe M, Amos J, Morton A, Gordon J, Jenkins NC, Padgett TE, Hollinghurst J, Taylor G.
Antimicrobial resistance trends, predictors, and burden in England: a retrospective study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink from 2015 to 2021
Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2025 Sep;66(3):107535. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2025.107535. Epub 2025 May 13.
A J, Gan G, Endo A, Jin Tan RK, Prem K, Dickens BL.
Is Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific ready for potential monkeypox virus outbreaks?
Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025 Mar 29;57:101526. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101526. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Jin S, Guan T, Endo A, Gan G, Janhavi A, Hu G, Ejima K, Lim JT, Dickens BL.
Effectiveness of different border control strategies for reducing mpox importation risk: a modelling study
Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2025 Mar 26;35:100565. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100565. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Oliwa J, Guleid FH, Owek CJ, Maluni J, Jepkosgei J, Nzinga J, Were VO, Sim SY, Walekhwa AW, Clapham H, Dabak S, Kc S, Hadley L, Undurraga E, Hagedorn BL, Hutubessy RC.
Framework to guide the use of mathematical modelling in evidence-based policy decision-making
BMJ Open. 2025 Apr 5;15(4):e093645. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093645.
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