Cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported in more than 200
countries. Thousands of health workers have been infected, and outbreaks have occurred in …

As public health teams respond to the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
containment and understanding of the modes of severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Background The pandemic of COVID-19 is growing, and a shortage of masks and
respirators has been reported globally. Policies of health organizations for healthcare …

Background Estimates of influenza-associated mortality are important for national and
international decision making on public health priorities. Previous estimates of 250 000–500 …

Editor9s Note The authors of this article, published in 2015, have written a response to their
work in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We urge our readers to consider the response …

Introduction Transmission of COVID-19 within families and close contacts accounts for the
majority of epidemic growth. Community mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing …

Many countries are stockpiling face masks for use as a nonpharmaceutical intervention to
control virus transmission during an influenza pandemic. We conducted a prospective …

A monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria during 2017–2020 provides an illustrative case study for
emerging zoonoses. We built a statistical model to simulate declining immunity from …

Background There is widespread hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in the United
States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Objective To identify predictors of willingness to …

Facemasks are recommended for diseases transmitted through droplets and respirators for
respiratory aerosols, yet recommendations and terminology vary between guidelines. The …