Daniel T Leung
Infectious Disease doc, Assoc Prof @UofUHealth. Research on immunology, epidemiology, clinical management of diarrhea. Co-director @UofU3i. 🇭🇰🇨🇦🇺🇸
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Two Studies Show COVID-19 Antibodies Persist for Months
More than 8 million people in the U.S. have now tested positive for COVID-19. For those who have recovered, many wonder whether having already fended off SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COV…
Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland | NEJM
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland
University of Utah 3i Global Health Symposium Poster Abstract
The University of Utah 3i Global Health Symposium will be held on November 11th, 2020 from 12 PM- 5 PM.
This year's poster session will be an asynchronous break-out session where posters where will be grouped by topic. Presenters will share a...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: University of Utah 3i Global Health Symposium . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Cross-reactive memory T cells and herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2
How does the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive T cells in unexposed individuals change our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic? In this Perspective, the authors provide a thought experiment to explain why the discovery of cross-reactive T...
A Genius in Our Midst: U of U Health Geneticist Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Fellowship
University of Utah Health evolutionary geneticist Nels Elde, Ph.D., has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as a “genius grant.”
Comparison of Cardiac Events Associated With Azithromycin vs Amoxicillin
This observational cohort study compares the odds of cardiac events among new users of azithromycin relative to new users of amoxicillin using real-world data.
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Dynamics Should Inform Policy by Muge Cevik, Julia Marcus, Caroline Buckee, Tara Smith :: SSRN
It is generally agreed that striking a balance between resuming economic and social activities and keeping the effective reproductive number (R0) below 1 using
Maximizing and evaluating the impact of test-trace-isolate programs
Background: Test-trace-isolate programs are an essential part of COVID-19 control that offer a more targeted approach than many other non-pharmaceutical interventions. Effective use of such programs requires methods to estimate their current and...
Insights into the practical effectiveness of RT-PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 from serologic data, a cohort study
Background: Virologic detection of SARS-CoV-2 through Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) has limitations for surveillance. Serologic tests can be an important complementary approach. Objective: Assess the practical performance...
How much do COVID-19 case counts underestimate the size of the pandemic?
By our estimates, total infections in the U.S. early in the pandemic were 9 times higher than case counts suggest.
Fine-scale heterogeneity in Schistosoma mansoni force of infection measured through antibody response
Schistosomiasis is one of the most common parasitic diseases in the world, and most infected people (90%) live in Africa. Global control efforts use measures of population-level transmission to target programs and assess progress toward elimination....
Comparison of ICD-10 Codes With Electronic Medical Records Among Patients With Symptoms of COVID-19
This cohort study compares the performance of International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes specific for fever, cough, and dyspnea with electronic medical record review for patients tested for...