Alex Perkins
Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences @ndeckinstitute @NotreDame. Interested in mathematical modeling of infectious disease dynamics and control.
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Malaria Elimination in Costa Rica: Changes in Treatment and Mass Drug Administration
Costa Rica is a candidate to eliminate malaria by 2020. The remaining malaria transmission hotspots are located within the Huétar Norte Region (HNR), where 90% of the country’s 147 malaria cases have occurred since 2016, following a 33-month period...
How Are My Kids Still Getting Sick in Lockdown?
Many infections come from within. Doctors explain what they are and what to do about them.
Alex Perkins
THIS
“If you’re wondering how your kid can get sick while isolating...”
has totally been my experience over the last few months.
via @NYTimes
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Yale researchers, NBA will partner to study saliva-based COVID-19 test
SalivaDirect will be used on NBA players, coaches and staff who voluntarily opt in to Yale researchers' COVID-19 study.
‘They Just Dumped Him Like Trash’: Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents
Nursing homes across the country are kicking out old and disabled residents and sending them to homeless shelters and rundown motels.
Alex Perkins
just when I thought nursing homes couldn’t get any more awful
“telling staff members to try to clear out less-profitable residents to make room for a new class of customers who would generate more revenue: patients with Covid-19”
via @NYTimes
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What Covid-19 Computer Models Are Telling Colleges About the Fall
Teach large classes online, they urge. And get ready for quarantine overload.
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Alex Perkins
I'm quoted in this well-done piece @chronicle, which touches on an important application of modeling that we're not hearing enough about given that fall reopenings are only weeks away.
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Jefferson Science Fellowship Distinguished Lecture - Mary Ann McDowell
Jefferson Science Fellowship Distinguished Lecture - Mary Ann McDowell
Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19
We have elucidated the transmission pathways of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by analyzing the trend and mitigation measures in the three epicenters. Our results show that the airborne transmission route is highly virulent and dominant for the...
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 reveals community transmission of a major lineage during the early pandemic phase in Brazil
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 reveals community transmission of a major lineage during the early pandemic phase in Brazil Paola Cristina Resende 1a, Edson Delatorre 2, Tiago Gräf 3, Daiana Mir 4, Fernando do Couto Motta 1, Luciana Reis...
Arizona's COVID-19 spread is 'alarming' and action is needed, experts warn
The numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing sharply in Arizona, causing public health experts concern.
WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic spread of Covid-19
After strong pushback, a top WHO official clarified scientists don’t know yet how often asymptomatic Covid-19 patients are spreading the disease to others.
Longitudinal Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Among Asymptomatic Staff in Five Colorado Skilled Nursing Facilities: Epidemiologic, Virologic and Sequence Analysis.
SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019 and has become a major global pathogen in an astonishingly short period of time. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 also has been notable due to its impacts on individuals residing within skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) such as...
Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is 'very rare,' WHO says
Government responses should focus on detecting and isolating infected people with symptoms, said the WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove.
More universities report coronavirus cases in athletics programs
Several universities this week joined a growing list of schools reporting coronavirus cases within their athletic programs.
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Alex Perkins
College students bringing SARS-CoV-2 onto campus is not some theoretical possibility. It is happening at the earliest stages of resuming normal activity on campuses.
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What’s needed to make a campus safe now is at odds with the iconic college experience people crave (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed
What’s needed to make a campus safe now is at odds with the experiences people crave, argues Deborah J. Cohan, and institutions are making decisions about the fall based on magical thinking.
Alex Perkins
“Faculty and staff members, and their health and well-being, are being used as pawns in a game played by the administration to secure housing and dining money while purporting to be student centered.”
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Scientists to choirs: Group singing can spread the coronavirus, despite what CDC may say
Scientists studying tiny exhaled particles that could transmit the coronavirus say a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decision to drop warnings against choral singing is dangerous, risking more "super spreading events" such as a Washington...
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Alex Perkins
colleges need to heed examples like this for fall re-opening
“no one had symptoms ... the danger was unfortunately just not foreseeable“
“used hand sanitizer”
“refrained from hugs and handshakes”
“tiny particles can remain airborne for some time”
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Compound climate risks in the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic will be an unprecedented test of governments’ ability to manage compound risks, as climate hazards disrupt outbreak response around the world. Immediate steps can be taken to minimize climate-attributable loss of life, but...
Purdue and Notre Dame Are Going to Open for In-Person Instruction | Inside Higher Ed
How the leaders of these schools signal their intentions speak volumes, through their silences as much as their words.
Alex Perkins
"When did courage become equivalent to a willingness to allow others under your supervision to be ground up in the gears of commerce?"
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