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Peer-reviewed publications

Syndromic surveillance of population-level COVID-19 burden with cough monitoring in a hospital emergency waiting room

Forsad Al Hossain, M Tanjid Hasan Tonmoy, Sri Nuvvula, Brittany P Chapman, Rajesh K Gupta, Andrew A Lover, Rhoel R Dinglasan, Stephanie Carreiro, Tauhidur Rahman

Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 12, Frontiers Media SA, 2024, p. 1279392

Antibody responses in blood and saliva post COVID-19 bivalent booster do not reveal an Omicron BA. 4/BA. 5-specific response

Ryan Baker, Rebecca Lawlor, Maeve Smith, Jessica Price, Ashley Eaton, Andrew Lover, Dominique Alfandari, Peter Reinhart, Kathleen Arcaro, Barbara A Osborne

Frontiers in Immunology, vol. 15, Frontiers, 2024, p. 1401209

Genomic epidemiology demonstrates spatially clustered, local transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in forest-going populations in southern Lao PDR

Ying-An Chen, Eric Neubauer Vickers, Andres Aranda-Diaz, Maxwell Murphy, Inna Gerlovina, Francois Rerolle, Emily Dantzer, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Hsiao-Han Chang, Andrew A Lover, others

PLoS Pathogens, vol. 20, Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA, 2024, pp. e1012194

Measuring effects of ivermectin-treated cattle on potential malaria vectors in Vietnam: A cluster-randomized trial

Estee Y Cramer, Xuan Quang Nguyen, Jeffrey C Hertz, Do Van Nguyen, Huynh Hong Quang, Ian H Mendenhall, Andrew A Lover

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 18, Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA, 2024, pp. e0012014

Forest-Going as a Risk Factor for Confirmed Malaria in Champasak Province, Lao PDR: A Case-Control Study

Sarah Gallalee, Emily Dantzer, Francois Rerolle, Keobouphaphone Chindavongsa, Khampheng Phongluxa, Wattana Lasichanh, Jennifer L Smith, Roly Gosling, Andrew Lover, Bouasy Hongvanthong, others

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 21, MDPI, 2024, p. 1624

COVID-19 exposes weaknesses in public health in the Peruvian Amazon and highlights opportunities for a One Health approach

Veronica Ormea, Roberto Evaristo, Salomon Durand, Andrew A Lover, Simon R Ruegg

CABI One Health, vol. 2(1), 2023, pp. ohcs20230006

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding COVID-19 among university students and employees in Massachusetts, USA: a qualitative study

Johanna Ravenhurst, Teah Snyder, Kate Wallace, Sheila Pennell, Sarah L Goff, Andrew A Lover

Journal of American College Health, 2023, pp. 1--13

Characterizing mobility patterns of forest goers in southern Lao PDR using GPS loggers

Francois Rerolle, Emily Dantzer, Toula Phimmakong, Andrew Lover, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, John Marshall, Hugh Sturrock, Adam Bennett

Malaria Journal, vol. 22, Springer, 2023 Feb

Quantifying the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentrations and building-level COVID-19 prevalence at an isolation residence: a passive sampling approach

Patrick T Acer, Lauren M Kelly, Andrew A Lover, Caitlyn S Butler

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, MDPI, 2022, p. 11245

Characterizing the spatial distribution of multiple malaria diagnostic endpoints in a low-transmission setting in Lao PDR

Isabel Byrne, Estee Cramer, Luca Nelli, Francois Rerolle, Lindsey Wu, Catriona Patterson, Jason Rosado, Elin Dumont, Kevin KA Tetteh, Emily Dantzer, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Kimberly Fornace, Gillian Stresman, Andrew A Lover, Adam Bennett, Chris Drakeley

Frontiers in Medicine, vol. 9, Frontiers Media, 2022

Optimizing the implementation of a participant-collected, mail-based SARS-CoV-2 serological survey in university-affiliated populations: lessons learned and practical guidance

Estee Y Cramer, Teah Snyder, Johanna Ravenhurst, Andrew A Lover

BMC public health, vol. 22, BioMed Central, 2022, pp. 1--9

Early human judgment forecasts of human monkeypox, May 2022

Thomas McAndrew, Maimuna S Majumder, Andrew A Lover, Srini Venkatramanan, Paolo Bocchini, Tamay Besiroglu, Allison Codi, David Braun, Gaia Dempsey, Sam Abbott, Sylvain Chevalier, Nikos I Bosse, Juan Cambeiro

The Lancet Digital Health, 2022 Jul, pp. S2589750022001273

Considerations for Meeting Students' Mental Health Needs at a US University During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Jessalyn Kaur, Eva Chow, Johanna Ravenhurst, Teah Snyder, Sheila Pennell, Andrew A Lover, Sarah L Goff

Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 10, 2022

Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd), CareStart qualitative rapid diagnostic test performance, and genetic variants in two malaria-endemic areas in Sudan

Musab M Ali Albsheer, Andrew A Lover, Sara B Eltom, Leena Omereltinai, Nouh Mohamed, Mohamed S Muneer, Abdelrahim O Mohamad, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 15, 2021, pp. e0009720

Ivermectin treatment for cattle reduced the survival of two malaria vectors, Anopheles dirus and Anopheles epiroticus, under laboratory conditions in Central Vietnam

Estee Y Cramer, Nguyen Xuan Quang, Jeffrey C Hertz, Do Van Nguyen, Huynh Hong Quang, Ian Mendenhall, Andrew A Lover

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, vol. 104, 2021, p. 2165

Spatio-temporal associations between deforestation and malaria incidence in Lao PDR

Francois Rerolle, Emily Dantzer, Andrew A Lover, John M Marshall, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Hugh JW Sturrock, Adam Bennett

Elife, vol. 10, 2021, pp. e56974

Population size estimation of seasonal forest-going populations in southern Lao PDR

Francois Rerolle, Jerry O Jacobson, Paul Wesson, Emily Dantzer, Andrew A Lover, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Jennifer Smith, John M Marshall, Hugh JW Sturrock, Adam Bennett

Scientific reports, vol. 11, 2021, pp. 1--11

Civilian-military malaria outbreak response in Thailand: an example of multi-stakeholder engagement for malaria elimination

Michelle E Roh, Kanyarat Lausatianragit, Nithinart Chaitaveep, Krisada Jongsakul, Prayuth Sudathip, Chatree Raseebut, Sutchana Tabprasit, Prasert Nonkaew, Michele Spring, Montri Arsanok, others

Malaria journal, vol. 20, 2021, pp. 1--13

Serological surveys to estimate cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults (Sero-MAss study), Massachusetts, July--August 2020: a mail-based cross-sectional study

Teah Snyder, Johanna Ravenhurst, Estee Y Cramer, Nicholas G Reich, Laura Balzer, Dominique Alfandari, Andrew A Lover

BMJ open, vol. 11, 2021, pp. e051157

FluSense: a contactless syndromic surveillance platform for influenza-like illness in hospital waiting areas

Forsad Al Hossain, Andrew A Lover, George A Corey, Nicholas G Reich, Tauhidur Rahman

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, vol. 4, ACM New York, NY, USA, 2020, pp. 1--28

The impact of transfluthrin on the spatial repellency of the primary malaria mosquito vectors in Vietnam: Anopheles dirus and Anopheles minimus

Nicholas J Martin, Vu S Nam, Andrew A Lover, Tran V Phong, Tran C Tu, Ian H Mendenhall

Malaria Journal, vol. 19, 2020, pp. 1--11

Study protocol for a cluster-randomized split-plot design trial to assess the effectiveness of targeted active malaria case detection among high-risk populations in Southern Lao PDR (the AcME-Lao study)

Andrew A Lover, Emily Dantzer, Sophia Hocini, Ronaldo Estera, Francois Rerolle, Jennifer L Smith, Jimee Hwang, Roly Gosling, Joshua Yukich, Bryan Greenhouse, others

Gates Open Research, vol. 3, 2019, p. 1730

Malaria Elimination: Time to Target All Species

A. A. Lover, J. K. Baird, R. Gosling, R. N. Price

Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., vol. 99, 2018 Jul, pp. 17--23

Prevalence and risk factors for asymptomatic malaria and genotyping of glucose 6-phosphate (G6PD) deficiencies in a vivax-predominant setting, Lao PDR: implications for sub-national elimination goals

A. A. Lover, E. Dantzer, B. Hongvanthong, K. Chindavongsa, S. Welty, T. Reza, N. Khim, D. Menard, A. Bennett

Malar. J., vol. 17, 2018 Jun, p. 218

Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax recent exposure in an area of significantly decreased transmission intensity in Central Vietnam

J. H. Kattenberg, A. Erhart, M. H. Truong, E. Rovira-Vallbona, K. A. D. Vu, T. H. N. Nguyen, V. H. Nguyen, V. V. Nguyen, M. Bannister-Tyrrell, M. Theisen, A. Bennet, A. A. Lover, T. D. Tran, X. X. Nguyen, A. Rosanas-Urgell

Malar. J., vol. 17, 2018 Apr, p. 180

Malaria

Andrew A Lover

The International Encyclopedia of Primatology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017, pp. DOI--10

Regional initiatives for malaria elimination: Building and maintaining partnerships

Andrew A Lover, Kelly E Harvard, Alistair E Lindawson, Cara Smith Gueye, Rima Shretta, Roly Gosling, Feachem Richard A.

PLoS Med, vol. 14, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002401, 2017, pp. e1002401

Malaria risk factors and care-seeking behaviour within the private sector among high-risk populations in Vietnam: a qualitative study

I. Chen, H. N. T. Thanh, A. Lover, P. T. Thao, T. V. Luu, H. N. Thang, N. D. Thang, J. Neukom, A. Bennett

Malar. J., vol. 16, 2017 Oct, p. 414

Early diagnosis of dengue disease severity in a resource-limited Asian country

Philippe Cavailler, Arnaud Tarantola, Yee Sin Leo, Andrew A Lover, Anne Rachline, Moniboth Duch, Rekol Huy, Ai Li Quake, Yuvatha Kdan, Veasna Duong, others

BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 16, 2016, p. 512

Zika virus and microcephaly

Andrew A Lover

Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 1331--1332

Eliminate now: seven critical actions required to accelerate elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Andrew A Lover, Roly Gosling, Richard Feachem, Jim Tulloch

Malaria journal, vol. 15, 2016, p. 518

Considerations for comprehensive analyses of sporozoite-based controlled human malaria infection studies

Andrew A Lover

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 93, 2015, pp. 1130--1133

Epidemiology of latency and relapse in Plasmodium vivax malaria

Andrew A Lover

arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.02072 (PhD thesis), 2015

Do mixed infections matter? Assessing virulence of mixed-clone infections in experimental human and murine malaria

Andrew A Lover, Richard J Coker

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, vol. 36, 2015, pp. 82--91

Introducing One Health to the Ethical Debate About Zoonotic Diseases in Southeast Asia

B. Capps, M. M. Bailey, D. Bickford, R. Coker, Z. Lederman, A. Lover, T. Lysaght, P. Tambyah

Bioethics, vol. 29, 2015 Oct, pp. 588--596

Note on the origin of the Madagascar strain of Plasmodium vivax

Andrew A. Lover

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 91, 2014, p. 1283

Spatial epidemiology and climatic predictors of paediatric dengue infections captured via sentinel site surveillance, Phnom Penh Cambodia 2011-2012

Andrew A Lover, Philippe Buchy, Anne Rachline, Duch Moniboth, Rekol Huy, Chour Y Meng, Yee Sin Leo, Kdan Yuvatha, Ung Sophal, Ngan Chantha, others

BMC Public Health, vol. 14, 2014, p. 658

Demographic and spatial predictors of anemia in women of reproductive age in Timor-Leste: implications for health program prioritization

Andrew A Lover, Mikael Hartman, Kee Seng Chia, David L Heymann

PLOS ONE, vol. 9, 2014, pp. e91252

The distribution of incubation and relapse times in experimental human infections with the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax

Andrew A Lover, Xiahong Zhao, Zheng Gao, Richard J Coker, Alex R Cook

BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 14, 2014, p. 539

Retention and risk factors for attrition in a large public health ART program in Myanmar: A retrospective cohort analysis

Aye Thida, Sai Thein Than Tun, Sai Ko Ko Zaw, Andrew A Lover, Philippe Cavailler, Jennifer Chunn, Mar Mar Aye, Par Par, Kyaw Win Naing, Kaung Nyunt Zan, others

PLOS One, vol. 9, Public Library of Science, 2014, pp. e108615

Progression from new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation to infection: an observational study in a hospital cohort

Michelle N Balm, Andrew A Lover, Sharon Salmon, Paul A Tambyah, Dale A Fisher

BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 13, BMC, 2013, pp. e491

Quantifying effect of geographic location on epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria

Andrew A Lover, Richard J Coker

Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 19, CDC, 2013, pp. 1058--1065

The challenges of malaria elimination

Andrew A Lover, Richard J Coker

The Lancet, vol. 382, 2013, pp. 1699--1700

Hypothesis: Impregnated school uniforms reduce the incidence of dengue infections in school children

Annelies Wilder-Smith, Andrew Lover, P Kittayapong, G Burnham

Medical Hypotheses, vol. 76, 2011, pp. 861--862

An exploratory study of treated-bed nets in Timor-Leste: patterns of intended and alternative usage

A. A. Lover, B. A. Sutton, A. J. Asy, A. Wilder-Smith

Malar. J., vol. 10, 2011 Jul, p. 199

Pre-prints and reports

Assessing Human Judgment Forecasts in the Rapid Spread of the Mpox Outbreak: Insights and Challenges for Pandemic Preparedness

Thomas McAndrew, Maimuna S Majumder, Andrew A Lover, Srini Venkatramanan, Paolo Bocchini, Tamay Besiroglu, Allison Codi, Gaia Dempsey, Sam Abbott, Sylvain Chevalier, others

arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.14686, 2024

Measuring effects of ivermectin-treated cattle on malaria vectors in Vietnam: a village-randomized trial

Estee Y. Cramer, Nguyen Xuan Quang, Jeffrey C. Hertz, Do Van Nguyen, Huynh Hong Quang, Ian H. Mendenhall, Andrew A. Lover

medRxiv, 2023 Feb

Quantifying the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentrations and building-level COVID-19 prevalence at an isolation residence using a passive sampling approach

Patrick T Acer, Lauren M Kelly, Andrew A Lover, Caitlyn S Butler

medRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Preprints, 2022

Human judgment forecasts of human monkeypox transmission and burden in non-endemic countries

Thomas McAndrew, Maimuna S. Majumder, Andrew A. Lover, Srini Venkatramanan, Paolo Boccini, Tamay Besiroglu, Allison Codi, David Braun, Gaia Dempsey, Sam Abbott, Sylvain Chevalier, Nikos I. Bosse, Juan Cambeiro

preprint, 2022 May

Lessons Learned From the Implementation of a Participant-Collected, Mail-Based SARS-CoV-2 Serological Survey in Massachusetts, USA

Estee Y Cramer, Teah Snyder, Johanna Ravenhurst, Andrew A Lover

medRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2021

Characterizing Mobility Patterns of Forest Goers in Southern Lao PDR using GPS Loggers.

Francois Rerolle, Emily Dantzer, Toula Phimmakong, Andrew Lover, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, John Marshall, Hugh Sturrock, Adam Bennett

2021

Mid-term Performance Evaluation: Control and Prevention of Malaria (CAP-Malaria) in Burma, Cambodia and Thailand

Andrew A Lover, James F Kelley

Report prepared for USAID- Regional Development Mission for Asia, 2014

Chemistry

Substituted phenyl acetic acids as DP-2 antagonists

ICOS Corporation, Jin Bohan, Thomas Dudler, Francine Farouz, Kerry Fowler, Nataly Hawthorn, Huang Danwen, Musong Kim, Andrew Lover, Joshua Odingo, Amy Oliver, Mark Reed, Fuqiang Ruan, Eugene Thorsett

US Patent Office, https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2007146838, WIPO, 2007

Progress Towards the Stereoselective Synthesis of Korupensamine A (MS Thesis)

Andrew A Lover

University of California, Santa Barbara, Dept. of Chemistry, 2006, pp. CAS Number 128924-04-9

Asymmetric 1,4-reductions of hindered β-substituted cycloalkenones using catalytic SEGPHOS-ligated CuH

Bruce H Lipshutz, Jeff M Servesko, Tue B Petersen, Patrick P Papa, Andrew A Lover

Organic Letters, vol. 6(8), 2004, pp. 1273--1275