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Arnaud Fontanet

Arnaud Fontanet

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Microbiology

D-Index
69
Citations
22579
World Ranking
2002
National Ranking
115

Overview

Arnaud Fontanet is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with particular expertise in Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Epidemiology, Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their body of work extensively covers topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research. Key topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Fontanet has contributed to several significant scientific papers. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Age-specific mortality and immunity patterns of SARS-CoV-2" (2020) published in Nature
  • "Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France" (2020) published in Science
  • "COVID-19 herd immunity: where are we?" (2020) published in Nature Reviews. Immunology
  • "SARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021) published in The Lancet
  • "A comparison of four serological assays for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human serum samples from different populations" (2020) published in Science Translational Medicine

Frequent co-authors working alongside Fontanet include:

  • Simon Cauchemez
  • Laura Tondeur
  • Timothée Bruel
  • Olivier Schwartz
  • Simon Galmiche

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Eurosurveillance
  • BMC Public Health
  • The Lancet
  • Nature Communications

Within their research scope, the focus on modeling and epidemiological investigation often addresses dynamics of COVID-19 spread, immunity patterns, and implications for public health interventions. The combination of clinical research and epidemiology is apparent in their examination of vaccine coverage and pandemic impacts, providing data useful for understanding viral transmission and public health responses.

Best Publications

  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome outbreak associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia: a case-control study

    Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau;Alexandre Blake;Sandrine Mons;Stéphane Lastère

  • Age-specific mortality and immunity patterns of SARS-CoV-2.

    Megan O'Driscoll;Megan O'Driscoll;Gabriel Ribeiro Dos Santos;Gabriel Ribeiro Dos Santos;Lin Wang;Lin Wang;Derek A T Cummings

  • Association between Zika virus and microcephaly in French Polynesia, 2013–15: a retrospective study

    Simon Cauchemez;Marianne Besnard;Priscillia Bompard;Timothée Dub

  • Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France.

    Henrik Salje;Henrik Salje;Henrik Salje;Cécile Tran Kiem;Cécile Tran Kiem;Noémie Lefrancq;Noémie Courtejoie

  • Cross-host evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in palm civet and human

    Huai-Dong Song;Chang-Chun Tu;Guo-Wei Zhang;Sheng-Yue Wang

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Arnaud Fontanet;Arnaud Fontanet;Brigitte Autran;Bruno Lina;Marie Paule Kieny

  • Clinical features and viral diagnosis of two cases of infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus: a report of nosocomial transmission

    Benoit Guery;Julien Poissy;Loubna El Mansouf;Caroline Séjourné

  • COVID-19 herd immunity: where are we?

    Arnaud Fontanet;Simon Cauchemez

  • Interhuman transmissibility of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: estimation of pandemic risk

    Romulus Breban;Julien Riou;Arnaud Fontanet;Arnaud Fontanet

  • Recent Exposure to Caspofungin or Fluconazole Influences the Epidemiology of Candidemia: a Prospective Multicenter Study Involving 2,441 Patients

    Olivier Lortholary;Marie Desnos-Ollivier;Marie Desnos-Ollivier;Karine Sitbon;Karine Sitbon;Arnaud Fontanet

  • Incidence and risk factors of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome complicating HIV-associated cryptococcosis in France.

    Olivier Lortholary;Arnaud Fontanet;Nathalie Mémain;Antoine Martin

  • Worrisome trends in incidence and mortality of candidemia in intensive care units (Paris area, 2002-2010).

    Olivier Lortholary;Charlotte Renaudat;Karine Sitbon;Yoann Madec

  • Two-year prospective study of the humoral immune response of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Wei Liu;Arnaud Fontanet;Pan-He Zhang;Lin Zhan

  • The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Egypt 2015: implications for future policy on prevention and treatment

    Amr Kandeel;Mohamad Genedy;Samir El‐Refai;Anna L. Funk

  • Epidemiology of HIV-associated cryptococcosis in France (1985-2001): Comparison of the pre- and post-HAART eras

    Françoise Dromer;Simone Mathoulin-Pélissier;Arnaud Fontanet;Olivier Ronin

  • A comparison of four serological assays for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human serum samples from different populations.

    Ludivine Grzelak;Ludivine Grzelak;Sarah Temmam;Cyril Planchais;Caroline Demeret

  • Evidence for an antagonist form of the chemokine CXCL10 in patients chronically infected with HCV

    Armanda Casrouge;Jérémie Decalf;Mina Ahloulay;Cyril Lababidi

  • ISG15 Is Critical in the Control of Chikungunya Virus Infection Independent of UbE1L Mediated Conjugation

    Scott W. Werneke;Clementine Schilte;Clementine Schilte;Anjali Rohatgi;Kristen J. Monte

  • Evolution of antibody responses up to 13 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection and risk of reinfection.

    Floriane Gallais;Pierre Gantner;Timothée Bruel;Timothée Bruel;Aurélie Velay

  • Higher clearance of hepatitis C virus infection in females compared with males

    I Bakr;C Rekacewicz;M El Hosseiny;S Ismail

  • Cluster of COVID-19 in northern France: A retrospective closed cohort study

    Arnaud Fontanet;Laura Tondeur;Yoann Madec;Rebecca Grant

  • Age-specific mortality and immunity patterns of SARS-CoV-2 infection in 45 countries

    Megan O'Driscoll;Megan O'Driscoll;Gabriel Ribeiro Dos Santos;Gabriel Ribeiro Dos Santos;Lin Wang;Lin Wang;Derek A.T. Cummings

  • Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France (vol 368, eabd4246, 2020)

    Henrik Salje;Cecile Tran Kiem;Noemie Lefrancq;Noemie Courtejoie

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Schwartz
Olivier Schwartz Université Paris Cité
Stanislas Pol
Stanislas Pol Université Paris Cité
Simon Cauchemez
Simon Cauchemez Institut Pasteur
Laurent Abel
Laurent Abel Université Paris Cité
Darragh Duffy
Darragh Duffy Institut Pasteur
Henrik Salje
Henrik Salje University of Cambridge
Valérie Thiers
Valérie Thiers Institut Pasteur
Olivier Lortholary
Olivier Lortholary Université Paris Cité
Stéphane Bretagne
Stéphane Bretagne Université Paris Cité

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