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Paul S. Mead is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biomedical and public health sciences, reflecting expertise in Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology.

The scientist's work concentrates significantly on infectious diseases, with a particular focus on vector-borne infectious diseases and zoonotic diseases that impact public health. Other notable research areas include studies related to the Yersinia bacterium and plague, viral infections and their vectors, as well as bacterial research involving Bacillus and Francisella genera. Areas such as parasitology, molecular biology, mosquito-borne diseases and control, and insect and pesticide research are also key aspects of their research portfolio.

Paul S. Mead has contributed extensively to the scientific literature. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010-2018," 2021, Emerging infectious diseases
  • "Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships - Worldwide, February-March 2020," 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • "Comparison of Home Antigen Testing With RT-PCR and Viral Culture During the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection," 2022, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Epidemiology of Lyme Disease," 2022, Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
  • "Human plague: An old scourge that needs new answers," 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Frequent collaborators in their research activities include Kiersten J. Kugeler, Alison F. Hinckley, Christina A. Nelson, Amy Schwartz, and Grace E. Marx. These collaborations suggest integration in multidisciplinary teams focused on public health and infectious disease control.

The scientist's work appears regularly in established publication venues that include:

  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia

Best Publications

  • Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States

    Paul S. Mead;Laurence Slutsker;Vance Dietz;Linda F. McCaig

  • Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Paul S Mead;Patricia M Griffin

  • Vital Signs : trends in reported vectorborne disease cases — United States and territories, 2004–2016

    Ronald Rosenberg;Nicole P Lindsey;Marc Fischer;Christopher J Gregory

  • Surveillance for Lyme disease--United States, 1992-2006.

    Bacon Rm;Kugeler Kj;Mead Ps

  • Estimating the Burden of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in the United States (April 2009–April 2010)

    Sundar S Shrestha;David L Swerdlow;Rebekah H Borse;Vimalanand S Prabhu

  • Transmission of Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact with Travelers to Areas of Ongoing Transmission - Continental United States, 2016.

    Susan L. Hills;Kate Russell;Morgan Hennessey;Charnetta Williams

  • Epidemiology of Lyme Disease

    Paul S. Mead

  • Lyme Disease Testing by Large Commercial Laboratories in the United States

    Alison F. Hinckley;Neeta P. Connally;James I. Meek;Barbara J. Johnson

  • Surveillance for Lyme Disease - United States, 2008-2015.

    Amy M. Schwartz;Alison F. Hinckley;Paul S. Mead;Sarah A. Hook

  • Incidence of Clinician-Diagnosed Lyme Disease, United States, 2005-2010.

    Christina A. Nelson;Shubhayu Saha;Kiersten J. Kugeler;Mark J. Delorey

  • Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010-2018

    Kiersten J. Kugeler;Amy M. Schwartz;Mark J. Delorey;Paul S. Mead

  • Identification of a novel pathogenic Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis with unusually high spirochaetaemia: a descriptive study

    Bobbi S Pritt;Paul S Mead;Diep K Hoang Johnson;David F Neitzel

  • Male-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus - Texas, January 2016

    Deckard Dt;Chung Wm;Brooks Jt;Smith Jc

  • Norovirus and foodborne disease, United States, 1991-2000.

    Marc-Alain Widdowson;Alana Sulka;Sandra N. Bulens;R. Suzanne Beard

  • A waterborne outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections and hemolytic uremic syndrome: implications for rural water systems.

    Sonja J Olsen;Gayle Miller;Thomas Breuer;Malinda Kennedy

  • Nationwide outbreak of listeriosis due to contaminated meat.

    P. S. Mead;E. F. Dunne;L. Graves;M. Wiedmann

  • Multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infection linked to delicatessen turkey meat

    Sonja J. Olsen;Mary Patrick;Susan B. Hunter;Vasudha Reddy

  • A Foodborne Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Associated with Norwalk-like Viruses: First Molecular Traceback to Deli Sandwiches Contaminated during Preparation

    Nicholas A. Daniels;David A. Bergmire-Sweat;Kellogg J. Schwab;Kellogg J. Schwab;Kate A. Hendricks

  • A Massive Epidemic of Multidrug-Resistant Typhoid Fever in Tajikistan Associated with Consumption of Municipal Water

    Jonathan H. Mermin;Rodrigo Villar;Joe Carpenter;Les Roberts

  • Francisella tularensis: an arthropod-borne pathogen

    Jeannine M Petersen;Paul S Mead;Martin E Schriefer

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin E. Schriefer
Martin E. Schriefer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rebecca J. Eisen
Rebecca J. Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kenneth L. Gage
Kenneth L. Gage Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patricia M. Griffin
Patricia M. Griffin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
J. Erin Staples
J. Erin Staples Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marc L. Fischer
Marc L. Fischer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Eric D. Mintz
Eric D. Mintz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lyle R. Petersen
Lyle R. Petersen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sherif R. Zaki
Sherif R. Zaki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Andrew J. Monaghan
Andrew J. Monaghan University of Colorado Boulder

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