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W. John Edmunds is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses prominently on infectious diseases, epidemiology, and modeling and simulation within the broader field of medicine.

Their work spans several key topics including:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Viral infections and outbreaks research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • COVID-19 and mental health
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacts
  • Vaccine coverage and hesitancy
  • Data-driven disease surveillance

Frequent coauthors of Edmunds include:

  • Christopher I Jarvis
  • Amy Gimma
  • Sebastian Funk
  • Kevin van Zandvoort
  • Rosalind M. Eggo

Among the main venues where Edmunds has published frequently are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Medicine
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Key research papers by Edmunds include:

  • Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England, 2021, Science
  • Age-dependent effects in the transmission and control of COVID-19 epidemics, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • Increased mortality in community-tested cases of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7, 2021, Nature

The scientist's work integrates mathematical approaches to understand infectious diseases dynamics with clinical and epidemiological data. Their publication record includes extensive modeling and simulation studies, often contributing to public health knowledge around COVID-19 transmission, control measures, and pandemic impacts.

Best Publications

  • Social contacts and mixing patterns relevant to the spread of infectious diseases.

    Joël Mossong;Niel Hens;Mark Jit;Philippe Beutels

  • Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts

    Joel Hellewell;Sam Abbott;Amy Gimma;Nikos I Bosse

  • The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study

    Kiesha Prem;Yang Liu;Timothy W Russell;Adam J Kucharski

  • Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England.

    Nicholas G. Davies;Sam Abbott;Rosanna C. Barnard;Christopher I. Jarvis

  • Efficacy and effectiveness of an rVSV-vectored vaccine in preventing Ebola virus disease: final results from the Guinea ring vaccination, open-label, cluster-randomised trial (Ebola Ça Suffit!).

    Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo;Anton Camacho;Ira M. Longini;Conall H. Watson

  • Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study.

    Andrew Clark;Mark Jit;Charlotte Warren-Gash;Bruce Guthrie

  • Increased mortality in community-tested cases of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7.

    Nicholas G. Davies;Christopher I. Jarvis;W. John Edmunds;Nicholas P. Jewell

  • Effectiveness of isolation, testing, contact tracing, and physical distancing on reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in different settings: a mathematical modelling study.

    Adam J. Kucharski;Petra Klepac;Petra Klepac;Andrew J. K. Conlan;Stephen M. Kissler

  • Effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 cases, deaths, and demand for hospital services in the UK: a modelling study.

    Nicholas G Davies;Adam J Kucharski;Rosalind M Eggo;Amy Gimma

  • Efficacy and effectiveness of an rVSV-vectored vaccine expressing Ebola surface glycoprotein: interim results from the Guinea ring vaccination cluster-randomised trial

    Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo;Ira M Longini;Matthias Egger;Matthias Egger;Natalie E Dean

  • Quantifying the impact of physical distance measures on the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK.

    Christopher I. Jarvis;Kevin Van Zandvoort;Amy Gimma;Kiesha Prem

  • Modeling infectious disease dynamics in the complex landscape of global health.

    Hans Heesterbeek;Roy M. Anderson;Viggo Andreasen;Shweta Bansal

  • Estimating the infection and case fatality ratio for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using age-adjusted data from the outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, February 2020.

    Timothy W Russell;Joel Hellewell;Christopher I Jarvis;Kevin van Zandvoort

  • The influence of age on the development of the hepatitis B carrier state

    W J Edmunds;G F Medley;D J Nokes;A J Hall

  • Phylogeographical analysis of the dominant multidrug-resistant H58 clade of Salmonella Typhi identifies inter- and intracontinental transmission events

    Vanessa K. Wong;Vanessa K. Wong;Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Derek J. Pickard;Julian Parkhill

  • Comparative community burden and severity of seasonal and pandemic influenza: results of the Flu Watch cohort study

    Andrew C Hayward;Ellen B Fragaszy;Ellen B Fragaszy;Alison Bermingham;Lili Wang

  • Planning for smallpox outbreaks

    Neil M. Ferguson;Matt J. Keeling;W. John Edmunds;Raymond Gani

  • Measles outbreaks in a population with declining vaccine uptake.

    V. A. A. Jansen;N. Stollenwerk;H. J. Jensen;M. E. Ramsay

  • Estimated transmissibility and severity of novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202012/01 in England

    Nicholas G Davies;Sam Abbott;Rosanna C. Barnard;Christopher I. Jarvis

  • Exposure to varicella boosts immunity to herpes-zoster: implications for mass vaccination against chickenpox.

    M. Brisson;W.J. Edmunds;N.J. Andrews

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Jit
Mark Jit New York University
Stefan Flasche
Stefan Flasche Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Katherine E. Atkins
Katherine E. Atkins University of Edinburgh
Niel Hens
Niel Hens Hasselt University
Matthias Egger
Matthias Egger University of Bern
Ira M. Longini
Ira M. Longini University of Florida
Elizabeth Miller
Elizabeth Miller London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Caroline L. Trotter
Caroline L. Trotter University of Cambridge
Stephen Baker
Stephen Baker Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Graham F. Medley
Graham F. Medley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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