1. Lee IST, Hua X, Kersey JX, Shioda K, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2026). Geographical Variation in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Potential in Massachusetts. Epidemiologia. Accepted for publication, November 18, 2025. 

2. Lee IST†, Ofori SK†, Babatunde DA†, Akowuah EA, Kwok KO, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2025). COVID-19 Transmission Potential and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions in Maine During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pathogens. 14(9): 893. Published online, September 5, 2025. Accepted for publication, August 27, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14090893 

3. Buesseler AA†, Hua X†, Adom DA††, Das S††, Kutten WS††, Olatunde O††, Sheppard OA, Soo J, Kersey J, Kwok KO, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2025). Geographical variation in COVID-19 transmission potential and case burden, West Virginia, 2020-2023. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 19:e75. Published online, April 15, 2025. Accepted for publication, February 1, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.49 

4. Kehoe AD†, Mallhi AK†, Barton CR††, Martin HM††, Turner CM††, Hua X, Kwok KO, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2024). SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario, Canada, January 2020–January 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 30(5): 956-967. Published online, April 8, 2024. Accepted for publication, February 28, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3005.230482 

5. Ofori SK, Schwind JS, Sullivan KL, Chowell G, Cowling BJ, Fung ICH* (2024). Modeling the Health Impact of Increasing Vaccine Coverage and Nonpharmaceutical Interventions against Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Ghana. Pathogens and Global Health. 118(3), 262–276. Published online, Feb 6, 2024. Accepted for publication, Jan 25, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2024.2313787 

   • Preprint title: Examining the Impact of Increasing Vaccine Coverage and Nonpharmaceutical Interventions against Coronavirus Disease 2019 In Ghana using Mathematical Modeling. medRxiv. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.09.22277456 Version 1: July 10, 2022.

6. Bai Y†, Du Z†, Wang L†, Lau EHY†, Fung ICH, Holme P, Cowling BJ, Galvani AP, Krug RM, Meyers LA* (2024). Public health impact of Paxlovid as Treatment for COVID-19, United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 30(2): 262-269.  Published online, January 5, 2024. Accepted for publication, December 7, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3002.230835 

7. Ogwara CA†, Ronberg JW†, Cox SM†, Wagner BM†, Stotts JW†, Chowell G, Spaulding AC, Fung ICH* (2024). Impact of Public Health Policy and Mobility Change on Transmission Potential of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Rhode Island, March 2020 – November 2021. Pathogens and Global Health. 2024; 118(1):65-79. Published online: April 19, 2023. Accepted for publication, April 3, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2023.2201984 

8. Handel A*, Miller J, Ge Y, Fung ICH* (2023). If long-term suppression is not possible, how do we minimize mortality for infectious disease outbreaks? Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17:e547. Published online, December 1, 2023. Accepted for publication, Oct 22, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2023.203 

   • Preprint title: If long-term suppression is not possible, how do we minimize mortality for COVID-19 and other emerging infectious disease outbreaks? medRxiv; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.13.20034892  (Version 1: March 17, 2020; Version 2: April 3, 2020)

9. Tome J, Cowan LT, Fung ICH* (2023). A pharmacoepidemiological study of myocarditis and pericarditis following the first dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in Europe. Microorganisms. 11(5), 1099. Published, April 22, 2023. Accepted for Publication, April 18, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051099 

   • Preprint title: A pharmacoepidemiological study of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in Europe. medRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.27.22275706 Version 1: May 28, 2022.

10. Ofori SK, Schwind JS, Sullivan KL, Chowell G, Cowling BJ, Fung ICH* (2023). Age-Stratified Model to Assess Health Outcomes of COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies, Ghana. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2023;29(2):360-370. Published online, January 10, 2023; Accepted for publication, November 11, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221098 

    • Preprint title: Modeling infections and deaths averted due to COVID-19 vaccination strategies in Ghana. medRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.09.22277458 Version 1: July 10, 2022.     

11. Davies MR†, Hua X†, Jacobs TD, Wiggill GI, Lai PY, Du Z, DebRoy S, Robb SW, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Potential and Policy Changes in South Carolina, February 2020 - January 2021. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17:e276. Published online, August 4, 2022. Accepted for publication, July 26, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.212  

    • Preprint, medRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.25.21263798  Version 2: March 6, 2022. Version 1: September 28, 2021.

12. Hua X†, Kehoe ARD†, Tome J†, Motaghi M†, Ofori SK, Lai PY, Ali ST, Chowell G, Spaulding AC, Fung ICH* (2023). Late surges in COVID-19 cases and varying transmission potential partially due to public health policy changes in 5 Western states, March 10, 2020, to January 10, 2021. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17:e277. Published online, November 3, 2022. Accepted for publication, September 15, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.248 

    • Preprint, medRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.04.21259992 Version 1: July 6, 2021.

13. Hua X, Yin J, Fung ICH* (2023). Elevated COVID-19 Case Rates of Government Employees, District of Columbia, 2020-2022. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 67(1):153-159. Published online, July 28, 2022. Accepted for publication, July 7, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxac049 

    • Preprint, titled, Elevated COVID-19 Case Rates of Government Employees, District of Columbia, 2020-22. medRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.18.22269410 Version 1: January 21, 2022.

14. Fung ICH*, Hung YW, Ofori SK, Muniz-Rodriguez K, Lai PY, Chowell G (2022). SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario, Canada, December 25, 2019-December 1, 2020. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 16(6): 2428-2437. Published online, March 25, 2021; Accepted for publication, February 7, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.78. 

    • An earlier version as a preprint: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario, Canada, January 1-July 6, 2020. medRxiv 2020.07.18.20156992; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.18.20156992 (Version 1: July 21, 2020)

15. Du Z, Wang L, Shan S, Lam D, Tsang TK, Xiao J, Gao H, Yang B, Ali ST, Pei S, Fung ICH, Lau EHY, Liao Q, Wu P, Meyers LA, Leung GM, Cowling BJ* (2022). Pandemic fatigue impedes mitigation of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Published in issue: November 29, 2022. Published online, November 23, 2022. Accepted for publication, October 20, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2213313119 

    • Preprint, Research Square. URL: https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-591241/latest.pdf Version: June 10, 2021. 

16. Ofori SK†, Ogwara CA†, Kwon S, Hua X, Martin KM, Mallhi AK, Twum F, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2022). SARS-CoV-2 transmission potential and rural-urban disease burden disparities across Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, March 2020 — May 2021. Annals of Epidemiology. 71:1-8. Published online, April 25, 2022; Accepted for publication, April 15, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.04.006

    • Preprint, medRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.18.21268032 Version 1: December 19, 2021.

17. Ofori SK, Schwind JS, Sullivan KL, Cowling BJ, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2022). Transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Ghana and the impact of public health interventions. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107(1): 175-179. Published online, May 23, 2022. Accepted for publication, April 5, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0718

    • Preprint, medRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.04.21259991 Version 2: March 6, 2022. Version 1: July 6, 2021. 

18. Tariq A*, Chakhaia T, Dahal S, Ewing A, Hua X, Ofori SK, Prince O, Salindri A, Adeniyi AE, Banda JM, Skums P, Luo R, Lara-Diaz LY, Burger R, Fung ICH, Shim E, Kirpich A, Srivastava A, Chowell G (2022). An investigation of spatial-temporal patterns and predictions of the coronavirus 2019 pandemic in Colombia, 2020-2021. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 16(3):e0010228. Published online, March 4, 2022. Accepted for publication. February 3, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010228. 

    • Preprint, medRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.28.21261212 Version 1: July 30, 2021.

19. Politis MD†*, Hua X†, Ogwara CA, Davies MR, Adebile TM, Sherman MP, Zhou X, Chowell G, Spaulding AC, Fung ICH* (2022). Spatially refined time-varying reproduction numbers of SARS-CoV-2 in Arkansas and Kentucky and their relationship to population size and public health policy, March - November, 2020. Annals of Epidemiology. 68:37-44. Published online, January 11, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.12.012 (Free access until April 1, 2022: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1eZIr3k7xFm3eU) 

    • Preprint, medRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.26.21257862 (Version 3: December 17, 2021; Version 2: June 18, 2021; Version 1: May 29, 2021). 

20. Epting ME, Pluznik JA, Levano SR, Hua X, Fung ICH, Jordan B, O'Donovan E, Robinson KM, Chakraborty R, Yousefi B, Michel CJ, Bowden CJ, Kapadia A, Riback LR, Mangla AT, Akiyama MJ, Spaulding AC (2021). Aiming for Zero: Reducing Transmission of COVID-19 in the D.C. Department of Corrections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(12): ofab547. Published online, December 9, 2021. Open Access. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab547 

21. Ogwara CA†, Mallhi AK†, Hua X†, Muniz-Rodriguez K, Schwind JS, Zhou X, Jones JA, Chopak-Foss J, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2021). Spatially refined time-varying reproduction numbers of COVID-19 by health district in Georgia, USA, March – December, 2020. Epidemiologia. 2(2): 179-197. Published online, May 28, 2021. Open Access. Full text PDF.

22. Fung ICH†*, Zhou X†, Cheung CN†, Ofori SK, Muniz-Rodriguez K, Cheung CH, Lai PY, Liu M, Chowell G* (2021). Assessing Early Heterogeneity in Doubling Times of the COVID-19 Epidemic across Prefectures in Mainland China, January-February, 2020. Epidemiologia. 2(1): 95-113. Published online, March 11, 2021. Open Access. Full text PDF. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia2010009 

23. Muniz-Rodriguez K†, Chowell G†, Schwind JS, Ford R, Ofori SK, Ogwara CA, Davies MR, Jacobs T, Cheung CH, Cowan LT, Hansen AR, Fung ICH* (2021). Time-varying reproduction numbers of COVID-19 in Georgia, USA, March 2-November 20, 2020. The Permanente Journal. 25:20.232. Published online, March 17, 2021; Accepted for publication, Dec 28, 2020. PDF; Supplementary Materials (PDF). doi: https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/20.232

    • An earlier version as a preprint: Time-varying reproduction numbers of COVID-19 in Georgia, USA, March 2-June 14, 2020. medRxiv 2020.05.19.20107219; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.19.20207219 (Version 3: July 28, 2020)

24. Richmond HL, Tome J, Rochani H, Fung ICH, Shah GH, Schwind JS* (2020). The Use of Penalized Regression Analysis to Identify County-Level Demographic and Socioeconomic Variables Predictive of Increased COVID-19 Cumulative Case Rates in the State of Georgia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 17(21):8036. [Research] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218036

25. Miu AS*, Cheung CN, Tsang KKY, Chan BSB, Poon LT, Fung ICH (2020). Broader Trauma: Considerations for COVID-19 Psychosocial Interventions in Hong Kong. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 53:102358. Published online, Aug 18, 2020. [Letter to the Editor] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102358

26. Fung ICH*, Cheung CN, Handel A (2020). SARS-CoV-2 viral and serological testing when college campuses reopen – some practical considerations. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 15(2): e4-e8. Published online, July 27, 2020. Accepted for publication, July 1, 2020. [Policy Analysis] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.266

27. Dong L*, Li Z, Fung ICH (2020). A Call for Consistency in Official Naming of the Disease Caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Non-English Languages.Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 14(3):e25-e26. Published online, May 22, 2020; Accepted for publication, May 18, 2020. [Letter to the Editor] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.169

28. Muniz-Rodriguez K†, Chowell G†, Cheung CH, Jia D, Lai PY, Lee Y, Liu M, Ofori SK, Roosa KM, Simonsen L, Viboud C, Fung ICH* (2020). Doubling time of the COVID-19 epidemic by province, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 26(8):1912-1914.  Published online, Apr 24, 2020. Accepted for publication, Apr 17, 2020. [Research Letter] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.200219

29. Muniz-Rodriguez K†, Fung ICH†*, Ferdosi SR, Ofori SK, Lee Y, Tariq A, Chowell G*. (2020) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission Potential, Iran, 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 26(8): 1915-1917. Published online, Apr 23, 2020. Accepted for publication, Apr 15, 2020. [Research Letter] DOI:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.200536

30. Zhu Y, Fu KW, Grépin KA*, Liang H, Fung ICH* (2020). Limited early warnings and public attention to COVID-19, China, January-February, 2020: a longitudinal cohort of randomly sampled Weibo users. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 14(5):e24-e27. Published online, Apr 3, 2020. Accepted for publication, March 31, 2020. [Brief Report] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.68

de Lima STS†, Hua X†, Claro IM†, Filho CG, Simões Mello LM, de Jusus R, Bleichrodt A, Maia AMPC, Máximo ACBM, Cavalcante KF, Firmino ACL, Duarte LMF, da Silva LOR, Freitas ARR, Fung ICH, Chowell G, Lalwani P, Cavalcanti LPG, Romano CM, Proenca-Modena JL, de Souza WM (2025). Molecular Epidemiology of Oropouche Virus, Ceará State, Brazil, 2024. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 31(4): 838-842. [Dispatch (Research)] Published online: March 12, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3104.241471 

Bleichrodt AM*, Okano JT, Fung ICH, Chowell C‡, Blower S‡ (2025). The Future of HIV: Forecasting HIV burden across multiple sub-populations in the United States through 2030. AIDS. 39(6):708-718. [ Research ] Published, May 1, 2025. Accepted for publication, January 9, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000004122 

Fung ICH†, Chowell G†, Botchway GA, Kersey J, Komesuor J, Kwok KO, Moore SE, Ofori SK, Baiden F* (2024). Bridging the gap: Empirical contact matrix data is needed for modelling the transmission of respiratory infections in West Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 29:991-994. [Opinion] Published online: November 24, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.14063 

Ofori SK, Hung YW, Schwind JS, Diallo K, Babatunde D, Nwaobi SO, Hua X, Sullivan KL, Cowling BJ, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2022). Economic evaluations of interventions against influenza at workplaces: systematic review. Occupational Medicine. 72:70–80. Published on December 21, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqab163.

Nkemjika S, Ifebi E, Cowan L, Fung ICH, Twum F, Liu F, Zhang J* (2020). Association between Serum Folate and Cardiovascular Deaths among Adults with Hypertension. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 74:970-978. [Research] Published online: November 27, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-019-0533-7  PubMed entry. Abstract.

Li C, Li D, Smart SJ, Zhou L, Yang P, Ou J, He Y, Ren R, Ma T, Xiang N, Sui H, Wang Y, Zhao J, Wang C, Wang Y, Ni D, Fung ICH, Li D, Huang Y, Li Q (2020). Evaluating the importation of yellow fever cases into China in 2016 and strategies used to prevent and control the spread of the disease. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response. 11(2), doi: https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2018.9.1.007 [This journal does not have page number or article number]. Open Access.

Just MR, Carden SW, Li S, Baker KK, Gambhir M, Fung ICH* (2018). The impact of shared sanitation facilities on diarrheal diseases with and without an environmental reservoir: a modeling study. Pathogens and Global Health. 112(4): 195-202. Published online: June 6, 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2018.1478927. Abstract. Main text via PubMed Central (Open Access): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC6147076/ .

Sevilimedu V, Pressley KD, Snook KR, Hogges JV, Politis MD, Sexton JK, Duke CH, Smith BA, Swander LC, Baker KK, Gambhir M, Fung ICH* (2016). Gender-based differences in water, sanitation and hygiene-related diarrheal disease and helminthic infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Transactions of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 110 (11): 637-648. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trw080 Full text available here: HTML. (Notes: The November 2016 issue of this journal was published on: 01 February 2017.)

Meltzer MI, Santibanez S, Fischer LS, Merlin TL, Adhikari B, Atkins CY, Campbell C, Fung ICH, Gambhir M, Gift TL, Greening B, Gu W, Jacobson EU, Kahn EB, Carias C, Nerlander L, Rainisch G, Shankar M, Wong KK, Washington ML (2016). Modeling in real time during the Ebola response. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 65(Suppl-3):85–89. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.su6503a12 Full Text HTML.

Davis BM†*, Yin J†, Blomberg D, Fung ICH (2016). Impact of a Prevention Bundle on Clostridium difficile Infection Rate in a Hospital in Southeastern United States. American Journal of Infection Control. 44(12):1729-1731. [Brief Report (Research)] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.014.  Abstract. 

Caruso BA, Sevilimedu V, Fung ICH, Patkar A, Baker KK* (2015). Gender disparities in water, sanitation and global health. The Lancet, 386: 650-651. [Correspondence] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61497-0 Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF (This correspondence was mentioned in ASPPH Friday Letter, August 21, 2015.)

Drake JM, Bakach I†, Just MR†, O'Regan SM, Gambhir M, Fung ICH* (2015). Transmission models of historical Ebola outbreaks. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 21(8): 1447-1450. [Dispatch] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.141613 Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF. Technical Appendix (PDF).

Bakach I, Just MR, Gambhir M, Fung ICH* (2015). Typhoid transmission: a historical perspective on mathematical model development. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109 (11): 679-689. [Review] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv075 Abstract. 

Fung ICH*, Gambhir M, Glasser JW, Gao H, Washington ML, Uzicanin A, Meltzer MI (2015). Modeling the Effect of School Closures in a Pandemic Scenario: Exploring Two Different Contact Matrices. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60 (suppl 1): S58-S63. [Original research article] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ086 Full Text PDF; Link to Supplementary Materials. (This is part of a supplement, titled CDC Modeling Efforts in Response to a Potential Public Health Emergency: Influenza A(H7N9) as an Example; this supplement has been mentioned in Avian Flu Diary by Michael Coston.) 

Zhou L*, Situ S, Feng Z, Atkins CY, Fung ICH, Xu Z, Huang T, Hu S, Wang X, Meltzer MI (2014). Cost-effectiveness of alternative annual influenza vaccination strategies among children aged 6 months to 14 years in four provinces in China. PLoS ONE, 9(1): e87590 [Original research article] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087590 Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF. 

Fung ICH* (2014). Cholera transmission dynamic models for public health practitioners. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology. 11:1. [Analytic perspective] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-7622-11-1  Open Access. [Note: The journal Emerging Themes in Epidemiology is now renamed as Discover Public Health.]

Fung ICH†, Fitter DL†, Borse RH, Meltzer MI, Tappero JW (2013). Modeling the effect of water, sanitation, and hygiene and oral cholera vaccine implementation in Haiti. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 89(4):633-640. [Original research article] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0201 Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF. (This paper was cited by the Pan-American Health Organization in their press release on October 9, 2013. This was part of a special section of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - AJTMH and PAHO: Commemorating the 3rd Anniversary of the Cholera Outbreak in Haiti: Invited Papers that documents the public health response to the largest national cholera outbreak in modern history. That special section of AJTMH was cited in a Congressional briefing by PAHO and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, on Oct 24, 2013. This paper was mentioned in ASPPH Friday Letter, November 15, 2013.)

Fung ICH*, Gambhir M, van Sighem A, de Wolf F, Garnett GP (2012). The Clinical Interpretation of Viral Blips in HIV Patients Receiving Antiviral Treatment: Are We Ready to Infer Poor Adherence? Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (JAIDS). 60(1):5-11. [Original research article] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182487a20  PubMed abstract.

Fung ICH*, Antia R, Handel A (2012). How to minimize the attack rate during multiple influenza outbreaks in a heterogeneous population. PLoS One. 7(6):e36573. [Original research article] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036573 Open Access.

Fung ICH*, Gambhir M, van Sighem A, de Wolf F, and Garnett GP (2010). Superinfection with a heterologous HIV strain per se does not lead to faster progression. Mathematical Biosciences. 224(1):1-9. [Original research article] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2009.11.007. 

Clasen TF*, Bostoen K, Schmidt W-P, Boisson S, Fung ICH, Jenkins MW, Scott B, Sugden S, and Cairncross S (2010). Interventions to improve excreta disposal for preventing diarrhoea. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010. Issue 6. [Systematic review of interventions] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007180.pub2 {Protocol can be found in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008. Issue 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007180} 

Cairncross S*, Hunt C, Boisson S, Bostoen K, Curtis V, Fung ICH, and Schmidt W-P (2010). Water, sanitation and hygiene for the prevention of diarrhoea. International Journal of Epidemiology. 39(Supplement 1): i193-i205. [Systematic review] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyq035 Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF. 

Fung ICH and Cairncross S* (2009). Ascariasis and Handwashing. Transactions of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 103(3): 215-222. [Review paper] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.08.003. 

Fung ICH* and Cairncross S (2007). How often do you wash your hands? A review of studies of hand-washing practices in the community during and after the SARS outbreak in 2003. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 17(3): 161-183 [Review paper] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09603120701254276. 

Fung ICH*, Guinness L, Vickerman P, Watts C, Vannela G, Vadhvana J, Foss AM, Malodia L, Gandhi M, and Jani G (2007). Modelling the impact and cost-effectiveness of the HIV intervention programme amongst commercial sex workers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. BMC Public Health. 7:195. [Original research article] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-195   Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF.

Fung ICH and Cairncross S* (2006). Effectiveness of handwashing in preventing SARS; a review. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 11(11): 1749-1758. [Review paper] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01734.x Open Access.

Muniz-Rodriguez K*, Schwind JS, Yin J, Liang H, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2023). Exploring Social Media Network Connections to Assist During Public Health Emergency Response: A Retrospective Case-Study of Hurricane Matthew and Twitter Users in Georgia, USA.  Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17:e315. Published online, February 17, 2023; Accepted for publication, November 23, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.285 

Evans HI†, Handberry MT†, Muniz-Rodriguez K, Schwind JS, Liang H, Adhikari BB, Meltzer MI, Fung ICH* (2023). Winter storms and unplanned school closure announcements on Twitter: Comparison between the states of Massachusetts and Georgia, 2017-18. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17: e132. Published online, April 11, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.41

Buchanan BM†, Evans HI†, Chukwudebe NP, Duncan EA, Yin J, Adhikari BB, Zhou X, Tse ZTH, Chowell G, Meltzer MI, Fung ICH* (2023). Monitoring Different Social Media Platforms to Report Unplanned School Closures due to Wildfires in California, October & December 2017. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17: e123. Published online, March 31, 2022. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.32 

Ofori SK, Hung YW, Schwind JS, Muniz-Rodriguez K, Kakou RJ, Alade SE, Diallo K, Sullivan KL, Cowling BJ, Fung ICH* (2022). The use of digital technology to improve and monitor handwashing among children 12 years or younger in educational settings: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 32(3):547-564. Published online, June 24, 2020. Accepted for publication, June 15, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2020.1784398

Bayliss LC*, Zhu Y, Fu KW, Mullican LA, Ahmed F, Liang H, Tse ZTH, Saroha N, Yin J, Fung ICH (2021). Conversing or Diffusing Information? An Examination of Public Health Twitter Chats. Published online, December 29, 2021. Journal of Public Interest Communications. 5(2):27-47. [Research] Open Access. Full Text: HTML, PDF. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32473/jpic.v5.i2.p27 

Mo C, Yin J*, Fung ICH, Tse ZTH (2021). Aggregating Twitter Text through Generalized Linear Regression Models for Tweet Popularity Prediction and Automatic Topic Classification. Published online, November 26, 2021. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 11(4):1537-1554. [Research] Open Access. Full Text PDF. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11040109

Ahweyevu JO†, Chukwudebe NP†, Buchanan BM, Yin J, Adhikari BB, Zhou X, Tse ZTH, Chowell G, Meltzer MI, Fung ICH* (2021). Using Twitter to Track Unplanned School Closures: Georgia Public Schools, 2015-17. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 15(5):568-572. Published online, May 14, 2020. [Research] Full Text PDF; Link to Supplementary Materials. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.65 (Authors' manuscript before final editing available Open Access via PubMed Central: PMCID: PMC7665976: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7665976/ )   

Jackson AM†, Mullican LA†, Tse ZTH, Yin J, Zhou X, Kumar D, Fung ICH* (2020). Unplanned closure of public schools in Michigan, 2015-2016: Cross-sectional study on rurality and digital data harvesting. Journal of School Health. 90(7):511-519. Published online, May 7, 2020. Accepted for publication, Oct 22, 2019. [Research] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12901 

Muniz-Rodriguez K, Ofori SK, Bayliss LC, Schwind JS, Diallo K, Liu M, Yin J, Chowell G, Fung ICH* (2020). Social media use in emergency response to natural disasters: a systematic review with a public health perspective. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 14(1): 139-149. Published online, March 9, 2020. Accepted for publication, Jan 6, 2020. [Systematic Review] Abstract. Full Text:  PDF. Supplementary Materials (Download here) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.3

Fung ICH*, Blankenship EB, Ahweyevu JO, Cooper LK, Duke CH, Carswell SL, Jackson AM, Jenkins JC, Duncan EA, Liang H, Fu KW, Tse ZTH (2020). Public health implications of image-based social media: A systematic review of Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Flickr. The Permanente Journal. 24: Article 18.307. Published online, December 6, 2019. Accepted for publication, June 6, 2019. [Research] Open Access. Main text (PDF). Technical Appendices (PDF). DOI: https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/18.307 

Yin J, Tseng PL, Zerbo KR, Tse ZTH, Ross L, Fung ICH* (2019). Social media usage and influenza beliefs, risk perceptions and behavioral intentions among students at a university in Southeastern US. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association. 7(2): Article 4. Published online, October 11, 2019; Accepted for publication, July 16, 2018. [Research] Open Access. PDF. https://doi.org/10.20429/jgpha.2019.070204 

Schaible BJ†, Snook KR†, Yin J, Jackson AM, Ahweyevu JO, Chong M, Tse ZTH, Liang H, Fu KW, Fung ICH* (2019). Twitter conversations and English news media reports on poliomyelitis in five different countries, January 2014 to April 2015. The Permanente Journal. 23: Article 18.181. Published online, July 8, 2019. Accepted for publication, August 14, 2018. [Research] Open Access. Main text (HTML; PDF). Supplementary Figures 1-5 (PDF). Supplementary Tables I-V (PDF).  DOI: https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/18-181 

Fung ICH†, Yin J†, Pressley KD†, Duke CH†, Mo C†, Liang H, Fu KW, Tse ZTH, Hou SI (2019). Pedagogical demonstration of Twitter data analysis: a case study of World AIDS Day, 2014. Data. 4:84. Published online: June 10, 2019. [Research] HTML PDF. Open Access. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/data4020084 

Liang H, Fung ICH†, Tse ZTH†, Yin J†, Chan CH, Pechta LE, Smith BJ, Marquez-Lameda RD, Meltzer MI, Lubell KM, Fu KW* (2019). How did Ebola information spread on Twitter: Broadcasting or Viral Spreading? BMC Public Health. 19:438. Published online, April 25, 2019. [Research] HTML PDF Open Access. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6747-8 (This paper was summarized and recommended by Dr. Tarah Van De Wiele on UN Social 500 (on August 6, 2019) [Note: The original webpage no longer exists, but it was captured in Web Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20210124065926/https://www.unsocial500.com/2019/08/06/massive-study-on-ebola-related-tweets-debunks-the-importance-of-going-viral/ ) 

Duke CH, Yin J, Zhang X, Blankenship EB, Akuse SE, Shah GH, Chan CH, Fu KW, Tse ZTH, Fung ICH* (2019). Adopting YouTube to Promote Health: Analysis of State Health Departments. The Permanente Journal. 23:18-094. Published online, January 14, 2019. [Research] HTML PDF Open Access. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/18-094 

Adnan MM†, Yin J†, Jackson AM, Tse ZTH, Liang H, Fu KW, Saroha N, Althouse BM, Fung ICH* (2019). World Pneumonia Day 2011-16: Twitter contents and retweets. International Health. 11(4):297-305. Published online, November 24, 2018. [Research] HTML (Author's free access link). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihy087 

Jordan SE, Hovet SE, Fung ICH, Liang H, Fu KW, Tse ZTH* (2019). Using Twitter for public health surveillance from monitoring and prediction to public response. Data. 4(1): 6. Published online, December 29, 2018. Open Access.  PDF. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/data4010006 [Review]

Basch CH†, Blankenship EB†, Goff ME, Yin J, Basch CE, De Leon AJ, Fung ICH* (2018). Fluoride-related YouTube videos: a cross-sectional study of contents by upload sources. Journal of Dental Hygiene. 92 (6) 47-53. Published online, January 14, 2019. [Research] (Please email me if you need a copy of the paper.)

Jackson AM†, Mullican LA†, Yin J, Tse ZTH, Liang H, Fu KW, Ahweyevu JO, Jenkins JJ, Saroha N, Fung ICH*(2018). #CDCGrandRounds and #VitalSigns: A Twitter Analysis. Annals of Global Health. 84(4), pp.710–716. Published online, November 5, 2018. [Research] Open Access: HTML. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29024/aogh.2381

Yin J†, Basch CH†, Adnan MM†, Fullwood MD, Menafro A, Fung ICH* (2018). Attributes of Videos on YouTube Related to Cupping Therapy. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 24(6): 32-37. Published online, November 2018. [Research] (Please email me if you need a copy of the paper.)

Basch CH†, Blankenship EB†, Fung ICH†, Yarborough CC, Rustin RC, Yin J* (2018). Eastern Equine Encephalitis and YouTube Videos: A Content Analysis. Infection, Disease & Health. 23(4):197-202. Published online, July 28, 2018. [Research] Free access via this publisher-provided link until Jan 4, 2019.

Blankenship EB†, Goff ME†, Yin J, Tse ZTH, Fu KW, Liang H, Saroha N, Fung ICH* (2018). Sentiment, contents, and retweets: a study of two vaccine-related Twitter data sets. Permanente Journal.  22:17-138. Published online, June 11, 2018. [Research]. Open Access Full Text PDF. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/17-138. 

Fung ICH†*, Jackson AM†, Mullican LA†, Blankenship EB, Goff ME, Guinn AJ, Saroha N, Tse ZTH (2018). Contents, followers and retweets of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Advanced Molecular Detection (@CDC_AMD) Twitter profile: Cross-sectional study. JMIR Public Health & Surveillance. 4(2):e33. Published online April 2, 2018. [Research] Open Access: PDF.

Basch CH, Brown AA, Fullwood MD, Clark AJ, Fung ICH, Yin J* (2018). YouTube as a source of information on skin bleaching: a content analysis. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 43(4): 399-403. [Research] Published online, 18 December 2017. DOI: 10.1111/ced.13335. 

Fung ICH†*, Zeng J†, Chan CH, Liang H, Yin J, Liu Z, Tse ZTH‡, Fu KW‡ (2018). Twitter and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, South Korea, 2015: a multi-lingual study. Infection, Disease & Health. 23(1):10-16. Published online, September 16, 2017. [Research] Abstract. Full Text HTML. DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2017.08.005. 

Basch CH, Yin J*, Kollia B, Adedokun A, Trusty S, Yeboah F, Fung ICH (2018). Public online information about tinnitus: A cross-sectional study of YouTube videos. Noise and Health. 20 (92), 1-8. [Research] (Open Access). (For PDF, you may email me.)

Basch CH, Yin J, Walker N*, de Leon AJ, Fung ICH (2018). TMJ Online: Investigating Temporomandibular Disorders as "TMJ" on YouTube. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 45 (1), 34-40 [Research]. DOI: 10.1111/joor.12580. PubMed abstract.  PDF. 

Basch CH†, Jackson AM†, Yin J, Hammond R, Adhikari A, Fung ICH* (2017). English language YouTube videos as a source of lead poisoning-related information: a cross-sectional study.The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 23(3): 222-227. Published online, May 2, 2018. [Research] DOI: 10.1080/10773525.2018.1467621. PMCID: PMC6060871. (Please note that the paper was published in May 2018 even though it belongs to a 2017 issue (issue 3 of volume 23).) 

Fung ICH†, Blankenship EB†, Goff ME, Mullican LA, Chan KC, Saroha N, Duke CH, Eremeeva ME‡, Fu KW‡, Tse ZTH‡ (2017). Zika virus-related photo sharing on Pinterest and Instagram. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 11(6):656-659. [Research - Brief Report] doi: 10.1017/dmp.2017.23 PubMed abstract. Access via journal website. 

Fung ICH*†, Jackson AM†, Ahweyevu J, Grizzle J, Yin J, Tse ZTH, Liang H, Sekandi JN, Fu KW (2017). #GlobalHealth on Twitter: analysis of tweets on #Malaria, #HIV, #TB, #NCDS, and #NTDS. Annals of Global Health. 83 (3-4), 682–690. Published online, October 5, 2017. [Research] PubMed Abstract. Full Text PDF Download. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2017.09.006. 

Basch CH†, Mullican LA†, Boone KD, Yin J, Berdnik A, Eremeeva ME, Fung ICH* (2017). Lyme Disease and YouTube: a cross-sectional study of video contents. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives.  8(4): 289-292. [Research - Brief Report] Open Access DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2017.8.4.10. 

Basch CH†, Fung ICH†, Menafro A, Mo C, Yin J* (2017). An exploratory assessment of weight loss videos on YouTube™.Public Health. 151:31-38. Abstract. [ Research ] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.06.016. 

Basch CH*†, Fung ICH†, Hammond R, Blankenship EB, Tse ZTH, Fu KW, Ip P, Basch CE (2017). Zika Virus on YouTube: an analysis of English language video contents by source. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. 50: 133-140. [Research - Brief Report] DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.16.107 Open Access Abstract and PDF. 

Basch CH*†, Fung ICH†, Berdnik A, Basch CE (2016). Widely Viewed English Language YouTube Videos Relating to Diabetic Retinopathy: A Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Diabetes. 1(2): e6. Open Access Full Text HTML and PDF. 

Biggerstaff M*, Alper D, Dredze M, Fox S, Fung ICH, Hickmann KS, Lewis B, Rosenfeld R, Shaman J, Tsou M-H, Velardi P, Vespignani A, Finelli L (2016). Results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Predict the 2013–2014 Influenza Season Challenge. BMC Infectious Diseases. 16:357. Open Access Full Text HTML and PDF.

Fung ICH*, Duke CH†, Finch KC†, Snook KR†, Tseng PL†, Hernandez AC, Gambhir M, Fu KW, Tse ZTH (2016). Ebola virus disease and social media: A systematic review. American Journal of Infection Control. 44(12):1660-1671. Published online on July 14, 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.011. Abstract; Online Supplementary Materials.  

Fu KW, Liang H, Saroha N, Tse ZTH‡, Ip P‡, Fung ICH*‡ (2016). How people react to Zika virus outbreaks on Twitter? A computational content analysis. American Journal of Infection Control. 44(12):1700-1702. [Brief report (Research)] Full Text. HTML and PDF. 

Fung ICH*, Cheung CN, Fu KW, Ip P, Tse ZTH (2016). Vaccine safety and social media in China. American Journal of Infection Control. 44(10):1194-1195. Published online on July 25, 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.248 [Letter to the Editor] Link. 

Finch KC†, Snook KR†, Duke CH†, Fu KW‡, Tse ZTH‡, Adhikari A‡, Fung ICH*‡(2016). Public Health Implications of Social Media Use During Natural Disasters, Environmental Disasters, and Other Environmental Concerns. Natural Hazards. 83 (1), 729-760. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2327-8 [Review] Full Text PDF (Free access - reading only: click here) (This paper was mentioned in ASPPH Friday Letter, August 26, 2016.) 

Fung ICH*†, Fu KW†, Chan CH†, Chan BSB, Cheung CN, Abraham T‡, Tse ZTH‡ (2016). Social media's initial reaction to information and misinformation on Ebola, August 2014: Facts and rumors Public Health Reports. 131(3): 461-473. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491613100312  [Original research article] Open Access Full Text PDF. 

Fung ICH*, Tse ZTH, Chan BSB, Fu KW (2015). Middle East respiratory syndrome in the Republic of Korea: Transparency and communication are key. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal. 6(3). 1-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.2.011 [Perspective] Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF.

Fung ICH*, Cai J†, Hao Y†, Ying Y, Chan BSB, Tse ZTH‡, Fu KW‡ (2015). Global Handwashing Day 2012: A qualitative content analysis of Chinese social media reaction to a health promotion event. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal. 6(3):34-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.2.003 [Research article] Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF.

Fung ICH*, Tse ZTH, Fu KW (2015). The use of social media in public health surveillance. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal. 6(2): 3-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.1.019 [Perspective] Open Access Full Text through PubMed Central: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4542478/. 

Fung ICH*, Hao Y†, Cai J†, Ying Y, Schaible BJ, Yu CM, Tse ZTH‡, Fu KW‡ (2015). Chinese social media reaction to information about 42 notifiable infectious diseases. PLoS ONE, 10(5): e0126092. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126092 [Original research article] Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF. Correction notice: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129525 : HTML or PDF. 

Tse ZTH†*, Xu S†, Fung ICH, and Wood BJ (2015). Cyber-attack risk low for medical devices. Science 347(6228):1323-1324. [Correspondence/Letter] Full Text HTML.

Fung ICH*, Tse ZTH, Fu KW (2015). Converting Big Data into public health. Science, 347(6222):620 (February 6, 2015). [Correspondence/Letter] Full Text HTML. (This correspondence was mentioned in our college website, on March 4, 2015.) 

Fung ICH*†, Tse ZTH†, Cheung CN†, Miu AS†, Fu KW (2014). Ebola and the social media. The Lancet, 384(9961):2207. [Correspondence/Letter] Full Text HTML or PDF. Supplementary Appendix PDF. (This correspondence was mentioned in ASPPH Friday Letter, December 26, 2014; Georgia Southern University's press release, on January 8, 2015; and our local newspaper, Statesboro Herald, on January 8, 2015.)

Fung ICH*, Fu KW, Ying Y, Schaible B, Hao Y, Chan C-H, Tse ZTH (2013). Chinese social media reaction to the MERS-CoV and avian influenza A(H7N9) outbreaks. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2:31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-9957-2-31. [Original research article] Open Access Full Text HTML or PDF . (This paper was mentioned in ASPPH Friday Letter, January 17, 2014.) 

Fung ICH* and Wong KK (2013). Efficient use of social media during the avian influenza A(H7N9) emergency response. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, 4(4):1-3.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2013.4.3.005. [Perspective]  Open Access Full Text HTML and PDF available. 

1. Breedlove B*, Fung ICH (2020). Auspicious Symbols of Rank and Status. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 26(5):1056-1057.[Cover Essay for May 2020 issue] Published online, April 15, 2020. Accepted for publication. April 14, 2020. Open Access. HTML; PDF. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.ac2605 

2. Tse ZTH, Hovet S, Cheung CN, Fung ICH* (2016). Futuristic First Responders. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. [Letter to the Editor] 10(4): 538-539. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.19 Full Text PDF.

3. Chan BSB*, Tse ZTH, Fu KW, Cheung CN, Fung ICH (2015). Why we should care about Ebola in West Africa and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South Korea: Global health ethics and the moral insignificance of proximity. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 12(4): 541-543. [Letter to the Editor (1000-word)] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-015-9677-x  Full Text HTML or PDF.