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Relative Efficacy of Masks and Respirators as Source Control for Viral Aerosol Shedding from People Infected with SARS-CoV-2: A Human Controlled Trial

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 15 Nov 2023

Jianyu Lai, Kristen K. Coleman, S.-H. Sheldon Tai, Jennifer German, Filbert Hong, Barbara Albert, Yi Esparza, Aditya K. Srikakulapu, Petri Kalliomäki, Maria Schanz, Alycia A. Smith, Isabel Sierra Maldonado, Molly Oertel, Naja Fadul, T. Louie Gold, Kathleen McPhaul, Tianzhou Ma, Benjamin J. Cowling and Donald K. Milton

University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and University of Maryland - Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health

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Vaccine Effectiveness of Two and Three Doses of BNT162b2 and Coronavac Against COVID-19 in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Mar 2022

Martina McMenamin, Joshua Nealon, Yun Lin, Jessica Y. Wong, Justin Cheung, Eric H.Y. Lau, Peng Wu, Gabriel Leung and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac COVID-19 Vaccination Against Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Infection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Aug 2022

Nicole Ngai Yung Tsang, Hau Chi So, Benjamin J. Cowling, Gabriel Leung and Dennis Kai Ming Ip

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Epidemiology and Control of Two Epidemic Waves of SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea

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Epidemiology and Control of Two Epidemic Waves of SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Sep 2020

Sukhyun Ryu, Eunbi Noh, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Dasom Kim, Eric H.Y. Lau and Benjamin J. Cowling

Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Epidemiology and Control of Two Epidemic Waves of SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Oct 2020

Sukhyun Ryu, Eunbi Noh, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Dasom Kim, Eric H. Y. Lau and Benjamin J. Cowling

Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 Testing Strategies

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Nov 2020

Zhanwei Du, Abhishek Pandey, Yuan Bai, Meagan C. Fitzpatrick, Matteo Chinazzi, Ana Pastore y Piontti, Michael Lachmann, Alessandro Vespignani, Benjamin J. Cowling, Alison P. Galvani and Lauren Ancel Meyers

University of Texas at Austin, Yale University - Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA), The University of Hong Kong, Yale University - Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA), Northeastern University - Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-Technical Systems (MOBS Lab), Northeastern University - Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-technical Systems, Santa Fe Institute, Northeastern University - Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-technical Systems, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Yale University - Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA) and University of Texas at Austin

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Suppressing COVID-19 Transmission in Hong Kong: An Observational Study of the First Four Months

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Aug 2020

Peng Wu, Tim K. Tsang, Jessica Y. Wong, Tiffany W.Y. Ng, Faith Ho, Huizhi Gao, Dillon C. Adam, Doug H. Cheung, Eric H.Y. Lau, Wey Wen Lim, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Dennis K. M. Ip, Joseph T. Wu, Benjamin J. Cowling and Gabriel Leung

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong,, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health

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Reported Effectiveness of COVID-19 Booster Vaccines: A Systematic Review of Early Literature and Implications for Emerging Vaccination Policy

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Jun 2022

Joshua Nealon, Yonatan Mefsin, Martina McMenamin, Kylie E. C. Ainslie and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) - Centre for Infectious Disease Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Non-Pharmaceutical Measures to Reduce Influenza Transmission in Households: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 May 2024

Jessica Y. Wong, Wey Wen Lim, Justin Cheung, Caitriona Murphy, Eunice Shiu, Jingyi Xiao, Dongxuan Chen, Yanmin Xie, Mingwei Li, Hualei Xin, Michelle Szeto, Sammi Choi and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Comparative Epidemiology of Outbreaks Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron Variants in China: An Observational Study

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Jan 2023

Liping Peng, Xiaotong Huang, Can Wang, Hualei Xin, Benjamin J. Cowling, Peng Wu and Tim K. Tsang

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Explosive Household Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and Associated Risk Factors in China in Late 2022

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 May 2023

Nan Zhang, Yong Guo, Benjamin J. Cowling, Weiwei Huang, Wei Jia, Ao Li, Danting Luo, Donald K. Milton, Shengqi Wang, Hui-Ling Yen, Yinping Zhang, Yingxin Zhu, Hua Qian and Yuguo Li

Beijing University of Technology - Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Built Environment and Energy Efficient Technology, Tsinghua University - Beijing Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Southeast University - School of Energy and Environment, The University of Hong Kong - Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University - School of Energy and Environment, University of Maryland - Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, Southeast University - School of Energy and Environment, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, Tsinghua University - Beijing Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Control, Tsinghua University - Beijing Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Control, Southeast University - School of Energy and Environment and The University of Hong Kong - Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Association of COVID-19 Vaccination with Duration of Hospitalization in Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 May 2023

Dongxuan Chen, Benjamin J. Cowling, Kylie E. C. Ainslie, Yun Lin, Jessica Y. Wong, Eric H.Y. Lau, Peng Wu and Joshua Nealon

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) - Centre for Infectious Disease Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Evaluating the Health Economic Impacts of Baloxavir Marboxil and Oseltamivir for the Treatment of Influenza in Adult Outpatients in Hong Kong: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Jan 2025

Ruohan Chen, Zengyang Shao, Kaiming Bi, Benjamin J. Cowling and Zhanwei Du

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, University of Texas at Houston - Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Comparative Duration of Neutralizing Responses and Protection of COVID-19 Vaccinations and Correlates of Protection Against Symptomatic, Severe, and Fatal SARS-CoV-2 Infections: A Meta-Analysis and Modeling Study

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 25 Jul 2024

Chang Liu, Tim K. Tsang, Sheena G. Sullivan, Benjamin J. Cowling and Bingyi Yang

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Monash University - School of Clinical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Why Do Chinese Older Adults in Hong Kong Delay or Refuse COVID-19 Vaccination? A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Jun 2022

Jiehu Yuan, Wendy Wing Tak Lam, Jingyi Xiao, Michael Yuxuan Ni, Benjamin J. Cowling and Qiuyan Liao

University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Forecasting of Influenza Activity and Associated Hospital Admission Burden and Estimating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on 2019/20 Winter Season in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Dec 2023

Yiu-Chung Lau, Songwei Shan, Dong Wang, Dongxuan Chen, Zhanwei Du, Eric H.Y. Lau, Daihai He, Linwei Tian, Peng Wu, Benjamin J. Cowling and Sheikh Taslim Ali

The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Self-Reported Reactogenicity of CoronaVac (Sinovac) Compared with Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech): A Prospective Cohort Study with Intensive Monitoring

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Nov 2021

Francisco Tsz Tsun Lai, Miriam Tim Yin Leung, Edward Wai Wa Chan, Lei Huang, Lauren Ka Wun Lau, Kuan Peng, Janice Ching Nam Leung, Min Fan, Kailin Chen, Dawn Hei Lum, Xue Li, Celine Sze Ling Chui, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Carlos Wong, Edwin Fung Shing Lam, Terence Yung Yan Cheung, Benjamin J. Cowling, Ian Chi Kei Wong and Esther W. Chan

The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park - Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D24H), The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Hong Kong Special Administration Region Government - Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administration Region Government - Department of Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research and The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research

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Viral Kinetics of Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases Infected with the Ancestral Strain and Omicron BA.2

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Nov 2022

Yun Lin, Peng Wu, Tim K. Tsang, Jessica Y. Wong, Eric H.Y. Lau, Bingyi Yang, Gabriel Leung and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Longitudinal Monitoring Reveals Klebsiella Quasipneumoniae as the Main Contributor to Carbapenem Resistance in a Hong Kong Hospital Wastewater Discharge Line

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 05 Jun 2023

Liu Xin, Matthew Wong, Dengwei Zhang, Darren Chan, Olivia Chan, Gary Chan, Marcus Ho-Hin Shum, Christopher K.C. Lai, Benjamin J. Cowling, Tong Zhang, Keiji Fukuda, Tommy Tsam-Yuk Lam and Hein Min Tun

Prince of Wales Hospital - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - Environmental Microbiome Engineering and Biotechnology Lab, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Department of Medicine & Therapeutics

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Comparison of Excess Deaths and Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths During a Large Omicron Epidemic in 2022 in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Jul 2024

Hualei Xin, Alexandra Law, Justin Cheung, Yun Lin, Peng Wu, Zhongjie Li, Benjamin J. Cowling, Weizhong Yang and Jessica Y. Wong

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC) - School of Population Medicine and Public Health and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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A Reduction in Hospitalizations and Concurrent Increase in Mortality During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hong Kong, China

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Aug 2022

Hualei Xin, Peng Wu, Jessica Y. Wong, Justin Cheung, Eric H.Y. Lau, Gabriel Leung, Benjamin J. Cowling and Joshua Nealon

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Cost Effective Proactive Testing Strategies During COVID-19 Mass Vaccination: A Modelling Study

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 01 Jul 2021

Zhanwei Du, Lin Wang, Yuan Bai, Xutong Wang, Abhishek Pandey, Matteo Chinazzi, Ana Pastore y Piontti, Nathaniel Hupert, Michael Lachmann, Alessandro Vespignani, Alison P. Galvani, Benjamin J. Cowling and Lauren Ancel Meyers

University of Texas at Austin, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, The University of Hong Kong, University of Texas at Austin, Yale University, Northeastern University - Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-Technical Systems (MOBS Lab), Northeastern University, Departments of Population Health Sciences and of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Cornell Institute for Disease and Disaster Preparedness, Santa Fe Institute, Northeastern University, University of Maryland - Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and University of Texas at Austin

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Universal Community Nucleic Acid Testing for COVID-19 in Hong Kong Reveals Insights into Transmission Dynamics

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 May 2021

Bingyi Yang, Tim K. Tsang, Huizhi Gao, Eric H.Y. Lau, Yun Lin, Faith Ho, Jingyi Xiao, Jessica Y. Wong, Dillon C. Adam, Qiuyan Liao, Peng Wu, Benjamin J. Cowling and Gabriel Leung

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Assessment of the Impact of the Vaccine Pass Policy on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake Among Chinese Adults in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 14 Dec 2023

Irene Wong, Cherry Wong, Nelly Mak, Alan Dai, Jingyi Xiao, Peng Wu, Michael Yuxuan Ni, Qiuyan Liao and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Replacement of Sedentary Behaviour By Physical Activity: Integrated Use of Large-Scale Genomic and Wearable Device Data

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Mar 2025

Haeyoon Jang, Qiaoxin Shi, Paul James Collings, Mengyao Wang, Shan Luo, Shiu Lun Au Yeung, Linwei Tian, Benjamin J. Cowling and Youngwon Kim

The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health

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Temporal Changes in Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake Among Adults in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Dec 2021

Jingyi Xiao, Justin Cheung, Peng Wu, Michael Yuxuan Ni, Benjamin J. Cowling and Qiuyan Liao

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Assessing the Impact of Influenza Epidemics in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Nov 2024

Jessica Y. Wong, Justin Cheung, Anne M. Presanis, Daniela DeAngelis, Danielle Iuliano, Peng Wu and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, University of Cambridge - MRC Biostatistics Unit, Government of the United Kingdom - Public Health England, Government of the United States of America - Influenza Division, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Insights into COVID-19 Epidemiology and Control from Temporal Changes in Serial Interval Distributions in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Oct 2022

Sheikh Taslim Ali, Dongxuan Chen, Wey Wen Lim, Amy Yeung, Dillon C. Adam, Yiu Chung Lau, Eric H.Y. Lau, Jessica Y. Wong, Jingyi Xiao, Faith Ho, Huizhi Gao, Lin Wang, X-K Xu, Zhanwei Du, Peng Wu, Gabriel Leung and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, Dalian Minzu University - College of Information and Communication Engineering, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Pooling Samples as an Efficient Approach to Regular SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Residential Care Facilities

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Jun 2021

Martina McMenamin, Benjamin J. Cowling and Peng Wu

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Nowcasting Time-Varying Effective Reproductive Number in Hong Kong, 2020-2022

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P1.079

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 05 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2023

Weijia Xiong, Simon Cauchemez, Benjamin J. Cowling and Tim Tsang

The University of Hong Kong, Institut Pasteur - Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Intrinsic Heterogeneities & the Effect of Control on Pathogen Superspreading Dynamics

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P2.123

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Peng Wu, Dillon C. Adam, Dongxuan Chen, Benjamin J. Cowling, Sheikh Taslim Ali and Tim K. Tsang

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Using Secondary Cases to Characterize the Severity of an Emerging or Re-Emerging Infection

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 May 2021

Tim K. Tsang, Can Wang, Bingyi Yang, Simon Cauchemez and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Institut Pasteur - Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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The Public Health Impact of Paxlovid Covid-19 Treatment in the United States: A Modeling Study

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P2.093

Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Yuan Bai, Zhanwei Du, Lin Wang, Eric H. Y. Lau, Alison P. Galvani, Robert M. Krug, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Petter Holme, Benjamin J. Cowling and Lauren Meyers

Independent, University of Texas at Austin, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, Independent, University of Maryland - Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, Independent, Georgia Southern University, Aalto University, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and University of Texas at Austin

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Community-Wide Interventions Minimize the Opportunity for Superspreading of Sars-Cov-2

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P2.027

Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Lin Wang, Qiuyang Huang, Zhanwei Du, Bingyi Yang, Minah Park, Borame Sue Lee Dickens, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Benjamin J. Cowling and Henrik Salje

University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, Independent, University of Texas at Austin, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Ewha Womans University - Department of Health Convergence, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics

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Comparative Epidemiology of Outbreaks Caused by Sars-Cov-2 Delta and Omicron Variants in China

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P2.015

Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Liping Peng, Xiaotong Huang, Can Wang, Hualei Xin, Benjamin J. Cowling, Peng Wu and Tim K. Tsang

The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Assessment of Reactive School Closures and Optimizing the Effects in Mitigating Influenza Epidemics in Hong Kong

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P2.013

Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Sheikh Taslim Ali, Zixuan Yao, Yiu-Chung Lau, Peng Wu, Eric H. Y. Lau and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Independent and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Assessing Time-Varying Characteristics of Epidemiological Parameters and Improvement in Impact Assessment of Public Health and Social Measures for Covid-19 in Hong Kong and Mainland China

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P2.011

Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Peng Wu, Eric H. Y. Lau, Benjamin J. Cowling, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Yiu-Chung Lau, Dongxuan Chen, Lin Wang and Zhanwei Du

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Independent, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Seasonality of Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease in Hong Kong and South Korea and the Covid-19 Pandemic

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P2.001

Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Sheikh Taslim Ali, Kok Yin Eugene Chan, Lin Wang, Peng Wu, Eric H. Y. Lau, Sukhyun Ryu and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Independent, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Estimating the Severity of Covid-19 Cases in Hong Kong, from January 2020 to January 2023

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P1.186

Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Caifen Liu, Jessica Y. Wong, Justin Cheung, Yun Lin, Zhanwei Du, Dennis Kai Ming Ip, Peng Wu and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Estimation of the Time-Varying Effective Reproductive Number of Covid-19 Based on Multivariate Time-Series of Severe Health Outcomes

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS:P1.154

Posted: 05 Dec 2023

Eric H.Y. Lau, Benjamin J. Cowling, Peng Wu, Tim K. Tsang, Benjamin Young, Faith Ho and Yun Lin

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Prediction of Upcoming Global Infection Burden of Influenza Seasons after Relaxation of Public Health and Social Measures for COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted: 22 Mar 2022

Sheikh Taslim Ali, Yiu Chung Lau, Songwei Shan, Sukhyun Ryu, Zhanwei Du, Lin Wang, X-K Xu, Dongxuan Chen, Jiaming Xiong, Jungyeon Tae, Peng Wu, Eric H.Y. Lau and Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, Dalian Minzu University - College of Information and Communication Engineering, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Influenza Virus: Tracking, Predicting, and Forecasting

Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 42, pp. 43-57, 2021, Vol. 42, pp. 43-57

Posted: 22 Jun 2021

Benjamin J. Cowling and Sheikh Taslim Ali

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Neighbourhood Income Inequality and Health Status in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Analysis

iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper

Posted: 15 Jun 2007

Irene Wong, Benjamin J. Cowling, S. V. Lo and Gabriel Leung

University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health & Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Health, Welfare and Food Bureau and The University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health

Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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