Dr. Siyu Chen

Serological model to inform COVID-19 responses in Afghanistan

Modelling for Global Health; the Lancet in press

By Siyu Chen

Posted on October 15, 2024

The quick evolvement of an epidemic and even a pandemic emergency put more challenging tasks for modelers to quickly fill the research gap and to develop efficient analytical tools. However,... [Read More]

COVID-19 testing and reporting behaviours in England across different sociodemographic groups a population-based study using testing data and data from community prevalence surveillance surveys

Health equality; the Lancet Digital Health

By Siyu Chen

Posted on October 1, 2024

Understanding underlying mechanisms of heterogeneity in test-seeking and reporting behaviour can help to protect the vulnerable and guide equity-driven interventions. The COVID-19 pandemic likely exerted different stresses on those of... [Read More]

Prevalence, clinical management, and outcomes of hospitalised adults with endemic arbovirus illness in Southeast Europe a prospective observational study

Arbovirus preparedness; the Lancet Infectious Disease in press

By Siyu Chen

Posted on July 15, 2024

Arboviruses are increasingly impacting Europe, in part due to the effects of climate change. This emphasizes the need for improving preparedness for emerging arboviral infections that often co-circulate and may... [Read More]

Novel tools for arbovirus preparedness the use of multi-antigen serology for detection of arbovirus infections in southeast Europe, a prospective observational study

Arbovirus preparedness; the Lancet Infectious Disease in press

By Siyu Chen

Posted on July 1, 2024

Arboviruses are increasingly impacting Europe, in part due to the effects of climate change. This emphasizes the need for improving preparedness for emerging arboviral infections that often co-circulate and may... [Read More]

Levels of SARS-CoV-2 population exposure are considerably higher than suggested by seroprevalence surveys

SARS-CoV-2 serology vs. exposure; PLOS Computational Biology

By Siyu Chen

Posted on June 1, 2024

Accurate knowledge of prior population exposure has critical ramifications for preparedness plans for future SARS-CoV-2 epidemic waves and vaccine prioritization strategies. Serological studies can be used to estimate levels of... [Read More]