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Dr Ahyoung Lim

Assistant Professor

United Kingdom

My research uses surveillance data and geospatial modelling to quantify the distribution and burden of vector-borne diseases. Currently my work covers three main areas:

 

  1. Surveillance data harmonisation and open data science: compiling and harmonising global surveillance data into open-access resources, including leading the development of the OpenDengue database (opendengue.org).
  2. Disease burden and long-term trends: reconstructing complete time series from incomplete surveillance records to estimate disease burden and track global trends towards the WHO 2030 dengue goals.
  3. Global risk mapping: mapping the risk of dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever using ecological niche models that link climate and environmental drivers to disease occurrence, account for surveillance bias. 

 

I work closely with modellers, epidemiologists and public health agencies, including the WHO Global Arbovirus Initiative, to translate these data and maps into evidence for surveillance and control policy.

Affiliations

Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Centres

Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases

Teaching

I teach on MSc modules and short courses in statistics, infectious disease modelling and spatial epidemiology.

Research

Research Area
Modelling
Epidemiology
GIS/Spatial analysis
Vector control
Disease and Health Conditions
Dengue
Zika
Yellow fever
Malaria

Selected Publications

Spatial nonparametric Bayesian Poisson hurdle model for analyzing zero-inflated tick data
Park, J; Sim, K; Lee, HI; Kim, SY; Kim, J-H; Lim, A-Y; Yang, D; Chung, Y;
2026
Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
Global Dengue Observatory Nowcasting Output - 20260601
SUSONG, KM; JOSHI, K; LIM, A; Brady, OJ;
2026
Zenodo
Quantifying, Understanding, and Correcting for Delays in Routine Dengue Case Reporting in the Americas.
Susong, KM; LIM, A; Joshi, K; Clarke, J; Sherratt, K; BRADY, OJ;
2026
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Mapping global emergence of pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential to inform and accelerate pandemic prevention, preparedness, readiness and response
Pigott, D; Han, BA; Castellanos, AA; Chu, HT; Frame, EN; Venkateswaran, N; Brady, OJ; LIM, AJ; Rojas, DP; Von Dobschuetz, S; Van Kerkhove, MD;
2026
openRxiv
Rapid global growth and intensification of dengue since 1990
Brady, O; LIM, A; JOSHI, K; Lakshminarayanan, P; SUSONG, K; Clarke, J; Poongavanan, J; Quandelacy, T; Cousin, E; Tegally, H; LIM, JT; Mosser, J; Johansson, M; Hay, S;
2026
Research Square
Benefit-Risk of the Live-Attenuated Chikungunya Vaccine Ixchiq for Travel Vaccination and Age-Specific Outbreak Response Immunisation Strategies: A Modelling Study
Kang, H; CLARK, AD; LIM, A; Colón-González, FJ; Silva, TC; Kim, J-H; Auzenbergs, M; Bichha, N; Arora, NK; Sim, SY; Vergès, SL; Sahastrabuddhe, S; Brady, O; Abbas, K;
2026
Elsevier BV
Benefit-Risk of the Live-Attenuated Chikungunya Vaccine Ixchiq for Travel Vaccination and Age-Specific Outbreak Response Immunisation Strategies: A Modelling Study
Kang, H; CLARK, AD; LIM, A; Colón-González, FJ; Silva, TC; Kim, J-H; Auzenbergs, M; Bichha, N; Arora, NK; Sim, SY; Vergès, SL; Sahastrabuddhe, S; Brady, O; Toscano, CM; Abbas, K;
2026
Elsevier BV
Fine-Scale Climate Projections Reveal Spatial Heterogeneity in Future Aedes Suitability Across Southeast Asia
Luo, W; Lan, L; Hou, W; Yu, J; Sun, J; Gao, X; Moise, AF; Lai, S; LIM, A; Sun, HZ; Song, Y; Chang, C-C; Ng, LC; Kraemer, MU G; Brady, O;
2026
Elsevier BV
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