We focus on transmission dynamics of respiratory viruses. Work in this theme focuses on using models to explore underlying biological mechanisms for epidemic patterns we see in the world, and from year to year. Other projects look at mitigation of viral transmission or their impact, for example through use of vaccines or non-pharmaceutical interventions. 

Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated much of the research in this area, previously requiring a theme of its own. Our work on COVID-19 can be found on our legacy theme page.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Adam Kucharski was heavily involved in COVID themed episodes from LSHTM's podcast series Viral. A list of episodes, including links, can be found on our COVID-19 theme page.

Eales O, Plank MJ, Cowling BJ, Howden BP, Kucharski AJ, Sullivan SG, Vandemaele K, Viboud C, Riley S, McCaw JM, Shearer FM. Key Challenges for Respiratory Virus Surveillance while Transitioning out of Acute Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Feb;30(2):e230768. doi: 10.3201/eid3002.230768. Epub 2024 Jan 8. PMID: 38190760; PMCID: PMC10826770. 

Sandmann FG, Tessier E, Lacy J, Kall M, Van Leeuwen E, Charlett A, Eggo RM, Dabrera G, Edmunds WJ, Ramsay M, Campbell H, Amirthalingam G, Jit M. Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life in Non-Hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cases With Confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in England: Longitudinal Analysis and Cross-Sectional Comparison With Controls. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24;75(1):e962-e973. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac151. PMID: 35245941; PMCID: PMC8903473. 

Endo 遠藤彰 A; CMMID COVID-19 Working Group; Uchida 内田満夫 M, Liu 刘扬 Y, Atkins KE, Kucharski AJ, Funk S. Simulating respiratory disease transmission within and between classrooms to assess pandemic management strategies at schools. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Sep 13;119(37):e2203019119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2203019119. Epub 2022 Sep 8. PMID: 36074818; PMCID: PMC9478679.