[HTML][HTML] First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA

…, AJ Hall, A Haynes, C Hoff, S Kamili, ME Killerby… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first detected in China in December, 2019. …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonality of common human coronaviruses, United States, 2014–2021

…, RM Dahl, KL Kniss, BJ Silk, ME Killerby - Emerging Infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The 4 common types of human coronaviruses (HCoVs)—2 alpha (HCoV-NL63 and HCoV-229E)
and 2 beta (HCoV-HKU1 and HCoV-OC43)—generally cause mild upper respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Symptom profiles and progression in hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients with coronavirus disease, Colorado, USA, 2020

…, JE Tate, CM Midgley, ME Killerby… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To improve recognition of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and inform clinical and public
health guidance, we randomly selected 600 COVID-19 case-patients in Colorado. A telephone …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccine preventable zoonotic diseases: challenges and opportunities for public health progress

A Carpenter, MA Waltenburg, A Hall, J Kile, M Killerby… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zoonotic diseases represent a heavy global burden, causing important economic losses,
impacting animal health and production, and costing millions of human lives. The vaccination …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics associated with hospitalization among patients with COVID-19—Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, March–April 2020

ME Killerby - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
Data for 220 hospitalized and 311 nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients from six metropolitan
Atlanta hospitals and associated outpatient clinics found that older age, black race, diabetes…

Human coronavirus circulation in the United States 2014–2017

ME Killerby, HM Biggs, A Haynes, RM Dahl… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) -OC43, -229E, -NL63 and -HKU1 cause upper
and lower respiratory tract infections. HCoVs are globally distributed and the predominant …

[HTML][HTML] Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus transmission

ME Killerby, HM Biggs, CM Midgley… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection causes a spectrum of
respiratory illness, from asymptomatic to mild to fatal. MERS-CoV is transmitted sporadically …

First 12 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States

…, KK Wong, JP Collins, L Epstein, ME Killerby… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Introduction More than 93,000 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been reported
worldwide. We describe the epidemiology, clinical course, and virologic characteristics of …

[HTML][HTML] Medicaid coverage accuracy in electronic health records

…, H Angier, S Valenzuela, M Hoopes, M Killerby… - Preventive medicine …, 2018 - Elsevier
Health insurance coverage facilitates access to preventive screenings and other essential
health care services, and is linked to improved health outcomes; therefore, it is critical to …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for hospitalization among persons with COVID-19—Colorado

…, B Kawasaki, CM Midgley, N Alden, ME Killerby… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Most current evidence on risk factors for hospitalization because of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) comes from studies using data abstracted primarily from …