November: There was considerable interest in the paper by Rohani et al. on pertussis epidemiology. See for example:
Science Daily – Contact among age groups key to understanding whooping cough spread and control
MedPage Today – Kids Play Key Role in Whooping Cough Epidemiology
Medical News Today – Mainly Children Spreading Whooping Cough, Not Adults
Redorbit – Children, Not Adults, Spread Whooping Cough
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – With whooping cough on rise, report offers ideas on prevention
Check out – Aaron King’s interview on CBS
October: Congratulations to lab Alum Matt Bonds (Harvard School of Public Health) who has just been awarded the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. This fellowship will allow Matt to continue his work on the feedback between economics and health in Rwanda.