dr. A. (Adriana) Tami
Associate Professor
Research
Research interests
Adriana Tami heads the Epidemiology of Tropical and Infectious Diseases group (EPITROP) which is embedded within the research group Genomics for Infection Prevention (GIP).
The focus of EPITROP is broad and encompasses clinical and field epidemiology, molecular epidemiology, temporo-spatial analysis of disease spread, qualitative studies and public health of infectious diseases in the tropics and sub-tropics. The aim is to identify ways to better target surveillance and control measures and improve preparedness against epidemics of important arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika.
Our group has long-standing experience in running cohort and case-control studies at large scale in different countries such as Venezuela, Suriname and Curacao. Currently, three PhD students are analyzing and publishing data derived from a large cohort and health centre-based case-control study of dengue in Venezuela and a study in Curacao on chikungunya. EPITROP participates in two EU funded Consortia projects: a) the IDAMS study (Clinical evaluation of dengue and identification of risk factors for severe disease: a multicentre study in 8 countries) and b) ZIKAlliance (A Global Alliance for Zika Virus Control and Prevention).
Publications
Venezuela's upheaval threatens Yanomami
Paniz Mondolfi, A. E., Grillet, M. E., Tami, A., Oliveira-Miranda, M. A., Delgado Noguera, L., Hotez, P. & Felix Oletta, J., 23-Aug-2019, In : Science. 365, 6455, p. 766-767 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Academic › peer-review
Applied shotgun metagenomics approach for the genetic characterization of dengue viruses
Lizarazo, E., Couto, N., Vincenti-Gonzalez, M., Raangs, E. C., Velasco, Z., Bethencourt, S., Jaenisch, T., Friedrich, A. W., Tami, A. & Rossen, J. W., 1-Jun-2019, In : Journal of Biotechnology: X. 2, 10 p., 100009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases, and implications for spillover in the region
Grillet, M. E., Hernandez-Villena, J. V., Llewellyn, M. S., Paniz-Mondolfi, A. E., Tami, A., Vincenti-Gonzalez, M. F., Marquez, M., Mogollon-Mendoza, A. C., Hernandez-Pereira, C. E., Plaza-Morr, J. D., Blohm, G., Grijalva, M. J., Costales, J. A., Ferguson, H. M., Schwabl, P., Hernandez-Castro, L. E., Lamberton, P. H. L., Streicker, D. G., Haydon, D. T., Miles, M. A., Acosta-Serrano, A., Acquattela, H., Basanez, M. G., Benaim, G., Colmenares, L. A., Conn, J. E., Espinoza, R., Freilij, H., Graterol-Gil, M. C., Hotez, P. J., Kato, H., Lednicky, J. A., Martinez, C. E., Mas-Coma, S., Morris, J. G., Navarro, J. C., Ramirez, J. L., Rodriguez, M., Urbina, J. A., Villegas, L., Segovia, M. J., Carrasco, H. J., Crainey, J. L., Luz, S. L. B., Moreno, J. D., Gonzalez, O. O. N., Ramirez, J. D. & Alarcon-de Noya, B., 1-May-2019, In : Lancet Infectious Diseases. 19, 5, p. e149-e161 13 p., 30757-6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
Spatial Dynamics of Chikungunya Virus, Venezuela, 2014
Lizarazo, E., Vincenti-Gonzalez, M., Grillet, M. E., Bethencourt, S., Diaz, O., Ojeda, N., Ochoa, H., Rangel, M. A. & Tami, A., Apr-2019, In : Emerging Infectious Diseases. 25, 4, p. 672-680 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Venezuela as a Regional Public Health Threat in the Americas
Paniz-Mondolfi, A. E., Tami, A., Grillet, M. E., Marquez, M., Hernandez-Villena, J., Escalona-Rodriguez, M. A., Blohm, G. M., Mejias, I., Urbina-Medina, H., Risquez, A., Castro, J., Carvajal, A., Walter, C., Lopez, M. G., Schwabl, P., Hernandez-Castro, L., Miles, M. A., Hotez, P. J., Lednicky, J., Glenn Morris Jr, J., Crainey, J., Luz, S., Ramirez, J. D., Sordillo, E., Llewellyn, M., Canache, M., Araque, M. & Oletta, J., Apr-2019, In : Emerging Infectious Diseases. 25, 4, p. 625-632 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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