Megan Auzenbergs

Biographic Data

ID7766233
NAMEMegan Auzenbergs
GIVEN NAMESMegan
FAMILY NAMEAuzenbergs
SIGNATUREAUZENBERGS M
AFFILIATIONSLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
ORCID0000-0003-1724-4485
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Estimating the basic reproduction number of measles in low-and middle-income settings using 172 seroprevalence studies

    Open AccessHan Fu, Alyssa N Sbarra et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The basic reproduction number, R 0 , is an epidemiological measure to describe the transmissibility of infectious diseases and evaluate the potential effect of interventions. Measles R 0 has historically been considered to be between 12–18, with contextual factors contributing to its heterogeneity, but has rarely been estimated using data across multiple countries. Our study aims to estimate measles R 0 in low- and middle-income countries using a…

  • Rebalancing power in infectious disease modelling

    Open AccessJustice Moses K Aheto, Megan Auzenbergs et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

  • Global, regional and national burden of chikungunya

    Open AccessHyolim Kang, Ahyoung Lim et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: mosquitoes, causes epidemics in tropical regions with potential risk in higher latitudes. Our aim is to estimate the global, regional and national burden of chikungunya across affected and environmentally suitable at-risk regions. METHODS: We used a random forest model to predict force of infection and estimate chikungunya burden at high spatial resolution (5×5 km) using covariates from climatic, socioeconomic and ecological domains…

  • Vaccination strategies against wild poliomyelitis in polio-free settings

    Open AccessMegan Auzenbergs, Kaja Abbas et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    The 2021 importation of wild poliovirus serotype 1 (WPV1) into Malawi with subsequent international spread represented the first WPV1 cases in Africa since 2016. Preventing importations and spread of WPV1 is critical and dependent on population immunity provided through routine immunisation (RI) and supplementary immunisation activities (SIAs). We aim to estimate outbreak risk and costs, given the importation of WPV1 for non-endemic countries in …

  • The local burden of disease during the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic in England

    Open AccessEmily Nightingale, Emily S Nightingale et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Limitations in testing capacity biased the observed trajectory of COVID-19 infections throughout the first wave. Basing inference on COVID-19-related mortality and higher-coverage testing later in the time period, we could explore the extent of this bias more explicitly. Evidence points towards substantial under-representation of initial growth and peak magnitude of infections nationally, to which different parts of the country contribute unequal…

  • Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe Covid-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020

    Open AccessAndrew Clark, Mark Jit et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2020

    BACKGROUND: The risk of severe COVID-19 if an individual becomes infected is known to be higher in older individuals and those with underlying health conditions. Understanding the number of individuals at increased risk of severe COVID-19 and how this varies between countries should inform the design of possible strategies to shield or vaccinate those at highest risk. METHODS: We estimated the number of individuals at increased risk of severe dis…

  • Effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on Covid-19 cases, deaths, and demand for hospital services in the UK

    Open AccessNicholas G Davies, Adam J Kucharski et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Public Health2020

    Background Non-pharmaceutical interventions have been implemented to reduce transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the UK. Projecting the size of an unmitigated epidemic and the potential effect of different control measures has been crucial to support evidence-based policy making during the early stages of the epidemic. This study assesses the potential impact of different control measures for mitigating …

  • Effectiveness of isolation, testing, contact tracing, and physical distancing on reducing transmission of Sars-CoV-2 in different settings

    Open AccessAdam J Kucharski, Petra Klepac et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Infectious Diseases2020

    BACKGROUND: The isolation of symptomatic cases and tracing of contacts has been used as an early COVID-19 containment measure in many countries, with additional physical distancing measures also introduced as outbreaks have grown. To maintain control of infection while also reducing disruption to populations, there is a need to understand what combination of measures-including novel digital tracing approaches and less intensive physical distancin…