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Mariam Fofana

  • Department of Emergency Medicine
    Assistant Professor
  • mariam.o.fofana@emory.edu
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Overview

I am an emergency physician and epidemiologist with a primary research interest in addressing infectious disease threats of global health significance. I also have a special interest in quantitative epidemiologic methods including mathematical modeling. My PhD Work focused on estimating the population-level impact of treatment for drug-sensitive and drug-resistant tuberculosis. More recently, I have been focusing on the development of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 and developing tools to estimate incidence using serological data.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • PhD from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Research

Publications

  • Corrigendum to "Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey" [International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139 (2024) 159-167].
    Int J Infect Dis Volume: 141 Page(s): 106964
    04/01/2024 Authors: Aguilar Ticona JP; Xiao M; Li D; Nery JN; Hitchings M; Andrade Belitardo EMM; Fofana MO; Victoriano R; Cruz JS; de Moraes L
  • Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey.
    Int J Infect Dis Volume: 139 Page(s): 159 - 167
    02/01/2024 Authors: Aguilar Ticona JP; Xiao M; Li D; Nery N; Hitchings M; Belitardo EMMA; Fofana MO; Victoriano R; Cruz JS; de Moraes L
  • Reliable estimation of SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike protein IgG titers from single dilution optical density values in serologic surveys.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Volume: 104 Page(s): 115807
    12/01/2022 Authors: Andrade Belitardo EMM; Nery N; Aguilar Ticona JP; Portilho MM; Mello IO; Ribeiro GS; Reis MG; Costa F; Cummings DAT; Ko AI
  • Association between primary or booster COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and Omicron lineage BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: A test-negative case-control analysis.
    PLoS Med Volume: 19 Page(s): e1004136
    12/01/2022 Authors: Lind ML; Robertson AJ; Silva J; Warner F; Coppi AC; Price N; Duckwall C; Sosensky P; Di Giuseppe EC; Borg R
  • Time and time again: the reincarnations of coerced sterilisation.
    J Med Ethics Volume: 48 Page(s): 805 - 809
    11/01/2022 Authors: Fofana MO
  • Structural factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in an urban slum setting in Salvador, Brazil: A cross-sectional survey.
    PLoS Med Volume: 19 Page(s): e1004093
    09/01/2022 Authors: Fofana MO; Nery N; Aguilar Ticona JP; de Andrade Belitardo EMM; Victoriano R; Anjos RO; Portilho MM; de Santana MC; Dos Santos LL; de Oliveira D
  • The Deepest Cuts.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 78 Page(s): 453 - 454
    09/01/2021 Authors: Fofana MO
  • Willingness to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine among Residents of Slum Settlements.
    Vaccines (Basel) Volume: 9
    08/26/2021 Authors: Aguilar Ticona JP; Nery N; Victoriano R; Fofana MO; Ribeiro GS; Giorgi E; Reis MG; Ko AI; Costa F
  • Racial Discrimination from Patients: Institutional Strategies to Establish Respectful Emergency Department Environments.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 898 - 902
    07/14/2021 Authors: Chary AN; Fofana MO; Kohli HS
  • Decolonising global health in the time of COVID-19.
    Glob Public Health Volume: 16 Page(s): 1155 - 1166
    01/01/2021 Authors: Fofana MO
  • Reply to Anthony et al., "Protecting Pyrazinamide, a Priority for Improving Outcomes in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment".
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 61
    06/01/2017 Authors: Fofana MO; Dowdy DW
  • A Multistrain Mathematical Model To Investigate the Role of Pyrazinamide in the Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 61
    03/01/2017 Authors: Fofana MO; Shrestha S; Knight GM; Cohen T; White RG; Cobelens F; Dowdy DW
  • Burden of transmitted multidrug resistance in epidemics of tuberculosis: a transmission modelling analysis.
    Lancet Respir Med Volume: 3 Page(s): 963 - 972
    12/01/2015 Authors: Kendall EA; Fofana MO; Dowdy DW
  • The Distribution of Fitness Costs of Resistance-Conferring Mutations Is a Key Determinant for the Future Burden of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Model-Based Analysis.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 61Suppl 3 Page(s): S147 - S154
    10/15/2015 Authors: Knight GM; Colijn C; Shrestha S; Fofana M; Cobelens F; White RG; Dowdy DW; Cohen T
  • Development of global health education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: a student-driven initiative.
    Med Educ Online Volume: 20 Page(s): 28632
    01/01/2015 Authors: Moran D; Edwardson J; Cuneo CN; Tackett S; Aluri J; Kironji A; Cox J; Carroll B; Lie E; Fofana M
  • Drivers and trajectories of resistance to new first-line drug regimens for tuberculosis.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 1 Page(s): ofu073
    09/01/2014 Authors: Shrestha S; Knight GM; Fofana M; Cohen T; White RG; Cobelens F; Dowdy DW
  • Hazardous intersections: race, ethnicity, and medicine.
    Virtual Mentor Volume: 16 Page(s): 419 - 422
    06/01/2014 Authors: Fofana MO
  • Population-level impact of shorter-course regimens for tuberculosis: a model-based analysis.
    PLoS One Volume: 9 Page(s): e96389
    01/01/2014 Authors: Fofana MO; Knight GM; Gomez GB; White RG; Dowdy DW
  • The spectre of race in American medicine.
    Med Humanit Volume: 39 Page(s): 137 - 141
    12/01/2013 Authors: Fofana MO
  • 2012 winning essay. Joey knows best? Balancing conflicts and defending a childs best interest in difficult clinical decisions.
    Virtual Mentor Volume: 15 Page(s): 653 - 659
    08/01/2013 Authors: Fofana MO
  • Cost-effectiveness of novel first-line treatment regimens for tuberculosis.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 17 Page(s): 590 - 596
    05/01/2013 Authors: Owens JP; Fofana MO; Dowdy DW
  • The clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of routine, voluntary HIV screening in South Africa.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 56 Page(s): 26 - 35
    01/01/2011 Authors: Walensky RP; Wood R; Fofana MO; Martinson NA; Losina E; April MD; Bassett IV; Morris BL; Freedberg KA; Paltiel AD
  • Cost-effectiveness of preventing loss to follow-up in HIV treatment programs: a Cte d'Ivoire appraisal.
    PLoS Med Volume: 6 Page(s): e1000173
    10/01/2009 Authors: Losina E; Tour H; Uhler LM; Anglaret X; Paltiel AD; Balestre E; Walensky RP; Messou E; Weinstein MC; Dabis F
  • When to start antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 151 Page(s): 157 - 166
    08/04/2009 Authors: Walensky RP; Wolf LL; Wood R; Fofana MO; Freedberg KA; Martinson NA; Paltiel AD; Anglaret X; Weinstein MC; Losina E
  • Scaling up antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: the impact of speed on survival.
    J Infect Dis Volume: 197 Page(s): 1324 - 1332
    05/01/2008 Authors: Walensky RP; Wood R; Weinstein MC; Martinson NA; Losina E; Fofana MO; Goldie SJ; Divi N; Yazdanpanah Y; Wang B
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