Sonia Tara Hegde

Research Associate

Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology

SHegde Bio

Sonia is a Research Associate in the Department of Epidemiology. She is interested in understanding how the interface of human behavior and the environment affect disease emergence and transmission. Her research in the ID Dynamics group focuses on exploring strategies for cholera control and elimination using spatiotemporal modeling and serological data. Sonia completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Michigan (2018) and MPH at Johns Hopkins University (2011).

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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence before Delta Variant Surge, Chattogram, Bangladesh, March-June 2021

Bhuiyan TR, et al.

Emerg Infect Dis

High Infection Attack Rate after SARS-CoV-2 Delta Surge, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Hegde ST, et al.

Emerg Infect Dis

Clinical Cholera Surveillance Sensitivity in Bangladesh and Implications for Large-Scale Disease Control

Hegde ST, et al.

Development and dissemination of infectious disease dynamic transmission models during the COVID-19 pandemic: what can we learn from other pathogens and how can we move forward?

Lancet Digit Health

Vibrio cholerae O1 transmission in Bangladesh: insights from a nationally representative serosurvey

Azman AS, et al.

Epidemiology of Cholera in Bangladesh: Findings From Nationwide Hospital-based Surveillance, 2014-2018

Khan AI, et al.

Clin Infect Dis

Convergence of Humans, Bats, Trees, and Culture in Nipah Virus Transmission, Bangladesh

Gurley ES, et al.

Bat Hunting and Bat-Human Interactions in Bangladeshi Villages: Implications for Zoonotic Disease Transmission and Bat Conservation

Openshaw JJ, et al.

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