Works (32)

Updated: September 13th, 2023 05:02

2023 journal article

Assessing Livestock Production Practices on Small-Scale Multi-Species Farms Located on Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands

ANIMALS, 13(4).

By: S. Rhea n, B. Camacho n, C. Amoriello n, M. Correa n, G. Lewbart n, M. Cruz*, A. Velez*, P. Castillo*, M. Pairis-Garcia n

author keywords: Galapagos Islands; animal welfare; production animal; antimicrobial resistance; ecosystem health; conservation
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 21, 2023

2023 journal article

Assessing the impact of the early COVID-19 era on antibiotic resistant threats in inpatient settings: A mixed-Poisson regression approach

American Journal of Infection Control, 4.

By: R. Bloch & S. Rhea*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: May 26, 2023

2023 journal article

Geographic Variability, Seasonality, and Increase in ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Harmful Blue-Green Algae Calls-United States and Canada, 2010-2022

TOXINS, 15(8).

By: R. Bloch n, G. Faulkner n, E. Hilborn n, T. Wismer*, N. Martin* & S. Rhea n

author keywords: harmful blue-green algae; ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center; surveillance; cyanobacteria; sentinels
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 5, 2023

2022 journal article

Enhancing the prediction of hospitalization from a COVID-19 agent-based model: A Bayesian method for model parameter estimation

PLOS ONE, 17(3), e0264704.

Ed(s): A. de Sire

MeSH headings : COVID-19 / epidemiology; COVID-19 / therapy; Hospitalization; Humans; Models, Biological; North Carolina / epidemiology; Predictive Value of Tests; SARS-CoV-2
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 12, 2022

2022 journal article

Estimate of undetected severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in acute-care hospital settings using an individual-based microsimulation model

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 9, 1–10.

MeSH headings : Humans; COVID-19 / diagnosis; COVID-19 / epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Asymptomatic Infections / epidemiology; COVID-19 Testing; Hospitals
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 12, 2022

2022 journal article

Estimates of Presumed Population Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 by State in the United States, August 2021

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9(2).

By: M. Stoner*, F. Angulo*, S. Rhea n, L. Brown*, J. Atwell*, J. Nguyen*, J. McLaughlin*, D. Swerdlow*, P. MacDonald*

author keywords: COVID-19 vaccination; population immunity; SARS-CoV-2
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: March 28, 2022

2022 journal article

Incorporation of near-real-time hospital occupancy data to improve hospitalization forecast accuracy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infectious Disease Modelling, 7(1), 277–285.

By: A. Preiss*, E. Hadley*, K. Jones*, M. Stoner*, C. Kery*, P. Baumgartner, G. Bobashev*, J. Tenenbaum* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID
Added: April 8, 2022

2022 journal article

Substance use disorder treatment providers’ knowledge and opinions toward testing and treatment of chronic hepatitis C in rural North Carolina.

Journal of Rural Mental Health.

By: D. Evon, C. Hurt, D. Carpenter, S. Rhea*, C. Hennessy & W. Zule

Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2021 journal article

Lessons learned from the rapid development of a statewide simulation model for predicting COVID-19's impact on healthcare resources and capacity

PLOS ONE, 16(11).

Ed(s): A. Villaverde

MeSH headings : COVID-19 / epidemiology; Delivery of Health Care; Forecasting; Hospital Bed Capacity / statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization / trends; Humans; Intensive Care Units / trends; North Carolina / epidemiology; Pandemics / statistics & numerical data
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 7, 2022

2021 article

North Carolina COVID-19 Agent-Based Model Framework for Hospitalization Forecasting Overview, Design Concepts, and Details Protocol

(2021, June 8).

Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2021 journal article

Pharmacist attitudes and provision of harm reduction services in North Carolina: an exploratory study

Harm Reduction Journal, 18(1).

By: R. Parry*, W. Zule*, C. Hurt*, D. Evon*, S. Rhea* & D. Carpenter*

MeSH headings : Attitude of Health Personnel; Drug Users; Harm Reduction; Humans; North Carolina; Pharmacists; Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2020 conference paper

Assessing Strain On Hospital Capacity During A Localized Epidemic Using A Calibrated Hospitalization Microsimulation

2020 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).

Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2020 journal article

Contextual, Social and Epidemiological Characteristics of the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Likati Health Zone, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017

Frontiers in Public Health, 8.

By: K. Grimes*, B. Ngoyi*, K. Stolka*, J. Hemingway-Foday*, L. Lubula*, M. Mossoko*, A. Okitandjate*, P. MacDonald* ...

MeSH headings : Democratic Republic of the Congo / epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Ebolavirus; Epidemics; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis; Humans
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: May 24, 2023

2020 journal article

Mitigating the Risk of Infectious Diseases Among Rural Drug Users in Western North Carolina: Results of the Southern Appalachia Test, Link, Care (SA‐TLC) Health Care Provider Survey

The Journal of Rural Health, 36(2), 208–216.

MeSH headings : Drug Users; HIV Infections / epidemiology; HIV Infections / prevention & control; Health Personnel; Hepatitis C / epidemiology; Hepatitis C / prevention & control; Humans; North Carolina / epidemiology; Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: May 24, 2023

2020 journal article

Modeling Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Network (MInD-Healthcare) Framework for Describing and Reporting Multidrug-resistant Organism and Healthcare-Associated Infections Agent-based Modeling Methods

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 3.

By: R. Slayton*, J. O’Hagan*, S. Barnes*, S. Rhea*, R. Hilscher*, M. Rubin*, E. Lofgren*, B. Singh*, A. Segre*, P. Paul*

MeSH headings : Communicable Diseases / epidemiology; Delivery of Health Care; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Systems Analysis
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2020 journal article

Modeling inpatient and outpatient antibiotic stewardship interventions to reduce the burden of Clostridioides difficile infection in a regional healthcare network

PLOS ONE, 15(6), e0234031.

By: S. Rhea*, K. Jones*, S. Endres-Dighe*, B. Munoz*, D. Weber*, R. Hilscher*, J. MacFarquhar*, E. Sickbert-Bennett* ...

Ed(s): M. Tizzoni

MeSH headings : Antimicrobial Stewardship / statistics & numerical data; Clostridioides difficile / physiology; Clostridium Infections / prevention & control; Cross Infection / prevention & control; Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Inpatients / statistics & numerical data; Models, Statistical; Outpatients / statistics & numerical data; Risk
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2020 journal article

Surveillance system assessment in Guinea: Training needed to strengthen data quality and analysis, 2016

PLOS ONE, 15(6), e0234796.

By: D. Collins*, S. Rhea*, B. Diallo, M. Bah, F. Yattara, R. Keleba*, P. MacDonald*

Ed(s): J. Schieffelin

MeSH headings : Community Health Planning / statistics & numerical data; Data Accuracy; Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data; Epidemiological Monitoring; Guinea; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology; Humans; Public Health / education; Research Design
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2019 journal article

Creation of a Geospatially Explicit, Agent-based Model of a Regional Healthcare Network with Application to Clostridioides difficile Infection

Health Security, 17(4), 276–290.

By: S. Rhea*, R. Hilscher, J. Rineer, B. Munoz, K. Jones, S. Endres-Dighe, L. DiBiase*, E. Sickbert-Bennett* ...

author keywords: Geospatial; Agent-based model; Synthetic population; Healthcare-associated infection; Clostridioides difficile infection; Healthcare network
MeSH headings : Clostridioides difficile / pathogenicity; Clostridium Infections / epidemiology; Clostridium Infections / mortality; Cross Infection / epidemiology; Health Facilities; Humans; Spatial Analysis; Systems Analysis
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, Web Of Science
Added: September 9, 2019

2019 conference paper

On Calibrating a Microsimulation of Patient Movement Through a Healthcare Network

2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).

By: K. Jones*, B. Munoz*, J. Rineer*, G. Bobashev*, R. Hilscher* & S. Rhea*

Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2018 journal article

Assessing the Surveillance System for Priority Zoonotic Diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017

Health Security, 16(S1), S-44-S-53.

By: K. Stolka*, B. Ngoyi*, K. Grimes*, J. Hemingway-Foday*, L. Lubula*, A. Magazani*, J. Bikuku*, M. Mossoko* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Communicable Diseases / epidemiology; Data Collection / standards; Democratic Republic of the Congo / epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel / standards; Humans; Population Surveillance / methods; Public Health / standards; Surveys and Questionnaires; Zoonoses
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2018 journal article

HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Implementation at Local Health Departments: A Statewide Assessment of Activities and Barriers

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 77(1), 72–77.

By: H. Zhang*, S. Rhea*, C. Hurt*, V. Mobley*, H. Swygard*, A. Seña*, M. McKellar*

MeSH headings : Adult; Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use; Attitude of Health Personnel; Female; HIV Infections / drug therapy; HIV Infections / epidemiology; HIV Infections / prevention & control; Health Personnel / education; Health Plan Implementation; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina / epidemiology; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Referral and Consultation; Surveys and Questionnaires
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2018 journal article

Integrated Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage to Care at a Local Health Department Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic: Determining Essential Resources and Evaluating Outcomes

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 45(4), 229–232.

By: S. Rhea*, A. Seña, A. Hilton, C. Hurt, D. Wohl & A. Fleischauer

MeSH headings : Aged; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Female; Health Education; Health Resources; Health Services Accessibility / economics; Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration; Hepacivirus / immunology; Hepatitis C / diagnosis; Hepatitis C / epidemiology; Hepatitis C Antibodies / blood; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina / epidemiology; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Referral and Consultation; Risk Factors; Sexual Health; Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: May 24, 2023

2017 journal article

Hospitalizations for Endocarditis and Associated Health Care Costs Among Persons with Diagnosed Drug Dependence — North Carolina, 2010–2015

MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 66(22), 569–573.

By: A. Fleischauer, L. Ruhl, S. Rhea* & E. Barnes

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Endocarditis / therapy; Female; Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina; Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis; Substance-Related Disorders / economics; Young Adult
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2016 journal article

Hepatitis B Reverse Seroconversion and Transmission in a Hemodialysis Center: A Public Health Investigation and Case Report

American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 68(2), 292–295.

By: S. Rhea*, A. Moorman, R. Pace*, V. Mobley*, J. MacFarquhar*, E. Robinson*, T. Hayden, H. Thai ...

MeSH headings : Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Female; Hepatitis B / blood; Hepatitis B / transmission; Hepatitis B Antibodies / blood; Humans; Public Health; Renal Dialysis; Seroconversion
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2016 journal article

Hepatitis C in North Carolina: Two Epidemics With One Public Health Response

North Carolina Medical Journal, 77(3), 190–192.

By: S. Rhea*, A. Fleischauer*, E. Foust* & M. Davies*

MeSH headings : Hepatitis C / diagnosis; Hepatitis C / epidemiology; Hepatitis C / therapy; Humans; North Carolina / epidemiology; Public Health Practice
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2014 journal article

Notes from the field: atypical pneumonia in three members of an extended family - South Carolina and north Carolina, july-august 2013.

MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5779437

Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2014 journal article

Risk Factors for Hospitalization After Dog Bite Injury: A Case-cohort Study of Emergency Department Visits

Academic Emergency Medicine, 21(2), 196–203.

By: S. Rhea*, D. Weber*, C. Poole* & C. Cairns*

Ed(s): M. Mello

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Bites and Stings / complications; Bites and Stings / therapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Dogs; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Risk Factors; Wound Infection / etiology; Young Adult
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2014 journal article

Use of statewide emergency department surveillance data to assess incidence of animal bite injuries among humans in North Carolina

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 244(5), 597–603.

By: S. Rhea*, D. Weber*, C. Poole, A. Waller, A. Ising & C. Williams

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Animals; Bites and Stings / epidemiology; Cats; Child; Child, Preschool; Dogs; Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina / epidemiology; Population Surveillance; Rats; Young Adult
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2012 journal article

Using ICD-9-CM E-Codes in Addition to Chief Complaint Keyword Searches for Identification of Animal Bite-Related Emergency Department Visits

Public Health Reports, 127(6), 561–562.

By: S. Rhea*, A. Ising*, A. Waller*, M. Haskell* & D. Weber*

MeSH headings : Animals; Bites and Stings / epidemiology; Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Male; Population Surveillance / methods
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2012 journal article

Using Near Real-Time Morbidity Data to Identify Heat-Related Illness Prevention Strategies in North Carolina

Journal of Community Health, 37(2), 495–500.

By: S. Rhea*, A. Ising, A. Fleischauer*, L. Deyneka*, H. Vaughan-Batten* & A. Waller*

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data; Heat Stress Disorders / epidemiology; Heat Stress Disorders / prevention & control; Humans; Infant; Middle Aged; Morbidity; North Carolina / epidemiology; Population Surveillance / methods; Time Factors; Young Adult
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2011 journal article

Association of Doxycycline Prescriptions and Tick-Related Emergency Department Visits in North Carolina

Southern Medical Journal, 104(9), 653–658.

By: S. Rhea*, S. Glickman, A. Waller, C. Williams* & L. Glickman*

MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage; Doxycycline / administration & dosage; Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data; Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data; Epidemics / statistics & numerical data; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; North Carolina / epidemiology; Patient Compliance / statistics & numerical data; Prescription Drugs / supply & distribution; Retrospective Studies; Seasons; Tick-Borne Diseases / drug therapy; Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

2011 journal article

Evaluation of Routinely Collected Veterinary and Human Health Data for Surveillance of Human Tick-Borne Diseases in North Carolina

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 11(1), 9–14.

By: S. Rhea*, S. Glickman, A. Waller, A. Ising, J. Maillard*, E. Lund, L. Glickman

MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Emergency Service, Hospital; Hospitals, Animal; Humans; Incidence; International Classification of Diseases; North Carolina / epidemiology; Population Surveillance / methods; Public Health; Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology; Tick-Borne Diseases / veterinary; Ticks / physiology
Source: ORCID
Added: May 24, 2023

Employment

Updated: August 26th, 2021 10:35

2021 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US

2016 - 2021

Research Triangle Institute NC, NC, US

2013 - 2016

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA, US

Education

Updated: September 7th, 2023 20:54

Purdue University West Lafayette West Lafayette, Indiana, US
BS - Biology Science

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
PhD

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
MPH

Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, US
DVM

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record. Updated: August 26th, 2021 11:06

grant February 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022
RAPID: Curtailing Nosocomial Amplification of COVID-19
Directorate for Biological Sciences
grant August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2020
North Carolina Modeling Infectious Diseases Network (NC MInD)
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases