Sarah Rhea

Practices, Management and Resource Preferences of Backyard (Hobby) Poultry Owners in Central North Carolina: A Qualitative Study

Faulkner, G., Bailey, E. S., Greer, A., Tong, S., & Rhea, S. (2026, February 12). Veterinary Medicine and Science.

Serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations and anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels following COVID-19 vaccination: A cross-sectional study in three communities with elevated PFAS exposure

Rhea, S., Collier, D., Cuffney, M., Lea, C. S., Kotlarz, N., & Hoppin, J. A. (2026, February 4). International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Vol. 2.

Epidemiologic and clinical features of cyanobacteria harmful algal bloom exposures reported to the National Poison Data System, United States, 2010–2022: a descriptive analysis

Bloch, R. A., Beuhler, M. C., Hilborn, E. D., Faulkner, G., & Rhea, S. (2024, October 5). Environmental Health, Vol. 23.

Subclinical bacteriuria is nonprogressive but persistent in dogs four years of age or older recruited from a small animal primary care setting

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 262(12), 1–9.

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

Rhea, S., Camacho, B. E., Amoriello, C. W., Correa, M., Lewbart, G. A., Cruz, M., … Pairis-Garcia, M. (2023, February 16). Animals, Vol. 13.

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(10), 1089–1094.

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

Bloch, R. A., Faulkner, G., Hilborn, E. D., Wismer, T., Martin, N., & Rhea, S. (2023, August 15). Toxins, Vol. 15, p. 505.

Presence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Food-Producing and Companion Animals and Wildlife on Small-Holder Farms of Floreana Island, Galápagos Islands

Rhea, S., Gensler, C., Atlaw, N., Pairis-Garcia, M., Lewbart, G. A., Valentine, A., … Jacob, M. E. (2023, November 27). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 11.

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

PLOS ONE, 17(3), e0264704.

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.

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

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9(2).

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.

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

Evon, D. M., Hurt, C. B., Carpenter, D. M., Rhea, S. K., Hennessy, C. M., & Zule, W. A. (2022, February 3). Rural Mental Health.

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

Endres-Dighe, S., Jones, K., Hadley, E., Preiss, A., Kery, C., Stoner, M., … Rhea, S. (2021, November 18). (A. F. Villaverde, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 16, p. e0260310.

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

(2021, June 8).

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

Parry, R. A., Zule, W. A., Hurt, C. B., Evon, D. M., Rhea, S. K., & Carpenter, D. M. (2021, July 8). Harm Reduction Journal, Vol. 18.

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

Jones, K., Hadley, E., Rhea, S., & Lofgren, E. (2020, December 14). 2020 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).

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.

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

Slayton, R. B., O’Hagan, J. J., Barnes, S., Rhea, S., Hilscher, R., Rubin, M., … Paul, P. (2020, March 6). Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3.

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

Rhea, S., Jones, K., Endres-Dighe, S., Munoz, B., Weber, D. J., Hilscher, R., … Bobashev, G. (2020, June 11). (M. Tizzoni, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 15, p. e0234031.

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

Collins, D., Rhea, S., Diallo, B. I., Bah, M. B., Yattara, F., Keleba, R. G., & MacDonald, P. D. M. (2020, June 25). (J. Schieffelin, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 15, p. e0234796.

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.

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.

On Calibrating a Microsimulation of Patient Movement Through a Healthcare Network

Jones, K., Munoz, B., Rineer, J., Bobashev, G., Hilscher, R., & Rhea, S. (2019, December 1). 2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).

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

Stolka, K. B., Ngoyi, B. F., Grimes, K. E. L., Hemingway-Foday, J. J., Lubula, L., Magazani, A. N., … MacDonald, P. D. M. (2018, November 27). Health Security, Vol. 16, pp. S-44-S-53.

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

Zhang, H. L., Rhea, S. K., Hurt, C. B., Mobley, V. L., Swygard, H., Seña, A. C., & McKellar, M. S. (2017, September 12). JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Vol. 77, pp. 72–77.

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

Fleischauer, A. T., Ruhl, L., Rhea, S., & Barnes, E. (2017, June 8). MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 66, pp. 569–573.

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.

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

Rhea, S., Moorman, A., Pace, R., Mobley, V., MacFarquhar, J., Robinson, E., … Patel, P. R. (2016, May 8). American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol. 68, pp. 292–295.

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

Rhea, S., Fleischauer, A., Foust, E., & Davies, M. (2016, May 1). North Carolina Medical Journal, Vol. 77, pp. 190–192.

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

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

Rhea, S., Weber, D. J., Poole, C., & Cairns, C. (2014, February 1). (M. J. Mello, Ed.). Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 21, pp. 196–203.

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

Rhea, S. K., Weber, D. J., Poole, C., Waller, A. E., Ising, A. I., & Williams, C. (2014, February 18). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 244, pp. 597–603.

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

Rhea, S., Ising, A., Waller, A., Haskell, M. G., & Weber, D. J. (2012, November 1). Public Health Reports, Vol. 127, pp. 561–562.

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

Rhea, S., Glickman, S., Waller, A., Williams, C., & Glickman, L. (2011, September 1). Southern Medical Journal, Vol. 104, pp. 653–658.

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

Rhea, S., Ising, A., Fleischauer, A. T., Deyneka, L., Vaughan-Batten, H., & Waller, A. (2011, August 31). Journal of Community Health, Vol. 37, pp. 495–500.

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

Rhea, S. K., Glickman, S. W., Waller, A., Ising, A., Maillard, J.-M., Lund, E. M., & Glickman, L. T. (2010, June 7). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 11, pp. 9–14.

Absence of Peyer’s Patches and Abnormal Lymphoid Architecture in Chronic Proliferative Dermatitis ( cpdm/cpdm ) Mice

HogenEsch, H., Janke, S., Boggess, D., & Sundberg, J. P. (1999, April 1). The Journal of Immunology.