Sarah Rhea

Rhea, S., Camacho, B. E., Amoriello, C. W., Correa, M., Lewbart, G. A., Cruz, M., … Pairis-Garcia, M. (2023). Assessing Livestock Production Practices on Small-Scale Multi-Species Farms Located on Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. ANIMALS, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040686

Bloch, R., & Rhea, S. (2023). 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, 51(10), 1089–1094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.04.159

Bloch, R. A., Faulkner, G., Hilborn, E. D., Wismer, T., Martin, N., & Rhea, S. (2023). 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). https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15080505

Rhea, S., Gensler, C., Atlaw, N., Pairis-Garcia, M., Lewbart, G. A., Valentine, A., … Jacob, M. E. (2023, November 22). Presence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Food-Producing and Companion Animals and Wildlife on Small-Holder Farms of Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, Vol. 11. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2023.0044

Hadley, E., Rhea, S., Jones, K., Li, L., Stoner, M., & Bobashev, G. (2022). Enhancing the prediction of hospitalization from a COVID-19 agent-based model: A Bayesian method for model parameter estimation. PLOS ONE, 17(3), e0264704. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264704

Jones, K., Hadley, E., Preiss, S., Lofgren, E. T., Rice, D. P., Stoner, M. C. D., … Adams, J. W. (2022). 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. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.174

Stoner, M. C. D., Angulo, F. J., Rhea, S., Brown, L. M., Atwell, J. E., Nguyen, J. L., … MacDonald, P. D. M. (2022). Estimates of Presumed Population Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 by State in the United States, August 2021. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab647

Preiss, A., Hadley, E., Jones, K., Stoner, M. C. D., Kery, C., Baumgartner, P., … Rhea, S. (2022). 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2022.01.003

Evon, D. M., Hurt, C. B., Carpenter, D. M., Rhea, S. K., Hennessy, C. M., & Zule, W. A. (2022). 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. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000200

Endres-Dighe, S., Jones, K., Hadley, E., Preiss, A., Kery, C., Stoner, M., … Rhea, S. (2021). 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). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260310

North Carolina COVID-19 Agent-Based Model Framework for Hospitalization Forecasting Overview, Design Concepts, and Details Protocol. (2021, June 8).

Parry, R. A., Zule, W. A., Hurt, C. B., Evon, D. M., Rhea, S. K., & Carpenter, D. M. (2021). Pharmacist attitudes and provision of harm reduction services in North Carolina: an exploratory study. Harm Reduction Journal, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00517-0

Jones, K., Hadley, E., Rhea, S., & Lofgren, E. (2020). Assessing Strain On Hospital Capacity During A Localized Epidemic Using A Calibrated Hospitalization Microsimulation. 2020 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC). https://doi.org/10.1109/wsc48552.2020.9384123

Grimes, K. E. L., Ngoyi, B. F., Stolka, K. B., Hemingway-Foday, J. J., Lubula, L., Mossoko, M., … Ilunga, B. K. (2020). 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. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00349

Hurt, C. B., Carpenter, D. M., Evon, D. M., Hennessy, C. M., Rhea, S. K., & Zule, W. A. (2020). 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12409

Slayton, R. B., O’Hagan, J. J., Barnes, S., Rhea, S., Hilscher, R., Rubin, M., … Paul, P. (2020). 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. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa234

Rhea, S., Jones, K., Endres-Dighe, S., Munoz, B., Weber, D. J., Hilscher, R., … Bobashev, G. (2020). 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. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234031

Collins, D., Rhea, S., Diallo, B. I., Bah, M. B., Yattara, F., Keleba, R. G., & MacDonald, P. D. M. (2020). Surveillance system assessment in Guinea: Training needed to strengthen data quality and analysis, 2016. PLOS ONE, 15(6), e0234796. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234796

Rhea, S., Hilscher, R., Rineer, J. I., Munoz, B., Jones, K., Endres-Dighe, S. M., … Bobashev, G. (2019). 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. https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2019.0021

Jones, K., Munoz, B., Rineer, J., Bobashev, G., Hilscher, R., & Rhea, S. (2019). On Calibrating a Microsimulation of Patient Movement Through a Healthcare Network. 2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC). https://doi.org/10.1109/wsc40007.2019.9004765

Stolka, K. B., Ngoyi, B. F., Grimes, K. E. L., Hemingway-Foday, J. J., Lubula, L., Magazani, A. N., … MacDonald, P. D. M. (2018). Assessing the Surveillance System for Priority Zoonotic Diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017. Health Security, 16(S1), S-44-S-53. https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2018.0060

Zhang, H. L., Rhea, S. K., Hurt, C. B., Mobley, V. L., Swygard, H., Seña, A. C., & McKellar, M. S. (2018). 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. https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000001546

Rhea, S., Seña, A. C., Hilton, A., Hurt, C. B., Wohl, D., & Fleischauer, A. (2018). 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. https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000000748

Fleischauer, A. T., Ruhl, L., Rhea, S., & Barnes, E. (2017). 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. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6622a1

Rhea, S., Moorman, A., Pace, R., Mobley, V., MacFarquhar, J., Robinson, E., … Patel, P. R. (2016). 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. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.03.424

Rhea, S., Fleischauer, A., Foust, E., & Davies, M. (2016). Hepatitis C in North Carolina: Two Epidemics With One Public Health Response. North Carolina Medical Journal, 77(3), 190–192. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.77.3.190

Notes from the field: atypical pneumonia in three members of an extended family - South Carolina and north Carolina, july-august 2013. (2014). MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Retrieved from https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5779437

Rhea, S., Weber, D. J., Poole, C., & Cairns, C. (2014). Risk Factors for Hospitalization After Dog Bite Injury: A Case-cohort Study of Emergency Department Visits. Academic Emergency Medicine, 21(2), 196–203. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12312

Rhea, S. K., Weber, D. J., Poole, C., Waller, A. E., Ising, A. I., & Williams, C. (2014). 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. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.244.5.597

Rhea, S., Ising, A., Waller, A., Haskell, M. G., & Weber, D. J. (2012). 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491212700603

Rhea, S., Ising, A., Fleischauer, A. T., Deyneka, L., Vaughan-Batten, H., & Waller, A. (2012). Using Near Real-Time Morbidity Data to Identify Heat-Related Illness Prevention Strategies in North Carolina. Journal of Community Health, 37(2), 495–500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-011-9469-0

Rhea, S., Glickman, S., Waller, A., Williams, C., & Glickman, L. (2011). Association of Doxycycline Prescriptions and Tick-Related Emergency Department Visits in North Carolina. Southern Medical Journal, 104(9), 653–658. https://doi.org/10.1097/smj.0b013e3182245fe9

Rhea, S. K., Glickman, S. W., Waller, A., Ising, A., Maillard, J.-M., Lund, E. M., & Glickman, L. T. (2011). 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. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2009.0255