Journal Publications

Van Rie, A., Conceição, E.C., Ndebele, F., Wells, F., Paulse, A., Mekonnen, E.G., Ngarega, M., Trang, T.P.H., Bohlela, S., Sibeko, Z., Segwaba, P., Verboven, L., Heupink, T.H., Fuertes, M.D.D., Rennie, V., Dippenaar, A., Rigouts, L., Setlhare, L., Ogunbayo, A.E., VanderSpoel Van Dyk, A., Conradie, F., Maartens, G., Potgieter, S., Black, J., Fanampe, B., Abrams, S., Churchyard, G., Warren, R., & Charalambous, S. (2026) "Whole genome sequencing precision medicine strategy to shorten treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (SMARTT): a pragmatic, randomised, single-blind phase 4 trial." The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 14(6), 521–532.

Barth, Nadine; Carstens, Gesa; Kozanli, Eva; Han , Wanda; Hermans, Lisa; Paolotti, Daniela; Abrams, Steven; Molenberghs, Geert; Hens, Niel; Faes, Christel; Eggink, Dirk; Van Hoek, Albert Jan; Torneri, Andrea. (2026). Population-level associations in the spread of co-circulating respiratory viruses: A multi-method statistical investigation using incidence data. EPIDEMICS.

Abrams, S., Janssen, P., & Veraverbeke, N. (2026) "Nonparametric estimation of the quantiles of the conditional residual lifetime distribution." Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. 243, 106373.

Kremer, C., Hammami, N., Cornelissen, L., Theeten, H., Braeye, T., Torneri, A., Abrams, S., & Hens, N. (2026) "Informing quarantine policy for measles control in primary school and daycare settings: insights from a simulation study, Flanders, Belgium." Eurosurveillance. 31(22).

Braeye, T., Abrams, S., & Hens, N. (2026) "Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 IgG test sensitivity: A Bayesian analysis of seroconversion and seroreversion by time since infection, test, age and disease severity." PLOS ONE. 21(2), e0328144.

Braeye, T., De Pauw, R., Geebelen, L., Abrams, S., Desombere, I., Hens, N., Hammami, N., Roelants, M., Muylaert, A., & Herzog, S.A. (2026) "Estimating the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections by jointly modelling seroprevalence, hospitalization and mortality data, February 2020-January 2021, Belgium." Archives of Public Health. 84(1).

Tadesse, D., Henten, S., Batire, S., Woge, M.T., Degaga, T.S., Merdekios, B., Abrams, S., Hailu, A., Geertruyden, J.P.V., Griensven, J., & Pareyn, M. (2026) "Decentralizing care for cutaneous leishmaniasis and other skin diseases to primary health facilities in Southern Ethiopia: What are the needs?." BMC Infectious Diseases. 26(1).

Vleminckx, Senne; De Meulenaere, Kim; Van Bogaert, Peter; ABRAMS, Steven; WILLEM, Lander; Haegdorens, Filip. (2026). Corrigendum to “Beyond staffing ratios - team demographic diversity, workforce stability, and their effects on patient safety and workforce sustainability: A multi-country analysis” [Int. J. Nurs. Stud. 181 (2026) 105570]. International journal of nursing studies.

Vleminckx, S., De Meulenaere, K., Van Bogaert, P., Abrams, S., Willem, L., & Haegdorens, F. (2026) "Beyond staffing ratios-team demographic diversity, workforce stability, and their effects on patient safety and workforce sustainability: A multi-country analysis." International Journal of Nursing Studies. 181, 105570.

Sercik, Ö., Abrams, S., & Verhasselt, A. (2026) "Bernstein–based Nonparametric Estimation of the Cross Ratio Function under Univariate Right Censoring." Dependence Modeling. 14(1).

BAGAFORO, Roel Jude; DUPAS, Marie-Cécile; ABRAMS, Steven; Dellicour, Simon; HENS, Niel. (2026). A scoping review of COVID-19 modelling studies in Belgium 2020-2024: incorporation of behaviour and lessons learned. Archives of public health.

Garcia-Fogeda, I., Abrams, S., Vanhee, S., Salloum, M., Ogunjimi, B., & Hens, N. (2025) "Within-host mathematical models to study antibody kinetics after the prophylactic Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Vaccine. 64, 127707.

Gonzalez Dorta, H., Verbeeck, J., Crevecoeur, J., Morales, D.R., Loedy, N., Cohet, C., Willem, L., Molenberghs, G., Hens, N., Kurz, X., Quinten, C., & Abrams, S. (2025) "Utilising the Benefit Risk Assessment of Vaccines (BRAVE) toolkit to evaluate the benefits and risks of Vaxzevria in the EU: a population-based study." The Lancet Digital Health. 7(5), 100861.

Huyghe, E., Abrams, S., André, E., Anseeuw, K., Bernaert, E., Bruynseels, P., Cuypers, L., De Schouwer, P., Hilkens, P., Keyaerts, E., Laenen, L., Maes, J., Magerman, K., Van de gaer, O., Verdonck, A., Verstrepen, W., Ombelet, S., & Naesens, R. (2025) "Systematic Molecular Influenza A/B Screening Upon Hospital Admission in Belgium, January-April 2022: Positivity Ratios and Viral Loads According to Symptomatology, Age, and Vaccination Status." Journal of Medical Virology. 97(1).

De Vos, E., Van Rie, A., & Abrams, S. (2025) "Improving the efficiency of drug resistant tuberculosis treatment trials: a time-to-event alternative marker for bacteriological response and adaptive minimization for randomization." BMC Medical Research Methodology. 25(1).

Debie, Y., Garcia-Fogeda, I., Willem, L., Roelant, E., Verbruggen, L., Vanhoutte, G., Croes, L., Vulsteke, C., Demey, W., Lybaert, W., Hanssens, M., Bols, A., Van ongeval, J., De Becker, A., Jansens, H., Goossens, M.E., Janssens, A., Prenen, H., Anguille, S., Peeters, M., van Dam, P.A., Hens, N., Abrams, S., & Vandamme, T. (2025) "Cracking the code of a correlate of protection against SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection in cancer patients." Scientific Reports. 15(1).

Balume, B.S., Bijnens, L., Abrams, S., Banza, B.B., & Deferme, W. (2025) "Charcoal and firewood use in urban areas of developing countries: Drivers, consequences, and the need for clean cooking solutions." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 217, 115745.

Angeli, L., Caetano, C.P., Franco, N., Coletti, P., Faes, C., Molenberghs, G., Beutels, P., Abrams, S., Willem, L., & Hens, N. (2025) "Assessing the role of children in the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium using perturbation analysis." Nature Communications. 16(1).

Ouma, O.J., Omondi, D., Museve, E., Owenga, J., Bogers, J., Abrams, S., & van Olmen, J. (2025) "Assessing the capacity of primary healthcare facilities and healthcare workers in managing diabetes and hypertension in Kisumu county, Kenya." BMC Health Services Research. 25(1).

Grosso, A., Hens, N., & Abrams, S. (2025) "An integrative review of the combined use of mathematical and statistical models for estimating malaria transmission parameters." Malaria Journal. 24(1).

Loedy, N., Dorta, H.G., Abrams, S., Crèvecoeur, J., Morales, D.R., Cohet, C., Willem, L., Molenberghs, G., Hens, N., Kurz, X., Quinten, C., & Verbeeck, J. (2025) "An extension of the Benefit Risk Assessment of VaccinEs toolkit to evaluate Comirnaty and Spikevax vaccination in the European Union." European Journal of Public Health. 35(5), 1007–1013.

Martins, A., Hens, N., & Abrams, S. (2025) "A Bayesian mixture model accounting for individual heterogeneity in response to pathogenic infection." South African Statistical Journal. 59(1), 37–58.

Angeli, L., Caetano, C.P., Franco, N., Abrams, S., Coletti, P., Van Nieuwenhuyse, I., Pop, S., & Hens, N. (2024) "Who acquires infection from whom? A sensitivity analysis of transmission dynamics during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium." Journal of Theoretical Biology. 581, 111721.

Berhe, N.M., Hassen, H.Y., Van Geertruyden, J.P., Ndejjo, R., Musinguzi, G., Bastiaens, H., & Abrams, S. (2024) "Types and Effectiveness of Community-Based Cardiovascular Disease Preventive Interventions in Reducing Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

Arras, W., Breugelmans, T., Oosterlinck, B., De Man, J.G., Malhotra-Kumar, S., Abrams, S., Van Laere, S., Macken, E., Somers, M., Jauregui-Amezaga, A., De Winter, B.Y., & Smet, A. (2024) "The Intestinal Mucin Isoform Landscape Reveals Region- Specific Biomarker Panels for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient Stratification." Journal of Crohn's and Colitis. 19(3).

Willem, L., Abrams, S., Franco, N., Coletti, P., Libin, P.J.K., Wambua, J., Couvreur, S., André, E., Wenseleers, T., Mao, Z., Torneri, A., Faes, C., Beutels, P., & Hens, N. (2024) "The impact of quality-adjusted life years on evaluating COVID-19 mitigation strategies: lessons from age-specific vaccination roll-out and variants of concern in Belgium (2020-2022)." BMC Public Health. 24(1).

Domen, J., Abrams, S., Digregorio, M., Van Ngoc, P., Duysburgh, E., Scholtes, B., & Coenen, S. (2024) "Predictors of moderate-to-severe side-effects following COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccination: a prospective cohort study among primary health care providers in Belgium." BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1).

Reymond, M., Hayes, C.F., Willem, L., Rădulescu, R., Abrams, S., Roijers, D.M., Howley, E., Mannion, P., Hens, N., Nowé, A., & Libin, P. (2024) "Exploring the Pareto front of multi-objective COVID-19 mitigation policies using reinforcement learning." Expert Systems With Applications. 249, 123686.

Sherratt, K., Srivastava, A., Ainslie, K., Singh, D.E., Cublier, A., Marinescu, M.C., Carretero, J., Garcia, A.C., Franco, N., Willem, L., Abrams, S., Faes, C., Beutels, P., Hens, N., Müller, S., Charlton, B., Ewert, R., Paltra, S., Rakow, C., Rehmann, J., Conrad, T., Schütte, C., Nagel, K., Abbott, S., Grah, R., Niehus, R., Prasse, B., Sandmann, F., & Funk, S. (2024) "Characterising information gains and losses when collecting multiple epidemic model outputs." Epidemics. 47, 100765.

Abrams, S., Sercik, Ö., & Veraverbeke, N. (2024) "Bernstein-based estimation of the cross ratio function." Statistics. 58(1), 230–246.

Garcia-Fogeda, I., Besbassi, H., Larivière, Y., Ogunjimi, B., Abrams, S., & Hens, N. (2023) "Within-host modeling to measure dynamics of antibody responses after natural infection or vaccination: A systematic review." Vaccine. 41(25), 3701–3709.

Nguyen, M.H., Nguyen, T.H.T., Molenberghs, G., Abrams, S., Hens, N., & Faes, C. (2023) "The impact of national and international travel on spatio-temporal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium in 2021." BMC Infectious Diseases. 23(1).

Devleesschauwer, B., Willem, L., Jurčević, J., Smith, P., Scohy, A., Wyper, G.M.A., Pires, S.M., Van Goethem, N., Beutels, P., Franco, N., Abrams, S., Van Cauteren, D., Speybroeck, N., Hens, N., & De Pauw, R. (2023) "The direct disease burden of COVID-19 in Belgium in 2020 and 2021." BMC Public Health. 23(1).

Besbassi, H., Garcia-Fogeda, I., Quinlivan, M., Breuer, J., Abrams, S., Hens, N., Ogunjimi, B., & Beutels, P. (2023) "Modeling antibody dynamics following herpes zoster indicates that higher varicella-zoster virus viremia generates more VZV-specific antibodies." Frontiers in Immunology. 14.

Huyghe, E., Abrams, S., Bogers, J.P., Verhoeven, V., & Benoy, I. (2023) "Evolution of human papilloma virus prevalence in a highly vaccinated region in Belgium: a retrospective cohort study in Flemish women (2010-2019)." European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 32(1), 48–56.

Hassen, H.Y., Abrams, S., Musinguzi, G., Rogers, I., Dusabimana, A., Mphekgwana, P.M., Bastiaens, H., Bastiaens, H., Hassen, H.Y., Aerts, N., Anthierens, S., Van Royen, K., Masquillier, C., Le Reste, J.Y., Le Goff, D., Perraud, G., van Marwijk, H., Ford, E., Grice-Jackson, T., Rogers, I., Nahar, P., Gibson, L., Bowyer, M., Nkengateh, A., Musinguzi, G., Ndejjo, R., Nuwaha, F., Sodi, T., Mphekgwana, P.M., Malema, N., Kgatla, N., & Mothiba, T.M. (2023) "Disparities in the non-laboratory INTERHEART risk score and its components in selected countries of Europe and sub-Saharan Africa: analysis from the SPICES multi-country project." European Heart Journal. 3(6).

Hassen, H.Y., Sisay, B.G., Van Geertruyden, J.P., Le Goff, D., Ndejjo, R., Musinguzi, G., Abrams, S., & Bastiaens, H. (2023) "Dietary outcomes of community-based cardiovascular disease preventive interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Public Health Nutrition. 26(11), 2480–2491.

(2023) "A digital toolkit to contextualize and visualize the benefit and risk of COVID-19 vaccines in the European union." Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 32(S1), 3–612.

Anlay, D.Z., Rivière, E., Tu, P.H.T., Abrams, S., & Van Rie, A. (2023) "A Bayesian approach to estimate the probability of resistance to bedaquiline in the presence of a genomic variant." PLOS ONE. 18(6), e0287019.

Hassen, H.Y., Ndejjo, R., Van Geertruyden, J.P., Musinguzi, G., Abrams, S., & Bastiaens, H. (2022) "Type and effectiveness of community-based interventions in improving knowledge related to cardiovascular diseases and risk factors: A systematic review." American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 10, 100341.

Ceuleers, H., Hanning, N., De bruyn, M., De Man, J.G., De Schepper, H.U., Li, Q., Liu, L., Abrams, S., Smet, A., Joossens, J., Augustyns, K., De Meester, I., Pasricha, P.J., & De Winter, B.Y. (2022) "The Effect of Serine Protease Inhibitors on Visceral Pain in Different Rodent Models With an Intestinal Insult." Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13.

Dusabimana, A., Siewe Fodjo, J.N., Ndahura, M.M., Mmbando, B.P., Jada, S.R., Boven, A., De Smet, E., Ukety, T., Njamnshi, A.K., Laudisoit, A., Abrams, S., & Colebunders, R. (2022) "Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and OV16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6–10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening." Pathogens. 11(3), 281.

Herzog, S.A., De Bie, J., Abrams, S., Wouters, I., Ekinci, E., Patteet, L., Coppens, A., De Spiegeleer, S., Beutels, P., Van Damme, P., Hens, N., & Theeten, H. (2022) "Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 – a serial prospective cross-sectional nationwide study of residual samples, Belgium, March to October 2020." Eurosurveillance. 27(9).

Verleye, A., Wijtvliet, V., Abrams, S., Hellemans, R., Bougrea, R., Massart, A., Pipeleers, L., Wissing, K.M., Ariën, K.K., De Winter, B.Y., Van Damme, P., Abramowicz, D., & Ledeganck, K.J. (2022) "Seroconversion rate after primary vaccination with two doses of BNT162b2 versus mRNA-1273 in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 37(8), 1566–1575.

Van Rie, A., De Vos, E., Costa, E., Verboven, L., Ndebele, F., Heupink, T.H., Abrams, S., Maraba, N., Makkan, H., Beattie, T., Sibeko, Z.R., Bohlela, S., Segwaba, P., Ogunbayo, E.A., Mhlambi, N., Wells, F., Rigouts, L., Maartens, G., Conradie, F., Black, J., Potgieter, S., Fanampe, B., Van der Spoel Van Dyk, A., Charalambous, S., Churchyard, G., & Warren, R. (2022) "Sequencing Mycobacteria and Algorithm-determined Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (SMARTT): a study protocol for a phase IV pragmatic randomized controlled patient management strategy trial." Trials. 23(1).

Wijtvliet, V.P.W.M., Verheyden, S., Depreter, B., Heylen, C., Coeman, E., Abrams, S., De Winter, B.Y., Massart, A., Hellemans, R., Pipeleers, L., Claas, F.H.J., Ariën, K.K., Wissing, K.M., Abramowicz, D., & Ledeganck, K.J. (2022) "SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination is not associated with the induction of anti-HLA or non-HLA antibodies." Transplant Immunology. 74, 101670.

Tran, T.N., Vu, D.H., Nguyen, H.A., Abrams, S., Bruyndonckx, R., Nguyen, T.T., Tran, N.M., Trinh, T.A., Do, T.H.G., Pham, H.N., Nguyen, G.B., & Coenen, S. (2022) "Predicting mortality in intensive care unit patients infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae: A retrospective cohort study." Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 28(1), 10–18.

Abrams, S., Janssen, P., Swanepoel, J., & Veraverbeke, N. (2022) "Nonparametric estimation of risk ratios for bivariate data." Journal of Nonparametric Statistics. 34(4), 940–963.

D’Hulster, L., Abrams, S., Bruyndonckx, R., Anthierens, S., Adriaenssens, N., Butler, C.C., Verheij, T., Goossens, H., Little, P., & Coenen, S. (2022) "Nationwide implementation of online communication skills training to reduce overprescribing of antibiotics: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial in general practice." JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 4(3).

Wijtvliet, V.P.W.M., Ariën, K.K., Abrams, S., Couttenye, M.M., Mestrez, F., Mariën, J., De Winter, B.Y., Van Damme, P., Pipeleers, L., Wissing, K.M., Abramowicz, D., & Ledeganck, K.J. (2022) "mRNA-1273 vaccine (Moderna): a better option than BNT162b2 (Pfizer) in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients?." Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 37(4), 799–803.

Martins, A., Herzog, S.A., Mugenyi, L., Faes, C., Hens, N., & Abrams, S. (2022) "Modelling longitudinal binary outcomes with outcome dependent observation times: an application to a malaria cohort study." Malaria Journal. 21(1).

Hassen, H.Y., Bowyer, M., Gibson, L., Abrams, S., & Bastiaens, H. (2022) "Level of cardiovascular disease knowledge, risk perception and intention towards healthy lifestyle and socioeconomic disparities among adults in vulnerable communities of Belgium and England." BMC Public Health. 22(1).

Franco, N., Coletti, P., Willem, L., Angeli, L., Lajot, A., Abrams, S., Beutels, P., Faes, C., & Hens, N. (2022) "Inferring age-specific differences in susceptibility to and infectiousness upon SARS-CoV-2 infection based on Belgian social contact data." PLOS Computational Biology. 18(3), e1009965.

Schenk, J., Abrams, S., Litzroth, A., Cornelissen, L., Grammens, T., Theeten, H., & Hens, N. (2022) "Identifying immunity gaps for measles using Belgian serial serology data." Vaccine. 40(26), 3676–3683.

Braal, C.L., Westenberg, J.D., Buijs, S.M., Abrams, S., Mulder, T.A.M., van Schaik, R.H.N., Koolen, S.L.W., Jager, A., & Mathijssen, R.H.J. (2022) "Factors affecting inter-individual variability in endoxifen concentrations in patients with breast cancer: results from the prospective TOTAM trial." Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 195(1), 65–74.

Kuylen, E.J., Torneri, A., Willem, L., Libin, P.J.K., Abrams, S., Coletti, P., Franco, N., Verelst, F., Beutels, P., Liesenborgs, J., & Hens, N. (2022) "Different forms of superspreading lead to different outcomes: Heterogeneity in infectiousness and contact behavior relevant for the case of SARS-CoV-2." PLOS Computational Biology. 18(8), e1009980.

Molenberghs, G., Faes, C., Verbeeck, J., Deboosere, P., Abrams, S., Willem, L., Aerts, J., Theeten, H., Devleesschauwer, B., Bustos Sierra, N., Renard, F., Herzog, S., Lusyne, P., Van der Heyden, J., Van Oyen, H., Van Damme, P., & Hens, N. (2022) "COVID-19 mortality, excess mortality, deaths per million and infection fatality ratio, Belgium, 9 March 2020 to 28 June 2020." Eurosurveillance. 27(7).

Dusabimana, A., Siewe Fodjo, J.N., Ndahura, M.M., Mmbando, B.P., Jada, S.R., Boven, A., De Smet, E., Ukety, T., Njamnshi, A.K., Laudisoit, A., Abrams, S., & Colebunders, R. (2022) "Correction: Dusabimana et al. Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and Ov16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6–10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening. Pathogens 2022, 11 , 281." Pathogens. 11(7), 746.

Hassen, H.Y., Aerts, N., Demarest, S., Manzar, M.D., Abrams, S., & Bastiaens, H. (2021) "Validation of the Dutch-Flemish translated ABCD questionnaire to measure cardiovascular diseases knowledge and risk perception among adults." Scientific Reports. 11(1).

Willem, L., Abrams, S., Libin, P.J.K., Coletti, P., Kuylen, E., Petrof, O., Møgelmose, S., Wambua, J., Herzog, S.A., Faes, C., Beutels, P., & Hens, N. (2021) "The impact of contact tracing and household bubbles on deconfinement strategies for COVID-19." Nature Communications. 12(1).

Abrams, S., Janssen, P., & Veraverbeke, N. (2021) "Quantiles of the conditional residual lifetime." Statistics. 55(6), 1271–1290.

Abrams, S., Wambua, J., Santermans, E., Willem, L., Kuylen, E., Coletti, P., Libin, P., Faes, C., Petrof, O., Herzog, S.A., Beutels, P., & Hens, N. (2021) "Modelling the early phase of the Belgian COVID-19 epidemic using a stochastic compartmental model and studying its implied future trajectories." Epidemics. 35, 100449.

Tran, T.M.P., Abrams, S., Aerts, M., Maertens, K., & Hens, N. (2021) "Measuring association among censored antibody titer data." Statistics in Medicine. 40(16), 3740–3761.

Schenk, J., Abrams, S., Theeten, H., Van Damme, P., Beutels, P., & Hens, N. (2021) "Immunogenicity and persistence of trivalent measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis." The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 21(2), 286–295.

Heireman, L., Abrams, S., Bruynseels, P., Cartuyvels, R., Cuypers, L., De Schouwer, P., Laffut, W., Lagrou, K., Hens, N., Ho, E., Padalko, E., Reynders, M., Vandamme, S., Van der Moeren, N., Verstrepen, W., Willems, P., & Naesens, R. (2021) "Evaluation of the SARS-CoV-2 positivity ratio and upper respiratory tract viral load among asymptomatic individuals screened before hospitalization or surgery in Flanders, Belgium." PLOS ONE. 16(11), e0259908.

Geens, M., Stappers, S., Konings, H., De Winter, B.Y., Specenier, P., Van Meerbeeck, J.P., Verpooten, G.A., Abrams, S., Janssens, A., Peeters, M., Van de Heyning, P., Vanderveken, O.M., & Ledeganck, K.J. (2021) "Epidermal growth factor as a potential prognostic and predictive biomarker of response to platinum-based chemotherapy." PLOS ONE. 16(6), e0252646.

Hassen, H.Y., Ndejjo, R., Musinguzi, G., Van Geertruyden, J.P., Abrams, S., & Bastiaens, H. (2021) "Effectiveness of community-based cardiovascular disease prevention interventions to improve physical activity: A systematic review and meta-regression." Preventive Medicine. 153, 106797.

Ndejjo, R., Hassen, H.Y., Wanyenze, R.K., Musoke, D., Nuwaha, F., Abrams, S., Bastiaens, H., & Musinguzi, G. (2021) "Community-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review." Public Health Reviews. 42.

Coletti, P., Libin, P., Petrof, O., Willem, L., Abrams, S., Herzog, S.A., Faes, C., Kuylen, E., Wambua, J., Beutels, P., & Hens, N. (2021) "A data-driven metapopulation model for the Belgian COVID-19 epidemic: assessing the impact of lockdown and exit strategies." BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1).

Hotterbeekx, A., Dusabimana, A., Mandro, M., Abhafule, G.M., Deogratias, W.R., Siewe Fodjo, J.N., Abrams, S., & Colebunders, R. (2020) "Urinary N-acetyltyramine-O,β-glucuronide in persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy." Pathogens. 9(3), 191.

Atahigwa, C., Kadengye, D.T., Iddi, S., Abrams, S., & Van Rie, A. (2020) "Trends and determinants of health facility childbirth service utilization among mothers in urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya." Global Epidemiology. 2, 100029.

Faes, C., Abrams, S., Van Beckhoven, D., Meyfroidt, G., Vlieghe, E., & Hens, N. (2020) "Time between Symptom Onset, Hospitalisation and Recovery or Death: Statistical Analysis of Belgian COVID-19 Patients." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(20), 7560.

Wijtvliet, V., Plaeke, P., Abrams, S., Hens, N., Gielis, E., Hellemans, R., De Winter, B., Abramowicz, D., & Ledeganck, K. (2020) "The potential of donor-derived cell-free DNA as a biomarker for rejection in kidney transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis." Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 35(Supplement_3): 190.

Hassen, H.Y., Bastiaens, H., Van Royen, K., & Abrams, S. (2020) "Socioeconomic and behavioral determinants of cardiovascular diseases among older adults in Belgium and France: A longitudinal analysis from the SHARE study." PLOS ONE. 15(12), e0243422.

Mandro, M., Siewe Fodjo, J.N., Dusabimana, A., Mukendi, D., Haesendonckx, S., Lokonda, R., Nakato, S., Nyisi, F., Abhafule, G., Wonya’rossi, D., Hotterbeekx, A., Abrams, S., & Colebunders, R. (2020) "Single versus Multiple Dose Ivermectin Regimen in Onchocerciasis-Infected Persons with Epilepsy Treated with Phenobarbital: A Randomized Clinical Trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo." Pathogens. 9(3), 205.

Abrams, S., Janssen, P., Swanepoel, J., & Veraverbeke, N. (2020) "Nonparametric estimation of the cross ratio function." Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics. 72(3), 771–801.

Dusabimana, A., Bhwana, D., Raimon, S., Mmbando, B.P., Hotterbeekx, A., Tepage, F., Mandro, M., Siewe Fodjo, J.N., Abrams, S., & Colebunders, R. (2020) "Ivermectin Treatment Response in Onchocerca Volvulus Infected Persons with Epilepsy: A Three-Country Short Cohort Study." Pathogens. 9(8), 617.

Molenberghs, G., Buyse, M., Abrams, S., Hens, N., Beutels, P., Faes, C., Verbeke, G., Van Damme, P., Goossens, H., Neyens, T., Herzog, S., Theeten, H., Pepermans, K., Abad, A.A., Van Keilegom, I., Speybroeck, N., Legrand, C., De Buyser, S., & Hulstaert, F. (2020) "Infectious diseases epidemiology, quantitative methodology, and clinical research in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspective from a European country." Contemporary Clinical Trials. 99, 106189.

Chaname Pinedo, L.E., Bruyndonckx, R., Catry, B., Latour, K., Goossens, H., Abrams, S., & Coenen, S. (2020) "Fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherichia coli isolates after exposure to non-fluoroquinolone antibiotics: A retrospective case-control study." Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 75(7), 1985–1992.

Dusabimana, A., Tsebeni Wafula, S., Raimon, S.J., Fodjo, J.N.S., Bhwana, D., Tepage, F., Abd-Elfarag, G., Hotterbeekx, A., Abrams, S., & Colebunders, R. (2020) "Effect of Ivermectin Treatment on the Frequency of Seizures in Persons with Epilepsy Infected with Onchocerca volvulus." Pathogens. 10(1), 21.

Wijtvliet, V.P.W.M., Plaeke, P., Abrams, S., Hens, N., Gielis, E.M., Hellemans, R., Massart, A., Hesselink, D.A., De Winter, B.Y., Abramowicz, D., & Ledeganck, K.J. (2020) "Donor-derived cell-free DNA as a biomarker for rejection after kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Transplant International. 33(12), 1626–1642.

Hotterbeekx, A., Perneel, J., Mandro, M., Abhafule, G., Siewe Fodjo, J.N., Dusabimana, A., Abrams, S., Kumar-Singh, S., & Colebunders, R. (2020) "Comparison of Diagnostic Tests for Onchocerca volvulus in the Democratic Republic of Congo." Pathogens. 9(6), 435.

Tran, T.M.P., Abrams, S., & Braekers, R. (2020) "A general frailty model to accommodate individual heterogeneity in the acquisition of multiple infections: An application to bivariate current status data." Statistics in Medicine. 39(12), 1695–1714.

Smit, G.S.A., Abrams, S., Dorny, P., Speybroeck, N., Devleesschauwer, B., Hutse, V., Jansens, H., Theeten, H., Beutels, P., & Hens, N. (2019) "The seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium anno 2002 and 2006: A comparative analysis with hepatitis a virus seroprevalence." Epidemiology and Infection. 147.

Hendrickx, D.M., Abrams, S., & Hens, N. (2019) "The impact of behavioral interventions on co-infection dynamics: An exploration of the effects of home isolation." Journal of Theoretical Biology. 476, 5–18.

Blaizot, S., Herzog, S.A., Abrams, S., Theeten, H., Litzroth, A., & Hens, N. (2019) "Sample size calculation for estimating key epidemiological parameters using serological data and mathematical modelling." BMC Medical Research Methodology. 19(1).

Bannister-Tyrrell, M., Krit, M., Sluydts, V., Tho, S., Sokny, M., Mean, V., Kim, S., Menard, D., Grietens, K.P., Abrams, S., Hens, N., Coosemans, M., Bassat, Q., van Hensbroek, M.B., Durnez, L., & Van Bortel, W. (2019) "Households or Hotspots? Defining Intervention Targets for Malaria Elimination in Ratanakiri Province, Eastern Cambodia." The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 220(6), 1034–1043.

Martins, A., Aerts, M., Hens, N., Wienke, A., & Abrams, S. (2019) "Correlated gamma frailty models for bivariate survival time data." Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 28(10-11), 3437–3450.

Béraud, G., Abrams, S., Beutels, P., Dervaux, B., & Hens, N. (2018) "Resurgence risk for measles, mumps and rubella in France in 2018 and 2020." Eurosurveillance. 23(25).

Abrams, S., Aerts, M., Molenberghs, G., & Hens, N. (2017) "Parametric overdispersed frailty models for current status data." Biometrics. 73(4), 1388–1400.

Abrams, S., Wienke, A., & Hens, N. (2017) "Modelling time varying heterogeneity in recurrent infection processes: an application to serological data." Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics). 67(3), 687–704.

MUGENYI, L., ABRAMS, S., & HENS, N. (2017) "Estimating age-time-dependent malaria force of infection accounting for unobserved heterogeneity." Epidemiology and Infection. 145(12), 2545–2562.

Abrams, S., Kourkouni, E., Sabbe, M., Beutels, P., & Hens, N. (2016) "Inferring rubella outbreak risk from seroprevalence data in Belgium." Vaccine. 34(50), 6187–6192.

Béraud, G., Abrams, S., Levy-Bruhl, D., Antona, D., Beutels, P., Dervaux, B., & Hens, N. (2016) "COL 2-03 - Resurgence risk for measles, mumps and rubella in France in 2016." Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses. 46(4), 4.

Abrams, S., & Hens, N. (2015) "Modeling individual heterogeneity in the acquisition of recurrent infections: an application to parvovirus B19." Biostatistics. 16(1), 129–142.

Hens, N., Abrams, S., Santermans, E., Theeten, H., Goeyvaerts, N., Lernout, T., Leuridan, E., Van Kerckhove, K., Goossens, H., Van Damme, P., & Beutels, P. (2015) "Assessing the risk of measles resurgence in a highly vaccinated population: Belgium anno 2013." Eurosurveillance. 20(1).

Abrams, S., Beutels, P., & Hens, N. (2014) "Assessing Mumps Outbreak Risk in Highly Vaccinated Populations Using Spatial Seroprevalence Data." American Journal of Epidemiology. 179(8), 1006–1017.