Laura Espenhain

PhD-studerende indenfor kortlægning og beskrivelse af SARS-CoV-2 smitte blandt børn og i skoler, PhD-projektet er finansieret af Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond grant ID 10.46540/2061-00050B

Andre ansvarsområder

• Den epidemiologiske del af listeriaovervågningen, inklusiv interview, analyse og formidling
• Udbrudshåndtering
• Co-supervision af SSI’s EPIET-fellows

Udvalgte publikationer

Espenhain L, Ethelberg S, Mortensen LH, Christiansen LE. Automated local lockdowns for SARS-CoV-2 epidemic control-assessment of effect by controlled interrupted time series analysis. IJID Reg. 2024 May 25;12:100380. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100380. PMID: 38911235; PMCID: PMC11186853.

Nygaard U, Holm M, Hartling UB, Glenthøj J, Schmidt LS, Nordly SB, Matthesen AT, von Linstow ML, Espenhain L. Incidence and clinical phenotype of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children after infection with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant by vaccination status: a Danish nationwide prospective cohort study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2022 Jul;6(7):459-465. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00100-6. Epub 2022 May 6. PMID: 35526537; PMCID: PMC9072929.

Funk T, Espenhain L, Møller FT, Ethelberg S. Factors associated with the formation of SARS-CoV-2 case-clusters in Danish schools: a nationwide register-based observational study. Epidemiol Infect. 2023 Jul 19;151:e168. doi: 10.1017/S0950268823001188. PMID: 37466091; PMCID: PMC10600729.

Espenhain L, Tribler S, Sværke Jørgensen C, Holm Hansen C, Wolff Sönksen U, Ethelberg S. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Denmark: nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2021 Jul;36(7):715-725. doi: 10.1007/s10654-021-00796-8. Epub 2021 Aug 22. PMID: 34420152; PMCID: PMC8380416.

Espenhain L, Funk T, Overvad M, Edslev SM, Fonager J, Ingham AC, Rasmussen M, Madsen SL, Espersen CH, Sieber RN, Stegger M, Gunalan V, Wilkowski B, Larsen NB, Legarth R, Cohen AS, Nielsen F, Lam JUH, Lavik KE, Karakis M, Spiess K, Marving E, Nielsen C, Wiid Svarrer C, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Olsen SS, Jensen A, Krause TG, Müller L. Epidemiological characterisation of the first 785 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases in Denmark, December 2021. Euro Surveill. 2021 Dec;26(50):2101146. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.50.2101146. PMID: 34915977; PMCID: PMC8728489.

Espenhain L, Riess M, Müller L, Colombe S, Ethelberg S, Litrup E, Jernberg C, Kühlmann-Berenzon S, Lindblad M, Hove NK, Torpdahl M, Mörk MJ. Cross-border outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica O3 associated with imported fresh spinach, Sweden and Denmark, March 2019. Euro Surveill. 2019 Jun;24(24):1900368. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.24.1900368. PMID: 31213223; PMCID: PMC6582516.