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Seth David Judson

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Title(s)Assistant Professor-in-residence, Medicine
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    Seth Judson, MD, MHS is an infectious disease physician-scientist who is passionate about safeguarding human, animal, and planetary health. His research and clinical interests are at the nexus of emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, One Health/planetary health, and pandemic preparedness.

    The overall goal of his work is to improve early detection and mitigation of zoonotic and vector-borne disease outbreaks. This requires translating field, laboratory, and clinical data into actionable tools for decision-makers. Thus, his experience and training spans disease ecology, epidemiology, virology, and clinical medicine at the human-animal-environmental interface. He collaborates locally and globally across disciplines and leads an interdisciplinary group, the Translational Infectious Disease Eco-epidemiology (TIDE) lab.

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    Stanford University, Palo Alto, CAB.S.2014Biology with Honors and Distinction
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CAM.D.2019
    University of Washington , Seattle, WAResidency2022Internal Medicine
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MDMHS2024Graduate Training Programs in Clinical Investigation
    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MDFellowship2025Infectious Diseases

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    Improving early detection of yellow fever outbreaks: predicting risk and assessing diagnostic strategies in Ghana
    NIH K08AI190125Jul 1, 2025 - Jul 31, 2030
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Improving early detection of yellow fever outbreaks: predicting risk and assessing diagnostic strategies in Ghana
    NIH K08AI190125-01Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2030
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. West Nile Morbidity and Mortality in a Mid-Atlantic Health Care System, 2013-2024. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2026 Jun 03; 114(6):1212-1215. Judson SD, Auwaerter P, Dowdy D. PMID: 41956081.
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    2. Circulation of clade Ib mpox outside of Africa-are we prepared? Lancet Infect Dis. 2026 Apr; 26(4):334-336. Judson SD, Yinda CK, Kaiser FK, Chertow DS, de Wit E, Lloyd-Smith JO, Munster VJ. PMID: 41655590; PMCID: PMC13070019.
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    3. The Medicine for a Changing Planet curriculum: a mixed methods evaluation. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1737962. Benzekri NA, Tin AH, Judson SD, Ripp K, Xie M, Veidis E, Barry M, Rabinowitz P. PMID: 41717620; PMCID: PMC12913577.
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    4. Yellow fever re-emergence in Tolima, Colombia 2024-25: an eco-epidemiological study. medRxiv. 2026 Jan 19. Judson SD, Stephan N, Machuca S, Henao-Martínez AF, Parra-Henao G, Vivas R, Alarcón-Robayo JF, Vera Soto MJ, Vargas H. PMID: 41646772; PMCID: PMC12870657.
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    5. Timeliness of yellow fever specimen collection and transport in Ghana, 2018-2022. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5(12):e0005703. Judson SD, Schroeder L, Asiedu-Bekoe F, Laryea DO, Boateng G, Gudjinu H, Ossom R, Danquah JF, Dowdy DW, Kenu E. PMID: 41417847; PMCID: PMC12716688.
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    6. Risk Factors for West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease and Mortality in the US, 2013-2024. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2548229. Judson SD, Dowdy D. PMID: 41370077; PMCID: PMC12696598.
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    7. Ebola virus in Kasai revives 50-year-old questions on viral latency. Lancet. 2025 Oct 18; 406(10513):1723. Bryan ME, Nzanzu Vivalya BM, Geisbert TW, Judson SD, Munster V. PMID: 41082880.
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    8. Medicine for a Changing Planet: Online Clinical Cases in Planetary Health and Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Oct; 12(10):ofae691. Judson SD, Ripp K, Benzekri NA, LaBeaud AD, Veidis E, Xie M, Tin A, Barry M, Rabinowitz P. PMID: 41141455; PMCID: PMC12548792.
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    9. Mpox: What Have We Learned and How Do We Better Prepare for the Future? J Infect Dis. 2025 Aug 14; 232(2):270-273. Judson SD, Orkin CM, Gebo K. PMID: 39820687; PMCID: PMC12349931.
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    10. Risk factors for West Nile neuroinvasive disease and mortality in the United States, 2013-2024. medRxiv. 2025 Jul 21. Judson SD, Dowdy D. PMID: 40778126; PMCID: PMC12330448.
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    11. Timeliness of Yellow Fever Specimen Collection and Transport in Ghana, 2018-2022. medRxiv. 2025 Jun 20. Judson SD, Schroeder L, Asiedu-Bekoe F, Laryea DO, Boateng G, Gudjinu H, Ossom R, Danquah JF, Dowdy DW, Kenu E. PMID: 40585107; PMCID: PMC12204298.
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    12. West Nile morbidity and mortality in a Mid-Atlantic healthcare system, 2013-2024. medRxiv. 2025 Jun 20. Judson SD, Auwaerter P, Dowdy D. PMID: 40585175; PMCID: PMC12204291.
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    13. Yellow fever in Ghana: Predicting emergence and ecology from historical outbreaks. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4(10):e0003337. Judson SD, Kenu E, Fuller T, Asiedu-Bekoe F, Biritwum-Nyarko A, Schroeder LF, Dowdy DW. PMID: 39432459; PMCID: PMC11493279.
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    14. Modeling zoonotic and vector-borne viruses. Curr Opin Virol. 2024 Aug; 67:101428. Judson SD, Dowdy DW. PMID: 39047313; PMCID: PMC11292992.
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    15. Risk Factors for Hospitalization and Effect of Immunosuppression on Clinical Outcomes Among an Urban Cohort of Patients With Mpox. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Dec; 10(12):ofad533. Garneau WM, Jones JL, Dashler GM, Mostafa HH, Judson SD, Kwon N, Hamill MM, Gilliams EA, Rudolph DS, Keruly JC, Fall A, Klein EY, Hansoti B, Gebo KA. PMID: 38058459; PMCID: PMC10697423.
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    16. The Multiple Origins of Ebola Disease Outbreaks. J Infect Dis. 2023 11 13; 228(Suppl 7):S465-S473. Judson SD, Munster VJ. PMID: 37592878; PMCID: PMC10651193.
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    17. COVID-19 data reporting systems in Africa reveal insights for future pandemics. Epidemiol Infect. 2022 06 16; 150:e119. Judson SD, Torimiro J, Pigott DM, Maima A, Mostafa A, Samy A, Rabinowitz P, Njabo K. PMID: 35708156; PMCID: PMC9237488.
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    18. Editorial: Ecology and Evolution of Coronaviruses: Implications for Human Health. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:926677. Judson SD, Munster VJ. PMID: 35669756; PMCID: PMC9164123.
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    19. Clinical presentation, complications, and outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in an academic center with a centralized palliative care consult service. Health Sci Rep. 2021 Dec; 4(4):e423. Baker SM, Leedy DJ, Klafter JA, Zhang Y, Secrest KM, Osborn TR, Cheng RK, Judson SD, Merel SE, Mikacenic C, Bhatraju PK, Liles WC. PMID: 34754946; PMCID: PMC8562312.
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    20. Zoonoses and global epidemics. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2021 10 01; 34(5):385-392. Judson SD, Rabinowitz PM. PMID: 34310453.
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    21. Case Study: Prolonged Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Shedding from an Asymptomatic Immunocompromised Individual with Cancer. Cell. 2020 12 23; 183(7):1901-1912.e9. Avanzato VA, Matson MJ, Seifert SN, Pryce R, Williamson BN, Anzick SL, Barbian K, Judson SD, Fischer ER, Martens C, Bowden TA, de Wit E, Riedo FX, Munster VJ. PMID: 33248470; PMCID: PMC7640888.
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    22. Regional vulnerability for COVID-19 in Cameroon. Pan Afr Med J. 2020; 37(Suppl 1):16. Judson SD, Njabo KY, Torimiro JN. PMID: 33343795; PMCID: PMC7733345.
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    23. A framework for nosocomial transmission of emerging coronaviruses. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 05; 42(5):639-641. Judson SD, Munster VJ. PMID: 32522298; PMCID: PMC7306548.
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    24. Effectiveness of N95 Respirator Decontamination and Reuse against SARS-CoV-2 Virus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 09; 26(9). Fischer RJ, Morris DH, van Doremalen N, Sarchette S, Matson MJ, Bushmaker T, Yinda CK, Seifert SN, Gamble A, Williamson BN, Judson SD, de Wit E, Lloyd-Smith JO, Munster VJ. PMID: 32491983; PMCID: PMC7454118.
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    25. Stability and Viability of SARS-CoV-2. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2020 05 14; 382(20):1965-1966. Judson SD, van Doremalen N, Munster VJ. PMID: 32283580.
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    26. Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a Rare Cause of Preseptal Cellulitis. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 12; 46(12):813-815. Adamson PC, Judson SD, Klausner JD, Kelesidis T. PMID: 31356532; PMCID: PMC8077177.
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    27. Nosocomial Transmission of Emerging Viruses via Aerosol-Generating Medical Procedures. Viruses. 2019 10 12; 11(10). Judson SD, Munster VJ. PMID: 31614743; PMCID: PMC6832307.
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    28. A Cab Ride. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 09; 101(3):478. Judson SD. PMID: 31971141; PMCID: PMC6726944.
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    29. Translating Predictions of Zoonotic Viruses for Policymakers. Ecohealth. 2018 03; 15(1):52-62. Judson SD, LeBreton M, Fuller T, Hoffman RM, Njabo K, Brewer TF, Dibongue E, Diffo J, Kameni JF, Loul S, Nchinda GW, Njouom R, Nwobegahay J, Takuo JM, Torimiro JN, Wade A, Smith TB. PMID: 29230614.
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    30. Comparison of the Aerosol Stability of 2 Strains of Zaire ebolavirus From the 1976 and 2013 Outbreaks. J Infect Dis. 2016 10 15; 214(suppl 3):S290-S293. Fischer RJ, Bushmaker T, Judson S, Munster VJ. PMID: 27503365; PMCID: PMC5050463.
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    31. Ecological Contexts of Index Cases and Spillover Events of Different Ebolaviruses. PLoS Pathog. 2016 08; 12(8):e1005780. Judson SD, Fischer R, Judson A, Munster VJ. PMID: 27494600; PMCID: PMC4975397.
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    32. Anthropogenic impacts on Costa Rican bat parasitism are sex specific. Ecol Evol. 2016 07; 6(14):4898-909. Frank HK, Mendenhall CD, Judson SD, Daily GC, Hadly EA. PMID: 27547321; PMCID: PMC4979715.
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    33. Ebola Virus Persistence in Semen Ex Vivo. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Feb; 22(2):289-91. Fischer RJ, Judson S, Miazgowicz K, Bushmaker T, Munster VJ. PMID: 26811984; PMCID: PMC4734518.
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    34. Nanopore Sequencing as a Rapidly Deployable Ebola Outbreak Tool. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Feb; 22(2):331-4. Hoenen T, Groseth A, Rosenke K, Fischer RJ, Hoenen A, Judson SD, Martellaro C, Falzarano D, Marzi A, Squires RB, Wollenberg KR, de Wit E, Prescott J, Safronetz D, van Doremalen N, Bushmaker T, Feldmann F, McNally K, Bolay FK, Fields B, Sealy T, Rayfield M, Nichol ST, Zoon KC, Massaquoi M, Munster VJ, Feldmann H. PMID: 26812583; PMCID: PMC4734547.
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    35. Ebola Virus Stability on Surfaces and in Fluids in Simulated Outbreak Environments. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul; 21(7):1243-6. Fischer R, Judson S, Miazgowicz K, Bushmaker T, Prescott J, Munster VJ. PMID: 26079114; PMCID: PMC4480404.
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    36. Postmortem stability of Ebola virus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May; 21(5):856-9. Prescott J, Bushmaker T, Fischer R, Miazgowicz K, Judson S, Munster VJ. PMID: 25897646; PMCID: PMC4412251.
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    37. Bartonellae are Prevalent and Diverse in Costa Rican Bats and Bat Flies. Zoonoses Public Health. 2015 Dec; 62(8):609-17. Judson SD, Frank HK, Hadly EA. PMID: 25810119.
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    38. Understanding ebola virus transmission. Viruses. 2015 Feb 03; 7(2):511-21. Judson S, Prescott J, Munster V. PMID: 25654239; PMCID: PMC4353901.
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    39. Molecular diagnosis of bird-mediated pest consumption in tropical farmland. Springerplus. 2014; 3:630. Karp DS, Judson S, Daily GC, Hadly EA. PMID: 25392800; PMCID: PMC4216319.
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