Debra A. Wadford

California Department of Public Health — United States

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research(31), Respiratory viral infections research(26), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology(24), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing(22), Animal Virus Infections Studies(16)

Publications100 total

Metagenomic sequencing identifies potential respiratory pathogens in PCR-negative subset of surveillance samples
Scientific Reports·2026Open Access
Detection of Community Transmission of Clade Ib Mpox Virus in the United States
NEJM Evidence·2025· 2 cited
Genomic and epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections in California, January 2021 - July 2023
PLoS Pathogens·2025Open Access
Clinical presentation of seasonal respiratory viruses in California, May 2020–July 2022
Annals of Epidemiology·2025Open Access
Metagenomic sequencing identifies potential respiratory pathogens in PCR-negative subset of surveillance samples
2025Open Access
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Child with No Known Exposure — San Francisco, California, December 2024–January 2025
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance using rapid point of care COVID-19 antigen tests at public test sites in California
Frontiers in Public Health·2025Open Access
Human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses in the United States from March 2024 to May 2025
Nature Medicine·2025· 15 citedOpen Access
Genomic and epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections in California, January 2021 - July 2023
2025Open Access
Differential immunity induced by Omicron sublineages in naïve and vaccine breakthrough infections
Scientific Reports·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Public Health Response to COVID-19 Among Travelers Disembarked From the <i>Grand Princess</i> Cruise Ship, March 2020
Public Health Reports·2025Open Access
Human Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A<b>(</b>H5N1<b>)</b> — California, September–December 2024
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report·2025· 17 citedOpen Access
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study
PLoS ONE·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
First Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Reported in the Americas — California, November 2024
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report·2025· 10 citedOpen Access
P-717. Genetic Analysis of A(H3N2) Influenza Viruses and Associations with Host Characteristics among Kaiser Permanente Northern California Adults during the 2018-2019 Season
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2025Open Access
Clinical Presentation of Seasonal Respiratory Viruses in California, May 2020 – July 2022
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infections in Humans
New England Journal of Medicine·2024· 144 cited
Laboratory validation of a clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing assay for respiratory virus detection and discovery
Nature Communications·2024· 38 citedOpen Access
Wastewater Surveillance for Norovirus, California, USA
Emerging infectious diseases·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study
2024Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Charles Y. Chiu(18), Venice Servellita(12), Alicia Sotomayor-González(12), Steve Miller(12), Chao‐Yang Pan(11), Carol Glaser(10), Xianding Deng(9), Hugo Guevara(9), Scot Federman(9), Mary Kate Morris(8), Sharon Messenger(8), Christina Morales(8), Guixia Yu(7), Amelia S. Gliwa(7), Carl V. Hanson(7), Jessica Streithorst(6), Alex Espinosa(6), John Bell(6), Jessica A. Belser(6), Jacqueline M. Katz(6)