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Ousseny Zerbo, PhD

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Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
2000 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 267-7529 (phone)
ousseny.x.zerbo@kp.org


Ousseny Zerbo, PhD, is a Research Scientist in the Vaccine Study Center at Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research. His research interest is in maternal vaccination during pregnancy and early childhood health outcomes, vaccine uptake, safety and effectiveness. He is the principal investigator on two NIH-funded projects to investigate the effectiveness of influenza vaccination, COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, and infant risk of influenza and COVID-19. He also studies risk factors associated with autism spectrum disorders. 

Prior to joining the Vaccine Study Center, he completed post-doctoral training in the Autism Research Program at the Division of Research. He received his PhD in epidemiology from the University of California Davis and his bachelor's degree in biological science and teaching credential from the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa. 

Current Position(s):

  • Research Scientist II

Section Affiliations:

Primary Research Interests:

  • Vaccine safety and effectiveness
  • Autism spectrum disorder

Related Website(s):

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Pregnant Women and their Infants

The overall goals are to: Determine COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in pregnant women for preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and hospitalization for COVID-19 using real-world clinical data; Determine effectiveness of maternal COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy for infants 0-12 months for outcomes of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, and hospitalization for COVID-19, and determine whether effectiveness varies by trimester of vaccination; Estimate COVID-19 vaccination rates among pregnant women and identify sociodemographic, geographic clusters and other factors associated with being unvaccinated.
Investigator: Zerbo, Ousseny
Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of a serogroup B outer membrane vesicle meningococcal vaccine against gonorrhea

The goal of this study is to use electronic medical records from 2016 to 2020 to evaluate the protective effect of MenB-4C vaccine against gonococcal infections among 16- to 23-year-old persons.
Investigator: Zerbo, Ousseny
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Effect of Maternal Influenza Vaccination during Pregnancy on Risk of Infant Influenza

This project has three major aims: 1) to examine whether influenza vaccination during pregnancy prevents influenza and other respiratory infections in infants aged 0 to 12 months, with a sub-aim to examine the effect of vaccine timing during pregnancy on these outcomes; 2) to evaluate the effect of maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy on the effectiveness of influenza vaccine administered to infants; and 3) to examine whether influenza non-vaccination during pregnancy clusters geographically, and determine if those clusters are associated with influenza and influenza-like illnesses during pregnancy.
Investigator: Zerbo, Ousseny
Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Association Between Influenza Infection and Vaccination During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Author(s): Zerbo O; Qian Y; Yoshida C; Fireman BH; Klein NP; Croen LA

JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Jan 02;171(1):e163609. Epub 2017-01-02.

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccination in Children and Adolescents

Author(s): Klein, Nicola P; Zerbo, Ousseny; Fireman, Bruce; Link-Gelles, Ruth; et al.

Pediatrics. 2023 May 01;151(5).

PubMed abstract

Protection of 2 and 3 mRNA Vaccine Doses Against Severe Outcomes Among Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19 - VISION Network, August 2021 - March 2022

Author(s): DeSilva, Malini B; Klein, Nicola P; Zerbo, Ousseny; Fireman, Bruce; Gaglani, Manjusha; et al.

J Infect Dis. 2023 Apr 18;227(8):961-969.

PubMed abstract

Early Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department or Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Immunocompetent Adults - VISION Network, Nine States, September-November 2022

Author(s): Tenforde, Mark W; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Link-Gelles, Ruth; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Mar 17;71(53):1637-1646. Epub 2023-03-17.

PubMed abstract

Estimation of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness and COVID-19 Illness and Severity by Vaccination Status During Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Sublineage Periods

Author(s): Link-Gelles, Ruth; Klein, Nicola P; Zerbo, Ousseny; Fireman, Bruce; Tenforde, Mark W; et al.

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 01;6(3):e232598. Epub 2023-03-01.

PubMed abstract

Maternal SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and infant protection against SARS-CoV-2 during the first six months of life

Author(s): Zerbo, Ousseny; Ray, G Thomas; Fireman, Bruce; Layefsky, Evan; Goddard, Kristin; Lewis, Edwin; Ross, Pat; Omer, Saad; Greenberg, Mara; Klein, Nicola P

Nat Commun. 2023 Feb 28;14(1):894. Epub 2023-02-28.

PubMed abstract

Vaccine effectiveness against influenza-associated urgent care, emergency department, and hospital encounters during the 2021-2022 season, VISION Network

Author(s): Tenforde, Mark W; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Klein, Nicola P; et al.

J Infect Dis. 2023 Jan 23.

PubMed abstract

Early Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department or Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Immunocompetent Adults - VISION Network, Nine States, September-November 2022

Author(s): Tenforde, Mark W; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Link-Gelles, Ruth; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Dec 30;71(5152):1616-1624. Epub 2022-12-30.

PubMed abstract

Kawasaki Disease Following the 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and Rotavirus Vaccines

Author(s): Kamidani, Satoshi; Zerbo, Ousseny; Weintraub, Eric S; et al.

Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 01;150(6).

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations Among Immunocompromised Adults During SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Predominance - VISION Network, 10 States, December 2021-August 2022

Author(s): Britton, Amadea; Klein, Nicola P; Zerbo, Ousseny; Fireman, Bruce; Tenforde, Mark W; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Oct 21;71(42):1335-1342. Epub 2022-10-21.

PubMed abstract

Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Infant Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 During the First 6 Months of Life

Author(s): Zerbo, Ousseny; Ray, G Thomas; Fireman, Bruce; Layefsky, Evan; Goddard, Kristin; Lewis, Edwin; Ross, Pat; Omer, Saad; Greenberg, Mara; Klein, Nicola

Res Sq. 2022 Oct 18.

PubMed abstract

Waning of vaccine effectiveness against moderate and severe covid-19 among adults in the US from the VISION network: test negative, case-control study

Author(s): Ferdinands, Jill M; Klein, Nicola P; Zerbo, Ousseny; Fireman, Bruce; et al.

BMJ. 2022 10 03;379:e072141. Epub 2022-10-03.

PubMed abstract

Estimation of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against Medically Attended COVID-19 in Pregnancy During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance in the United States

Author(s): Schrag, Stephanie J; Zerbo, Ousseny; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Naleway, Allison L; et al.

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 09 01;5(9):e2233273. Epub 2022-09-01.

PubMed abstract

Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis following BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccination

Author(s): Goddard, Kristin; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Klein, Nicola P; et al.

Vaccine. 2022 Aug 19;40(35):5153-5159. Epub 2022-07-12.

PubMed abstract

Safety of COVID-19 Vaccination in US Children Ages 5-11 Years

Author(s): Hause, Anne M; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Shimabukuro, Tom T; et al.

Pediatrics. 2022 08 01;150(2).

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of 2, 3, and 4 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Doses Among Immunocompetent Adults During Periods when SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2/BA.2.12.1 Sublineages Predominated - VISION Network, 10 States, December 2021-June 2022

Author(s): Link-Gelles, Ruth; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Tenforde, Mark W; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Jul 22;71(29):931-939. Epub 2022-07-22.

PubMed abstract

Lessons from a mature acellular pertussis vaccination program and strategies to overcome suboptimal vaccine effectiveness

Author(s): Zerbo, Ousseny; Fireman, Bruce; Klein, Nicola P

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2022 07;21(7):899-907. Epub 2021-10-08.

PubMed abstract

Safety of Live-Attenuated Vaccines in Children Exposed to Biologic Response Modifiers in Utero

Author(s): Zerbo, Ousseny; Klein, Nicola P; et al.

Pediatrics. 2022 07 01;150(1).

PubMed abstract

Changes in incidence rates of outcomes of interest in vaccine safety studies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s): Xu, Stanley; Zerbo, Ousseny; Qian, Lei; et al.

Vaccine. 2022 05 20;40(23):3150-3158. Epub 2022-04-18.

PubMed abstract

Safety of measles and pertussis-containing vaccines in children with autism spectrum disorders

Author(s): Zerbo, Ousseny; Fireman, Bruce; Klein, Nicola P; et al.

Vaccine. 2022 04 20;40(18):2568-2573. Epub 2022-03-18.

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of Homologous and Heterologous COVID-19 Booster Doses Following 1 Ad.26.COV2.S (Janssen [Johnson & Johnson]) Vaccine Dose Against COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults - VISION Network, 10 States, December 2021-March 2022

Author(s): Natarajan, Karthik; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Dixon, Brian E; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Apr 01;71(13):495-502. Epub 2022-04-01.

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination in Preventing COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Nonimmunocompromised Children and Adolescents Aged 5-17 Years - VISION Network, 10 States, April 2021-January 2022

Author(s): Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Verani, Jennifer R; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Mar 04;71(9):352-358. Epub 2022-03-04.

PubMed abstract

Waning 2-Dose and 3-Dose Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance - VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021-January 2022

Author(s): Ferdinands, Jill M; Klein, Nicola P; Zerbo, Ousseny; Fireman, Bruce; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Feb 18;71(7):255-263. Epub 2022-02-18.

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance - VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021-January 2022

Author(s): Thompson, Mark G; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Ong, Toan C; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Jan 21;71(4):139-145. Epub 2022-01-21.

PubMed abstract

Population-based assessment of risks for severe COVID-19 disease outcomes

Author(s): Zerbo, Ousseny; Lewis, Ned; Fireman, Bruce; Goddard, Kristin; Skarbinski, Jacek; Sejvar, James J; Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo; Klein, Nicola P

Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2022 01;16(1):159-165. Epub 2021-08-25.

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of two-dose vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among immunocompromised adults-Nine States, January-September 2021

Author(s): Embi, Peter J; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; DeSilva, Malini B; et al.

Am J Transplant. 2022 01;22(1):306-314.

PubMed abstract

Contributions of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health During Pregnancy

Author(s): Avalos, Lyndsay A; Nance, Nerissa; Zhu, Yeyi; Croen, Lisa A; Young-Wolff, Kelly C; Zerbo, Ousseny; Hedderson, Monique M; Ferrara, Assiamira; Ames, Jennifer L; Badon, Sylvia E

Front Psychiatry. 2022;13:837659. Epub 2022-03-14.

PubMed abstract

Associations of COVID-19-Related Health, Healthcare and Economic Factors With Prenatal Depression and Anxiety

Author(s): Avalos, Lyndsay A; Nance, Nerissa; Badon, Sylvia E; Young-Wolff, Kelly; Ames, Jennifer; Zhu, Yeyi; Hedderson, Monique M; Ferrara, Assiamira; Zerbo, Ousseny; Greenberg, Mara; Croen, Lisa A

Int J Public Health. 2022;67:1604433. Epub 2022-05-04.

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of 2-Dose Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations Among Immunocompromised Adults - Nine States, January-September 2021

Author(s): Embi, Peter J; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; DeSilva, Malini B; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Nov 05;70(44):1553-1559. Epub 2021-11-05.

PubMed abstract

Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Among Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19-Like Illness with Infection-Induced or mRNA Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Immunity - Nine States, January-September 2021

Author(s): Bozio, Catherine H; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Stenehjem, Edward; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Nov 05;70(44):1539-1544. Epub 2021-11-05.

PubMed abstract

Surveillance for Adverse Events After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination

Author(s): Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Weintraub, Eric S; et al.

JAMA. 2021 10 12;326(14):1390-1399.

PubMed abstract

Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines in Ambulatory and Inpatient Care Settings

Author(s): Thompson, Mark G; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Klein, Nicola P; et al.

N Engl J Med. 2021 10 07;385(15):1355-1371. Epub 2021-09-08.

PubMed abstract

COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Insured Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Other Selected Characteristics - Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020-May 15, 2021

Author(s): Pingali, Cassandra; Klein, Nicola P; Fireman, Bruce; Zerbo, Ousseny; Patel, Suchita A; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jul 16;70(28):985-990. Epub 2021-07-16.

PubMed abstract

COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women During Pregnancy - Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020-May 8, 2021

Author(s): Razzaghi, Hilda; Zerbo, Ousseny; Patel, Suchita A; et al.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jun 18;70(24):895-899. Epub 2021-06-18.

PubMed abstract

Genetic associations with a fever after measles-containing vaccines

Author(s): Klein, Nicola P; Zerbo, Ousseny; Goddard, Kristin; Wang, Weiqi; Fohner, Alison E; Wiesner, Amy; Shokoohi, Vida; Coller, John; Bok, Karin; Gans, Hayley A

Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 06 03;17(6):1763-1769. Epub 2020-12-22.

PubMed abstract

Vaccine Safety Datalink infrastructure enhancements for evaluating the safety of maternal vaccination

Author(s): Naleway, Allison L; Klein, Nicola P; Zerbo, Ousseny; Kharbanda, Elyse O; et al.

Ther Adv Drug Saf. 2021;12:20420986211021233. Epub 2021-06-14.

PubMed abstract

COVID-19 prevalence, symptoms, and sociodemographic disparities in infection among insured pregnant women in Northern California

Author(s): Ames, Jennifer L; Ferrara, Assiamira; Avalos, Lyndsay A; Badon, Sylvia E; Greenberg, Mara B; Hedderson, Monique M; Kuzniewicz, Michael W; Young-Wolff, Kelly C; Zerbo, Ousseny; Zhu, Yeyi; Croen, Lisa A; et al.

PLoS One. 2021;16(9):e0256891. Epub 2021-09-03.

PubMed abstract

Identification and description of mumps cases in a non-outbreak setting and evaluation of the effectiveness of mumps-containing vaccines over time

Author(s): Zerbo O; Modaressi S; Glanternik JR; Goddard K; Ross P; Lewis N; Klein NP

Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020 12 01;16(12):3098-3102. Epub 2020-05-13.

PubMed abstract

Individual and Neighborhood Factors Associated with Failure to Vaccinate against Influenza during Pregnancy

Author(s): Zerbo, Ousseny; Ray, G Thomas; Zhang, Lea; Goddard, Kristin; Fireman, Bruce; Adams, Alyce; Omer, Saad; Kulldorff, Martin; Klein, Nicola P

Am J Epidemiol. 2020 11 02;189(11):1379-1388.

PubMed abstract

Risk for Subdeltoid Bursitis After Influenza Vaccination: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Author(s): Hesse EM; Navarro RA; Daley MF; Getahun D; Henninger ML; Jackson LA; Nordin J; Olson SC; Zerbo O; Zheng C; Duffy J

Ann Intern Med. 2020 08 18;173(4):253-261. Epub 2020-06-23.

PubMed abstract

Parental Risk Factors for Fever in their Children 7-10 Days After the First Dose of Measles-Containing Vaccines

Author(s): Zerbo O; Modaressi S; Goddard K; Lewis E; Bok K; Gans H; Klein NP

Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020 04 02;16(4):875-880. Epub 2019-11-08.

PubMed abstract

Order of Live and Inactivated Vaccines and Risk of Non-vaccine-targeted Infections in US Children 11-23 Months of Age

Author(s): Newcomer SR; Zerbo O; Glanz JM; et al.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 03;39(3):247-253.

PubMed abstract

Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV3) during pregnancy and six-month infant development

Author(s): Avalos LA; Zerbo O; Li DK; et al.

Vaccine. 2020 02 28;38(10):2326-2332. Epub 2020-02-05.

PubMed abstract

Vaccine effectiveness of cell-culture relative to egg-based inactivated influenza vaccine during the 2017-18 influenza season

Author(s): Klein NP; Fireman B; Goddard K; Zerbo O; Asher J; Zhou J; King J; Lewis N

PLoS One. 2020;15(2):e0229279. Epub 2020-02-26.

PubMed abstract

Infection and Fever in Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development

Author(s): Croen LA; Zerbo O; Ames JL; et al.

Autism Res. 2019 10;12(10):1551-1561. Epub 2019-07-17.

PubMed abstract

An Exploratory Examination of Neonatal Cytokines and Chemokines as Predictors of Autism Risk: The Early Markers for Autism Study

Author(s): Heuer LS; Croen LA; Jones KL; Yoshida CK; Hansen RL; Yolken R; Zerbo O; DeLorenze G; Kharrazi M; Ashwood P; Van de Water J

Biol Psychiatry. 2019 May 15.

PubMed abstract

Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Effectiveness Over Time

Author(s): Zerbo O; Bartlett J; Goddard K; Fireman B; Lewis E; Klein NP

Pediatrics. 2019 07;144(1). Epub 2019-06-10.

PubMed abstract

Health Care Service Utilization and Cost Among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders in a U.S. Integrated Health Care System

Author(s): Zerbo, Ousseny; Qian, Yinge; Ray, Thomas; Sidney, Steve; Rich, Steve; Massolo, Maria; Croen, Lisa A

Autism Adulthood. 2019 Mar 01;1(1):27-36. Epub 2019-03-11.

PubMed abstract

Factors Affecting Vaccination in Children and Their Siblings After Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis-Reply

Author(s): Zerbo O; Klein NP

JAMA Pediatr. 2018 10 01;172(10):985-986.

PubMed abstract

Vaccination Patterns in Children After Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and in Their Younger Siblings

Author(s): Zerbo O; Fireman BH; Klein NP; et al.

JAMA Pediatr. 2018 05 01;172(5):469-475.

PubMed abstract

Association Between Estimated Cumulative Vaccine Antigen Exposure Through the First 23 Months of Life and Non-Vaccine-Targeted Infections From 24 Through 47 Months of Age

Author(s): Glanz JM; Zerbo O; et al.

JAMA. 2018 03 06;319(9):906-913.

PubMed abstract

Use of acellular pertussis vaccines in the United States: can we do better?

Author(s): Klein NP; Zerbo O

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2017 12;16(12):1175-1179. Epub 2017-10-20.

PubMed abstract

No association between influenza vaccination during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes

Author(s): Zerbo O; Modaressi S; Chan B; Goddard K; Lewis N; Bok K; Fireman B; Klein NP; Baxter R

Vaccine. 2017 May 31;35(24):3186-3190. Epub 2017-05-05.

PubMed abstract

Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Organochlorine Pesticide Concentrations in Maternal Mid-Pregnancy Serum Samples: Association with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability

Author(s): Lyall K; Croen LA; Sjödin A; Yoshida CK; Zerbo O; Kharrazi M; Windham GC

Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Mar;125(3):474-480. Epub 2016-08-23.

PubMed abstract

Autism with intellectual disability is associated with increased levels of maternal cytokines and chemokines during gestation

Author(s): Jones KL; Croen LA; Yoshida CK; Heuer L; Hansen R; Zerbo O; DeLorenze GN; Kharrazi M; Yolken R; Ashwood P; Van de Water J

Mol Psychiatry. 2017 Feb;22(2):273-279. Epub 2016-05-24.

PubMed abstract

Association Between Influenza Infection and Vaccination During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Author(s): Zerbo O; Qian Y; Yoshida C; Fireman BH; Klein NP; Croen LA

JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Jan 02;171(1):e163609. Epub 2017-01-02.

PubMed abstract

Kaiser Permanente Northern California pregnancy database: Description and proof of concept study

Author(s): Zerbo O; Chan B; Goddard K; Lewis N; Bok K; Klein NP; Baxter R

Vaccine. 2016 11 04;34(46):5519-5523. Epub 2016-10-07.

PubMed abstract

Maternal mid-pregnancy C-reactive protein and risk of autism spectrum disorders: the early markers for autism study

Author(s): Zerbo O; Croen LA; et al.

Transl Psychiatry. 2016 Apr 19;6:e783. Epub 2016-04-19.

PubMed abstract

A Study of Physician Knowledge and Experience with Autism in Adults in a Large Integrated Healthcare System

Author(s): Zerbo O; Massolo ML; Qian Y; Croen LA

J Autism Dev Disord. 2015 Dec;45(12):4002-14.

PubMed abstract

Maternal Infection During Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Author(s): Zerbo O; Qian Y; Yoshida C; Grether JK; Van de Water J; Croen LA

J Autism Dev Disord. 2015 Dec;45(12):4015-25.

PubMed abstract

The health status of adults on the autism spectrum

Author(s): Croen, Lisa A; Zerbo, Ousseny; Qian, Yinge; Massolo, Maria L; Rich, Steve; Sidney, Stephen; Kripke, Clarissa

Autism. 2015 Oct;19(7):814-23. Epub 2015-04-24.

PubMed abstract

Immune mediated conditions in autism spectrum disorders

Author(s): Zerbo O; Leong A; Barcellos L; Bernal P; Fireman B; Croen LA

Brain Behav Immun. 2015 May;46:232-6. Epub 2015-02-11.

PubMed abstract

Neonatal cytokines and chemokines and risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder: the Early Markers for Autism (EMA) study: a case-control study

Author(s): Zerbo O; Yoshida C; Grether JK; Van de Water J; Ashwood P; Delorenze GN; Hansen RL; Kharrazi M; Croen LA

J Neuroinflammation. 2014;11:113. Epub 2014-06-20.

PubMed abstract

A genome-wide survey of transgenerational genetic effects in autism

Author(s): Tsang KM; Croen LA; Torres AR; Kharrazi M; Delorenze GN; Windham GC; Yoshida CK; Zerbo O; Weiss LA

PLoS ONE. 2013;8(10):e76978. Epub 2013-10-24.

PubMed abstract

Is maternal influenza or fever during pregnancy associated with autism or developmental delays? Results from the CHARGE (CHildhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) study

Author(s): Zerbo O; Iosif AM; Walker C; Ozonoff S; Hansen RL; Hertz-Picciotto I;

​J Autism Dev Disord. 2013 Jan;43(1):25-33. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1540-x.

PubMed abstract

​Month of conception and risk of autism

Author(s): Zerbo O; Iosif AM; Delwiche L; Walker C; Hertz-Picciotto I;

​Epidemiology. 2011 Jul;22(4):469-75. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31821d0b53.

PubMed abstract