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Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (5 February 2020)
On 31 December 2019, Wuhan Municipality in Hubei Province, China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology. By the 9th of January 2020, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified a ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (14 February 2020)
On 21 January 2020, the first case of COVID-19 imported into the region of the Americas was identified in the United States of America in the state of Washington. A few days later, on 25 January, Canada reported their first ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (28 February 2020)
Global Situation Summary: Since the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) epidemiological update on novel coronavirus published on 14 February 2020 – and as of 28 February 2020, an additional ... -
Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74 cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal symptoms
(2020-03-24)Objective The SARS-CoV-2-infected disease (COVID-19) outbreak is a major threat to human beings. Previous studies mainly focused on Wuhan and typical symptoms. We analysed 74 confirmed COVID-19 cases with GI symptoms in ... -
The Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak
(2020-02-26)Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-COV2 and represents the causative agent of a potentially fatal disease that is of great global public health concern. Based on the large number of infected people that were ... -
Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers. A Living Rapid Review
(2020-05-05)Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Purpose: To examine the burden of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome ... -
Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington
(2020-03-27)BACKGROUND: Long-term care facilities are high-risk settings for severe outcomes from outbreaks of Covid-19, owing to both the advanced age and frequent chronic underlying health conditions of the residents and the movement ... -
Epidemiology, causes, clinical manifestation and diagnosis, prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the early outbreak period: a scoping review
(2020-03-17)BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China beginning in December 2019. As of 31 January 2020, this epidemic had ... -
Epidemiology, clinical course, and outcomes of critically ill adults with COVID-19 in New York City: a prospective cohort study
(2020-04-20)Background: Nearly 30,000 patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) have been hospitalized in New York City as of April 14th, 2020. Data on the epidemiology, clinical course, and outcomes of critically ill patients ... -
Essential medicines list For the management of patients admitted to intensive care units with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. Update 10 August 2020
(2020-09-08)The list of essential medicines for the management of patients admitted to ICUs with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 is a core guidance document that provides assistance to countries’ health systems in ... -
Establishment and Validation of a Pseudovirus Neutralization Assay for SARS-CoV-2
(2020-03-24)Pseudoviruses are useful virological tools because of their safety and versatility, especially for emerging and re-emerging viruses. Due to its high pathogenicity and infectivity and the lack of effective vaccines and ... -
Estimated Zika virus importations to Europe by travellers from Brazil
(2016-06)Given the interconnectivity of Brazil with the rest of the world, Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have the potential to spread rapidly around the world via viremic travellers. The extent of spread depends on the travel volume ... -
Estimates of the ongoing need for social distancing and control measures post-"lockdown" from trajectories of COVID-19 cases and mortality
(2020-05-05)By 29th April 2020, COVID-19 had caused more than 3 million cases across more than 200 countries. And most countries with significant outbreaks had introduced social distancing or "lockdown" measures to reduce viral ... -
Estimates of the severity of coronavirus disease 2019: a model-based analysis
(2020-03-30)Background: In the face of rapidly changing data, a range of case fatality ratio estimates for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been produced that differ substantially in magnitude. We aimed to provide robust ... -
Estimating clinical severity of COVID-19 from the transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China
(2020-03-19)As of 29 February 2020 there were 79,394 confirmed cases and 2,838 deaths from COVID-19 in mainland China. Of these, 48,557 cases and 2,169 deaths occurred in the epicenter, Wuhan. A key public health priority during the ... -
Estimating Contraceptive Needs and Increasing Access to Contraception in Response to the Zika Virus Disease Outbreak - Puerto Rico, 2016
(2016-06)Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes species mosquitoes. Increasing evidence links Zika virus infection during pregnancy to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, including pregnancy loss, intrauterine ... -
Estimating COVID-19 Prevalence in the United States: A Sample Selection Model Approach
(2020-04-30)Background: Public health efforts to determine population infection rates from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been hampered by limitations in testing capabilities and the large shares of mild and asymptomatic ... -
Estimating Excess Deaths in the United States Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2020-05-15)Background: Accurate mortality data may improve public compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions and identify vulnerable communities in need of resources. Methods: We estimated excess all-cause, pneumonia, and ... -
Estimating risks of importation and local transmission of Zika virus infection
(2016-06)Background. An international spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has attracted global attention. ZIKV is conveyed by a mosquito vector, Aedes species, which also acts as the vector species of dengue and chikungunya ... -
Estimating SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and epidemiological parameters with uncertainty from serological surveys
(2020-06-22)Establishing how many people have already been infected by SARS-CoV-2 is an urgent priority for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Patchy virological testing has hampered interpretation of confirmed case counts, and unknown ...