Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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Evaluation of immune response in human Zika virus infection
(2016)Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in Brazil, was first described in 2015 and it overlapped with a significant increase in number of cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults and also in neurological malformation in infants, ... -
The Evaluation of Potential Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Infections in Mexico (Zik01)
(2016-07)The proportion of subjects that have confirmed Zika, Chikungunya, or Dengue (including co-infections) from the subjects presenting with fever and/or rash in southeastern Mexico. -
Evaluation of safety, efficacy, tolerability, and treatment-related outcomes of type I interferons for human coronaviruses (HCoVs) infection in clinical practice: An updated critical systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-06-25)Background: There is no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for HCoVs infection. The use of type I interferons for coronavirus is still under great debate in clinical practice. Materials and methods: A literature search ... -
Evidence Based Management Guideline for the COVID-19 Pandemic - Review article
(2020-04-11)COVID-19 has now been declared a pandemic. To date, COVID-19 has affected over 944,181 people worldwide, resulting in over 47,312 reported deaths. Numerous preventative strategies and non-pharmaceutical interventions have ... -
Evidence from Campbell reviews on the immediate response to coronavirus
(2020-04-07)The coronavirus pandemic is amongst the largest public health challenges faced by the world in recent decades. It will have profound consequences for all countries in the coming weeks and months, and possibly years. This ... -
Evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews for controlling the dissemination of COVID-19 infection. A narrative review
(2020-07)BACKGROUND: COVID-19 infection has high transmissibility and several measures have been adopted for controlling its dissemination. OBJECTIVE: To identify and summarize the evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews (SRs) ... -
Evidence of initial success for China exiting COVID-19 social distancing policy after achieving containment
(2020-04-28)Background: The COVID-19 epidemic was declared a Global Pandemic by WHO on 11 March 2020. By 24 March 2020, over 440,000 cases and almost 20,000 deaths had been reported worldwide. In response to the fast-growing epidemic, ... -
Evidence of perinatal transmission of Zika virus, French Polynesia, December 2013 and February 2014
(2014)A Zika virus (ZIKAV) outbreak started in October 2013 in French Polynesia, South Pacific. We describe here the clinical and laboratory features of two mothers and their newborns who had ZIKAV infection as confirmed by ZIKAV ... -
Evidence of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
(2016-06)Zika virus (ZIKV), an emerging flavivirus, generally causes mild infection in humans but is associated with severe neurologic complications and adverse fetal outcomes. ZIKV is transmitted to humans primarily by aedes ... -
Evidence of the presence of the Zika virus in Mexico since early 2015
(2016-08)To assess the possible circulation of Zika virus (ZIKV) prior to the first documented case in Mexico, we reanalyzed the stored samples from the states of Veracruz and Yucatán, which were originally collected to test for ... -
Evidence-Based, Cost-Effective Interventions To Suppress The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
(2020-06-15)Background: In an unparalleled global response, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 90 countries asked 3.9 billion people to stay home. Yet some countries avoided lockdowns and focused on other strategies, like contact tracing ... -
Evidently Cochrane: Sharing health evidence you can trust
(2021)Sarah Chapman highlights Cochrane evidence on COVID-19 and other health effects of the pandemic, with links to reviews, blogs and other Cochrane resources. While we’ve all been adapting to huge and sudden changes in our ... -
Exacerbation of neurological symptoms and COVID-19 severity in patients with preexisting neurological disorders and COVID-19: A systematic review
(2020-11-01)Background: Patients with chronic diseases likely develop severe 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, little is known about the effects of COVID-19 on patients with neurological disorders. We conducted a systematic ... -
Excel Tool for Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Readiness Checklist for COVID-19
(2020-03-10)The purpose of this tool is to help countries confirm the readiness of their pre-hospital emergency medical services to respond to COVID-19, identifying immediate and priority actions aimed at responding to the emergency ... -
Excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic: An international comparison
(2020-05-13)Background: With the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) there has been disruption to normal clinical activity in response to the increased demand on health services. There are reports of a reduction in ... -
Excretion of infectious Zika virus in urine
(2016-06)Zika virus unexpectedly emerged in the Americas in 2015, and its continuous spread into more countries is anticipated. On Feb 12, 2016, a Chinese man aged 28 years, returning from Venezuela to Guangzhou, China, was diagnosed ... -
Exercise and acute respiratory infections: might regular exercise help protect us?
(2020-04-07)Among the rapid changes that coronavirus (Covid-19) has brought with it is a new enthusiasm for exercise. My husband, who has spent much of his career working on strategies to get the nation exercising, has looked on in ... -
Exit strategies: optimising feasible surveillance for detection, elimination and ongoing prevention of COVID-19 community transmission
(2020-04-23)Background Following successful implementation of strong containment measures by the community, Australia is now close to the point of eliminating detectable community transmission of COVID-19. We aimed to develop an ... -
Expanded Spectrum of Congenital Ocular Findings in Microcephaly with Presumed Zika Infection
(2016-06)PURPOSE: To describe the ocular findings of 3 cases of suspected congenital Zika viral infection with microcephaly and maculopathy. DESIGN: Retrospective, consecutive case series. PARTICIPANTS: Three male infants born ... -
Experience of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in first case of imported Zika virus disease in China
(2016-06)The emergence of Zika virus disease (ZIKV) in the Americas, mainly Brazil, has required the World Health Organization to take action to halt the spread of the virus by implementing preventive measures. This has resulted ...