Impact of cross-reactivity and herd immunity on SARS-CoV-2 pandemic severity

N Owusu-Boaitey, L Böttcher, D He… - Infectious …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Public health systems reported low mortality from severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in East Asia, in low-income countries, and for children during …

The seroprevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in Malaysia: 7 August to 11 October 2020

ZL Chong, WS Rodzlan Hasani… - Influenza and Other …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background From the beginning of the COVID‐19 pandemic until mid‐October 2020,
Malaysia recorded~ 15,000 confirmed cases. But there could be undiagnosed cases due …

A SARS-CoV-2 minimum data standard to support national serology reporting

E Urwin, J Martin, N Sebire, A Harris… - Annals of Clinical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Healthcare laboratory systems produce and capture a vast array of information,
yet do not always report all of this to the national infrastructure within the United Kingdom …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance bias in the assessment of the size of COVID-19 epidemic waves: a case study

S Tancredi, S Cullati, A Chioléro - Public health, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To estimate the size of COVID-19 waves using four indicators across three
pandemic periods and assess potential surveillance bias. Study design Case study using …

[PDF][PDF] 我國新型冠狀病毒(SARS-CoV-2) 血清流行病學調查與長期趨勢分析研究

李政益, 許建邦, 李佳琳, 郭宏偉 - 疫情報導, 2023 - cdc.gov.tw
摘要為瞭解本土SARS-CoV-2 Omicron 疫情期間社區是否存在隱形傳播鏈,
同時擬建構全國COVID-19 血清流行病學監測機制, 疾病管制署參考WHO 於2020 年5 月26 …

The Missing Millions: Uncovering the Burden of Covid‐19 Cases and Deaths in the African Region

T McKay, RS Robinson, S Musungu… - Population and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Early in 2020, experts warned of the devastating toll that COVID‐19 would have on African
countries. By the close of 2021, however, Africa remained one of the least affected regions in …

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Seroprevalence in Tyrol, Austria, among 28,768 Blood Donors between May 2022 and March 2023

A Siller, L Seekircher, M Astl, L Tschiderer, GA Wachter… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: To provide updated estimates on SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and
average antibody titres for Central Europe. Methods: In repeat cross-sectional investigations …

An alternative route to pertussis protection?

KM Edwards, MD Decker - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
1 COVID-19 Forecasting Team. Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet 2023; published online Feb 16. https://doi …

Patterns of Non‐influenza Respiratory Viruses Among Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Cases in Burkina Faso: A Surveillance Study

M Lingani, A Cissé, AK Ilboudo… - Influenza and Other …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although influenza viruses cause only one‐fifth of severe acute respiratory
infections (SARI) in Burkina Faso, the other viral causes of SARI remain poorly investigated …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Studies against Symptomatic and Severe Outcomes during the Omicron Period in Four Countries in the Eastern …

M Runge, Z Karimian, M Kheirandish, G Borghi… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vaccine effectiveness (VE) studies provide real-world evidence to monitor vaccine
performance and inform policy. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean …