[HTML][HTML] Reproductive number of coronavirus: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on global level evidence

MA Billah, MM Miah, MN Khan - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) is now a global concern because of its higher
transmission capacity and associated adverse consequences including death. The …

Active case finding with case management: the key to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic

Z Li, Q Chen, L Feng, L Rodewald, Y Xia, H Yu… - The lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020, the first non-influenza
pandemic, affecting more than 200 countries and areas, with more than 5· 9 million cases by …

[HTML][HTML] Serial interval of COVID-19 among publicly reported confirmed cases

Z Du, X Xu, Y Wu, L Wang, BJ Cowling… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We estimate the distribution of serial intervals for 468 confirmed cases of coronavirus
disease reported in China as of February 8, 2020. The mean interval was 3.96 days (95% CI …

Serial interval of SARS-CoV-2 was shortened over time by nonpharmaceutical interventions

ST Ali, L Wang, EHY Lau, XK Xu, Z Du, Y Wu… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Studies of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have reported varying estimates of …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2018 update on diagnosis, treatment, chemoprophylaxis, and institutional outbreak …

TM Uyeki, HH Bernstein, JS Bradley… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
These clinical practice guidelines are an update of the guidelines published by the
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in 2009, prior to the 2009 H1N1 influenza …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for transmission of COVID-19 prior to symptom onset

LC Tindale, JE Stockdale, M Coombe, ES Garlock… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
We collated contact tracing data from COVID-19 clusters in Singapore and Tianjin, China
and estimated the extent of pre-symptomatic transmission by estimating incubation periods …

[HTML][HTML] Improved inference of time-varying reproduction numbers during infectious disease outbreaks

RN Thompson, JE Stockwin, RD van Gaalen… - Epidemics, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate estimation of the parameters characterising infectious disease transmission is vital
for optimising control interventions during epidemics. A valuable metric for assessing the …

[HTML][HTML] What do we know about SARS-CoV-2 transmission? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the secondary attack rate and associated risk factors

WC Koh, L Naing, L Chaw, MA Rosledzana… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Current SARS-CoV-2 containment measures rely on controlling viral
transmission. Effective prioritization can be determined by understanding SARS-CoV-2 …

Transmission interval estimates suggest pre-symptomatic spread of COVID-19

LC Tindale, M Coombe, JE Stockdale, ES Garlock… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background As the COVID-19 epidemic is spreading, incoming data allows us to quantify
values of key variables that determine the transmission and the effort required to control the …

An early warning approach to monitor COVID-19 activity with multiple digital traces in near real time

NE Kogan, L Clemente, P Liautaud, J Kaashoek… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Given still-high levels of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) susceptibility and
inconsistent transmission-containing strategies, outbreaks have continued to emerge across …