[HTML][HTML] Rapid review of social contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic
Background: Physical distancing measures aim to reduce person-to-person contact, a key
driver of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. In …
driver of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. In …
Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France
France has been heavily affected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and went into lockdown on 17 March 2020. Using models applied …
(SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and went into lockdown on 17 March 2020. Using models applied …
A systematic review of social contact surveys to inform transmission models of close-contact infections
Background: Researchers increasingly use social contact data to inform models for
infectious disease spread with the aim of guiding effective policies about disease prevention …
infectious disease spread with the aim of guiding effective policies about disease prevention …
The impact of COVID-19 and strategies for mitigation and suppression in low-and middle-income countries
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a severe threat to
public health worldwide. We combine data on demography, contact patterns, disease …
public health worldwide. We combine data on demography, contact patterns, disease …
Modelling the impact of testing, contact tracing and household quarantine on second waves of COVID-19
While severe social-distancing measures have proven effective in slowing the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, second-wave scenarios are likely to emerge as …
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, second-wave scenarios are likely to emerge as …
Impact of lockdown on COVID-19 epidemic in Île-de-France and possible exit strategies
Background More than half of the global population is under strict forms of social distancing.
Estimating the expected impact of lockdown and exit strategies is critical to inform decision …
Estimating the expected impact of lockdown and exit strategies is critical to inform decision …
Underdetection of cases of COVID-19 in France threatens epidemic control
As countries in Europe gradually relaxed lockdown restrictions after the first wave, test–trace–
isolate strategies became critical to maintain the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 …
isolate strategies became critical to maintain the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 …
[HTML][HTML] Individual variation in susceptibility or exposure to SARS-CoV-2 lowers the herd immunity threshold
Individual variation in susceptibility and exposure is subject to selection by natural infection,
accelerating the acquisition of immunity, and reducing herd immunity thresholds and …
accelerating the acquisition of immunity, and reducing herd immunity thresholds and …
Inferring high-resolution human mixing patterns for disease modeling
Mathematical and computational modeling approaches are increasingly used as
quantitative tools in the analysis and forecasting of infectious disease epidemics. The …
quantitative tools in the analysis and forecasting of infectious disease epidemics. The …
Projecting contact matrices in 177 geographical regions: An update and comparison with empirical data for the COVID-19 era
Mathematical models have played a key role in understanding the spread of directly-
transmissible infectious diseases such as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as …
transmissible infectious diseases such as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as …