Estimating the extent of asymptomatic COVID-19 and its potential for community transmission: systematic review and meta-analysis

O Byambasuren, M Cardona, K Bell… - Official Journal of …, 2020 - jammi.utpjournals.press
Background: Knowing the prevalence of true asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) cases is critical for designing mitigation measures against the pandemic. We …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the age specificity of infection fatality rates for COVID-19: systematic review, meta-analysis, and public policy implications

AT Levin, WP Hanage, N Owusu-Boaitey… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Determine age-specific infection fatality rates for COVID-19 to inform public health policies
and communications that help protect vulnerable age groups. Studies of COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain (ENE-COVID): a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study

M Pollán, B Pérez-Gómez, R Pastor-Barriuso, J Oteo… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Spain is one of the European countries most affected by the COVID-19
pandemic. Serological surveys are a valuable tool to assess the extent of the epidemic …

Seroprevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in 10 sites in the United States, March 23-May 12, 2020

FP Havers, C Reed, T Lim, JM Montgomery… - JAMA internal …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Reported cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) infection likely underestimate the prevalence of infection in affected communities. Large …

Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States

SL Wu, AN Mertens, YS Crider, A Nguyen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Accurate estimates of the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection are critical to informing pandemic
response. Confirmed COVID-19 case counts in the US do not capture the total burden of the …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of published research data on COVID-19 infection fatality rates

G Meyerowitz-Katz, L Merone - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 - Elsevier
An important unknown during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has
been the infection fatality rate (IFR). This differs from the case fatality rate (CFR) as an …

Lessons learned 1 year after SARS-CoV-2 emergence leading to COVID-19 pandemic

KKW To, S Sridhar, KHY Chiu, DLL Hung… - Emerging microbes & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Without modern medical management and vaccines, the severity of the Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) …

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated factors in healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Galanis, I Vraka, D Fragkou, A Bilali… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) represent a high-risk population for
infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Aim To …

On the effect of age on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in households, schools, and the community

E Goldstein, M Lipsitch, M Cevik - The Journal of infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background There is limited information on the effect of age on the transmission of SARS-
CoV-2 infection in different settings. Methods We reviewed published studies/data on …

Covid-19 antibody seroprevalence in santa clara county, california

E Bendavid, B Mulaney, N Sood, S Shah… - International journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Measuring the seroprevalence of antibodies to Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is central to understanding infection risk and fatality …