Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a review of viral, host, and environmental factors

EA Meyerowitz, A Richterman, RT Gandhi… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread globally in a few short months …

Immunological considerations for COVID-19 vaccine strategies

M Jeyanathan, S Afkhami, F Smaill, MS Miller… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the most formidable challenge to …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding, and infectiousness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Cevik, M Tate, O Lloyd, AE Maraolo, J Schafers… - The lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Viral load kinetics and duration of viral shedding are important determinants for
disease transmission. We aimed to characterise viral load dynamics, duration of viral RNA …

Wearable sensor data and self-reported symptoms for COVID-19 detection

G Quer, JM Radin, M Gadaleta, K Baca-Motes… - Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Traditional screening for COVID-19 typically includes survey questions about symptoms and
travel history, as well as temperature measurements. Here, we explore whether personal …

Age-dependent effects in the transmission and control of COVID-19 epidemics

NG Davies, P Klepac, Y Liu, K Prem, M Jit, RM Eggo - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a markedly low proportion of cases among children,,–.
Age disparities in observed cases could be explained by children having lower susceptibility …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: A living systematic review and meta-analysis

D Buitrago-Garcia, D Egli-Gany, MJ Counotte… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background There is disagreement about the level of asymptomatic severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We conducted a living systematic review …

Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 screening

DB Larremore, B Wilder, E Lester, S Shehata… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health crisis. Because SARS-CoV-2 can
spread from individuals with presymptomatic, symptomatic, and asymptomatic infections, the …

Transmission heterogeneities, kinetics, and controllability of SARS-CoV-2

K Sun, W Wang, L Gao, Y Wang, K Luo, L Ren, Z Zhan… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The role of transmission heterogeneities in severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) dynamics remains unclear, particularly those …

Using a real-world network to model localized COVID-19 control strategies

JA Firth, J Hellewell, P Klepac, S Kissler… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Case isolation and contact tracing can contribute to the control of COVID-19 outbreaks,.
However, it remains unclear how real-world social networks could influence the …

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and transmission risk factors among high-risk close contacts: a retrospective cohort study

OT Ng, K Marimuthu, V Koh, J Pang, KZ Linn… - The Lancet infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The proportion of asymptomatic carriers and transmission risk factors of severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among household and non …