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 …

[HTML][HTML] School practices to promote social distancing in K-12 schools: review of influenza pandemic policies and practices

L Uscher-Pines, HL Schwartz, F Ahmed, Y Zheteyeva… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
During an evolving influenza pandemic, community mitigation strategies, such as social
distancing, can slow down virus transmission in schools and surrounding communities. To …

Characterizing the Qatar advanced-phase SARS-CoV-2 epidemic

LJ Abu-Raddad, H Chemaitelly, HH Ayoub… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The overarching objective of this study was to provide the descriptive epidemiology of the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Qatar by …

Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza in preK-12 schools shows school, community, and citywide infections

M Wolken, T Sun, C McCall, R Schneider, K Caton… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater surveillance is a passive and efficient way to monitor the spread of infectious
diseases in large populations and high transmission areas such as preK-12 schools …

Infection prevention and control guideline for cystic fibrosis: 2013 update

L Saiman, JD Siegel, JJ LiPuma, RF Brown… - Infection Control & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The 2013 Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was
commissioned by the CF Foundation as an update of the 2003 Infection Control Guideline …

[HTML][HTML] Herd immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in 10 communities, Qatar

A Jeremijenko, H Chemaitelly, HH Ayoub… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigated what proportion of the population acquired severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and whether the herd immunity threshold …

SARS-CoV-2 infection is at herd immunity in the majority segment of the population of Qatar

MH Al-Thani, E Farag, R Bertollini… - Open Forum …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Qatar experienced a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) epidemic that disproportionately affected the craft and manual worker (CMW) …

Animal models for influenza virus pathogenesis, transmission, and immunology

RR Thangavel, NM Bouvier - Journal of immunological methods, 2014 - Elsevier
In humans, infection with an influenza A or B virus manifests typically as an acute and self-
limited upper respiratory tract illness characterized by fever, cough, sore throat, and malaise …

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in the urban population of Qatar: An analysis of antibody testing on a sample of 112,941 individuals

PV Coyle, H Chemaitelly, MABH Kacem… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
The study objective was to the assess level of detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in the urban population of Qatar. Antibody testing …

Transmissibility and severity of influenza virus by subtype

JE Park, Y Ryu - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
The characteristics of influenza might vary depending on the disease subtype. This review
includes previous studies on the transmissibility and severity of influenza and summarizes …