Background After the first COVID-19 wave caused by the ancestral lineage, the pandemic
has been fueled from the continuous emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants …

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has mobilized many efforts worldwide to curb its impact on
morbidity and mortality. Vaccination of the general population has resulted in the …

Modelling and predicting the behaviour of infectious diseases is essential for early warning
and evaluating the most effective interventions to prevent significant harm. Compartmental …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, local health authorities were responsible for
managing and reporting current cases in Germany. Since March 2020, employees had to …

To manage the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic,
governments imposed public health measures requiring considerable effort and behavioral …

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel
human coronavirus first identified in late 2019 and subsequently declared a worldwide …

Background COVID-19 patients with long incubation period were reported in clinical practice
and tracing of close contacts, but their epidemiological or clinical features remained vague …

We simulate the impact of school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic in three major
urban centers in Brazil to identify the epidemiological indicators and the best timing for the …

Objetivo: Traçar perfil epidemiológico e comparar tempo de internação, desfecho e
necessidade de ventilação invasiva em pacientes com comorbidades e aqueles sem …

Systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of observational, epidemiological studies are
common. In this chapter, we focus on epidemiological studies of etiology and prevalence …