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Epidemiology of Covid-19. Reply.

Author(s): Swerdlow DL, Finelli L, Lipsitch MJournal: N Engl J MedPMID: 32220201 March 2020

With regard to the Perspective article by Lipsitch et al. (published Feb. 19 at NEJM.org), cases of Covid-19 (the illness…

Implications of the Age Profile of the Novel Coronavirus

Author(s): David J. Haw, William P Hanage, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Michael J Mina, James HayJournal: DASH March 2020

The role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 remains unclear, and existing data are yet to provide a consistent…

Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 – Studies Needed.

Author(s): Lipsitch M, Swerdlow DL, Finelli LJournal: N Engl J MedPMID: 32074416 March 2020

The epidemic of 2019 novel coronavirus (now called SARS-CoV-2, causing the disease Covid-19) has expanded from Wuhan throughout China and…

The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China.

Author(s): Kraemer MUG, Yang CH, Gutierrez B, Wu CH, Klein B, Pigott DM, Open COVID-19 Data Working Group., du Plessis L, Faria NR, Li R, Hanage WP, Brownstein JS, Layan M, Vespignani A, Tian H, Dye C, Pybus OG, Scarpino SVJournal: SciencePMID: 32213647 March 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak expanded rapidly throughout China. Major behavioral, clinical, and state interventions have been undertaken to mitigate the…

Identifying Locations with Possible Undetected Imported Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Cases by Using Importation Predictions.

Author(s): De Salazar PM, Niehus R, Taylor A, Buckee CO, Lipsitch MJournal: Emerg Infect DisPMID: 32207679 March 2020

Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection exported from mainland China could lead to self-sustained outbreaks in…

Aggregated mobility data could help fight COVID-19.

Author(s): Buckee CO, Balsari S, Chan J, Crosas M, Grad YH, Grenfell B, Halloran ME, Kraemer MUG, Lipsitch M, Metcalf CJE, Meyers LA, Perkins TA, Santillana M, Scarpino SV, Viboud C, Wesolowski A, Schroeder AJournal: SciencePMID: 32205458 March 2020

As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic worsens, understanding the effectiveness of public messaging and large-scale social distancing interventions is critical.…

Estimating clinical severity of COVID-19 from the transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China.

Author(s): Wu JT, Leung K, Bushman M, Kishore N, Niehus R, De Salazar PM, Cowling BJ, Lipsitch M, Leung GMJournal: Nat MedPMID: 32284616 March 2020

As of 29 February 2020 there were 79,394 confirmed cases and 2,838 deaths from COVID-19 in mainland China. Of these,…

Improving epidemic surveillance and response: big data is dead, long live big data

Author(s): Buckee COJournal: Lancet Digit HealthPMID: 32518898 March 2020

Epidemics pose a growing threat. Our cities are increasingly densely populated, we are more connected than ever before, and in…

Distinguishing the roles of antibiotic stewardship and reductions in outpatient visits in generating a five-year decline in antibiotic prescribing.

Author(s): Kissler SM, Klevens RM, Barnett ML, Grad YHJournal: Clin Infect DisPMID: 32173727 March 2020

The mechanisms driving the recent decline in outpatient antibiotic prescribing are unknown. We estimated the extent to which reductions in…

Using Genetic Distance from Archived Samples for the Prediction of Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli.

Author(s): MacFadden DR, Coburn B, Břinda K, Corbeil A, Daneman N, Fisman D, Lee RS, Lipsitch M, McGeer A, Melano RG, Mubareka S, Hanage WPJournal: Antimicrob Agents ChemotherPMID: 32152083 March 2020

Rising antibiotic resistance increasingly compromises empiric treatment. Knowing the antibiotic susceptibility of a pathogen's close genetic relative(s) may improve empiric…