Epidemiology
Symptom prevalence, duration, and risk of hospital admission in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 during periods of omicron and delta variant dominance: a prospective observational study from the ZOE COVID Study
Lancet. 2022 Apr 23;399(10335):1618-1624
Risk of severe COVID-19 from the Delta and Omicron variants in relation to vaccination status, sex, age and comorbidities – surveillance results from southern Sweden, July 2021 to January 2022
Euro Surveill. 2022 Mar;27(9):2200121.
Reduced risk of hospitalisation among reported COVID-19 cases infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant compared with the Delta variant, Norway, December 2021 to January 2022
Euro Surveill. 2022 Jan;27(4):2200077.
Increased risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 compared with Delta in vaccinated and previously infected individuals, the Netherlands, 22 November 2021 to 19 January 2022
Euro Surveill. 2022 Jan;27(4):2101196
Epidemiological update: Omicron variant of concern (VOC)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (Newsroom)
People carrying excess weight have an increased risk of severe COVID-19
National institute for health research, 25 Nov 2021
COVID reinfections likely within one or two years, models propose
Nature. 2021 Oct 19. Online ahead of print
Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app: a prospective, community-based, nested, case-control study
Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 1
Prevalence and determinants of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy in Hong Kong: A population-based survey
Vaccine. June 2021
Abrupt termination of the 2019/20 influenza season following preventive measures against COVID-19 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Eurosurveillance June 2021
Vaccine Breakthrough Infections with SARS-CoV-2 Variants.
N Engl J Med. 2021 Apr 21.
SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and subsequent infection risk in healthy young adults: a prospective cohort study.
Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Apr 15
Territory-wide study on hospital admissions for asthma exacerbation in COVID-19 pandemic.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Feb 26.
Rapid increase of a SARS-CoV-2 variant with multiple spike protein mutations observed in the United Kingdom. Stockholm:
ECDC; 2020 Dec 20
Serologic testing of U.S. blood donations to identify SARS-CoV-2-reactive antibodies: December 2019-January 2020.
Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 30.
Association between ABO and Rh blood groups and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 illness : a population-based cohort study.
Ann Intern Med. 2020 Nov 24.
Settings of virus exposure and their implications in the propagation of transmission networks in a COVID-19 outbreak.
Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 2020 Nov;4:100052.
Clustering and superspreading potential of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Hong Kong.
Nat Med. 2020 Sep 17.
Development and validation of risk prediction models for COVID-19 positivity in a hospital setting.
Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 15.
Effects of a major deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 genome on the severity of infection and the inflammatory response: an observational cohort study.
Lancet. 2020 Aug 18.
Clinical Course and Molecular Viral Shedding Among Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Community Treatment Center in the Republic of Korea.
JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Aug 06.
Unique SARS-CoV-2 clusters causing a large COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.
Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 5.
High neutralizing antibody titer in intensive care unit patients with COVID-19.
Emerg Microbes Infect. 2020 Jul 03;1-30.
Community Responses during Early Phase of COVID-19 Epidemic, Hong Kong.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jul;26(7).
SARS-CoV-2 shedding and seroconversion among passengers quarantined after disembarking a cruise ship: a case series.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 12.
Air and environmental sampling for SARS-CoV-2 around hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jun 08;1-32.
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong and in residents evacuated from Hubei province, China: a multicohort study.
The Lancet Microbe. 2020 Jun 03.
How are family doctors serving the Hong Kong community during the COVID-19 outbreak? A survey of HKCFP members.
Hong Kong Med J. 2020 Jun 01;176-183.
Effect of changing case definitions for COVID-19 on the epidemic curve and transmission parameters in mainland China: a modelling study.
Lancet Public Health. 2020 Apr 21.
Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19.
Nature. 2020 Apr 15
Rates of Co-infection Between SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Pathogens.
JAMA. 2020 Apr 15
From a Sprint to a Marathon in Hong Kong.
N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 15.
Risk factors of fatal outcome in hospitalized subjects with coronavirus disease 2019 from a nationwide analysis in China.
Chest. 2020 Apr 15.
Risk factors for disease severity, unimprovement, and mortality of COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Apr 15
First-wave COVID-19 transmissibility and severity in China outside Hubei after control measures, and second-wave scenario planning: a modelling impact assessment.
Lancet. 2020 Apr 08.
SARS-CoV-2 detection in patients with influenza-like illness.
Nat Microbiol. 2020 Apr 07
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks.
Nat Med. 2020 Apr 03
Whole genome and phylogenetic analysis of two SARS-CoV-2 strains isolated in Italy in January and February 2020: additional clues on multiple introductions and further circulation in Europe.
Euro Surveill. 2020 Apr 02;25(13).
Evolving epidemiology and transmission dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 outside Hubei province, China: a descriptive and modelling study.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 02.
Virological assessment of hospitalized patients with COVID-2019.
Nature. 2020 Apr 01.
Viral dynamics in mild and severe cases of COVID-19.
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2020, Pages 411-412
Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study.
The Lancet Volume 395, Issue 10229, 28 March–3 April 2020, Pages 1054-1062
Estimates of the severity of coronavirus disease 2019: a model-based analysis.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 30.
Gastrointestinal manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection and virus load in fecal samples from the Hong Kong cohort and systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gastroenterology. 2020 Mar 26.
Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study.
Lancet Infect Dis (2020) published online March 23.
Time kinetics of viral clearance and resolution of symptoms in novel coronavirus infection.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Mar 23.
Initial Investigation of Transmission of COVID-19 Among Crew Members During Quarantine of a Cruise Ship — Yokohama, Japan, February 2020.
MMWR Early Release March 18, 2020 / 69(11);312-313
Estimating the asymptomatic proportion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Yokohama, Japan, 2020.
Eurosurveillance Volume 25, Issue 10, 12Mar2020
Distribution of the COVID-19 epidemic and correlation with population emigration from wuhan, China.
Chinese Medical Journal: February 28, 2020
Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany.
N Engl J Med. 2020;382(10):970. Epub 2020 Jan 30.
Emergence of a novel coronavirus causing respiratory illness from Wuhan, China.
J Infect. 2020;80(3):350-71.
The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.
Int J Infect Dis. 2020;91:264-6.
The Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Emergency Response Epidemiology Team. The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) — China, 2020.
China CDC Weekly, 2020, 2(8): 113-122.
Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1.
Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus-Infected Pneumonia.
N Engl J Med 382 (13), 1199-1207
Nowcasting and forecasting the potential domestic and international spread of the 2019-nCoV outbreak originating in Wuhan, China: a modelling study.
Lancet, 395 (10225), 689-697
Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study.
Lancet, 395 (10227), 871-877
Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records.
Lancet, 395 (10226), 809-815
SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients.
N Engl J Med 2020; 382:1177-1179
A Familial Cluster of Infection Associated With the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Indicating Possible Person-to-Person Transmission During the Incubation Period. The Journal of Infectious Diseases® 2020;XX:1–5
