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Transmission dynamics of the etiological agent of SARS in Hong Kong: impact of public health interventions.

, 2003
We present an analysis of the first 10 weeks of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Hong Kong. The epidemic to date has been characterized by two large clusters-initiated by two separate "super-spread" events (SSEs)-and by ongoing ...
Abu-Raddad, Laith J, Anderson, Roy M, Chan, King-Pan, Chau, Patsy, Donnelly, Christl A, Ferguson, Neil M, Fraser, Christophe, Ghani, Azra C, Hedley, Anthony J, Ho, Lai-Ming, Ho, William, Lam, Tai-Hing, Lau, Edith MC, Lee, Koon-Hung, Leung, Gabriel M, Leung, Pak-Yin, Lo, Su-Vui, Riley, Steven, Thach, Thuan Q, Tsang, Thomas   +19 more
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The great lockdown: was it worth it? CEPS Policy Insights No 2020-11 / May 2020 [PDF]

, 2020
What the IMF calls the ‘great lockdown’ has thrown Europe and the global economy into a deep recession. When putting their countries into lockdown, governments essentially pushed the panic button, mostly in the face of rising fatalities.
Gros, Daniel
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Modernising epidemic science: enabling patient-centred research during epidemics [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Emerging and epidemic infectious disease outbreaks are a significant public health problem and global health security threat. As an outbreak begins, epidemiological investigations and traditional public health responses are generally mounted ...
Horby, Peter W., Rojek, Amanda M.
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Combinatorial Synthesis of Next Generation Water‐Soluble Quaternized N‐Halamine Oligomers with Long‐Lasting Antiviral Properties

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A combinatorial library of dual‐functional antiviral oligomers incorporating N‐halamine and quaternary ammonium functionalities is developed for long‐lasting antiviral activity. The lead materials exhibit rapid and durable antiviral activity against SARS‐CoV‐2 variants and influenza H1N1, with 4 to 5 log reduction in viral copies at 5 mg mL−1 ...
Eid Nassar‐Marjiya, Konda Reddy Kunduru, Krishanu Ghosal, Luna Rizik, Nofar Atari, Mahran Daifa, Neta Kutner, Bassma Khamaisi, Qi Wu, Simran Jindal, Merna Shaheen‐Mualim, Ranabir Majumder, Mahitosh Mandal, Michal Mandelboim, Shady Farah   +14 more
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of coronavirus disease 2019 disease among patients attending coronavirus disease 2019-screening OPD

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2022
Importance This study was conducted in the early and middle stages of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in India. It helps in gaining knowledge about the virus and taking steps to prevent the pandemic.
Kotyal Umamaheshwarappa Vivek, Bangalore Lakshmanamurthy Shashibhushan, Channarayanahalli Lakshmanna Nagaraja   +2 more
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Transparent UV‐Curable Self‐Sanitizing Coatings Applicable to Diverse Surfaces and High‐Touch Screens to Mitigate Deadly Pathogen Transmission

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Development of a transparent, self‐sanitizing antimicrobial coating technology applicable to a wide range of materials and surfaces‐including touchscreens, transparent substrates, and metal, plastic, and glass‐regardless of pathogen type. The spray‐coated, UV‐cross‐linked imidazole‐based quaternary ammonium chloride materials provide broad‐spectrum ...
Surjith Kumaran, Sumin Han, Euna Oh, Chunghee Jo, Hyerin Shin, Dae‐Hong Ko, Hyo‐Jick Choi   +6 more
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Optimizing surveillance post-pandemic: an evaluation of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus surveillance systems in the Philippines, April 2023

BMC Public Health
Background On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization removed the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) designation for the COVID-19 pandemic, noting reduced global risk of severe COVID-19 due to widespread infection and vaccine ...
Hannah Lofgren, Morgane Donadel, Romel S. Lacson, Devon Ray Pacial, Alethea R. de Guzman, Olivia Almendares, Philippines COVID-19 Surveillance System Evaluation Team   +6 more
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Evaluation of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Positive Patients with Febrile Convulsions

Archives of Epilepsy, 2022
Objective:Febrile convulsion is a common seizure type in children between 6 months and 6 years of age and is seen in 2%-5% of children.1 Coronavirus disease 2019 spread rapidly and became a pandemic.
Rabia Tütünce Toker, Aylin Bican Demir
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The Coronavirus: Biopolitics and the Rise of ‘Anthropocene Authoritarianism’ [PDF]

, 2020
If the lesson of the global response to the Coronavirus is that humanity itself is the problem, then Anthropocene Authoritarianism looks set to pose a larger long-term challenge to our ways of life than the virus itself.
Chandler, D., Chandler, D.
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Obesity and Coronavirus Disease 2019

Journal of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2021
Obesity, which is one of the most important noncommunicable diseases, has become an epidemic. With the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the collision of these two health risks has increased the threat of adverse events and serious threats to public health.
Kim, Min-Ji, Jeon, Jae-Han
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