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ArticleResearch square2020

Evolution of effective serial interval of SARS-CoV-2 by non-pharmaceutical interventions.

Sheikh Taslim Ali, Lin Wang, Eric H Y Lau, Xiao-Ke Xu, Zhanwei Du, Ye Wu, Gabriel M Leung, Benjamin J Cowling

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Article in Research square, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Sheikh Taslim AliThe University of Hong Kong.
Lin WangUniversity of Cambridge.
Eric H Y LauThe University of Hong Kong.
Xiao-Ke XuDalian Minzu University.
Zhanwei DuUniversity of Texas at Austin.
Ye WuBeijing Normal University.
Gabriel M LeungThe University of Hong Kong.
Benjamin J CowlingThe University of Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-6297-7154
University of Hong Kong · HKBeijing Normal University · CNDalian Minzu University · CNThe University of Texas at Austin · USUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Impacts of Individual and Social Behavior on Influenza Dynamics and ControlU01GM087719 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GALVANI, ALISON P, MEYERS, LAUREN ANCEL · 2009 to 2018
$6.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS U01 GM087719
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have reported varying estimates of epidemiological parameters such as serial intervals and reproduction numbers. By compiling a unique line-list database of transmission pairs in mainland China, we demonstrated that serial intervals of COVID-19 have shortened substantially from a mean of 7.8 days to 2.6 days within a month. This change is driven by enhanced non-pharmaceutical interventions, in particular case isolation. We also demonstrated that using real-time estimation of serial intervals allowing for variation over time would provide more accurate estimates of reproduction numbers, than by using conventional definition of fixed serial interval distributions. These findings are essential to improve the assessment of transmission dynamics, forecasting future incidence, and estimating the impact of control measures.

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controlCOVID-19public healthSARS-CoV-2serial intervaltransmission

Identifiers

PMID32702717
PMCPMC7336698
OpenAlexW3044060934

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