Lessons from COVID-19 for rescalable data collection

Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

It is vital that we retain some reliable covid-19 surveillance tools

Sylvia Richardson

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2022)

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Letter Infectious Diseases

Tracking the 2022 monkeypox outbreak with epidemiological data in real-time

Moritz U. G. Kraemer et al.

LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Estimating internationally imported cases during the early COVID-19 pandemic

Tigist F. Menkir et al.

Summary: This study estimates case importations from 18 Chinese cities to 43 international destinations, including 26 in Africa, by combining daily COVID-19 prevalence and flight passenger volume. It finds that while global case importations from China in early January primarily came from Wuhan, the source shifted to other cities in mid-February, especially for importations to African destinations.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Reduction in mobility and COVID-19 transmission

Pierre Nouvellet et al.

Summary: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have used mobility data as an important proxy measure of social distancing to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. While there is a correlation between reduced mobility and decreased transmission, this relationship weakens over time as strict control measures are relaxed.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Understanding the effectiveness of government interventions against the resurgence of COVID-19 in Europe

Mrinank Sharma et al.

Summary: Research shows that in Europe's second wave, interventions such as business closures, educational institution closures, and gathering bans help reduce virus transmission, but with slightly less effectiveness compared to the first wave. This difference is attributed to the implementation of safety measures and individual protective behaviors in public life during the pandemic.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

An early warning approach to monitor COVID-19 activity with multiple digital traces in near real time

Nicole E. Kogan et al.

Summary: The study found that changes in digital data stream activity can anticipate increases in confirmed cases and deaths of COVID-19 by 2 to 3 weeks, and confirmed cases and deaths also decrease 2 to 4 weeks after implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions. Combining health and behavioral data may help in identifying disease activity changes in advance.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2021)

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Article Psychology, Biological

A global panel database of pandemic policies (Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker)

Thomas Hale et al.

Summary: The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) records data on 19 different government COVID-19 policy indicators for over 190 countries. Covering closure and containment, health and economics measures, it creates an evidence base for effective responses.

NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

SARS-CoV-2 infection rates of antibody-positive compared with antibody-negative health-care workers in England: a large, multicentre, prospective cohort study (SIREN)

Victoria Jane Hall et al.

Summary: This study investigated whether antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were associated with a decreased risk of symptomatic and asymptomatic reinfection. It found that individuals with a previous history of SARS-CoV-2 infection had an 84% lower risk of reinfection, with a median protective effect lasting for 7 months following primary infection.

LANCET (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Assessing transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England

Erik Volz et al.

Summary: Genetic and testing data from England indicate that the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 has a transmission advantage over other lineages, showing a rapid expansion during autumn 2020. Analysis of S gene target failures (SGTF) in community-based diagnostic PCR testing suggests that B.1.1.7 is more transmissible than non-variant of concern lineages and has a significant transmission advantage, with a reproduction number 50% to 100% higher. Additionally, cases of B.1.1.7 appear to include a larger share of under 20-year-olds compared to non-variant cases.

NATURE (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Estimating epidemiologic dynamics from cross-sectional viral load distributions

James A. Hay et al.

Summary: Population distribution of viral loads changes during an epidemic, and Ct values from random samples can improve estimates of an epidemic's trajectory. Combining data from multiple samples enhances the precision and robustness of estimation. These methods can be applied to real-time estimates of epidemic trajectories for outbreak management and response.

SCIENCE (2021)

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Editorial Material Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications

Data curation during a pandemic and lessons learned from COVID-19

Moritz U. G. Kraemer et al.

Summary: Accurate data on disease outbreaks are crucial for informed public health decisions. Global efforts in data curation and standardization are essential to ensure rapid integration and dissemination of data during a pandemic.

NATURE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences