Epidemiological Parameters of COVID-19: Case Series Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The estimates of several key epidemiological parameters of the COVID-19 pandemic are often based on small sample sizes or are inaccurate for various reasons.

Objective

The aim of this study is to obtain more robust estimates of the incubation period, serial interval, frequency of presymptomatic transmission, and basic reproduction number (R₀) of COVID-19 based on a large case series.

Methods

We systematically retrieved and screened 20,658 reports of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases released by the health authorities of China, Japan, and Singapore. In addition, 9942 publications were retrieved from PubMed and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) through April 8, 2020. To be eligible, a report had to contain individual data that allowe

SUBMITTER: Ma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7553786 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature