Molecular benchmarks of a SARS-CoV-2 epidemic.

ABSTRACT: A pressing concern in the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and other viral outbreaks, is the extent to which the containment measures are halting the viral spread. A straightforward way to assess this is to tally the active cases and the recovered ones throughout the epidemic. Here, we show how epidemic control can be assessed with molecular information during a well characterized epidemic in Iceland. We demonstrate how the viral concentration decreased in those newly diagnosed as the epidemic transitioned from exponential growth phase to containment phase. The viral concentration in the cases identified in population screening decreased faster than in those symptomatic and considered at high risk and that were targeted by the healthcare system. The viral concentration persists in recovering individual

SUBMITTER: Jonsson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8206085 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature