Surveillance

This viewpoint explains reasons why US suicide rates may rise in tandem with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and describes opportunities to expand research and care. Suicide rates have been rising in the US over the last 2 decades. It Read More

This report from STAT discusses how, to move toward suppression of COVID-19 in the United States, financially strapped state and local public health agencies nationwide will need to hire potentially hundreds of thousands of fieldworkers to conduct the labor-intensive work Read More

This study provides an overview of the proportion of confirmed COVID-19 cases among those tested and the severity of the disease in children using a registry of tested cases from March 2, 2020, to March 16, 2020 by pediatricians in Read More

Germany has the third highest number of coronavirus cases in Europe, but deaths are relatively few when compared with neighboring countries. This article explains why. As of 2 April official statistics showed that 872 deaths from COVID-19 had been recorded Read More

This manuscript systematically reviewed and critically appraised currently available prediction models for COVID-19, in particular diagnostic and prognostic models for the disease. Findings indicate that proposed models are poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is Read More

This CDC investigation of COVID-19 cases in Chicago identified a cluster of 16 confirmed or probable cases, including three deaths, likely resulting from one introduction. Extended family gatherings including a funeral and a birthday party likely facilitated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Read More

This report describes COVID-19 morbidity among residents of senior independent and assisted living communities in Seattle, WA. Findings suggest that symptom-based screening might not identify SARS-CoV-2 infections in independent and assisted living facility residents, underscoring the importance of adhering to Read More

This paper shows that the growth behavior of the COVID-19 epidemic in mainland China can be explained as a direct consequence of containment policies that effectively depleted the susceptible population. In Mainland China, confirmed cases increased from approx. 330 on Read More

This report from the CDC describes how a sentinel surveillance system for COVID-19 cases helped confirm community transmission in Santa Clara County, CA. On February 27, 2020, Santa Clara County, California, identified its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated Read More

This article discusses why evidence and experience argue that airport screening will do little to slow the spread of COVID-19. Airport screening is a major component of the worldwide response to the spread of COVID-19. This involves taking passengers’ temperatures Read More