Disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

Here the authors analyze disease burden and clinical severity of COVID-19 during the first wave in Wuhan, China in comparison to past influenza virus pandemics and COVID-19 in the US and Canada. These estimates of symptomatic cases, medical consultations, hospitalizations and deaths should guide pre...

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Main Authors: Juan Yang, Xinhua Chen, Xiaowei Deng, Zhiyuan Chen, Hui Gong, Han Yan, Qianhui Wu, Huilin Shi, Shengjie Lai, Marco Ajelli, Cecile Viboud, Prof Hongjie Yu
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19238-2
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Xinhua Chen
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Qianhui Wu
Huilin Shi
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Marco Ajelli
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Prof Hongjie Yu
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description Here the authors analyze disease burden and clinical severity of COVID-19 during the first wave in Wuhan, China in comparison to past influenza virus pandemics and COVID-19 in the US and Canada. These estimates of symptomatic cases, medical consultations, hospitalizations and deaths should guide preparedness for this disease.
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spelling doaj.art-9f81648675e641ad8e953a1e45b09b612022-12-21T18:03:52ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232020-10-0111111010.1038/s41467-020-19238-2Disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in Wuhan, ChinaJuan Yang0Xinhua Chen1Xiaowei Deng2Zhiyuan Chen3Hui Gong4Han Yan5Qianhui Wu6Huilin Shi7Shengjie Lai8Marco Ajelli9Cecile Viboud10Prof Hongjie Yu11School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversitySchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversitySchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversitySchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversitySchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversitySchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversitySchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversitySchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversitySchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public HealthDivision of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of HealthSchool of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan UniversityHere the authors analyze disease burden and clinical severity of COVID-19 during the first wave in Wuhan, China in comparison to past influenza virus pandemics and COVID-19 in the US and Canada. These estimates of symptomatic cases, medical consultations, hospitalizations and deaths should guide preparedness for this disease.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19238-2
spellingShingle Juan Yang
Xinhua Chen
Xiaowei Deng
Zhiyuan Chen
Hui Gong
Han Yan
Qianhui Wu
Huilin Shi
Shengjie Lai
Marco Ajelli
Cecile Viboud
Prof Hongjie Yu
Disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
Nature Communications
title Disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
title_full Disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
title_fullStr Disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
title_full_unstemmed Disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
title_short Disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
title_sort disease burden and clinical severity of the first pandemic wave of covid 19 in wuhan china
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19238-2
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