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New England Journal of Medicine· 2020Q1

Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 — Studies Needed

Marc Lipsitch, David L. Swerdlow, Lyn Finelli

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The abstract states that defining the epidemiology of Covid-19 requires urgent expansion of public health activities, drawing lessons from MERS and pandemic influenza.

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  • Effective response to Covid-19 requires urgent expansion of public health activities.
  • Lessons learned from MERS and pandemic influenza are applicable to the Covid-19 outbreak.
  • Defining the epidemiology of Covid-19 is a critical and ongoing need.
  • Further studies are necessary to understand the virus's epidemiological characteristics.

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Abstract

Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 Experience with MERS, pandemic influenza, and other outbreaks has shown that as an epidemic evolves, we face an urgent need to expand public health activities ...

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Field: Modeling and Simulation

Modeling and SimulationMathematics