Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
Estimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.
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oai:doaj.org-article:b446f7b11c1a46e3b5ae78349ccb4b332021-12-02T17:19:42ZSubstantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States10.1038/s41467-020-18272-42041-1723https://doaj.org/article/b446f7b11c1a46e3b5ae78349ccb4b332020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18272-4https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Estimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.Sean L. WuAndrew N. MertensYoshika S. CriderAnna NguyenNolan N. PokpongkiatStephanie DjajadiAnmol SethMichelle S. HsiangJohn M. ColfordArt ReingoldBenjamin F. ArnoldAlan HubbardJade Benjamin-ChungNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) |
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Estimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases. |
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Sean L. Wu Andrew N. Mertens Yoshika S. Crider Anna Nguyen Nolan N. Pokpongkiat Stephanie Djajadi Anmol Seth Michelle S. Hsiang John M. Colford Art Reingold Benjamin F. Arnold Alan Hubbard Jade Benjamin-Chung |
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Sean L. Wu Andrew N. Mertens Yoshika S. Crider Anna Nguyen Nolan N. Pokpongkiat Stephanie Djajadi Anmol Seth Michelle S. Hsiang John M. Colford Art Reingold Benjamin F. Arnold Alan Hubbard Jade Benjamin-Chung |
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Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
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Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
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Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
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Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
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Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
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substantial underestimation of sars-cov-2 infection in the united states |
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