epidemiology

COVID 5 years later: Learning from a pandemic many are forgetting Five years after SARS-CoV-2 surfaced, scientists reflect and look ahead to the next threat https://www.science.org/content/article/covid-5-years-later-learning-pandemic-many-are-forgetting (I added some line breaks and bolding...

COVID-19 Reproduction Numbers and Long COVID Prevalences in California State Prisons Lee Worden; Rae Wannier; Helena Archer; Seth Blumberg; Ada T Kwan; David Sears; Travis C Porco Prisons have been hotspots for COVID-19 and likely an important driver of racial disparity in disease burden. From...

Phase-dependent trends in the prevalence of myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome ME/CFS related to long COVID: A criteria-based retrospective study in Japan Satoru Morita; Kazuki Tokumasu; Yuki Otsuka; Hiroyuki Honda; Yasuhiro Nakano; Naruhiko Sunada; Yasue Sakurada; Yui Matsuda...

Abstract Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a tragedy. It has devastated the health and financial well-being of many people around the world. Fatigue is one of the common symptoms and complications of covid-19, which can continue in patients for a long time after infection. The present...

Incidence of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms across healthcare settings in seven countries: an international retrospective cohort study using routinely-collected data Junqing Xie; Kim López-Güell; Daniel Dedman; Talita Duarte-Salles; Raivo Kolde; Raúl López-Blasco; Álvaro Martínez; Gregoire...

Background: The high global burden of Long Covid (LC) has significant implications for population wellbeing, healthcare, social care and national economies. Aim: To explore associations between patient sociodemographic and health characteristics with two outcomes: reporting having LC and...

Post-COVID-19 condition symptoms among emergency department patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection Archambault, Patrick M.; Rosychuk, Rhonda J.; Audet, Martyne; Hau, Jeffrey P.; Graves, Lorraine; Décary, Simon; Perry, Jeffrey J.; Brooks, Steven C.; Morrison, Laurie J.; Daoust, Raoul; Yeom...

Incidence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in a large prospective cohort of U.S. nurses Natalia Palacios, Kathryn Fitzgerald, Anthony Komaroff, Alberto Ascherio ABSTRACT Background: The incidence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), the rates of...

Impact of COVID-19 on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome-like illness prevalence: A cross-sectional survey Mariah S. Wood; Nicole Halmer; Jeanne Bertolli; Laura B. Amsden; Joshua R. Nugent; Jin-Mann S. Lin; Gretchen Rothrock; Joelle Nadle; Shua J. Chai; Jennifer R. Cope; Jamila...

Highlights • Persistent symptoms were greater following the first SARS-CoV-2 infection. • The most frequent persistent symptoms were fatigue, tiredness and shortness of breath. • Proportion of persistent symptoms varied by variant of infection. • A reduction of persistent symptoms after COVID-19...

Epidemiologic Features of Recovery From SARS-CoV-2 Infection https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2820087 Findings In this cohort study of 4708 participants in a US meta-cohort, the median self-reported time to recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection was 20 days, and an...

Substack article by Christine Pagel Link to Substack post Guest post: A terrible academic paper has fueled renewed anti-vax journalism - it must be retracted A debunk and a plea for retraction from actuary Stuart McDonald _____________________________ The BMJ article criticised here is...

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.16.24307437v1 Epidemiology of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis among individuals with self-reported Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in British Columbia, Canada, and their health-related quality of life Enkhzaya Chuluunbaatar-Lussier, Melody Tsai, Travis...

[I think this belongs here - please move if necessary] A Fight About Viruses in the Air Is Finally Over. Now It’s Time for Healthy Venting https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-fight-about-viruses-in-the-air-is-finally-over-now-its-time-for-healthy/

Abstract Objective To determine work participation, social roles, and empowerment of QFS patients ≥10-year after infection. Methods QFS patients ≥10-year after acute infection, who were of working age, participated in a cross-sectional survey study. Work participation, fulfilment of social...

Prevalence and predictors of post-acute COVID syndrome among infected healthcare workers at University Malaya Medical Centre Say Hiang Lim; Yin Cheng Lim; Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki; Bushra Megat Johari; Chung Yuan Chang; Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar; Amirah Azzeri; Maznah Dahlui; Adeeba Kamarulzaman...

Prevalence and risk factors for long COVID among adults in Scotland using electronic health records: a national, retrospective, observational cohort study Karen Jeffrey; Lana Woolford; Rishma Maini; Siddharth Basetti; Ashleigh Batchelor; David Weatherill; Chris White; Vicky Hammersley; Tristan...

Excess natural-cause mortality in US counties and its association with reported COVID-19 deaths Paglino, Eugenio; Lundberg, Dielle J.; Wrigley-Field, Elizabeth; Zhou, Zhenwei; Wasserman, Joe A.; Raquib, Rafeya; Chen, Yea-Hung; Hempstead, Katherine; Preston, Samuel H.; Elo, Irma T.; Glymour, M...

NYC To Study Long-Term Outcomes of COVID-19 Among New Yorkers https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/press/pr2024/nyc-to-study-long-term-outcomes-of-covid-19.page The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is launching a multi-year research study of long-term outcomes among adults infected with...

Abstract Background As a consequence of their occupation, doctors and other healthcare workers were at higher risk of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and more likely to experience severe disease compared to the general population. However, systematic information on post-acute...