epidemiology

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...

Incidence and burden of long COVID in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis Frallonardo, Luisa; Segala, Francesco Vladimiro; Chhaganlal, Kajal D.; Yelshazly, Mohmaoud; Novara, Roberta; Cotugno, Sergio; Guido, Giacomo; Papagni, Roberta; Colpani, Agnese; De Vito, Andrea; Barbagallo, Mario...

Prevalence and determinants of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in Liberia Gwaikolo, Cozie; Sackie-Wapoe, Yatta; Badio, Moses; Glidden, David V; Lindan, Christina; Martin, Jeffrey Background: Evidence from resource-rich settings indicates that many people continue to have persistent symptoms...

Long COVID in Icelandic Children: A Matched Cohort Study of Nonspecific Symptoms Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection Thors, Valtyr;Bjornsdottir, Kristin Lilja;Love, Thorvardur Jon;Haraldsson, Asgeir Purpose: Pediatric severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections are...

“The burden of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms in a multinational network cohort analysis” Kostka, Kristin; Roel, Elena; Trinh, Nhung T. H.; Mercadé-Besora, Núria; Delmestri, Antonella; Mateu, Lourdes; Paredes, Roger; Duarte-Salles, Talita; Prieto-Alhambra, Daniel; Català, Martí; Jödicke, Annika M...

Long COVID in the United States David G. Blanchflower; Alex Bryson Although yet to be clearly identified as a clinical condition, there is immense concern at the health and wellbeing consequences of long COVID. Using data collected from nearly half a million Americans in the period June...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10281439/ Long COVID hinders people from normal life and work, posing significant medical and economic challenges. Nevertheless, comprehensive studies assessing its impact on large populations in Asia are still lacking. We tracked over 20,000...

SARS-CoV-2 infection and long COVID among California farmworkers Ana M. Mora; Katherine Kogut; Nimrat K. Sandhu; Derry Ridgway; Chris M. Patty; Melissa Renteria; Norma Morga; Maria T. Rodriguez; Monica Romero; Jose M. Valdovinos; Alma Torres-Nguyen; Omar Guzman; Mario Martinez; Richard L. Doty...

Prevalence and Risk Factors of de Novo Widespread Post-COVID Pain in Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Survivors: A Nation-Wide Exploratory Population-Based Survey Brian D. Ebbesen; Rocco Giordano; Juan Antonio Valera-Calero; Jakob Nebeling Hedegaard; César Fernández-de-las-Peñas; Lars Arendt-Nielsen...

Sander K R van Zon, Aranka V Ballering, Sandra Brouwer, Judith G M Rosmalen, Lifelines Corona Research Initiative. Abstract Background To improve research and care for patients with post-COVID-19 condition more insight into different subtypes of post-COVID-19 condition and their risk factors...