Estimation of the asymptomatic ratio of novel coronavirus infections (COVID-19)

Nishiura, Hiroshi; Kobayashi, T.; Miyama, Takeshi; Suzuki, Ayako; Jung, Sung-mok; Hayashi, Katsuma; Kinoshita, Ryo; Yang, Yichi; Yuan, Baoyin; Akhmetzhanov, Andrei R.; Linton, Natalie M.

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.020

letterInternational Journal of Infectious DiseasesMar 13, 2020GOLD OA

Estimation of the asymptomatic ratio of novel coronavirus infections (COVID-19)

HNHiroshi Nishiura TKT. Kobayashi TMTakeshi Miyama ASAyako Suzuki SJSung-mok Jung

Hokkaido University · Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health

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Abstract

The number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide continues to grow, and the gap between reports from China and statistical estimates of incidence based on cases diagnosed outside China indicates that a substantial number of cases are underdiagnosed (Nishiura et al., 2020aNishiura H. Jung S.M. Linton N.M. Kinoshita R. Yang Y. Hayashi K. et al.The extent of transmission of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China.J Clin Med. 2020; 9 (pii: E330)https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9020330Crossref Scopus (253) Google Scholar). Estimation of the asymptomatic ratio—the percentage of carriers with no symptoms—will improve understanding of COVID-19 transmission and the spectrum of disease it causes, providing insight into…

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Asymptomatic
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Scopus
China
Transmission (telecommunications)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Christian ministry
Medicine

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