Asymptomatic Carriers of Coronavirus
For this edition of Community Pulse, Dr. Elizabeth Allemann takes a look at the confusing and often contradicting data on asymptomatic carriers of the coronavirus.
Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
- Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is ‘very rare,’ WHO says (CNBC)
- Nearly Half of Coronavirus Spread May Be Traced to People Without Any Symptoms (Time)
- Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection - A Narrative Review (Annals of Internal Medicine)
- SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary municipal sewage sludge as a leading indicator of COVID-19 outbreak dynamics (medRxiv)
- Assessing the utility of a smart thermometer and mobile application as a surveillance tool for influenza and influenza-like illness (Health Informatics Journal)
- Harnessing wearable device data to improve state-level real-time surveillance of influenza-like illness in the USA: a population-based study (The Lancet Digital Health)
- More than 60% of the 400 sailors tested on carrier had COVID-19 antibodies (ABC News)