Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Predicting the unpredictable: how dynamic COVID-19 policies and restrictions challenge model forecasts
Published 2021Abstract Introduction To retrospectively assess the accuracy of a mathematical modelling study that projected the rate of COVID-19 diagnoses for 72 locations worldwide in 2021, and to identify predictors of model accuracy. ...Preprint -
Total virome characterizations of game animals in China reveals a spectrum of emerging viral pathogens
Published 2021Game animals are wildlife species often traded and consumed as exotic food, and are potential reservoirs for SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. We performed a meta-transcriptomic analysis of 1725 game animals, representing 16 species ...Preprint -
Emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and P.1 in Italy
Published 2021Italy’s second wave of SARS-CoV-2 has hit hard, with more than 3 million cases and over 100,000 deaths, representing an almost ten-fold increase on the numbers reported by August 2020. Herein, we present the analysis of ...Preprint -
The impact of public health interventions in the Nordic countries during the first year of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and evolution.
Published 2021BackgroundMany countries have attempted to mitigate and control COVID-19 through non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly with the aim of reducing population movement and contact. However, it remains unclear how the ...Article