SARS-CoV-2 : fear versus data

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved..

SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus from China, is spreading around the world, causing a huge reaction despite its current low incidence outside China and the Far East. Four common coronaviruses are in current circulation and cause millions of cases worldwide. This article compares the incidence and mortality rates of these four common coronaviruses with those of SARS-CoV-2 in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. It is concluded that the problem of SARS-CoV-2 is probably being overestimated, as 2.6 million people die of respiratory infections each year compared with less than 4000 deaths for SARS-CoV-2 at the time of writing.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Oct;56(4):106074. - PMID 32629113

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

International journal of antimicrobial agents - 55(2020), 5 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 105947

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Roussel, Yanis [VerfasserIn]
Giraud-Gatineau, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Jimeno, Marie-Thérèse [VerfasserIn]
Rolain, Jean-Marc [VerfasserIn]
Zandotti, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Colson, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Raoult, Didier [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.05.2020

Date Revised 10.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Oct;56(4):106074. - PMID 32629113

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105947

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM307876586