Trends in adaptation of fifteen European countries population to SARS-CoV-2 in March-May 2020 : Can Taiwanese experience be adopted?

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of the work is to analyze population adaptation to SARS-CoV-2 in Europe in March-May 2020, predict herd immunity formation in the nearest several months on the basis of our SIR modified epidemiological model of the virus spread and elaborate recommendations to governments regarding a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS: Outer (1,006,512 RT-PCR tests results for SARS-CoV-2) and proprietary (34,660 respiratory samples) epidemiological data was used. Fifteen European countries were studied. Dates of research: March 2 - May 22, 2020.

RESULTS: As of April 21, 2020, the mean population infection rate (PIR) for the European countries considered, was 9.66%. It decreased to 6.85% by May 22, 2020. The model predicted 5.68% PIR, giving accuracy of 79.40%. SARS-CoV-2 basic reproduction number is limited by an extremum that may be observed for closed communities. A concept of effective reproduction number is introduced as a function of r0 with maximum at r0 = 4.671 and value reff. = 0.315 for the full-lockdown mode and r0 = 5.539 and reff. = 0.552 for the no-lockdown mode of SARS-CoV-2 containment. Full-lockdown and no-lockdown modes resulted in the outcomes not strikingly different from each other in terms of herd immunity values.

CONCLUSION: In case of a second wave of COVID-19 disease in Europe, it will coincide with seasonal common cold surge, spanning from mid-September 2020 to mid-February 2021, with a median in November-December 2020. Strict epidemiological surveillance must be observed in Europe at that time.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:120

Enthalten in:

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 120(2021), 1 Pt 3 vom: 11. Jan., Seite 679-687

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sharov, Konstantin S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Herd immunity
Human population adaptation
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 29.12.2020

Date Revised 29.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jfma.2020.07.038

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31372654X