Nature Communications (Nov 2020)
Infection fatality rate of SARS-CoV2 in a super-spreading event in Germany
- Hendrik Streeck,
- Bianca Schulte,
- Beate M. Kümmerer,
- Enrico Richter,
- Tobias Höller,
- Christine Fuhrmann,
- Eva Bartok,
- Ramona Dolscheid-Pommerich,
- Moritz Berger,
- Lukas Wessendorf,
- Monika Eschbach-Bludau,
- Angelika Kellings,
- Astrid Schwaiger,
- Martin Coenen,
- Per Hoffmann,
- Birgit Stoffel-Wagner,
- Markus M. Nöthen,
- Anna M. Eis-Hübinger,
- Martin Exner,
- Ricarda Maria Schmithausen,
- Matthias Schmid,
- Gunther Hartmann
Affiliations
- Hendrik Streeck
- Institute of Virology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Bianca Schulte
- Institute of Virology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Beate M. Kümmerer
- Institute of Virology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Enrico Richter
- Institute of Virology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Tobias Höller
- Clinical Study Core Unit, Study Center Bonn (SZB), University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Christine Fuhrmann
- Clinical Study Core Unit, Study Center Bonn (SZB), University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Eva Bartok
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne
- Ramona Dolscheid-Pommerich
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne
- Moritz Berger
- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Lukas Wessendorf
- Institute of Virology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Monika Eschbach-Bludau
- Institute of Virology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Angelika Kellings
- Clinical Study Core Unit, Study Center Bonn (SZB), University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Astrid Schwaiger
- Biobank Core Unit, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Martin Coenen
- Clinical Study Core Unit, Study Center Bonn (SZB), University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Per Hoffmann
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Birgit Stoffel-Wagner
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne
- Markus M. Nöthen
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Anna M. Eis-Hübinger
- Institute of Virology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Martin Exner
- Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Ricarda Maria Schmithausen
- Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Matthias Schmid
- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital, University of Bonn
- Gunther Hartmann
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19509-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Here the authors present a SARS-CoV2 seroepidemiological observational study from a random, household-based study population in a small town in Germany, showing the effect of a super-spreading event on infection rate, severity, and potentially infection fatality rate.
