COVID-19 Literature Situation Report
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report is a daily (M-F) newsletter that provides a succinct summary of the latest scientific literature related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The scientific literature on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and these articles were selected for review based on their relevance to Washington State decision making around COVID-19 response efforts. Included in these Lit Reps are some manuscripts that have been made available online as pre-prints but have not yet undergone peer review. Please be aware of this when reviewing articles included in the Lit Reps.
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March 9, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report March 9, 2020
The effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions depends on a number of factors, including public health capacity for intervention implementation and enforcement, disease serial interval, and the level of pre-symptomatic transmission.
March 6, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report March 6, 2020
New age-specific case fatality estimates from Hubei Province show a sharp incline in case fatality after age 60, reaching 36% among those aged 80 and older compared to just 3.3% (2.9-2.8) among symptomatic cases and only 1.6% (1.4-1.8) across symptomatic and asymptomatic cases combined.
March 5, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report March 5, 2020
Two articles have outlined specific recommendations for managing gynecological and obstetric care for pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19.
March 4, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report March 4, 2020
Another study of the potential for sexual transmission of COVID-19 has found no evidence of vaginal transmission, though more research is needed to confirm.
March 3, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report March 3, 2020
Several studies in recent days have explored the possibility of antibody screening as an alternative or supplemental diagnostic test for COVID-19. Results have been largely promising, especially for combined RT-PCR and antibody testing.
March 2, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report March 2, 2020
Descriptive studies of fatal COVID-19 cases continue to converge on key factors that appear to be associated with an elevated risk of death: older age, male sex, and comorbidities (e.g., hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes).
February 28, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report February 28, 2020
Testing methodologies continue to be evaluated for sensitivity and specificity, especially in relation to disease stage and severity. One new study found that the presence of viral RNA in blood and anal swabs is associated with severe disease.
February 27, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report February 27, 2020
There remains no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted sexually.
February 26, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report February 26, 2020
New studies continue to find that older age and comorbidities, especially hypertension, are associated with an elevated risk of COVID-19 illness, increased symptom severity, and death.
February 25, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report February 25, 2020
Increasingly, modelling papers suggest that the movement restrictions implemented in Wuhan on January 25th appear to have had an impact on the rate of spread outside of Hubei Province.
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