1. Epidemiological data from the COVID-19 outbreak, real-time case information.
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Xu B, Gutierrez B, Mekaru S, Sewalk K, Goodwin L, Loskill A, Cohn EL, Hswen Y, Hill SC, Cobo MM, Zarebski AE, Li S, Wu CH, Hulland E, Morgan JD, Wang L, O'Brien K, Scarpino SV, Brownstein JS, Pybus OG, Pigott DM, and Kraemer MUG
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- COVID-19, China, Epidemics, Geographic Mapping, Geography, Humans, Pandemics, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections virology, Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral virology
- Abstract
Cases of a novel coronavirus were first reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019 and have since spread across the world. Epidemiological studies have indicated human-to-human transmission in China and elsewhere. To aid the analysis and tracking of the COVID-19 epidemic we collected and curated individual-level data from national, provincial, and municipal health reports, as well as additional information from online reports. All data are geo-coded and, where available, include symptoms, key dates (date of onset, admission, and confirmation), and travel history. The generation of detailed, real-time, and robust data for emerging disease outbreaks is important and can help to generate robust evidence that will support and inform public health decision making.
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- 2020
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