Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population

Abstract

In a population-based study in Iceland, children under 10 years of age and females had a lower incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection than adolescents or adults and males. The proportion of infected persons identified through population screening did not change substantially during the screening period, which was consistent with a beneficial effect of containment efforts. (Funded by deCODE Genetics-Amgen.).

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IcelandicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakGeographyPopulationBiologyVirologyMedicineEnvironmental healthOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Disease

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 382
Issue: 24
Pages: 2302-2315
Citations: 1407
Access: Closed

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                                    Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, 
                                
                                    Agnar Helgason, 
                                
                                    Hákon Jónsson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 382
                            (24)
                            , 2302-2315.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2006100
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2006100