Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV2
Science 16 Mar 2020
eabb3221
DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3221
چکیده: با ساخت و تخمین یک مدل دینامیکی از پخش ویروس در چین قبل از قرنطینه میتوان نتیجه گرفت که حدود 86% موارد بیماری در ژانویه در چین شناسایی نشده بودند. علاوه بر این, از میان موارد شناسایی شده, 79% در تماس با فردی که شناسایی نشده بیمار شده است.
Abstract
Estimation of the prevalence and contagiousness of undocumented novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) infections is critical for understanding the overall prevalence and pandemic potential of this disease. Here we use observations of reported infection within China, in conjunction with mobility data, a networked dynamic metapopulation model and Bayesian inference, to infer critical epidemiological characteristics associated with SARS-CoV2, including the fraction of undocumented infections and their contagiousness. We estimate 86% of all infections were undocumented (95% CI: [82%–90%]) prior to 23 January 2020 travel restrictions. Per person, the transmission rate of undocumented infections was 55% of documented infections ([46%–62%]), yet, due to their greater numbers, undocumented infections were the infection source for 79% of documented cases. These findings explain the rapid geographic spread of SARS-CoV2 and indicate containment of this virus will be particularly challenging.