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COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation by Salathé, Marcel, Althaus, Christian L, Neher, Richard, Stringhini, Silvia, Hodcroft, Emma, Fellay, Jacques, Zwahlen, Marcel, Senti, Gabriela, Battegay, Manuel, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Eckerle, Isabella, Egger, Matthias, Low, Nicola

“…Switzerland is among the countries with the highest number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases per capita in the world. There are likely many people…”
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Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: A living systematic review and meta-analysis by Buitrago-Garcia, Diana, Egli-Gany, Dianne, Counotte, Michel J, Hossmann, Stefanie, Imeri, Hira, Ipekci, Aziz Mert, Salanti, Georgia, Low, Nicola

“…There is disagreement about the level of asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We conducted a living systematic…”
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Global Estimates of the Prevalence and Incidence of Four Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2012 Based on Systematic Review and Global Reporting by Newman, Lori, Rowley, Jane, Vander Hoorn, Stephen, Wijesooriya, Nalinka Saman, Unemo, Magnus, Low, Nicola, Stevens, Gretchen, Gottlieb, Sami, Kiarie, James, Temmerman, Marleen

“…Quantifying sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence and incidence is important for planning interventions and advocating for resources. The World…”
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False-negative results of initial RT-PCR assays for COVID-19: A systematic review by Arevalo-Rodriguez, Ingrid, Buitrago-Garcia, Diana, Simancas-Racines, Daniel, Zambrano-Achig, Paula, Del Campo, Rosa, Ciapponi, Agustin, Sued, Omar, Martinez-García, Laura, Rutjes, Anne W, Low, Nicola, Bossuyt, Patrick M, Perez-Molina, Jose A, Zamora, Javier

“…A false-negative case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is defined as a person with suspected infection and an initial…”
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The role of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infection in SARS-CoV-2 transmission—a living systematic review by Qiu, Xueting, Nergiz, Ali Ihsan, Maraolo, Alberto Enrico, Bogoch, Isaac I., Low, Nicola, Cevik, Muge

“…Reports suggest that asymptomatic individuals (those with no symptoms at all throughout infection) with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…”
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How Relevant Is Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus? by Althaus, Christian L, Low, Nicola

“…Christian Althaus and Nicola Low reflect on the contribution of sexual transmission to the spread of Zika virus…”
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Quantifying the impact of quarantine duration on COVID-19 transmission by Ashcroft, Peter, Lehtinen, Sonja, Angst, Daniel C, Low, Nicola, Bonhoeffer, Sebastian

“…The large number of individuals placed into quarantine because of possible severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) exposure has high…”
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Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 mortality during the early stages of an epidemic: A modeling study in Hubei, China, and six regions in Europe by Hauser, Anthony, Counotte, Michel J, Margossian, Charles C, Konstantinoudis, Garyfallos, Low, Nicola, Althaus, Christian L, Riou, Julien

“…As of 16 May 2020, more than 4.5 million cases and more than 300,000 deaths from disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…”
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Effectiveness of interventions to improve screening for syphilis in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hawkes, Sarah, Dr, Matin, Nashaba, MRCP, Broutet, Nathalie, PhD, Low, Nicola, Prof

“…Summary Background About 2·1 million pregnant women have active syphilis every year. Without screening and treatment, 69% of these women will have an adverse…”
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Condom use and HIV testing among adults in Switzerland: repeated national cross-sectional surveys 2007, 2012, and 2017 by Buitrago-Garcia, Diana, Salanti, Georgia, Low, Nicola

“…Abstract Background Monitoring of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention is important for guiding national sexual health programmes for both…”
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Sexually transmitted infections: challenges ahead by Unemo, Magnus, Bradshaw, Catriona S, Hocking, Jane S, de Vries, Henry J C, Francis, Suzanna C, Mabey, David, Marrazzo, Jeanne M, Sonder, Gerard J B, Schwebke, Jane R, Hoornenborg, Elske, Peeling, Rosanna W, Philip, Susan S, Low, Nicola, Fairley, Christopher K

“…WHO estimated that nearly 1 million people become infected every day with any of four curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea,…”
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Zika Virus Infection as a Cause of Congenital Brain Abnormalities and Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Systematic Review by Krauer, Fabienne, Riesen, Maurane, Reveiz, Ludovic, Oladapo, Olufemi T, Martínez-Vega, Ruth, Porgo, Teegwendé V, Haefliger, Anina, Broutet, Nathalie J, Low, Nicola

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) stated in March 2016 that there was scientific consensus that the mosquito-borne Zika virus was a cause of the neurological…”
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Sexual transmission of HIV according to viral load and antiretroviral therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis by ATTIA, Suzanna, EGGER, Matthias, MÜLLER, Monika, ZWAHLEN, Marcel, LOW, Nicola

“…To synthesize the evidence on the risk of HIV transmission through unprotected sexual intercourse according to viral load and treatment with combination…”
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Sexual transmission of Zika virus and other flaviviruses: A living systematic review by Counotte, Michel Jacques, Kim, Caron Rahn, Wang, Jingying, Bernstein, Kyle, Deal, Carolyn D, Broutet, Nathalie Jeanne Nicole, Low, Nicola

“…Health authorities in the United States and Europe reported an increasing number of travel-associated episodes of sexual transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV)…”
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Mpox virus and transmission through sexual contact: Defining the research agenda by Low, Nicola, Bachmann, Laura H, Ogoina, Dimie, McDonald, Robert, Ipekci, Aziz Mert, Quilter, Laura A S, Cevik, Muge

“…In a Policy Forum piece, Dr. Nicola Low and colleagues define the research agenda for Mpox virus and transmission through sexual contact…”
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Studies of prevalence: how a basic epidemiology concept has gained recognition in the COVID-19 pandemic by Buitrago-Garcia, Diana, Salanti, Georgia, Low, Nicola

“…BackgroundPrevalence measures the occurrence of any health condition, exposure or other factors related to health. The experience of COVID-19, a new disease…”
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Early evidence of effectiveness of digital contact tracing for SARS-CoV-2 in Switzerland by Salathé, Marcel, Althaus, Christian, Anderegg, Nanina, Antonioli, Daniele, Ballouz, Tala, Bugnon, Edouard, Čapkun, Srdjan, Jackson, Dennis, Kim, Sang-Il, Larus, Jim, Low, Nicola, Lueks, Wouter, Menges, Dominik, Moullet, Cédric, Payer, Mathias, Riou, Julien, Stadler, Theresa, Troncoso, Carmela, Vayena, Effy, von Wyl, Viktor

“…In the wake of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), contact tracing has become a key element of strategies to control the spread of severe…”
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Survival among people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Switzerland: a nationwide population-based analysis by Anderegg, Nanina, Panczak, Radoslaw, Egger, Matthias, Low, Nicola, Riou, Julien

“…Increasing age, male sex, and pre-existing comorbidities are associated with lower survival from SARS-CoV-2 infection. The interplay between different…”
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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women in sub-Saharan Africa: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 HIV prevention studies by Torrone, Elizabeth A, Morrison, Charles S, Chen, Pai-Lien, Kwok, Cynthia, Francis, Suzanna C, Hayes, Richard J, Looker, Katharine J, McCormack, Sheena, McGrath, Nuala, van de Wijgert, Janneke H H M, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Low, Nicola, Gottlieb, Sami L

“…Estimates of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence are essential for efforts to prevent and control STIs. Few large STI prevalence studies exist,…”
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Sexually transmitted infections-Research priorities for new challenges by Low, Nicola, Broutet, Nathalie J

“…In an Editorial, Guest Editors Nicola Low and Nathalie Broutet discuss the Collection on sexually transmitted infections in the context of research priorities…”
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