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Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2: Detection by community viral surveillance. / Riley, S.; Ainslie, K.E.C.; Eales, O. et al.
In: Science, Vol. 372, No. 6545, 28.05.2021, p. 990-995.

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Riley, S, Ainslie, KEC, Eales, O, Walters, CE, Wang, H, Atchison, C, Fronterre, C, Diggle, PJ, Ashby, D, Donnelly, CA, Cooke, G, Barclay, W, Ward, H, Darzi, A & Elliott, P 2021, 'Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2: Detection by community viral surveillance', Science, vol. 372, no. 6545, pp. 990-995. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf0874

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Riley, S., Ainslie, K. E. C., Eales, O., Walters, C. E., Wang, H., Atchison, C., Fronterre, C., Diggle, P. J., Ashby, D., Donnelly, C. A., Cooke, G., Barclay, W., Ward, H., Darzi, A., & Elliott, P. (2021). Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2: Detection by community viral surveillance. Science, 372(6545), 990-995. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf0874

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Riley S, Ainslie KEC, Eales O, Walters CE, Wang H, Atchison C et al. Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2: Detection by community viral surveillance. Science. 2021 May 28;372(6545):990-995. doi: 10.1126/science.abf0874

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Riley, S. ; Ainslie, K.E.C. ; Eales, O. et al. / Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2: Detection by community viral surveillance. In: Science. 2021 ; Vol. 372, No. 6545. pp. 990-995.

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abstract = "Surveillance of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has mainly relied on case reporting, which is biased by health service performance, test availability, and test-seeking behaviors. We report a community-wide national representative surveillance program in England based on self-administered swab results from ~594,000 individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2, regardless of symptoms, between May and the beginning of September 2020. The epidemic declined between May and July 2020 but then increased gradually from mid-August, accelerating into early September 2020 at the start of the second wave. When compared with cases detected through routine surveillance, we report here a longer period of decline and a younger age distribution. Representative community sampling for SARS-CoV-2 can substantially improve situational awareness and feed into the public health response even at low prevalence. ",
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