Browsing by Author "Saad, Neil J."

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2021-10-28Zeitschriftenartikel

A longitudinal study on symptom duration and 60-day clinical course in non-hospitalised COVID-19 cases in Berlin, Germany, March to May, 2020

Saad, Neil J.; Moek, Felix; Steitz, Fabienne; Murajda, Lukas; Bärnighausen, Till; Zoller, Thomas; Pörtner, Kirsten; Muller, Nadine

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has spread across the globe. As infections peaked across ...
2020-11-04Zeitschriftenartikel

Scarlet fever outbreak in a primary and middle school in Germany: importance of case ascertainment and risk communication

Saad, Neil J.; Müller, Nadine; Walter, Jan; Murajda, Lukas

A cluster of 18 scarlet fever cases and large illness absenteeism (32%, 58/184) in a school prompted concern and further investigation. We conducted telephone interviews with parents to ascertain cases and better comprehend ...
2020-12-02Zeitschriftenartikel

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Outbreak Related to a Nightclub, Germany, 2020

Muller, Nadine; Kunze, Mareike; Steitz, Fabienne; Saad, Neil J.; Mühlemann, Barbara; Beheim-Schwarzbach, Jörn I.; Schneider, Julia; Drosten, Christian; Murajda, Lukas; Kochs, Sandra; Ruscher, Claudia; Walter, Jan; Zeitlmann, Nadine; Corman, Victor M.

We report an outbreak of coronavirus disease with 74 cases related to a nightclub in Germany in March 2020. Staff members were particularly affected (attack rate 56%) and likely caused sustained viral transmission after ...