Cross-sectional Ct distributions from qPCR tests can provide an early warning signal for the spread of COVID-19 in communities

• Main Authors: Mahfuza Sharmin (Author), Mani Manivannan (Author), David Woo (Author), Océane Sorel (Author), Jared R. Auclair (Author), Manoj Gandhi (Author), Imran Mujawar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 PCR testing data has been widely used for COVID-19 surveillance. Existing COVID-19 forecasting models mainly rely on case counts obtained from qPCR results, even though the binary PCR results provide a limited picture of the pandemic trajectory. Most forecasting models have fail...