Protocol of the Cologne Corona Surveillance (CoCoS) Study- a prospective population-based cohort study

• Main Authors: Max Oberste (Author), Lynn-Marie Pusch (Author), Rebecca Roth (Author), Kija Shah-Hosseini (Author), Felix Dewald (Author), Claudia Müller (Author), Luise Stach von Goltzheim (Author), Clara Lehmann (Author), Michael Buess (Author), Anna Wolff (Author), Gerd Fätkenheuer (Author), Gerhard Wiesmüller (Author), Florian Klein (Author), Martin Hellmich (Author), Florian Neuhann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Surveillance strategies are critical to cope with the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and to evaluate, as well as adjust government-imposed countermeasures. Incidence estimates are widely based on laboratory confirmed cases reported by health authorities. Prevalence and incidence dat...