近日,美国普林斯顿大学Ian F. Miller等研究人员分析了COVID-19在美国国内的疾病与医疗负担。这一研究成果于2020年6月16日在线发表在《自然—医学》上。
Title: Disease and healthcare burden of COVID-19 in the United States
Author: Ian F. Miller, Alexander D. Becker, Bryan T. Grenfell, C. Jessica E. Metcalf
Issue&Volume: 2020-06-16
Abstract: The epidemic threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, and identifying those regions where the disease burden is likely to be high relative to the rest of the country is critical for enabling prudent and effective distribution of emergency medical care and public health resources. Globally, the risk of severe outcomes associated with COVID-19 has consistently been observed to increase with age2,3. We used age-specific mortality patterns in tandem with demographic data to map projections of the cumulative case burden of COVID-19 and the subsequent burden on healthcare resources. The analysis was performed at the county level across the United States, assuming a scenario in which 20% of the population of each county acquires infection. We identified counties that will probably be consistently, heavily affected relative to the rest of the country across a range of assumptions about transmission patterns, such as the basic reproductive rate, contact patterns and the efficacy of quarantine. We observed a general pattern that per capita disease burden and relative healthcare system demand may be highest away from major population centers. These findings highlight the importance of ensuring equitable and adequate allocation of medical care and public health resources to communities outside of major urban areas.
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0952-y
Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0952-y
Nature Medicine:《自然—医学》,创刊于1995年。隶属于施普林格·自然出版集团,最新IF:30.641
官方网址:https://www.nature.com/nm/
投稿链接:https://mts-nmed.nature.com/cgi-bin/main.plex