Ana Bento
Quantitative Epi & Infectious Disease Ecology | Pathogen evolution | Assistant Prof @IUSPH @Prepared4Change @IUBloomington | @bento_lab
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Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries
The total number of people who died from all causes is the best measure of the virus’s true toll
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Covid-19 data - Tracking #covid19 excess deaths across countries | Graphic detail @TheEconomist
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Brazil passes 1 million coronavirus cases with no end in sight
Brazil has passed 1 million coronavirus cases and approached 50,000 deaths, a new nadir for the world's second worst-hit country as it struggles with a tense political climate and worsening economic outlook.
We Need Better Masks
Right now, it’s our best option to contain the virus and revive the economy.
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Widespread adoption of masks will require a significant cultural shift so they become a seamless part of a “new normal.” #COVID19
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An open letter to the EEB community
This letter was authored by a number of people at different institutions, and representing all career stages. We write this letter in a…
Slowing the Coronavirus Is Speeding the Spread of Other Diseases
Many mass immunization efforts worldwide were halted this spring to prevent spread of the virus at crowded inoculation sites. The consequences have been alarming.
Architect of Sweden's coronavirus strategy admits too many died
Anders Tegnell defends strategy but says there is ‘potential for improvement’
Using a delay-adjusted case fatality ratio to estimate under-reporting
Using a corrected case fatality ratio, we calculate estimates of the level of under-reporting for any country with greater than ten deaths
A systematic review and meta-analysis of published research data on COVID-19 infection-fatality rates
An important unknown during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the infection-fatality rate (IFR). This differs from the case-fatality rate (CFR) as an estimate of the number of deaths as a proportion of the total number of cases, including those who are...
Could a second wave of coronavirus trigger new stay-at-home orders? States can't agree.
National guidance is vague and few states have fleshed out when and how they would restrict activities in the event of a new outbreak.
Impacts of State Reopening Policy on Human Mobility
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Our new US #COVID19 study @nberpubs shows people moving & mixing prior to the relaxation possibly due to fatigue and or risk disregard/ disbelief We discuss spillover events between neighboring counties @SafeGraph @IUSPH @IUImpact @IUONeillSchool
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Online search data shows how public interest in coronavirus evolves
IU researchers found that search volume spiked after the first reported COVID-19 cases but dwindled shortly after.
Women in science are battling both Covid-19 and the patriarchy
The pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist and racist inequalities in science pushing many of us to say ‘I’m done’, write 35 female scientists
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Women in science are battling both Covid-19 and the patriarchy | Times Higher Education (THE)
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Johns Hopkins offering free course to be COVID-19 contact tracer
Experts say more than 100,000 contact tracers could be needed across the country to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and safely reopen the economy.
Beware Overblown Claims of Dangerous Coronavirus Strains
There’s no clear evidence that the pandemic virus has evolved into significantly different forms—and there probably won’t be for months.
Evidence from internet search data shows information-seeking responses to news of local COVID-19 cases
The COVID-19 outbreak is a global pandemic with community circulation in many countries, including the United States, with confirmed cases in all states. The course of this pandemic will be shaped by how governments enact timely policies and...
Hong Kong now has too few new Covid-19 cases to calculate the real-time transmission rate
With zero new cases for four straight days, the University of Hong Kong has decided to pause estimates of the coronavirus' transmissibility.
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Hong Kong has too few new Covid-19 cases to estimate transmission — out of the #99problems this is a good one to have #epitwitter #COVID19
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Reopening some states heightens the risk of coronavirus surges in others
As some states start to lift coronavirus-related restrictions, there is a fear that infections will resurge there — and then, eventually, everywhere else.
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Dr. Erin Mordecai of Stanford University.
With Shelter in Place and similar social distancing orders taking effect throughout the US, and hospitalizations and deaths beginning to plateau in some regions, an urgent question is what set of exit...