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    Results of the Cologne Corona Surveillance (CoCoS) project– a cross-sectional study: survey data on risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and moderate-to-severe course in primarily immunized adults

    Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination has been a crucial strategy for mitigating transmission and disease severity. However, vaccine-effectiveness may be influenced by various factors, including booster va...

    Max Oberste, Teodora Asenova, Angela Ernst, Kija Shah-Hosseini in BMC Public Health (2024)

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    Mpox outbreak 2022: an overview of all cases reported to the Cologne Health Department

    The worldwide mpox outbreak starting in May 2022 marks the occurrence of another previously atypical infectious disease in Europe. This study’s objective was to present a comprehensive overview based on the ga...

    Sophia Toya Kröger, Max Christian Lehmann, Melanie Treutlein, Achim Fiethe in Infection (2023)

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    Self-Reported Pre-Pandemic Physical Activity and Likelihood of COVID-19 Infection: Data from the First Wave of the CoCo-Fakt Survey

    To investigate the potential protective role of exercise on the odds of COVID-19 infection in unvaccinated contact persons (CPs) who were at higher risk of infection due to confirmed contact with infected pers...

    Nikola Schmidt, Andreas Gehlhar, Barbara Grüne, Annelene Kossow in Sports Medicine - Open (2023)

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    Implementing the Lolli-Method and pooled RT-qPCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in schools: a pilot project

    School closures have been used as part of lockdown strategies to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2, adversely affecting children’s health and education. To ensure the accessibility of educational institutions w...

    Alina Chloé Kretschmer, Lena Junker, Felix Dewald, Viktoria Linne, Lea Hennen in Infection (2023)

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    Results of the Cologne Corona Surveillance (CoCoS) study – a cross-sectional study: survey data on risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults

    The personal, environmental, and behavioral risk factors that play an important role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 are still largely unclear. At the same time, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of s...

    Max Oberste, Nadja Schnörch, Kija Shah-Hosseini, Teodora Asenova in BMC Public Health (2023)

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    Die zeitlich-räumliche Verteilung von COVID-19 in Köln und beeinflussende soziale Faktoren im Zeitraum Februar 2020 bis Oktober 2021

    Schon in der frühen Phase der global sehr verschieden verlaufenden COVID-19-Pandemie zeigten sich Hinweise auf den Einfluss sozioökonomischer Faktoren auf die Ausbreitungsdynamik der Erkrankung, die vor allem ...

    Dr. med. Florian Neuhann, Sebastian Ginzel in Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforsch… (2022)