Participatory, Virologic, and Wastewater Surveillance Data to Assess Underestimation of COVID-19 Incidence, Germany, 2020–2024
Using participatory, virologic, and wastewater surveillance systems, we estimated when and to what extent reported data of adult COVID-19 cases underestimated COVID-19 incidence in Germany. We also examined how case underestimation evolved over time. Our findings highlight how community-based surveillance systems can complement official notification systems for respiratory disease dynamics.
Authors
- Peter Puetz
- Silke Buda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3448-3357)
- Timo Greiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-570X)
- Jakob Schumacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9894-6085)
- Ann-Sophie Lehfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1686-0289)
- Kerstin Prahm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7038-4315)
- Anna Loenenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6455-8527)
- Barbara Biere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6988-3735)
- Marianne Wedde
- Walter Haas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3413-1431)
- Ralf Dürrwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3432-0438)
- Udo Buchholz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6597-3995)
- Michaela Diercke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4678-1813)
- Maria Helmrich
- Susan Abunijela
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3009.240640
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.56
Funders
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
- Robert Koch Institut