Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Background/aim: Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now a pandemic spreading in most countries including Turkey. Materials and methods: The current knowledge of COVID-19 and the virus causing it, SARS-CoV-2, was reviewed. The epidemiology and control in different countries was compared and the differences discussed. Results: The population attack rates and case fatality rates vary from country to country with Lombardy in northern Italy reporting an attack rate in the general population of 0.37% compared to 0.004% in Hong Kong. The differences are caused by different testing strategies and reporting systems. Conclusion: Turkey is early in the outbreak. Different control strategies are available with South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore being models to follow.
DOI
10.3906/sag-2003-260
Keywords
COVID-19, Coronavirus, epidemiology, control, mortality
First Page
509
Last Page
514
Recommended Citation
PETERSEN, E, & GÖKENGİN, A. D (2020). SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology and control, different scenarios for Turkey. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 50 (9): 509-514. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-2003-260
