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𝙎𝘼𝙍𝙎-𝘾𝙊𝙑-2 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 (𝘼𝙍𝙄) 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚.

ijidonline.com/article/S1201-…

2) The study investigated the contribution of SARS-CoV-2 to the burden of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in Germany during the 2022/2023 winter season.
Over 37,000 participants from the DigiHero cohort reported on ARI episodes from September 2022 to March 2023.

3) They provided information on SARS-CoV-2 test results and symptom duration.
A total of 54,813 ARI episodes were reported, including 9,358 that were positive for SARS-CoV-2.
The cumulative incidence of all ARI was 145 per 100 people. For non-SARS ARI it was 120, and ...

4) ...for SARS ARI it was 25, indicating a 21% excess of ARI due to SARS-CoV-2.
SARS ARI caused symptoms for longer (9.7 days vs 8.8 days) and more days spent in bed (3.0 days vs 2.0 days) compared to non-SARS ARI.
Extrapolating to the German population the ...

5)...estimated number of SARS ARI was at least 17 million, exceeding official registered cases by 2-fold due to underreporting.
Risk factors for higher ARI incidence included younger age, larger household size, and lower social class. Males and older individuals had lower risk.

6) The study estimates are consistent with higher reported ARI incidence compared to pre-pandemic winters, suggesting an additional ARI burden due to SARS-CoV-2.

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