Food-trade-associated COVID-19 outbreak from a contaminated wholesale food supermarket in Beijing

Lu, Shan; Wang, Weijia; Cheng, Yanpeng; Yang, Caixin; Jiao, Yifan; Xu, Mingchao; Bai, Yibo; Yang, Jing; Song, Hongbin; Wang, Ligui; Wang, Jiaojiao; Rong, Bing; Xu, Jianguo

doi:10.1016/j.jobb.2021.04.002

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“…There are 72 papers investigating COVID‐19 transmission dynamics, with 4 simulating it through biosocial stochastic dynamics (Tadić & Melnik, 2020 ) and microscopic dynamics (Castiglione et al, 2021 ; Marzban et al, 2021 ; Tadić & Melnik, 2021 ). Seventeen papers simulated spreading mechanism and transmission dynamics within a particular venue, including the cruise ship Diamond Princess (Hooten et al, 2020 ), a long‐term care facility (Smith et al, 2020 ), a typical large dialysis unit (Tofighi et al, 2021 ), a hospital (Evans et al, 2022 ), a construction site (Araya, 2021a , 2021b ), a sporting facility (Qi et al, 2021 ), a school (Tupper & Colijn, 2021 ), a college (Gressman & Peck, 2020 ; Possik et al, 2021 ), a hypothetical facility (Cuevas, 2020 ), a retail store (Pantano et al, 2021 ; Ying & O'Clery, 2021 ), a supermarket (Harweg et al, 2021 ; Hernandez‐Mejia & Hernandez‐Vargas, 2020 ; Lu, Wang, et al, 2021 ; Salmenjoki et al, 2021 ) and a church (Farthing & Lanzas, 2021a ). Nineteen papers explored COVID‐19 transmission at the country level, including Australia, China, Italy, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.…”

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Using simulation modelling and systems science to help contain COVID‐19: A systematic review

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This study systematically reviews applications of three simulation approaches, that is, system dynamics model (SDM), agent‐based model (ABM) and discrete event simulation (DES), and their hybrids in COVID‐19 research and identifies theoretical and application innovations in public health. Among the 372 eligible papers, 72 focused on COVID‐19 transmission dynamics, 204 evaluated both pharmaceutical and non‐pharmaceutical interventions, 29 focused on the prediction of the pandemic and 67 investigated the impacts of COVID‐19. ABM was used in 275 papers, followed by 54 SDM papers, 32 DES papers and 11 hybrid model papers. Evaluation and design of intervention scenarios are the most widely addressed area accounting for 55% of the four main categories, that is, the transmission of COVID‐19, prediction of the pandemic, evaluation and design of intervention scenarios and societal impact assessment. The complexities in impact evaluation and intervention design demand hybrid simulation models that can simultaneously capture micro and macro aspects of the socio‐economic systems involved.

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Using simulation modelling and systems science to help contain COVID‐19: A systematic review

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“…SARS-CoV-2-infested infections from the grocery store, supermarket, and wholesale market have links with the outbreak and re-emerging outbreak of COVID-19 in China [ 54 ] and the USA [ 55 ]. Although it is generally safe if existing protections and social distancing guidelines are followed, workers from industries face some of the highest risks of COVID exposure to infected customers or cold-chain contamination in the frozen food or its packaging [ 56–59 ].…”

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Consideration of COVID-19 beyond the human-centred approach of prevention and control: the ONE-HEALTH perspective

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Emerging Microbes & Infections

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Most of the new emerging and re-emerging zoonotic virus outbreaks in recent years stem from close interaction with dead or alive infected animals. Since late 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread into 221 countries and territories resulting in close to 300 million known infections and 5.4 million deaths in addition to a huge impact on both public health and the world economy. This paper reviews the COVID-19 prevalence in animals, raise concerns about animal welfare and discusses the role of environment in the transmission of COVID-19. Attention is drawn to the One Health concept as it emphasizes the environment in connection with the risk of transmission and establishment of diseases shared between animals and humans. Considering the importance of One Health for an effective response to the dissemination of infections of pandemic character, some unsettled issues with respect to COVID-19 are highlighted.

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“…Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in environmental samples from frozen foods, sewage, and surfaces are common [37][38][39] ; these are likely to reflect circulation of already existing viruses, particularly in crowded environments (e.g., wet markets) and are useful surveillance techniques rather than being indicative of viral origin.…”

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The Origins of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2

Dwyer

2023

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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An outbreak of severe pneumonia of unknown cause was identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019: the causative agent was a novel betacoronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome-cotonavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a virus that joins a list of coronaviruses causing severe (e.g., SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome) or milder (e.g., 229E, OC43, NL63, and HKU1) respiratory tract infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified the spreading outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Many SARS-related coronaviruses (SARSr-CoVs) have been identified in bats, particularly in Rhinolophus horseshoe bats, animals that are common in southern China and Southeast Asia. Many of the features of SARS-CoV-2 that facilitate human infection—the furin cleavage site, the receptor binding domain that binds to the human ACE2 receptor—can be identified in SARSr-CoVs. Related coronaviruses can be detected in pangolins and other animals, and human SARS-CoV-2 itself can infect various animals, some of which can transmit SARS-CoV-2 back to humans. Investigation by the WHO and others pointed to the initial outbreak being centered on the Huanan wet market in Wuhan where wild and farmed animals were sold, and where environmental testing revealed widespread SARS-CoV-2 contamination. This supports the hypothesis that bats, probably via an intermediate animal, are the origin of SARS-CoV-2. Other possible origins have been postulated, such as an accidental or deliberate laboratory leak, or virus present in frozen foods, but evidence for these ideas has not surfaced. Study of the origins of SARS-CoV-2 have been complicated by intense media and political commentary, features that may slow the studies required to understand the viral origins. Such studies are complex and may be slow: international openness and co-operation is vital. Origins explanations are needed to predict or prevent future pandemics and support the “One Health” approach to disease.

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Food-trade-associated COVID-19 outbreak from a contaminated wholesale food supermarket in Beijing

Cited by 8 publications

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Using simulation modelling and systems science to help contain COVID‐19: A systematic review

Using simulation modelling and systems science to help contain COVID‐19: A systematic review

Consideration of COVID-19 beyond the human-centred approach of prevention and control: the ONE-HEALTH perspective

The Origins of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2

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