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. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2253800.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.53800.

Prevalence of Positive COVID-19 Test Results Collected by Digital Self-report in the US and Germany

Jakob J Kolb  1 , Jennifer M Radin  2 , Giorgio Quer  2 , Annika H Rose  1 , Jay A Pandit  2 , Marc Wiedermann  1
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Prevalence of Positive COVID-19 Test Results Collected by Digital Self-report in the US and Germany

Jakob J Kolb et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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Plain language summary

This cohort study examines traditional surveillance and self-reported COVID-19 test result data collected from independent smartphone app–based studies in the US and Germany.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Pandit reported advisorships from Cardiosense LLC, Angiotensin Therapeutics, NGK Venture Labs, and Preciseli. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Official 7-day Moving Mean of COVID-19 Cases Compared With the 7-day Rolling Mean of Self-reported Infections in the US and Germany
Orange lines are data reported through official channels, blue lines are self-reported data. DETECT: March 2021 to July 2022; CDA: January 2022 to July 2022. CDC indicates US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; RKI, Robert Koch Institute.
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