Hospitalization data for Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) in Brazil from 2010 through the 12th epidemiological week of 2020. The dataset, described in a paper by Leonardo Soares Bastos, compares temporal, age, and laboratory profiles to investigate the impact of SARS-CoV-2's arrival. It shows hospitalizations in early 2020 exceeded the previous decade's levels for the same period, with a significant increase in cases among individuals over 60 years old.
Use Cases
- Modeling the surge in SARI hospitalizations based on the temporal comparison to 2010-2019 data
- Analyzing age-specific hospitalization risk based on the reported predominance of cases in the over-60 bracket
- Investigating changes in viral etiology based on the reported increase in negative laboratory test results
Strengths
- Compares a decade of historical SARI data (2010-2019) against the initial 2020 period
- Focuses on a specific, critical early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (up to the 12th epidemiological week of 2020)
- Includes analysis of laboratory results and age profiles as mentioned in the description
Limitations
- Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- paperswithcode
- Collection Method
- Compiled from Brazilian SARI surveillance system data, as described in the associated paper abstract.
- Time Range
- 2010 to the 12th epidemiological week of 2020
- Geography
- Brazil