README - February, 14th, 2022

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* Dataset used for the publication: One-year cohort-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 *
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*Full title:
One-year surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 transmission of the ELISA Cohort: A model for population-based monitoring of infection risk

*Authors:
Christine Klein1†*, Max Borsche1†, Alexander Balck1,2†, Bandik Föh3,4†, Johann Rahmöller3,5, Elke Peters6, Jan Knickmann7, Miranda Lane7, Eva-Juliane Vollstedt1, Susanne A. Elsner6, Nadja Käding8, Susanne Hauswaldt8, Tanja Lange9, Jennifer E. Hundt10, Selina Lehrian3, Julia Giese3, Alexander Mischnik11, Stefan Niemann12,13, Florian Maurer12, Susanne Homolka12, Laura Paulowski12, Jan Kramer7,14, Christoph Twesten15, Christian Sina3, Gabriele Gillessen-Kaesbach16, Hauke Busch10, Marc Ehlers3, Stefan Taube7, Jan Rupp8, Alexander Katalinic6

Affiliations:
1 Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
2 Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
3 Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
4 Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
5 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
6 Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
7 Institute of Virology and Cell Biology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
8 Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
9 Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
10 Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology (LIED), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
11 Health Protection Authority, Lübeck, Germany
12 Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Borstel, Germany
13 German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Borstel, Germany
14 LADR Laboratory Group Dr. Kramer & Colleagues, Geesthacht, Germany
15 Perfood GmbH, Lübeck, Germany 
16 University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany 

*Journal:
AAAS - Science Advances, accepted for publication

*Methods
Cohort study, March 2020 to Februar 2021

*DATA FILES:
- Elisa_Basic_Data.csv:		Basic data for study participants (3051 cases, 55 variables)
- Elisa_Follow_up_data.csv:	Followup data for the repeating questionares (90923 cases, 30 variables)
Version Date:  01/19/2022


The Data files can be merged by using the unique ID

*DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Elisa_Basic_Data.csv
1. Number of variables: 55
2. Number of cases/rows: 3051
3. Variable List: 
   see Elisa_Basic_Data_Codebook.pdf
4. Missing data codes: 
   -9 for all variables

*DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Elisa_Follow_up_data.csv
1. Number of variables: 30
2. Number of rows: 90923
3. Variable List: 
   see Elisa_Follow_up_data_Codebook.pdf
4. Missing data codes: 
   -9 for all variables

*Contact regarding the dataset:
Alexander Katalinic, Prof., Dr.
Universität zu Lübeck
Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Tel +49 451 500 51200
Fax +49 451 500 51204
E-Mail alexander.katalinic@uksh.de * www.sozmed.uni-luebeck.de
Ratzeburger Allee 160
23562 Lübeck
Germany