Fig. 1
From: Outbreaks of publications about emerging infectious diseases: the case of SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus

The global number of reported cases (a), and the number publications (b) by week for SARS-CoV-2 infections in 2020 and Zika virus infections (ZIKV) in 2016. In panel B, the dashed grey boxes contain the period and number of publications for which the study design was annotated. The vertical scales differ for each infection. SARS-CoV-2: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2