Comparing susceptibility and contagiousness in concurrent outbreaks with a non-VOC and the VOC SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in daycare centers in Hamburg, Germany
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113928
Abstract: We describe two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in daycare centers in the metropolitan area of Hamburg, Germany. The outbreaks occurred in rapid chronological succession, in neighborhoods with a very similar sociodemographic structure, thus allowing for cross-comparison… read more here.
Keywords: daycare centers; sars cov; voc; non voc ... See more keywords
Comparison of new and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant transmissibility through active contact testing. A comparative cross-sectional household seroprevalence study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284372
Abstract: Historically SARS-CoV-2 secondary attack rates (SAR) have been based on PCR positivity on screening symptomatic contacts, this misses transmission events and identifies only symptomatic contacts who are PCR positive at the time of sampling. We… read more here.
Keywords: transmissibility; household seroprevalence; non voc; household ... See more keywords