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SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Age-Dependent Infection Rates among Household and Nonhousehold Contacts

Authors :
Reiko Miyahara
Kosuke Tamura
Tomoko Kato
Mineko Nakazaki
Kanako Otani
Yura K. Ko
Taro Kamigaki
Yuzo Arima
Hideki Tani
Kazunori Oishi
Motoi Suzuki
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 8, Pp 1648-1650 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023.

Abstract

To determine the effects of age and variants of concern on transmission of SARS-CoV-2, we analyzed infection rates among close contacts over 4 periods in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Among household contacts, odds of infection were 6.2 times higher during the period of the Omicron variant than during previous periods, particularly among children and adolescents.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
29
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.569e3395f344c0a672156dd8003b76
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2908.221582