Serial Intervals and Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, South Korea, 2021

To clarify transmissibility of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant, we determined serial intervals and secondary attack rates among household contacts in South Korea. Mean serial interval for 12 transmission pairs was 2.9 days, and secondary attack rate among 25 house...

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Autores principales: Song, Jin Su, Lee, Jihee, Kim, Miyoung, Jeong, Hyeong Seop, Kim, Moon Su, Kim, Seong Gon, Yoo, Han Na, Lee, Ji Joo, Lee, Hye Young, Lee, Sang-Eun, Kim, Eun Jin, Rhee, Jee Eun, Kim, Il Hwan, Park, Young-Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8888239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35107418
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2803.212607
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Sumario:To clarify transmissibility of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant, we determined serial intervals and secondary attack rates among household contacts in South Korea. Mean serial interval for 12 transmission pairs was 2.9 days, and secondary attack rate among 25 households was 50.0%, raising concern about a rapid surge in cases.

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