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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Covid-19 Family Characteristics Humans Sars-Cov-2 Serial Infection Interval
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(3):756-759
• Pubmed ID:
  35107418
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8888239
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Republic of Korea
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cbff5957ee3e5ccc78baac1f7e6a836e4deef8c3dc84322bac5da3c2438639bf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115234/cdc_115234_DS1.pdf
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