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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Miyahara, Reiko ; Tamura, Kosuke ; Kato, Tomoko ; Nakazaki, Mineko ; Otani, Kanako ; Ko, Yura K. ; Kamigaki, Taro ; Arima, Yuzo ; Tani, Hideki ; Oishi, Kazunori ; Suzuki, Motoi
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease Adolescent Child Contacts Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 Dispatch Household Humans Infection Rates Japan Respiratory Infections SARS-CoV-2 SARS-CoV-2 Variants And Age-Dependent Infection Rates Among Household And Nonhousehold Contacts Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission Variants Of Concern Viruses Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(8):1648-1650
• Pubmed ID:
  37343546
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10370865
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cc1345eb71be5cd1347f867260adf69bc8ad9054664e3959f55d047576f867d7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/132600/cdc_132600_DS1.pdf
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