Latino Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Diego A. Martínez, Eili Klein, Cassandra Parent, Diana Prieto, Benjamin F. Bigelow, Ronald Saxton, Kathleen R. Page
Abstract
We assessed temporal changes in the household secondary attack rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and identified risk factors for transmission in vulnerable Latino households of Baltimore, Maryland. The household secondary attack rate was 45.8%, and it appeared to increase as the alpha variant spread, highlighting the magnified risk of spread in unvaccinated populations.
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MedicineTransmission (telecommunications)CoronavirusAttack rateCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Transmission rateRespiratory systemBetacoronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusEnvironmental healthPediatricsEpidemiologyVirologyInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)EngineeringElectrical engineeringCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research