Estimation of the secondary attack rate of COVID-19 using proportional meta-analysis of nationwide contact tracing data in Taiwan
Yen‐Ta Huang, Yu‐Kang Tu, Pei‐Chun Lai
Abstract
Crude secondary attack rate (SAR) of COVID-19 in Taiwan was 0.84% using nationwide contact-tracing data till April 8, 2020. The random-effect Bayesian metaanalysis yielded 95% credible intervals of 0.42%-1.69% and 0.08%-8.32%, respectively, for estimated SAR pooling from 15 case series and for predicted SAR in the future if pandemic continues.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Contact tracingEstimation2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMeta-analysisStatisticsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)TracingEconometricsComputer scienceMathematicsVirologyMedicineEngineeringOutbreakInternal medicineDiseaseSystems engineeringOperating systemInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Digital Contact TracingCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesData-Driven Disease Surveillance