Latino Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
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05/03/2022
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Martinez DA, Klein EY, Parent C, Prieto D, Bigelow BF, Saxton RE, Page KR. Latino Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 May 3;74(9):1675-1677. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab753. PMID: 34463697; PMCID: PMC8499836.
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.