Familial Clusters of Coronavirus Disease in 10 Prefectures, Japan, February−May 2020

Familial Clusters of Coronavirus Disease in 10 Prefectures, Japan, February−May 2020

The overall coronavirus disease secondary attack rate (SAR) in family members was 19.0% in 10 prefectures of Japan during February 22–May 31, 2020. The SAR was lower for primary cases diagnosed early, within 2 days after symptom onset. The SAR of asymptomatic primary cases was 11.8%.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reiko Miyahara, Naho Tsuchiya, Ikkoh Yasuda, Yura K. Ko, Yuki Furuse, Eiichiro Sando, Shohei Nagata, Tadatsugu Imamura, Mayuko Saito, Konosuke Morimoto, Takeaki Imamura, Yugo Shobugawa, Hiroshi Nishiura, Motoi Suzuki, Hitoshi Oshitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
respiratory infections
familial clusters
prefectures
Japan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-3882_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-3882_article

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