Time-varying overdispersion of SARS-CoV-2 transmission during the periods when different variants of concern were circulating in Japan

Abstract Japan has implemented a cluster-based approach for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the pandemic’s beginning based on the transmission heterogeneity (overdispersion) of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, studies analyzing overdispersion of transmission amo...

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Main Authors: Yura K. Ko, Yuki Furuse, Kanako Otani, Masato Yamauchi, Kota Ninomiya, Mayuko Saito, Takeaki Imamura, Alex R. Cook, Tadayuki Ahiko, Shunji Fujii, Yoshiharu Mori, Emiko Suzuki, Keiko Yamada, Yoshikazu Ashino, Hidetoshi Yamashita, Yuichi Kato, Katsumi Mizuta, Motoi Suzuki, Hitoshi Oshitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38007-x