Increased transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 by age and viral load
Establishing the relative transmissibility of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 is key for pandemic management. Here, the authors use full-population administrative data from Denmark linked to PCR test results and estimate that the Alpha variant was ~60% higher than other strains circulating in early...
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| Main Authors: |
Frederik Plesner Lyngse,
Kåre Mølbak,
Robert Leo Skov,
Lasse Engbo Christiansen,
Laust Hvas Mortensen,
Mads Albertsen,
Camilla Holten Møller,
Tyra Grove Krause,
Morten Rasmussen,
Thomas Yssing Michaelsen,
Marianne Voldstedlund,
Jannik Fonager,
Nina Steenhard,
The Danish Covid-19 Genome Consortium,
Carsten Thure Kirkeby |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27202-x
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