Latino Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Diego A Martinez; Eili Y Klein; Cassandra Parent; Diana Prieto; Benjamin F Bigelow; Ronald E Saxton; Kathleen R Page

doi:10.1093/cid/ciab753

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.

Authors

Diego A Martinez¹, Eili Y Klein¹, Cassandra Parent², Diana Prieto³, Benjamin F Bigelow⁴, Ronald E Saxton⁴, Kathleen R Page⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ School of Industrial Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; disparity; household; transmission.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Family Characteristics
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
SARS-CoV-2*

Supplementary concepts

SARS-CoV-2 variants

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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