Secondary attack rates and determinants of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) household transmission in Pakistan: A case-ascertained prospective, longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Muhammad Imran Nisar (Author), Nadia Ansari (Author), Mashal Amin (Author), Farah Khalid (Author), Shahira Shahid (Author), Marvi Mahesar (Author), Maryam Mansoor (Author), Muhammad Farrukh Qazi (Author), Aneeta Hotwani (Author), Najeeb Rehman (Author), Arslan Ashraf (Author), Zahoor Ahmed (Author), Ashfaque Ahmed (Author), Arslan Memon (Author), Fyezah Jehan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Households are considered ideal settings for studying the transmission dynamics of an infectious disease. Methods: A prospective study was conducted, based on the World Health Organization FFX protocol from October 2020 to January,2021. Household contacts of laboratory-confirmed index ca...