Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore

Secondary Household Transmission of SARS, Singapore

Denise Li Meng Goh, Bee Wah Lee, Kee Seng Chia, Bee Hoon Heng, Mark Chen, Stefan Ma, Chorh Chuan Tan

Secondary household transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was studied in 114 households involving 417 contacts. The attack rate was low (6.2%). Occupation of the index case was the factor that most influenced household transmission (adjusted hazard ratio for healthcare workers 0.157; 95% confidence interval 0.042 to 0.588).

2004

severe acute respiratory syndrome, coronavirus, secondary, household, Transmission, attack rate

DOI: 10.3201/eid1002.030676

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine

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