Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infectivity by Viral Load, S Gene Variants and Demographic Factors, and the Utility of Lateral Flow Devices to Prevent Transmission

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Lennard Y. W. Lee · University of Oxford

Stefan Rozmanowski · Department of Health and Social Care

Matthew Pang · Department of Health and Social Care

André Charlett · Public Health England

Charlotte Anderson · Public Health England

G. Hughes · Public Health England

Matthew Barnard

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infectivity varies by case viral load, contact event type, and age. Those with high viral loads are the most infectious. B.1.1.7 increased transmission by ~50%. The best performing LFDs detect most infectious cases.

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COVID-19 epidemiological studies Infection Control and Ventilation SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

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Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 74, Issue 3, pp. 407-415

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab421

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infectivity by Viral Load, S Gene Variants and Demographic Factors, and the Utility of Lateral Flow Devices to Prevent Transmission

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