Lower Levels of Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant of Concern vs Wild Type: An Interplay Between Transmissibility and Immune Status
The Omicron BA.2 variant is highly transmissible within households. However, the transmission rate is lower when compared with previous studies with other SARS-CoV-2 variants, highlighting the effect of immunity. Regardless of immune status, children have a crucial role in Omicron household transmission. Intensive sampling and phylogenetic analysis are beneficial for correctly calculating transmission rates, especially during periods of minimal behavioral restrictions.
Authors
- Rob Mariman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6405-1091)
- Angelique M. A. M. Winkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1295-8131)
- Steven F. L. van Lelyveld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9153-8196)
- Eva Kozanli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8162-2167)
- Sjoerd M. Euser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2558-3076)
- Milly Haverkort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4336-486X)
- Coen R. Lap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7341-2298)
- Marlies A. van Houten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-8082)
- Dirk Eggink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4248-6008)
- Judith Sluiter-Post
- A Vogelzang
- Jordy de Bakker
Institutions
- Department of Disease Control (TH)
- Spaarne Ziekenhuis (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Spaarne Gasthuis (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae546
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.95