Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of secondary attack rates in Moroccan households
This study revealed a high secondary attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in households during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings offer critical insights for designing targeted preventive measures to curb household transmission in future COVID-19 waves or similar pandemics.
Authors
- Zakia Marsou
- Fatima Zahra Chellat
- Faouzi Belahsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-4897)
- Marwa El Baldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2360-0706)
- Tarik Sqalli Houssaïni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-288X)
- Karima El Rhazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8135-9044)
- Khalid Lahmadi
- Mohamed Chakib Benjelloun
Institutions
- Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11464-7
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00