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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2024

Association between age of paediatric index cases and household SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

Amanda Markelz, Zachary Zirnhelt, Keeley Morris, Scott A Seys, Abbey Ruhland, Ashley Fell, Lydia Fess, Kathryn Como-Sabetti, Stephanie Meyer

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Amanda MarkelzInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-0466-9048
Zachary ZirnheltInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Keeley MorrisInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Scott A SeysInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Abbey RuhlandInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Ashley FellInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Lydia FessInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Kathryn Como-SabettiInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Stephanie MeyerInfectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division at the Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics within households involving children are complex. We examined the association between paediatric index case (PIC) age and subsequent household SARS-CoV-2 transmission among cases reported to the Minnesota Department of Health between March 2021 and February 2022. In our primary analysis, we used logistic regression to estimate odds ratios adjusted for race/ethnicity, sex, geographic region, and disease severity among households with an unvaccinated PIC. We performed a secondary analysis among households where the PIC was eligible for vaccination adjusting for the same covariates plus time since the last vaccination. Both analyses were stratified by variant wave. During the Alpha wave, PICs of all age groups had similar odds of subsequent transmission. During Delta and Omicron waves, PICs aged 16-17 had higher odds of subsequent transmission than PICs aged 0-4 (Delta OR, 1.32; [95% CI, 1.16-1.51], Omicron OR, 4.21; [95% CI, 3.25-5.45]). In the secondary analysis, unvaccinated PICs had higher odds of subsequent transmission than vaccinated PICs (Delta OR 2.89 [95% CI, 2.18-3.84], Omicron OR 1.35 [95% CI, 1.21-1.50]). Enhanced preventative measures, especially for 12-17-year-olds, may limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission within households involving children.

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COVID-19Family CharacteristicsSARS-CoV-2AdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMinnesotaVaccinationCOVID-19householdspaediatricregression analysisSARS-CoV-2 transmission

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PMID39563607
PMCPMC11626455

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