High infectiousness immediately before COVID-19 symptom onset highlights the importance of continued contact tracing

Background: Understanding changes in infectiousness during SARS-COV-2 infections is critical to assess the effectiveness of public health measures such as contact tracing. Methods: Here, we develop a novel mechanistic approach to infer the infectiousness profile of SARS-COV-2-infected individuals us...

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Main Authors: William S Hart, Philip K Maini, Robin N Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/65534