Viral infection and transmission in a large, well-traced outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Li, Baisheng; Deng, Aiping; Li, Kuibiao; Hu, Yao; Li, Zhencui; Shi, Yaling; Xiong, Qianling; Liu, Zhe; Guo, Qianfang; Zou, Lirong; Zhang, Huan; Zhang, Meng; Ouyang, Fangzhu; Su, Juan; Su, Wenzhe; Xu, Jing; Lin, Huifang; Sun, Jing; Peng, Jinju; Jiang, Huiming; Zhou, Pingping; Hu, Ting; Luo, Min; Zhang, Yingtao; Zheng, Huanying; Xiao, Jianpeng; Liu, Tao; Tan, Mingkai; Che, Rongfei; Zeng, Hanri; Zheng, Zhonghua; Huang, Yushi; Yu, Jianxiang; Yi, Lina; Wu, Jie; Chen, Jingdiao; Zhong, Haojie; Deng, Xiaoling; Kang, Min; G. Pybus, Oliver; Hall, Matthew; Lythgoe, Katrina; Li, Yan; Yuan, Jun; He, Jianfeng; Lu, Jing

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28089-y

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Viral infection and transmission in a large, well-traced outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Published in Nature Communications • Jan 24, 2022

Authors:

Baisheng Li

Aiping Deng

Kuibiao Li

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant has spread rapidly worldwide. To provide data on its virological profile, we here report the first local transmission of Delta in mainland China. All 167 infections could be traced back to the first index case. Daily sequential PCR testing of quarantined individuals indi...

Subject

Transmission (telecommunications)

Virology

Delta

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