Large contact tracing study in Science finds children as active transmitters of COVID-19

(Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics& Policy) A team of investigators from CDDEP, the Government of Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh studied disease transmission patterns in 575,071 individuals exposed to 84,965 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The study, based on data collected by tens of thousands of contact tracers in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is the largest and most comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 epidemiology to date.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news