Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

November 30, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in an Urban Community: The Role of Children and Household Contacts

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A retrospective study of infection patterns among contacts of 71 children with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in an urban setting found that fewer than half of children who tested positive had a household sick contact (HHSC). HHSCs were defined as someone who either tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 or who had symptoms consistent with COVID-19. In all cases where a HHSC was identified, there was no evidence of child-to-adult transmission, and only one case of child-to-child transmission among siblings. 

Pitman-Hunt et al. (Nov 27, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in an Urban Community: The Role of Children and Household Contacts. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaa158