Epidemiology of Infections with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 Variant, Hong Kong, January–March 2022
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posted on 2023-07-17, 05:12 authored by YM Mefsin, D Chen, HS Bond, Y Lin, JK Cheung, JY Wong, ST Ali, EHY Lau, P Wu, GM Leung, BJ CowlingOur analysis of data collected from multiple epidemics in Hong Kong indicated a shorter serial interval and generation time of infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. The age-specific case-fatality risk for Omicron BA.2.2 case-patients without complete primary vaccination was comparable to that of persons infected with ancestral strains in earlier waves.
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Emerging Infectious DiseasesVolume
28Pagination
1856-1858Location
United StatesPublisher DOI
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1080-6040eISSN
1080-6059Language
engIssue
9Publisher
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BA.2COVID-19ChinaHong KongOmicronSARS-CoV-2coronavirus diseaseepidemiologyfatalityrespiratory infectionssevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2vaccine-preventable diseasesviruseszoonosesDisease OutbreaksHumans3207 Medical Microbiology32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences3202 Clinical SciencesBiodefenseVaccine RelatedLungPneumoniaPneumonia & InfluenzaEmerging Infectious DiseasesImmunizationInfectious DiseasesPreventionInfection3 Good Health and Well Being3202 Clinical sciences4202 Epidemiology4203 Health services and systemsPublic Health and Health Services not elsewhere classifiedClinical Sciences not elsewhere classifiedMedical Microbiology not elsewhere classified
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