Quantifying the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral load and infectiousness

Quantifying the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral load and infectiousness

The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral load and infectiousness is poorly known. Using data from a cohort of cases and high-risk contacts, we reconstructed viral load at the time of contact and inferred the probability of infection. The effect of viral load was larger in household contacts than in...

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Main Authors: Aurélien Marc, Marion Kerioui, François Blanquart, Julie Bertrand, Oriol Mitjà, Marc Corbacho-Monné, Michael Marks, Jeremie Guedj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-09-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
microbiology
SARS-CoV-2
infectious diseases
computational biology
epidemiology
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/69302

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/69302

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