Identification of transmission chains and clusters associated with COVID-19 in Tunisia

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to characterize the transmission chains and clusters of COVID-19 infection in Tunisia. Methods All cases were confirmed by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction of a nasopharyngeal specimen. Contact tracing is undertaken for all confirmed cases...

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Published in:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Mouna Safer, Hejer Letaief, Aicha Hechaichi, Chahida Harizi, Sonia Dhaouadi, Leila Bouabid, Sondes Darouiche, Donia Gharbi, Nawel Elmili, Hamida Ben Salah, Mongi Hammami, Khouloud Talmoudi, Rim Moussa, Nejib Charaa, Hasna Termiz, Fethi Ltaief, Habib Tounekti, Mohamed Makhlouf, Asma Belguith Sriha, Manel Ben Fredj, Sonia Khalfallah, Houcine Jabrane, Selma Mchirgui, Chedli Amich, Radhia Dabghi, Zid Anez, Latifa Abdelkader, Moncef Mhamdi, Nabil Ouerfeli, Salah Zoghlami, Souha Bougatef, Mohamed Kouni Chahed, Nissaf Bouafif Ben Alaya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-05-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 Coronavirus infections / transmission Contact tracing Cluster analysis Public health Tunisia
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06107-6