Network epidemiological analysis of COVID-19 transmission patterns by age, occupation and residence across four waves in Cyprus.

ABSTRACT: Complex transmission patterns are not immediately obvious to epidemiologists, hindering the development of effective intervention strategies. The aim is to develop network-based tools to identify transmission patterns across age-groups, occupations, and locations. Infection networks were constructed using COVID-19 contact tracing data, provided by the Cyprus Ministry of Health, for March 2020 to May 2021. Transmission patterns within/across age-groups, districts, and economic activities, as well as the presence of super-spreaders and the vulnerability of different groups, were assessed using the constructed networks for the first four pandemic waves. The constructed networks for all waves were sparse. Network analysis, showed that the first wave primarily involved older individuals and hea

SUBMITTER: Dimitriou PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12322085 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature