High Household Transmission Among Asymptomatic Contacts Across Pandemic Waves in Cincinnati, Ohio.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

COVID-19 and long COVID remain prevalent, with household transmission being an important mode of spread. To quantify household transmission of subclinical SARS-COV-2 infection and identify sociodemographic risk factors that may explain disparities in transmission, we conducted a case-ascertained antibody surveillance study of households in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Methods

A partnership was formed between the Cincinnati Health Department and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The Health Department identified cases of COVID-19. Infected individuals, along with their household contacts (n = 245), completed multiple questionnaires about symptoms, demographics, psychosocial (Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale and Everyday Discrimination Scale) and soci

SUBMITTER: Bowers K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12732174 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature