Characterizing superspreading events and age-specific infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Georgia, USA.

ABSTRACT: It is imperative to advance our understanding of heterogeneities in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 such as age-specific infectiousness and superspreading. To this end, it is important to exploit multiple data streams that are becoming abundantly available during the pandemic. In this paper, we formulate an individual-level spatiotemporal mechanistic framework to integrate individual surveillance data with geolocation data and aggregate mobility data, enabling a more granular understanding of the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2. We analyze reported cases, between March and early May 2020, in five (urban and rural) counties in the state of Georgia. First, our results show that the reproductive number reduced to below one in about 2 wk after the shelter-in-place order. Superspreading appe

SUBMITTER: Lau MSY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7486752 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature