Cohort profile: A Prospective Household cohort study of Influenza, Respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory pathogens community burden and Transmission dynamics in South Africa, 2016-2018.
Cheryl CohenMeredith L McMorrowNeil A MartinsonKathleen KahnFlorette K TreurnichtJocelyn MoyesThulisa MkhenceleOrienka HellfersceeLimakatso LebinaMatebejane MoroeKatlego MotlhaolengFrancesc Xavier Gómez-OlivéRyan WagnerStephen TollmanFloidy WafawanakaSizzy NgobeniJackie KleynhansAzwifari MathunjwaAmelia BuysLorens MaakeNicole WolterMaimuna CarrimStuart PikethBrigitte LanguageAngela MatheeAnne von GottbergStefano Tempianull nullPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2021)
Future planned analyses include analysis of influenza serology results and RSV burden and transmission. Households enrolled in the PHIRST study during 2016-2018 were eligible for inclusion in a study of SARS-CoV-2 transmission initiated in July 2020. This study uses similar testing frequency to assess the community burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the role of asymptomatic infection in virus transmission.