Symptom prevalence and secondary attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in rural Kenyan households: A prospective cohort study.

Katherine E GallagherJoyce NyiroCharles N AgotiEric MaithaJames NyagwangeAngela KaraniChristian BottomleyNickson MurungaGeorge GithinjiMartin MutungaLynette Isabella Ochola-OyierIvy KombeAmek NyaguaraE Wangeci KaguciaGeorge WarimweAmbrose AgweyuBenjamin TsofaPhilip BejonJ Anthony G ScottDavid James Nokes

Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2024)

Households in our setting experienced a lower 7-day attack rate than a recent meta-analysis indicated as the global average (23%-43% depending on variant), and infection is mostly asymptomatic in our setting.

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