Increased transmissibility of the alpha SARS-CoV-2 variant: evidence from contact tracing data in Oslo, January to February 2021.
Jonas Christoffer LindstrømSolveig EngebretsenAnja Bråthen KristoffersenGunnar Øyvind Isaksson RøAlfonso Diz-Lois PalomaresKenth Engø-MonsenElisabeth Henie MadslienFrode ForlandKarin Maria NygårdFrode HagenGunnar GantzelOttar WiklundArnoldo FrigessiBirgitte Freiesleben de BlasioPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2021)
Our study suggests that households are the primary locations for rapid transmission of the new lineage alpha.