Estimation of the serial interval and proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission events of COVID- 19 in Ireland using contact tracing data
The authors used data collected as part of the national contact tracing process in Ireland to estimate the serial interval of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Irish population, and to estimate the proportion of transmission events that occurred prior to the onset of symptoms.
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Date of publication:
27 Apr 2021
Authors:
Conor G. McAloon, Patrick Wall, John Griffin, Miriam Casey, Ann Barber, Mary Codd, Eamonn Gormley, Francis Butler, Locksley L. McV Messam, Cathal Walsh, Conor Teljeur, Breda Smyth, Philip Nolan, Martin J. Green, Luke O’Grady, Kieran Culhane, Claire Buckley, Ciara Carroll, Sarah Doyle, Jennifer Martin, Simon J. More
Journal:
BMC Public Health
Digital object identifier:
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10868-9
Type of output:
Original Research
Suggested Citation:
McAloon CG, Wall P, Griffin J, Casey M, Barber A, Codd M, Gormley E, Butler F, Messam LLMV, Walsh C, Teljeur C, Smyth B, Nolan P, Green, MJ, O’Grady L, Culhane K, Buckley C, Carroll C, Doyle S, Martin J & More SJ. Estimation of the serial interval and proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission events of COVID- 19 in Ireland using contact tracing data. BMC Public Health. 2021;21(1):805