Sokhela, Simiso, Bosch, Bronwyn, Hill, Andrew, Simmons, Bryony ORCID: 0000-0002-3207-9935, Woods, Joana, Johnstone, Hilary, Madhi, Shabir, Qavi, Ambar, Ellis, Leah, Akpomiemie, Godspower, Bhaskar, Esther, Levi, Jacob, Falconer, Jonathan, Mirchandani, Manya, Perez Casas, Carmen, Moller, Karlien, Pilkington, Victoria, Pepperrell, Toby and Venter, Willem Daniel Francois (2022) Comparing prospective incident severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection rates during successive waves of Delta and Omicron in Johannesburg, South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9 (12). ISSN 2328-8957
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Abstract
In high-risk individuals in Johannesburg, during the Delta coronavirus disease 2019 wave, 22% (125/561) were positive, with 33% symptomatic (2 hospitalizations; 1 death). During Omicron, 56% (232/411) were infected, with 24% symptomatic (no hospitalizations or deaths). The remarkable speed of infection of Omicron over Delta poses challenges to conventional severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 control measures.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). |
Divisions: | LSE LSE Health |
Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2024 16:03 |
Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 10:07 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/123771 |
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