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Dynamic characteristics of a COVID-19 outbreak in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.
Wang, Junjun; Ma, Tao; Ding, Songning; Xu, Ke; Zhang, Min; Zhang, Zhong; Dai, Qigang; Tao, Shilong; Wang, Hengxue; Cheng, Xiaoqing; He, Min; Du, Xuefei; Feng, Zhi; Yang, Huafeng; Wang, Rong; Xie, Chaoyong; Xu, Yuanyuan; Liu, Li; Chen, Xupeng; Li, Chen; Wu, Wen; Ye, Sheng; Yang, Sheng; Fan, Huafeng; Zhou, Nan; Ding, Jie.
  • Wang J; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Ma T; Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
  • Ding S; Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Xu K; Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Zhang M; Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Zhang Z; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Dai Q; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Tao S; Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Wang H; Jiangning District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Cheng X; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • He M; Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
  • Du X; Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Feng Z; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Yang H; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Wang R; Jiangning District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Xie C; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Xu Y; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Liu L; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Chen X; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Li C; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Wu W; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Ye S; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Yang S; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Fan H; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Zhou N; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
  • Ding J; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Front Public Health ; 10: 933075, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2215404
ABSTRACT

Objectives:

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage B.1.617.2 (also named the Delta variant) was declared as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). This study aimed to describe the outbreak that occurred in Nanjing city triggered by the Delta variant through the epidemiological parameters and to understand the evolving epidemiology of the Delta variant.

Methods:

We collected the data of all COVID-19 cases during the outbreak from 20 July 2021 to 24 August 2021 and estimated the distribution of serial interval, basic and time-dependent reproduction numbers (R0 and Rt), and household secondary attack rate (SAR). We also analyzed the cycle threshold (Ct) values of infections.

Results:

A total of 235 cases have been confirmed. The mean value of serial interval was estimated to be 4.79 days with the Weibull distribution. The R0 was 3.73 [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.66-5.15] as estimated by the exponential growth (EG) method. The Rt decreased from 4.36 on 20 July 2021 to below 1 on 1 August 2021 as estimated by the Bayesian approach. We estimated the household SAR as 27.35% (95% CI, 22.04-33.39%), and the median Ct value of open reading frame 1ab (ORF1ab) genes and nucleocapsid protein (N) genes as 25.25 [interquartile range (IQR), 20.53-29.50] and 23.85 (IQR, 18.70-28.70), respectively.

Conclusions:

The Delta variant is more aggressive and transmissible than the original virus types, so continuous non-pharmaceutical interventions are still needed.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Front Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpubh.2022.933075

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Front Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpubh.2022.933075