Nature Communications (Jan 2022)
Viral infection and transmission in a large, well-traced outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
- Baisheng Li,
- Aiping Deng,
- Kuibiao Li,
- Yao Hu,
- Zhencui Li,
- Yaling Shi,
- Qianling Xiong,
- Zhe Liu,
- Qianfang Guo,
- Lirong Zou,
- Huan Zhang,
- Meng Zhang,
- Fangzhu Ouyang,
- Juan Su,
- Wenzhe Su,
- Jing Xu,
- Huifang Lin,
- Jing Sun,
- Jinju Peng,
- Huiming Jiang,
- Pingping Zhou,
- Ting Hu,
- Min Luo,
- Yingtao Zhang,
- Huanying Zheng,
- Jianpeng Xiao,
- Tao Liu,
- Mingkai Tan,
- Rongfei Che,
- Hanri Zeng,
- Zhonghua Zheng,
- Yushi Huang,
- Jianxiang Yu,
- Lina Yi,
- Jie Wu,
- Jingdiao Chen,
- Haojie Zhong,
- Xiaoling Deng,
- Min Kang,
- Oliver G. Pybus,
- Matthew Hall,
- Katrina A. Lythgoe,
- Yan Li,
- Jun Yuan,
- Jianfeng He,
- Jing Lu
Affiliations
- Baisheng Li
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Aiping Deng
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kuibiao Li
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Yao Hu
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Zhencui Li
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Yaling Shi
- Guangzhou 8th People’s Hospital
- Qianling Xiong
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Zhe Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Qianfang Guo
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Lirong Zou
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Huan Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Meng Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fangzhu Ouyang
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Juan Su
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Wenzhe Su
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jing Xu
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Huifang Lin
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jing Sun
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jinju Peng
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Huiming Jiang
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pingping Zhou
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ting Hu
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Min Luo
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Yingtao Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Huanying Zheng
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jianpeng Xiao
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tao Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Mingkai Tan
- Guangzhou 8th People’s Hospital
- Rongfei Che
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hanri Zeng
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Zhonghua Zheng
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Yushi Huang
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jianxiang Yu
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Lina Yi
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jie Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jingdiao Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Haojie Zhong
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Xiaoling Deng
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Min Kang
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Oliver G. Pybus
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
- Matthew Hall
- Big Data Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
- Katrina A. Lythgoe
- Big Data Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
- Yan Li
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jun Yuan
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jianfeng He
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jing Lu
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28089-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant has spread rapidly worldwide. Here, the authors characterise a single chain of transmission of Delta in China, and find evidence that it is more infectious and replicates faster during early infection compared to early pandemic lineages.
