Hao Yang

TL;DR: Based on individual records of 1178 potential SARS-CoV-2 infectors and their 15,648 contacts in Hunan, China, the authors estimated key transmission parameters.

TL;DR: These findings support the contribution of children to transmission and the importance of pre-symptomatic transmission, in turn highlighting the need for large-scale testing, contact tracing activities, and the use of personnel protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TL;DR: EV-A71 maternal antibodies were efficiently transferred to neonates, but declined quickly to below the protective threshold, particularly among those whose mothers had low antibody titres, suggesting that maternal vaccination could be explored to provide neonatal protection against EV-A 71 through maternal antibodies.

TL;DR: A substantial hospitalization burden associated with mild HFMD caused by EV71,cox A16, Cox A6 and Cox A10, especially in young children, in Anhua is revealed.