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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2023 Mar 6;29(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2904.220854. Online ahead of print.
Serial Intervals and Incubation Periods of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta Variants, Singapore
Kangwei Zeng, Santhya Santhya, Aijia Soong, Nitika Malhotra, Dhanushanth Pushparajah, Koh Cheng Thoon, Benny Yeo, Zheng Jie Marc Ho, Mark Chen I Cheng
Abstract
We compared serial intervals and incubation periods for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants and Delta variants in Singapore . Median incubation period was 3 days for BA.1 versus 4 days for Delta. Serial interval was 2 days for BA.1 and 3 days for BA.2 but 4 days for Delta.
Keywords: COVID-19; Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Singapore; coronavirus disease; incubation period; respiratory infections; serial interval; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variant of concern; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2023 Mar 6;29(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2904.220854. Online ahead of print.
Serial Intervals and Incubation Periods of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta Variants, Singapore
Kangwei Zeng, Santhya Santhya, Aijia Soong, Nitika Malhotra, Dhanushanth Pushparajah, Koh Cheng Thoon, Benny Yeo, Zheng Jie Marc Ho, Mark Chen I Cheng
- PMID: 36878009
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2904.220854
Abstract
We compared serial intervals and incubation periods for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants and Delta variants in Singapore . Median incubation period was 3 days for BA.1 versus 4 days for Delta. Serial interval was 2 days for BA.1 and 3 days for BA.2 but 4 days for Delta.
Keywords: COVID-19; Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Singapore; coronavirus disease; incubation period; respiratory infections; serial interval; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variant of concern; viruses; zoonoses.