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. 2014 Oct 2;143(8):1702–1709. doi: 10.1017/S095026881400243X

Table 2.

Secondary transmission in the 2009 and 2012 outbreaks

2009 outbreak [12] 2012 outbreak [11]
Included primary cases; clinical case definition, n Not included 24
Included primary cases; laboratory-confirmed, n 8 9
Primary cases confirmed by IFAT/PCR, n/n 8/8 9/6
Primary cases subtyped as IIaA19G1R1, n 7 4
Household contacts examined*, n 23 83
Clinically defined secondary cases, n (%) 2 (9%) 7 (8%)
Secondary cases confirmed by IFAT (%)/PCR, n/n 4 (17%)/1 0 (0%)/0
Secondary cases subtyped as IIaA19G1R1, n 1 0

IFAT, Immunofluorescence antibody test; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.

*

All household contacts in 2012; only household contacts of laboratory-confirmed primary cases in 2009.