Table 1. Estimated proportion of infections caused by each age group.
Infectee age groups |
Infector age groups | ||||
<1 year |
1–4 years |
5–17 years |
18–49 years |
50+ years |
|
<1 year | 16.3 (12.3–21.0) |
44.6 (35.5–53.5) |
20.9 (13.9–28.4) |
15.2 (9.6–21.6) |
3.0 (1.4–5.0) |
1–4 years | 1.8 (1.0–3.0) |
85.8 (77.0–91.9) |
7 (3.2–12.9) |
5 (2.2–9.3) |
0.3 (0.1–0.6) |
5–17 years | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) |
12.9 (6.9–21.3) |
80.9 (70.4–88.4) |
4.4 (2.0–8.0) |
0.3 (0.1–0.5) |
18–49 years | 2.4 (1.5–3.7) |
18.6 (10.9–28.0) |
9.1 (4.8–14.9) |
69.5 (56.2–80.8) |
0.4 (0.2–0.8) |
50+ years | 15.5 (11.6–19.9) |
40.1 (31.1–49.3) |
19.7 (13.0–27.0) |
15.6 (9.7–22.4) |
9.1 (3.8–16.3) |