@article{d04d6bf2107f497598b67738ec7c9a2f,
title = "Catch Me if You Can: Superspreading of COVID-19",
abstract = "While significant insights have been gained concerning COVID-19, superspreading of coronaviruses remains a mystery. The vast majority of cases have been linked to a relatively small portion of infected individuals. Yet, the genetic sequence of the virus, severity of disease, and underlying host parameters, such as age, sex, and health conditions, are not clearly driving the superspreading phenomenon. In this commentary we discuss what is known and what is not known about coronavirus superspreader transmission and explore whether characteristics of the virion, the donor, or the environment contribute to this phenomenon.",
keywords = "Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, superspreading, transmission",
author = "Lakdawala, {Seema S.} and Menachery, {Vineet D.}",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank Ruth Nwego, a NSURP (National Summer Undergraduate Research Project) student in the Lakdawala laboratory, for compiling the list of superspreader events displayed in Table 1 . This work is supported by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( 1R01AI139063-01A1 , JHU CEIRS HHSN272201400007C to S.S.L and 1R01AI153602 , R21AI145400 to V.D.M.). Funding Information: We would like to thank Ruth Nwego, a NSURP (National Summer Undergraduate Research Project) student in the Lakdawala laboratory, for compiling the list of superspreader events displayed in Table 1. This work is supported by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (1R01AI139063-01A1, JHU CEIRS HHSN272201400007C to S.S.L and 1R01AI153602, R21AI145400 to V.D.M.). There are no interests to declare. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2021",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.tim.2021.05.002",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "29",
pages = "919--929",
journal = "Trends in Microbiology",
issn = "0966-842X",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "10",
}