@article{88ad8142e3804713a55083411af31795,
title = "COVID-19 case-clusters and transmission chains in the communities in Japan",
author = "Yuki Furuse and Naho Tsuchiya and Reiko Miyahara and Ikkoh Yasuda and Eiichiro Sando and Ko, {Yura K.} and Takeaki Imamura and Konosuke Morimoto and Tadatsugu Imamura and Yugo Shobugawa and Shohei Nagata and Atsuna Tokumoto and Kazuaki Jindai and Motoi Suzuki and Hitoshi Oshitani",
note = "Funding Information: Surveillance, laboratory test, epidemiological investigation, and data collection were conducted with cooperation from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and local governments including Public Health Centers and Public Health Institutes throughout Japan. Data management was also supported by collaborators (Hiroki Akaba, Kozue Amemiya, Kayako Chishima, Aya Fujiwara, Yoko Hamasaki, Naomi Ikeda, Keiya Inoue, Sachi Ishida, Mariko Kanamori, Tsuyoki Kawashima, Tomoe Mashiko, Rie Masuda, Yoshifumi Nin, Kota Ninomiya, Yukiyo Nitta, Kanako Otani, Mayuko Saito, Akiko Sakai, Kazuaki Sano, Asako Sato, Akiko Sayama, Ayaka Takeuchi, Hiroto Tanaka, Fumie Tokuda, Shogo Yaegashi, Yoko Yamagiwa, Lisa Yamasaki, Fumi Yoshimatsu) for the Cluster Response Team in the National Task Force for COVID-19 at the MHLW. Funding Information: Surveillance, laboratory test, epidemiological investigation, and data collection were conducted with cooperation from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and local governments including Public Health Centers and Public Health Institutes throughout Japan. Data management was also supported by collaborators (Hiroki Akaba, Kozue Amemiya, Kayako Chishima, Aya Fujiwara, Yoko Hamasaki, Naomi Ikeda, Keiya Inoue, Sachi Ishida, Mariko Kanamori, Tsuyoki Kawashima, Tomoe Mashiko, Rie Masuda, Yoshifumi Nin, Kota Ninomiya, Yukiyo Nitta, Kanako Otani, Mayuko Saito, Akiko Sakai, Kazuaki Sano, Asako Sato, Akiko Sayama, Ayaka Takeuchi, Hiroto Tanaka, Fumie Tokuda, Shogo Yaegashi, Yoko Yamagiwa, Lisa Yamasaki, Fumi Yoshimatsu) for the Cluster Response Team in the National Task Force for COVID-19 at the MHLW. This study was supported in part by a grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan (grant number 16809810). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Funding Information: This study was supported in part by a grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan (grant number 16809810). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. ",
year = "2022",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.jinf.2021.08.016",
language = "English",
volume = "84",
pages = "248--288",
journal = "Journal of Infection",
issn = "0163-4453",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders Ltd",
number = "2",
}
