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Infectivity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in children compared with adults

Jared Bullard, Duane Funk, Kerry Dust, Lauren Garnett, Kaylie Tran, Alex Bello, James E. Strong, Santina J. Lee, Jillian Waruk, Adam Hedley, David Alexander, Paul Van Caeseele, Carla Loeppky and Guillaume Poliquin
CMAJ April 26, 2021 193 (17) E601-E606; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.210263
Jared Bullard
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Duane Funk
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Kerry Dust
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Lauren Garnett
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Kaylie Tran
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Alex Bello
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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James E. Strong
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Santina J. Lee
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Jillian Waruk
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Adam Hedley
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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David Alexander
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Paul Van Caeseele
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Carla Loeppky
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Guillaume Poliquin
Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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vol. 193 no. 17 E601-E606
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.210263
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33837039
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  • Accepted March 30, 2021
  • Published online April 25, 2021.

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  1. Jared Bullard, MD,
  2. Duane Funk, MD,
  3. Kerry Dust, PhD,
  4. Lauren Garnett, BSc,
  5. Kaylie Tran, BSc,
  6. Alex Bello, PhD,
  7. James E. Strong, MD PhD,
  8. Santina J. Lee, MD,
  9. Jillian Waruk, PhD,
  10. Adam Hedley, BSc,
  11. David Alexander, PhD,
  12. Paul Van Caeseele, MD,
  13. Carla Loeppky, PhD,
  14. Guillaume Poliquin, MD PhD
  1. Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Bullard, Dust, Hedley, Alexander, Van Caeseele), Manitoba Health; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health (Bullard, Strong, Lee, Van Caeseele, Poliquin), University of Manitoba; National Microbiology Laboratory (Funk, Garnett, Tran, Bello, Strong, Poliquin), Public Health Agency of Canada; Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine (Funk), Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba; Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Garnett, Tran, Bello, Alexander), University of Manitoba; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health (Lee), Manitoba Health; Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Waruk, Loeppky), Manitoba Health; Department of Community Health Science (Loeppky), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
  1. Correspondence to: Jared Bullard, jared.bullard{at}gov.mb.ca
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