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Table 4 Secondary case rate by continent

From: Child transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Country

Number of Studies

Total Index Patients

Number of pediatric cases

Number of adult cases

Number of total cases

Case Rate

All

39a

457

149

206

355

0.78

North America

13

73

31

30

61

0.84

Asia

12

105

9

22

31

0.30

Europe

13

267

107

155

262

0.98

Australia

1

12

2

1

3

0.25

  1. aOne study (Danis) was excluded because it did not differentiate between pediatric vs. adult cases