TY - JOUR AU - Xiong, Weijia AU - Peng, Liping AU - Tsang, Tim AU - Cowling, Benjamin T1 - Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections, Macau, June–July 2022 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2023 VL - 29 IS - 2 SP - 453 SN - 1080-6059 AB - A SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 outbreak occurred in Macau from mid-June through July 2022. Out of >1,800 laboratory-confirmed cases, most were mild or asymptomatic; only 6 deaths were recorded. The outbreak was controlled through stringent public health and social measures, such as repeated universal testing and a stay-at-home order lasting 2 weeks. KW - COVID-19 KW - respiratory infections KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - SARS KW - coronavirus disease KW - zoonoses KW - viruses KW - coronavirus KW - reproductive number KW - public health KW - social measures KW - incubation period KW - Omicron variant KW - Macau DO - 10.3201/eid2902.221243 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1243_article ER - End of Reference