Household Transmission Investigation Study for COVID-19 in Tropical Regions

Inclusion Criteria

• •Primary case: laboratory-confirmed coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR),
• •or Family contact in French Guiana and Guadeloupe: person who lived in the same household as the primary case of COVID-19 when the primary case was symptomatic. A household is defined as a group of people (2 or more) living in the same accommodation (excluding residential institutions such as boarding schools, dormitories, hostels, prisons, other communities hosting grouped people),
• •or Close contact in New-Caledonia: any individual who was in contact with a primary case, in his/her family/living environment, work/school, friends/leisure or means of transport, when the primary case was symptomatic or presymptomatic,
• •Affiliated or beneficiary of a social security system
• •Informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures from subject (or legally authorized representative)
• •State of health compatible with a blood sample as defined in the protocol.