COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Penitentiary Complex, April–June 2020, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gouvea-Reis, Fernando A. ; Oliveira, Patrícia D. ; Silva, Danniely C.S. ; Borja, Lairton S. ; Percio, Jadher ; Souza, Fábio S. ; Peterka, Cássio ; Feres, Claudia ; de Oliveira, Janaína ; Sodré, Giselle ; dos Santos, Wallace ; de Moraes, Camile
• Description:
  An outbreak of coronavirus disease began in a large penitentiary complex in Brazil on April 1, 2020. By June 12, there were 1,057 confirmed cases among inmates and staff. Nine patients were hospitalized, and 3 died. Mean serial interval was ≈2.5 days; reproduction number range was 1.0-2.3.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Basic Reproduction Number Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Disease Outbreaks Hospitalization Humans Male Middle Aged Prisons Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(3):924-927
• Pubmed ID:
  33434475
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7920649
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ce67876d4472e487fe7583ef90f9c40e896b08ced5e60c5b9f39ecbde7cb24e3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104049/cdc_104049_DS1.pdf
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