Early Introduction of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 into Europe

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Olsen, Sonja J. ; Chen, Meng-Yu ; Liu, Yu-Lun ; Witschi, Mark ; Ardoin, Alexis ; Calba, Clémentine ; Mathieu, Pauline ; Masserey, Virginie ; Maraglino, Francesco ; Marro, Stefano ; Penttinen, Pasi ; Robesyn, Emmanuel ; Pukkila, Jukka
• Corporate Authors:
  European COVID-19 Work Group
• Description:
  Early infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Europe were detected in travelers from Wuhan, China, in January 2020. In 1 tour group, 5 of 30 members were ill; 3 cases were laboratory confirmed. In addition, a healthcare worker was infected. This event documents early importation and subsequent spread of the virus in Europe.
• Subjects:
  Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Humans Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Travel
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(7):1567-1570
• Pubmed ID:
  32197059
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7323534
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b46db3e9ef3d62d2253c15041ba0bafbefff59aa949eced1abb2f7fda76a2ade
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90195/cdc_90195_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.07 MB ]