Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Shedding by Travelers, Vietnam, 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Le, Thi Quynh Mai ; Takemura, Taichiro ; Moi, Meng Ling ; Nabeshima, Takeshi ; Nguyen, Le Khanh Hang ; Hoang, Vu Mai Phuong ; Ung, Thi Hong Trang ; Le, Thi Thanh ; Nguyen, Vu Son ; Pham, Hong Quynh Anh ; Duong, Tran Nhu ; Nguyen, Hai Tuan ; Ngu, Duy Nghia ; Nguyen, Cong Khanh ; Morita, Kouichi ; Hasebe, Futoshi ; Dang, Duc Anh
• Description:
  We analyzed 2 clusters of 12 patients in Vietnam with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection during January-February 2020. Analysis indicated virus transmission from a traveler from China. One asymptomatic patient demonstrated virus shedding, indicating potential virus transmission in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Asymptomatic Diseases Betacoronavirus Child Child, Preschool Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Female Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Sars-Cov-2 Travel Virus Shedding Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(7):1624-1626
• Pubmed ID:
  32240079
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7323563
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Vietnam
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0ab6c3303f02736e700bc14953d062d34b0a82dd7d2124c55cc05b4a6dac9e11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90202/cdc_90202_DS1.pdf
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