Asymptomatic and Human-to-Human Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a 2-Family Cluster, Xuzhou, China

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Li, Chunyang ; Ji, Fang ; Wang, Liang ; Wang, Liping ; Hao, Jungui ; Dai, Mingjia ; Liu, Yan ; Pan, Xiucheng ; Fu, Juanjuan ; Li, Li ; Yang, Guangde ; Yang, Jianye ; Yan, Xuebing ; Gu, Bing
• Description:
  We report epidemiologic, laboratory, and clinical findings for 7 patients with 2019 novel coronavirus disease in a 2-family cluster. Our study confirms asymptomatic and human-to-human transmission through close contacts in familial and hospital settings. These findings might also serve as a practical reference for clinical diagnosis and medical treatment.
• Subjects:
  Adult Asymptomatic Diseases Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Family Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Sars-Cov-2

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(7):1626-1628
• Pubmed ID:
  32228809
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7323514
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4509edf1717fcd8e1514b68db206274856f82af717e3d14513965f54d9213cc7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90204/cdc_90204_DS1.pdf
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