Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan

Yusef, Dawood; Hayajneh, Wail; Awad, Samah; Momany, Suleiman; Khassawneh, Basheer; Samrah, Shaher; Obeidat, Basil; Raffee, Liqaa; Al-Faouri, Ibrahim; Issa, Ali Bani; Al Zamel, Heba; Bataineh, Enas; Qdaisat, Reem

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Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan

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May 20 2020
By Yusef, Dawood ; Hayajneh, Wail ; Awad, Samah ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Yusef, Dawood ; Hayajneh, Wail ; Awad, Samah ; Momany, Suleiman ; Khassawneh, Basheer ; Samrah, Shaher ; Obeidat, Basil ; Raffee, Liqaa ; Al-Faouri, Ibrahim ; Issa, Ali Bani ; Al Zamel, Heba ; Bataineh, Enas ; Qdaisat, Reem
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In March 2020, a wedding in Jordan led to a large outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We collected data on 350 wedding attendees, 76 who of whom developed COVID-19. Our study shows high communicability of COVID-19 and the enormous risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus transmission during mass gatherings.
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Adult Aged Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Disease Outbreaks Disease Transmission, Infectious Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Sars-Cov-2
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Emerg Infect Dis. 26(9):2165-2167
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32433907
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PMC7454095
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Journal Article
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Jordan
Location:

Jordan
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26
Issue:

9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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