Large SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Caused by Asymptomatic Traveler, China

Liu, Jingtao; Huang, Jiaquan; Xiang, Dandan

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Large SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Caused by Asymptomatic Traveler, China

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June 30 2020
By Liu, Jingtao ; Huang, Jiaquan ; Xiang, Dandan

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Liu, Jingtao ; Huang, Jiaquan ; Xiang, Dandan
Description:

An asymptomatic person infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 returned to Heilongjiang Province, China, after international travel. The traveler's neighbor became infected and generated a cluster of >71 cases, including cases in 2 hospitals. Genome sequences of the virus were distinct from viral genomes previously circulating in China.
Subjects:

Adult Aged Asymptomatic Infections Betacoronavirus Communicable Diseases, Imported Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Sars-Cov-2 Travel
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(9):2260-2263
Pubmed ID:

32603652
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7454089
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

China
Location:

Asia
Volume:

26
Issue:

9
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:6c292a4a9e8ed2569aabe5101431495a4303a9803026df752d7c3ff0e953903e
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/93019/cdc_93019_DS1.pdf
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