Adolescent with COVID-19 as the Source of an Outbreak at a 3-Week Family Gathering — Four States, June–July 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Schwartz, Noah G. ; Moorman, Anne C. ; Makaretz, Anna ; Chang, Karen T. ; Chu, Victoria T. ; Szablewski, Christine M. ; Yousaf, Anna R. ; Brown, Marie M. ; Clyne, Ailis ; DellaGrotta, Amanda ; Drobeniuc, Jan ; Korpics, Jacqueline ; Muir, Adam ; Drenzek, Cherie ; Bandy, Utpala ; Kirking, Hannah L. ; Tate, Jacqueline E. ; Hall, Aron J. ; Lanzieri, Tatiana M. ; Stewart, Rebekah J.
• Description:
  There is increasing evidence that children and adolescents can efficiently transmit SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1-3). During July-August 2020, four state health departments and CDC investigated a COVID-19 outbreak that occurred during a 3-week family gathering of five households in which an adolescent aged 13 years was the index and suspected primary patient; 11 subsequent cases occurred.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Family Female Full Report Humans Male Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(40):1457-1459
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33031365
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7561219
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  40
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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