A super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workers
Abstract Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019, it has been characterized as a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO). It was reported that asymptomatic persons are potential sources of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (S...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01592-w |
| Summary: | Abstract Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019, it has been characterized as a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO). It was reported that asymptomatic persons are potential sources of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We present an outbreak among health-care workers incited by a doctor who cared a patient with COVID-19 in a Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which indicates existence of super-spreader even during incubation period. |
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| ISSN: | 1465-993X |