A super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workers

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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Main Authors: Chaojie Wei, Yufeng Yuan, Zhenshun Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Coronavirus disease 2019
Health-care workers
Super-spreader
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01592-w
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spelling doaj-7f671931562e4236b3304e23add8b20c2020-12-13T12:13:52ZengBMCRespiratory Research1465-993X2020-12-012111310.1186/s12931-020-01592-wA super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workersChaojie Wei0Yufeng Yuan1Zhenshun Cheng2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversityDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversityAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01592-wCoronavirus disease 2019Health-care workersSuper-spreader
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author Chaojie Wei
Yufeng Yuan
Zhenshun Cheng
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Yufeng Yuan
Zhenshun Cheng
A super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workers
Respiratory Research
Coronavirus disease 2019
Health-care workers
Super-spreader
author_facet Chaojie Wei
Yufeng Yuan
Zhenshun Cheng
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title A super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workers
title_short A super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workers
title_full A super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workers
title_fullStr A super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workers
title_full_unstemmed A super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2 in incubation period among health-care workers
title_sort super-spreader of sars-cov-2 in incubation period among health-care workers
publisher BMC
series Respiratory Research
issn 1465-993X
publishDate 2020-12-01
description 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.
topic Coronavirus disease 2019
Health-care workers
Super-spreader
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01592-w
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