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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 May 20;26(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid2609.201469. Online ahead of print.
Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease Among Wedding Attendees, Jordan
Dawood Yusef, Wail Hayajneh, Samah Awad, Suleiman Momany, Basheer Khassawneh, Shaher Samrah, Basil Obeidat, Liqaa Raffee, Ibrahim Al-Faouri, Ali Bani Issa, Heba Al Zamel, Enas Bataineh, Reem Qdaisat
Abstract
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.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Jordan; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; mass gatherings; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; weddings; zoonoses.
. 2020 May 20;26(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid2609.201469. Online ahead of print.
Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease Among Wedding Attendees, Jordan
Dawood Yusef, Wail Hayajneh, Samah Awad, Suleiman Momany, Basheer Khassawneh, Shaher Samrah, Basil Obeidat, Liqaa Raffee, Ibrahim Al-Faouri, Ali Bani Issa, Heba Al Zamel, Enas Bataineh, Reem Qdaisat
- PMID: 32433907
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2609.201469
Abstract
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.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Jordan; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; mass gatherings; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; weddings; zoonoses.