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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Jun 30;29(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid2609.201798. Online ahead of print.
Large SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Caused by Asymptomatic Traveler, China
Jingtao Liu, Jiaquan Huang, Dandan Xiang
Abstract
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; China; Heilongjiang; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic transmission; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2020 Jun 30;29(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid2609.201798. Online ahead of print.
Large SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Caused by Asymptomatic Traveler, China
Jingtao Liu, Jiaquan Huang, Dandan Xiang
- PMID: 32603652
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2609.201798
Abstract
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; China; Heilongjiang; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic transmission; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.