tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 2;26(7). doi: 10.3201/eid2607.200591. [Epub ahead of print]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Shedding by Travelers, Vietnam, 2020.
Le TQM, Takemura T, Moi ML, Nabeshima T, Nguyen LKH, Hoang VMP, Ung THT, Le TT, Nguyen VS, Pham HQA, Duong TN, Nguyen HT, Ngu DN, Nguyen CK, Morita K, Hasebe F, Dang DA.
Abstract
We analyzed 2 clusters of 12 patients in Vietnam with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection during January-February 2020. Analysis indicated virus transmission from a traveler from China. One asymptomatic patient demonstrated virus shedding, indicating potential virus transmission in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Vietnam; presymptomatic; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; travelers; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32240079DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200591
Free full text
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Shedding by Travelers, Vietnam, 2020.
Le TQM, Takemura T, Moi ML, Nabeshima T, Nguyen LKH, Hoang VMP, Ung THT, Le TT, Nguyen VS, Pham HQA, Duong TN, Nguyen HT, Ngu DN, Nguyen CK, Morita K, Hasebe F, Dang DA.
Abstract
We analyzed 2 clusters of 12 patients in Vietnam with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection during January-February 2020. Analysis indicated virus transmission from a traveler from China. One asymptomatic patient demonstrated virus shedding, indicating potential virus transmission in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Vietnam; presymptomatic; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; travelers; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32240079DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200591
Free full text