Abstract
Traditional infection-control and public health strategies rely heavily on early detection of disease to contain spread. When Covid-19 burst onto the global scene, public health officials initially...
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)HeelAsymptomaticTransmission (telecommunications)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Public health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicMedicineDisease controlVirologyDiseaseComputer scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)TelecommunicationsPathologyOutbreak
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- 382
- Issue
- 22
- Pages
- 2158-2160
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Monica Gandhi,
Deborah S. Yokoe,
Diane V. Havlir
(2020).
Asymptomatic Transmission, the Achilles’ Heel of Current Strategies to Control Covid-19.
New England Journal of Medicine
, 382
(22)
, 2158-2160.
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejme2009758
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- 10.1056/nejme2009758