Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19

Abstract

This study describes possible transmission of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from an asymptomatic Wuhan resident to 5 family members in Anyang, a Chinese city in the neighboring province of Hubei.

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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AsymptomaticSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Asymptomatic carrierTransmission (telecommunications)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyCoronavirusBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsDiseaseInternal medicineTelecommunicationsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Outbreak

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 323
Issue: 14
Pages: 1406-1406
Citations: 4811
Access: Closed

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                                    Yan Bai, 
                                
                                    Yao Ling-sheng, 
                                
                                    Tao Wei
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19. 
                            JAMA
                            , 323
                            (14)
                            , 1406-1406.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.2565
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.2565