Outbreak of COVID-19 in a family, Wenzhou, China

Since December 2019, China has experienced a widespread outbreak of COVID-19. However, at the early stage of outbreak, investigations revealed a variety of patterns resulting in the transmission of COVID-19. Thus, it is essential to understand the transmission types and the potential for sustained h...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Zu-Mu, Zhou, Hai-Zhen, Lin, Xian-Dan, SU, Zhi-Cheng, Zhao, Lu-Shuang, Chen, Xi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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From the Field
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7267103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32430084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268820001089
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Sumario:Since December 2019, China has experienced a widespread outbreak of COVID-19. However, at the early stage of outbreak, investigations revealed a variety of patterns resulting in the transmission of COVID-19. Thus, it is essential to understand the transmission types and the potential for sustained human-to-human transmission. Moreover, the information regarding the characteristics of transmission helps in coordinating the current screening programme, and controlling and containing measures, and also, helps in deciding the appropriate quarantine duration. Thus, this investigation reports an outbreak of COVID-19 in a family residing in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China during the month of January−February 2020.

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