Cargando…

A cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms

BACKGROUND/AIMS: As the global impact of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been severe, many countries have intensified containment activities to eliminate virus transmission, through early detection and isolation strategies. To establish a proper quarantine strategy, it is essential...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kim, Nam Joong, Choe, Pyoeng Gyun, Park, Sang-Joon, Lim, Jaegyun, Lee, Wang Jun, Kang, Chang Kyung, Park, Wan Beom, Seong, Moon-Woo, Oh, Myoung-don
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7373952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32506866
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2020.122
_version_ 1783561596531900416
author Kim, Nam Joong
Choe, Pyoeng Gyun
Park, Sang-Joon
Lim, Jaegyun
Lee, Wang Jun
Kang, Chang Kyung
Park, Wan Beom
Seong, Moon-Woo
Oh, Myoung-don
author_facet Kim, Nam Joong
Choe, Pyoeng Gyun
Park, Sang-Joon
Lim, Jaegyun
Lee, Wang Jun
Kang, Chang Kyung
Park, Wan Beom
Seong, Moon-Woo
Oh, Myoung-don
author_sort Kim, Nam Joong
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND/AIMS: As the global impact of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been severe, many countries have intensified containment activities to eliminate virus transmission, through early detection and isolation strategies. To establish a proper quarantine strategy, it is essential to understand how easily the virus can spread in the communities. METHODS: In this study, we collected detailed information on the circumstances in which human-to-human transmission occurred in the tertiary transmission cases of COVID-19 in the community. RESULTS: On January 26, 2020, an imported case of COVID-19 was confirmed, and by February 10, 2020, one secondary transmission and three tertiary transmissions were identified. Secondary transmission occurred on the first day of illness of the infector, and his symptoms were suggestive of a common cold. The transmission occurred during a 90-minute long meal together in a restaurant. The people were sitting within one meter of each other, and had no direct contact. The tertiary transmission also occurred on the first-day illness of the other infector, and his only symptom was slight chills. The transmission occurred at a church during 2-hour-long worship, and two rows separated them. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that mildly symptomatic patients with COVID-19 could transmit the virus from the first day of illness through daily activities in the community. Early detection and isolation of patients with COVID-19 may be challenging.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7373952
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2020
publisher The Korean Association of Internal Medicine
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-73739522020-07-29 A cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms Kim, Nam Joong Choe, Pyoeng Gyun Park, Sang-Joon Lim, Jaegyun Lee, Wang Jun Kang, Chang Kyung Park, Wan Beom Seong, Moon-Woo Oh, Myoung-don Korean J Intern Med SPECIAL COVID-19 BACKGROUND/AIMS: As the global impact of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been severe, many countries have intensified containment activities to eliminate virus transmission, through early detection and isolation strategies. To establish a proper quarantine strategy, it is essential to understand how easily the virus can spread in the communities. METHODS: In this study, we collected detailed information on the circumstances in which human-to-human transmission occurred in the tertiary transmission cases of COVID-19 in the community. RESULTS: On January 26, 2020, an imported case of COVID-19 was confirmed, and by February 10, 2020, one secondary transmission and three tertiary transmissions were identified. Secondary transmission occurred on the first day of illness of the infector, and his symptoms were suggestive of a common cold. The transmission occurred during a 90-minute long meal together in a restaurant. The people were sitting within one meter of each other, and had no direct contact. The tertiary transmission also occurred on the first-day illness of the other infector, and his only symptom was slight chills. The transmission occurred at a church during 2-hour-long worship, and two rows separated them. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that mildly symptomatic patients with COVID-19 could transmit the virus from the first day of illness through daily activities in the community. Early detection and isolation of patients with COVID-19 may be challenging. The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2020-07 2020-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7373952/ /pubmed/32506866 http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2020.122 Text en Copyright © 2020 The Korean Association of Internal Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle SPECIAL COVID-19
Kim, Nam Joong
Choe, Pyoeng Gyun
Park, Sang-Joon
Lim, Jaegyun
Lee, Wang Jun
Kang, Chang Kyung
Park, Wan Beom
Seong, Moon-Woo
Oh, Myoung-don
A cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms
title A cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms
title_full A cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms
title_fullStr A cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms
title_full_unstemmed A cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms
title_short A cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms
title_sort cluster of tertiary transmissions of 2019 novel coronavirus (sars-cov-2) in the community from infectors with common cold symptoms
topic SPECIAL COVID-19
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7373952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32506866
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2020.122
work_keys_str_mv AT kimnamjoong aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT choepyoenggyun aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT parksangjoon aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT limjaegyun aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT leewangjun aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT kangchangkyung aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT parkwanbeom aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT seongmoonwoo aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT ohmyoungdon aclusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT kimnamjoong clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT choepyoenggyun clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT parksangjoon clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT limjaegyun clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT leewangjun clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT kangchangkyung clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT parkwanbeom clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT seongmoonwoo clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms
AT ohmyoungdon clusteroftertiarytransmissionsof2019novelcoronavirussarscov2inthecommunityfrominfectorswithcommoncoldsymptoms