Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections, Macau, June–July 2022

A SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 outbreak occurred in Macau from mid-June through July 2022. Out of >1,800 laboratory-confirmed cases, most were mild or asymptomatic; only 6 deaths were recorded. The outbreak was controlled through stringent public health and social measures, such as repeated universal...

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Autores principales: Xiong, Weijia, Peng, Liping, Tsang, Tim K., Cowling, Benjamin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36648122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221243
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author Xiong, Weijia
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description A SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 outbreak occurred in Macau from mid-June through July 2022. Out of >1,800 laboratory-confirmed cases, most were mild or asymptomatic; only 6 deaths were recorded. The outbreak was controlled through stringent public health and social measures, such as repeated universal testing and a stay-at-home order lasting 2 weeks.
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spelling pubmed-98817642023-02-08 Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections, Macau, June–July 2022 Xiong, Weijia Peng, Liping Tsang, Tim K. Cowling, Benjamin J. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter A SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 outbreak occurred in Macau from mid-June through July 2022. Out of >1,800 laboratory-confirmed cases, most were mild or asymptomatic; only 6 deaths were recorded. The outbreak was controlled through stringent public health and social measures, such as repeated universal testing and a stay-at-home order lasting 2 weeks. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9881764/ /pubmed/36648122 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221243 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections, Macau, June–July 2022
title_full Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections, Macau, June–July 2022
title_fullStr Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections, Macau, June–July 2022
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections, Macau, June–July 2022
title_short Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections, Macau, June–July 2022
title_sort epidemiology of sars-cov-2 omicron ba.5 infections, macau, june–july 2022
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881764/
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