1. First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in France: surveillance, investigations and control measures, January 2020
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Daniel Lévy-Bruhl, Sylvie Behillil, Clément Bassi, Alexandra Mailles, Anne Simondon, Yassoungo Silue, P. Rolland, François Xavier Lescure, Matthieu Mechain, Morgane Stempfelet, Anouk Tabaï, Clément Lazarus, Bruno Coignard, C Campese, Investigation team, Sophie Ismael, Sibylle Bernard Stoecklin, Denis Malvy, Vincent Enouf, Mathieu Nguyen, Laure Meurice, Estelle Yamani, Duc Minh Nguyen, Scarlett Georges, Santé publique France - French National Public Health Agency, Agence Régionale de Santé Ile-de-France [Paris] (ARS IDF), Agence Régionale de la Santé (ARS), Centre National de Référence des virus des infections respiratoires (dont la grippe) [Paris] (CNR), Institut Pasteur [Paris], Services de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales [CHU Bichat], AP-HP - Hôpital Bichat - Claude Bernard [Paris], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Bordeaux GeoSentinel Site [Bordeaux], Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales [Bordeaux], CHU Bordeaux [Bordeaux]-CHU Bordeaux [Bordeaux], Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Microbiologie Appliquée (LBMA), Université Bordeaux Segalen - Bordeaux 2-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Infection, Anti-microbiens, Modélisation, Evolution (IAME (UMR_S_1137 / U1137)), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Paris (UP)-Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Direction Générale de la Santé [Paris] (DGS), Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé [Paris, France], Santé publique France [Saint-Maurice, France] (French National Public Health Agency), parent-French National Public Health Agency, Investigation Team: Laurent Filleul, Stéphanie Vandentorren, Guillaume Spaccaferri, Hélène Prouvost, Mélanie Albert, Marion Barbet, Angela Brisebarre, Flora Donati, Sylvie van der Werf, Alexis Ardoin, Marion Dreyer, Karim Tararbit, Matthieu Amodeo, Elodie Couaillier, Pascal Fabre, Daniel Habold, Didier Che, Gisèle Bendjelloul, Marine Billaudelle Lallemant, Valentine Charachon, Laurène Deconinck, Diane Descamps, Sandrine Gérard, Nadirha Houhou, Quentin Le Hingrat, Isabelle Lolom, Jean-Christophe Lucet, Annabelle Pourbaix, Simon Valayer, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Alexandre Boyer, Benjamin Clouzeau, Xavier Combes, Arnaud Desclaux, Jean-Michel Dindart, Alexandre Duvignaud, Isabelle Garrigue, Didier Gruson, Marie-Edith Lafon, Pauline Perreau, Thierry Pistone, Maxime Poteau, Eric Tentillier, Pauline Mathieu., Direction des maladies infectieuses - Infectious Diseases Division [Saint-Maurice], Santé publique France - French National Public Health Agency [Saint-Maurice, France], Direction des régions [Saint-Maurice], Cellule Régionale Ile-de-France [Paris], Santé publique France - French National Public Health Agency [Saint-Maurice, France]-Santé publique France - French National Public Health Agency [Saint-Maurice, France], Agence Régionale de Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine [Bordeaux] (ARS NA), Cellule Régionale Nouvelle-Aquitaine [Bordeaux], Centre National de Référence des virus des infections respiratoires (dont la grippe) - National Reference Center Virus Influenzae [Paris] (CNR - laboratoire coordonnateur), Institut Pasteur [Paris] (IP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Centre opérationnel de réception et de régulation des urgences sanitaires et sociales [Paris], Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé [Paris, France]-Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé [Paris, France], Direction alerte et crise [Saint-Maurice], Investigation Team : Laurent Filleul, Stéphanie Vandentorren, Guillaume Spaccaferri, Hélène Prouvost, Mélanie Albert, Marion Barbet, Angela Brisebarre, Flora Donati, Sylvie van der Werf, Alexis Ardoin, Marion Dreyer, Karim Tararbit, Matthieu Amodeo, Elodie Couaillier, Pascal Fabre, Daniel Habold, Didier Che, Gisèle Bendjelloul, Marine Billaudelle Lallemant, Valentine Charachon, Laurène Deconinck, Diane Descamps, Sandrine Gérard, Nadirha Houhou, Quentin Le Hingrat, Isabelle Lolom, Jean-Christophe Lucet, Annabelle Pourbaix, Simon Valayer, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Alexandre Boyer, Benjamin Clouzeau, Xavier Combes, Arnaud Desclaux, Jean-Michel Dindart, Alexandre Duvignaud, Isabelle Garrigue, Didier Gruson, Marie-Edith Lafon, Pauline Perreau, Thierry Pistone, Maxime Poteau, Eric Tentillier, Pauline Mathieu, Bodescot, Myriam, and Centre National de Référence des virus des infections respiratoires (dont la grippe) - National Reference Center Virus Influenzae [Paris] (CNR)
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Investigation Team : Santé publique France, Direction des régions, Cellule Régionale Nouvelle Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France: Laurent Filleul, Stéphanie Vandentorren.Santé publique France, Direction des régions, Cellule Régionale Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Lyon, France: Guillaume Spaccaferri.Santé publique France, Direction des régions, Cellule Régionale Hauts-de-France, Lille, France: Hélène Prouvost.Centre national de référence Virus des infections respiratoires, dont la grippe, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France: Mélanie Albert, Marion Barbet, Angela Brisebarre, Flora Donati, Sylvie van der Werf.Agence Régionale de Santé Ile-de-France, Paris, France: Alexis Ardoin, Marion Dreyer, Karim Tararbit.Agence Régionale de Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France: Matthieu Amodeo, Elodie Couaillier, Pascal Fabre, Daniel Habold.Santé publique France, Direction des maladies infectieuses, Saint-Maurice, France: Didier Che.AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Paris, France: Gisèle Bendjelloul, Marine Billaudelle Lallemant, Valentine Charachon, Laurène Deconinck, Diane Descamps, Sandrine Gérard, Nadirha Houhou, Quentin Le Hingrat, Isabelle Lolom, Jean-Christophe Lucet, Annabelle Pourbaix, Simon Valayer, Yazdan Yazdanpanah.Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux GeoSentinel Site, Bordeaux, France: Alexandre Boyer, Benjamin Clouzeau, Xavier Combes, Arnaud Desclaux, Jean-Michel Dindart, Alexandre Duvignaud, Isabelle Garrigue, Didier Gruson, Marie-Edith Lafon, Pauline Perreau, Thierry Pistone, Maxime Poteau, Eric Tentillier.Direction Générale de la Santé, Ministère des solidarités et de la santé, Centre opérationnel de réception et de régulation des urgences sanitaires et sociales, Paris, France: Pauline Mathieu; International audience; A novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) causing a cluster of respiratory infections (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, was identified on 7 January 2020. The epidemic quickly disseminated from Wuhan and as at 12 February 2020, 45,179 cases have been confirmed in 25 countries, including 1,116 deaths. Strengthened surveillance was implemented in France on 10 January 2020 in order to identify imported cases early and prevent secondary transmission. Three categories of risk exposure and follow-up procedure were defined for contacts. Three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on 24 January, the first cases in Europe. Contact tracing was immediately initiated. Five contacts were evaluated as at low risk of exposure and 18 at moderate/high risk. As at 12 February 2020, two cases have been discharged and the third one remains symptomatic with a persistent cough, and no secondary transmission has been identified. Effective collaboration between all parties involved in the surveillance and response to emerging threats is required to detect imported cases early and to implement adequate control measures.
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