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Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan.

Authors :
Yusef D
Hayajneh W
Awad S
Momany S
Khassawneh B
Samrah S
Obeidat B
Raffee L
Al-Faouri I
Issa AB
Al Zamel H
Bataineh E
Qdaisat R
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2020 Sep; Vol. 26 (9). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 20.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

In March 2020, a wedding in Jordan led to a large outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We collected data on 350 wedding attendees, 76 who of whom developed COVID-19. Our study shows high communicability of COVID-19 and the enormous risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus transmission during mass gatherings.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
26
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32433907
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.201469