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SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Presymptomatic Meeting Attendee, Germany

Authors :
DirkJan Hijnen
Angelo Valerio Marzano
Kilian Eyerich
Corine GeurtsvanKessel
Ana Maria Giménez-Arnau
Pascal Joly
Christian Vestergaard
Michael Sticherling
Enno Schmidt
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 8, Pp 1935-1937 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.

Abstract

During a meeting in Munich, Germany, a presymptomatic attendee with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infected at least 11 of 13 other participants. Although 5 participants had no or mild symptoms, 6 had typical coronavirus disease, without dyspnea. Our findings suggest hand shaking and face-to-face contact as possible modes of transmission.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
26
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9ba2ef09ce534d9dae8c347f9fb5de85
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.201235