Indirect Virus Transmission in Cluster of COVID-19 Cases, Wenzhou, China, 2020
The University of Texas at Austin · Huashan Hospital · +5 more institutions
Abstract
To determine possible modes of virus transmission, we investigated a cluster of coronavirus disease cases associated with a shopping mall in Wenzhou, China. Data indicated that indirect transmission of the causative virus occurred, perhaps resulting from virus contamination of common objects, virus aerosolization in a confined space, or spread from asymptomatic infected persons.
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- 18.66
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- 100%
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- 3
Authors
6- JCJing CaiCorresponding
The University of Texas at Austin, Huashan Hospital, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Fudan University, Florida International University, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenandoah University
- WSWenjie Sun
Florida International University, Huashan Hospital, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fudan University, The University of Texas at Austin, Shenandoah University
- JHJianping Huang
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Florida International University, The University of Texas at Austin, Shenandoah University, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Fudan University
- MGMichelle Gamber
Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, The University of Texas at Austin, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Shenandoah University, Florida International University
- JWJing Wu
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenandoah University, The University of Texas at Austin, Fudan University, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Florida International University, Huashan Hospital
Topics & keywords
- Transmission (telecommunications)
- Virus
- Virology
- Cluster (spacecraft)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Pandemic
- Coronavirus