New England Journal of Medicine· 2020Q1
Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany
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Short summary
A case in Germany demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 transmission from an asymptomatic individual, challenging the assumption that only symptomatic patients spread the virus.
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Key points
- SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted from an asymptomatic individual in Germany.
- The index patient had recently traveled from China.
- Three close contacts were infected by the asymptomatic individual.
- This case challenges the understanding of COVID-19 transmission dynamics.
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Abstract
2019-nCoV Transmission from Asymptomatic Patient In this report, investigators in Germany detected the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from a person who had recently traveled from China...
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