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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar 5;382(10):970-971.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2001468. Epub 2020 Jan 30.

Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany

Camilla Rothe  1 , Mirjam Schunk  1 , Peter Sothmann  1 , Gisela Bretzel  1 , Guenter Froeschl  1 , Claudia Wallrauch  1 , Thorbjörn Zimmer  1 , Verena Thiel  1 , Christian Janke  1 , Wolfgang Guggemos  2 , Michael Seilmaier  2 , Christian Drosten  3 , Patrick Vollmar  4 , Katrin Zwirglmaier  4 , Sabine Zange  4 , Roman Wölfel  4 , Michael Hoelscher  5
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Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany

Camilla Rothe et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1. Timeline of Exposure to Index Patient with Asymptomatic 2019-CoV Infection in Germany.
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