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. 2020 Jul:96:452-453.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.027. Epub 2020 Mar 16.

Transmission of COVID-19 in the terminal stages of the incubation period: A familial cluster

Peng Li  1 , Ji-Bo Fu  2 , Ke-Feng Li  3 , Jie-Nan Liu  4 , Hong-Ling Wang  5 , Lei-Jie Liu  6 , Yan Chen  7 , Yong-Li Zhang  8 , She-Lan Liu  9 , An Tang  10 , Zhen-Dong Tong  11 , Jian-Bo Yan  12
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Transmission of COVID-19 in the terminal stages of the incubation period: A familial cluster

Peng Li et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

We report a familial cluster of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to assess its potential transmission during the incubation period. The first patient in this familial cluster was identified during the presymptomatic period, as a close contact of a confirmed patient. Five family members had close contact with this first patient during his incubation period, with four of them confirmed positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the subsequent sampling tests.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cluster; Incubation period; SARS-CoV-2.

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Epidemiological linkage and timeline of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection within a familial cluster.
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