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. 2020 May 26;58(6):e00588-20.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00588-20. Print 2020 May 26.

A Pandemic in Times of Global Tourism: Superspreading and Exportation of COVID-19 Cases from a Ski Area in Austria

Carlos L Correa-Martínez  1 , Stefanie Kampmeier  1 , Philipp Kümpers  2 , Vera Schwierzeck  3 , Marc Hennies  4 , Wali Hafezi  4 , Joachim Kühn  4 , Hermann Pavenstädt  2 , Stephan Ludwig  4 , Alexander Mellmann  3
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A Pandemic in Times of Global Tourism: Superspreading and Exportation of COVID-19 Cases from a Ski Area in Austria

Carlos L Correa-Martínez et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Austria; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; exported cases; pandemic; superspreading; tourism.

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Geographical origin of SARS-CoV-2 diagnosed at UKM between 6 March and 16 March 2020.
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Symptoms displayed by SARS-CoV-2-positive patients consulting at UKM upon their return from Ischgl, Austria.
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