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

doi:10.1128/JCM.00588-20

. 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

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¹ Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany Carlos.Correa@ukmuenster.de Stefanie.Kampmeier@ukmuenster.de.
² Department of Medicine D, Division of General Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
³ Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Virology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.

PMID: 32245833
PMCID: PMC7269389
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00588-20

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. 2020.

. 2020 May 26;58(6):e00588-20.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.00588-20. Print 2020 May 26.

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany Carlos.Correa@ukmuenster.de Stefanie.Kampmeier@ukmuenster.de.
² Department of Medicine D, Division of General Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
³ Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Virology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.

PMID: 32245833
PMCID: PMC7269389
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00588-20

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

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**FIG 1**
Geographical origin of SARS-CoV-2 diagnosed at UKM between 6 March and 16 March 2020.

**FIG 2**
Symptoms displayed by SARS-CoV-2-positive patients consulting at UKM upon their return from Ischgl, Austria.

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[1] Corman VM, Landt O, Kaiser M, Molenkamp R, Meijer A, Chu DKW, Bleicker T, Brunink S, Schneider J, Schmidt ML, Mulders D, Haagmans BL, van der Veer B, van den Brink S, Wijsman L, Goderski G, Romette JL, Ellis J, Zambon M, Peiris M, Goossens H, Reusken C, Koopmans MPG, Drosten C. 22 January 2020, posting date Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR. Euro Surveill https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.3..... - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Corman VM, Landt O, Kaiser M, Molenkamp R, Meijer A, Chu DKW, Bleicker T, Brunink S, Schneider J, Schmidt ML, Mulders D, Haagmans BL, van der Veer B, van den Brink S, Wijsman L, Goderski G, Romette JL, Ellis J, Zambon M, Peiris M, Goossens H, Reusken C, Koopmans MPG, Drosten C. 22 January 2020, posting date Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR. Euro Surveill https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.3..... - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Lloyd-Smith JO, Schreiber SJ, Kopp PE, Getz WM. 2005. Superspreading and the effect of individual variation on disease emergence. Nature 438:355–359. doi:10.1038/nature04153. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Lloyd-Smith JO, Schreiber SJ, Kopp PE, Getz WM. 2005. Superspreading and the effect of individual variation on disease emergence. Nature 438:355–359. doi:10.1038/nature04153. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Oh MD, Choe PG, Oh HS, Park WB, Lee S-M, Park J, Lee SK, Song J-S, Kim NJ. 2015. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus superspreading event involving 81 persons, Korea 2015. J Korean Med Sci 30:1701–1705. doi:10.3346/jkms.2015.30.11.1701. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Oh MD, Choe PG, Oh HS, Park WB, Lee S-M, Park J, Lee SK, Song J-S, Kim NJ. 2015. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus superspreading event involving 81 persons, Korea 2015. J Korean Med Sci 30:1701–1705. doi:10.3346/jkms.2015.30.11.1701. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Stein RA. 2011. Super-spreaders in infectious diseases. Int J Infect Dis 15:e510–e513. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2010.06.020. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Stein RA. 2011. Super-spreaders in infectious diseases. Int J Infect Dis 15:e510–e513. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2010.06.020. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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