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Comment
. 2020 Jul;14(4):474-475.
doi: 10.1111/irv.12743. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

COVID-19 transmission through asymptomatic carriers is a challenge to containment

Xingxia Yu  1 , Rongrong Yang  2
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COVID-19 transmission through asymptomatic carriers is a challenge to containment

Xingxia Yu et al. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2020 Jul.
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