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. 2020 Sep;92(9):1401-1403.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.25990. Epub 2020 May 22.

Asymptomatic cases with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Yishan Wang  1 , Hanyujie Kang  1 , Xuefeng Liu  2 , Zhaohui Tong  1
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Asymptomatic cases with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Yishan Wang et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

On 31 March 2020, Chinese Health Authorization announced that numbers of asymptomatic cases with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection will be made to the public daily. This was a very important step since different counties have different capacities for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection and control strategy for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak. We summarized the characteristics of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections and the transmission potential of asymptomatic cases. Then we provided guidelines for the management of asymptomatic cases through quarantine and nucleic acid/serology tests.

Keywords: SARS coronavirus; coronavirus; epidemiology; horizontal transmission; pathogenesis; respiratory tract; virus classification.

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The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.

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