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Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19

JAMA · 2020 · Vol. 323(14) · pp. 1406–1406

Yan Bai(Henan Provincial People's Hospital)Yao Ling-sheng(Anyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)Tao Wei(The Fifth People's Hospital of Anyang)Fei Tian(Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital)Dong‐Yan Jin(University of Hong Kong)Lijuan Chen(Henan Provincial People's Hospital)Meiyun Wang✉(Henan Provincial People's Hospital)

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Abstract

This study describes possible transmission of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from an asymptomatic Wuhan resident to 5 family members in Anyang, a Chinese city in the neighboring province of Hubei.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies SARS-CoV-2 detection and testingMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AsymptomaticSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Asymptomatic carrierTransmission (telecommunications)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyCoronavirusBetacoronavirus

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BetacoronavirusCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2AdultCarrier StateChinaFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPneumonia, ViralTomography, X-Ray ComputedCoronavirus InfectionsYoung AdultAsymptomatic InfectionsPandemics

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