Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19

20204,840 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

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

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.

Topics & Keywords

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 323, Issue 14, pp. 1406-1406

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.2565

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