Transmission of COVID-19 in the terminal stages of the incubation period: A familial cluster
Peng Li, Ji-Bo Fu, Ke-Feng Li, Jie-Nan Liu, Hong-Ling Wang, Lei-Jie Liu, Yan Chen, Yong-Li Zhang, She-Lan Liu, An Tang, Zhen-Dong Tong, Jian-Bo Yan, Peng Li, Ji-Bo Fu, Ke-Feng Li, Jie-Nan Liu, Hong-Ling Wang, Lei-Jie Liu, Yan Chen, Yong-Li Zhang, She-Lan Liu, An Tang, Zhen-Dong Tong, Jian-Bo Yan
Abstract
We report a familial cluster of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to assess its potential transmission during the incubation period. The first patient in this familial cluster was identified during the presymptomatic period, as a close contact of a confirmed patient. Five family members had close contact with this first patient during his incubation period, with four of them confirmed positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the subsequent sampling tests.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cluster; Incubation period; SARS-CoV-2.
Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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