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- Title
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Shedding by Travelers, Vietnam, 2020.
- Authors
Thi Quynh Mai Le; Taichiro Takemura; Meng Ling Moi; Takeshi Nabeshima; Le Khanh Hang Nguyen; Vu Mai Phuong Hoang; Thi Hong Trang Ung; Thi Thanh Le; Vu Son Nguyen; Hong Quynh Anh Pham; Tran Nhu Duong; Hai Tuan Nguyen; Duy Nghia Ngu; Cong Khanh Nguyen; Kouichi Morita; Futoshi Hasebe; Duc Anh Dang; Le, Thi Quynh Mai; Takemura, Taichiro; Moi, Meng Ling
- Abstract
We analyzed 2 clusters of 12 patients in Vietnam with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection during January-February 2020. Analysis indicated virus transmission from a traveler from China. One asymptomatic patient demonstrated virus shedding, indicating potential virus transmission in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms.
- Subjects
VIETNAM; VIRAL pneumonia; VIRAL physiology; RESEARCH; COVID-19; TRAVEL; RESEARCH methodology; EVALUATION research; MEDICAL cooperation; COMPARATIVE studies; SYMPTOMS; EPIDEMICS; INFECTIOUS disease transmission
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 7, p1624
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2607.200591