Secondary Transmission of Coronavirus Disease from Presymptomatic Persons, China

We explored the secondary attack rate in different types of contact with persons presymptomatic for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Close contacts who lived with or had frequent contact with an index case-patient had a higher risk for COVID-19. Our findings provide population-based evidence for tran...

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Main Authors: Weiwei Zhang, Weibin Cheng, Lei Luo, Yu Ma, Conghui Xu, Pengzhe Qin, Zhoubin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1142_article