Evidence for transmission of COVID-19 prior to symptom onset

Evidence for transmission of COVID-19 prior to symptom onset

We collated contact tracing data from COVID-19 clusters in Singapore and Tianjin, China and estimated the extent of pre-symptomatic transmission by estimating incubation periods and serial intervals. The mean incubation periods accounting for intermediate cases were 4.91 days (95%CI 4.35, 5.69) and...

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Main Authors: Lauren C Tindale, Jessica E Stockdale, Michelle Coombe, Emma S Garlock, Wing Yin Venus Lau, Manu Saraswat, Louxin Zhang, Dongxuan Chen, Jacco Wallinga, Caroline Colijn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-06-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
COVID19
Sars-CoV-2
coronavirus
transmission
incubation
serial interval
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/57149

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