SARS-CoV-2 Superspread in Fitness Center, Hong Kong, China, March 2021

To investigate a superspreading event at a fitness center in Hong Kong, China, we used genomic sequencing to analyze 102 reverse transcription PCR-confirmed cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Our finding highlights the risk for virus transmission in confined spaces with poor ventilation and limited public health interventions.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Sep;27(9):2507. - PMID 34193336

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 27(2021), 8 vom: 26. Aug., Seite 2230-2232

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chu, Daniel K W [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Haogao [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Lydia D J [VerfasserIn]
Cheuk, Sammi S Y [VerfasserIn]
Gurung, Shreya [VerfasserIn]
Krishnan, Pavithra [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Daisy Y M [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Gigi Y Z [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Carrie K C [VerfasserIn]
Tsang, Dominic N C [VerfasserIn]
Peiris, Malik [VerfasserIn]
Poon, Leo L M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019 novel coronavirus disease
COVID-19
China
Coronavirus disease
Fitness center
Hong Kong
Journal Article
Molecular epidemiology
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Superspread
Transmission
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 23.07.2021

Date Revised 20.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Sep;27(9):2507. - PMID 34193336

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2708.210833

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325552657