Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Shedding by Travelers, Vietnam, 2020
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 Pham, Trần Như Dương, Hai Tuan Nguyen, Duy Nghia Ngu, Khanh Nguyen Cong, Kouichi Morita, Futoshi Hasebe, Duc Anh Dang
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.
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AsymptomaticCoronavirusViral sheddingTransmission (telecommunications)VirusVirologyRespiratory systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BetacoronavirusNovel virus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBiologyInternal medicineDiseaseOutbreakElectrical engineeringBiochemistryInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneEngineeringGenomeSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 and Mental Health