SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Presymptomatic Meeting Attendee, Germany
DirkJan Hijnen, Angelo Valerio Marzano, Kilian Eyerich, Corine H. GeurtsvanKessel, Ana M. Giménez‐Arnau, K.H. Ly, Christian Vestergaard, Michael Sticherling, Enno Schmidt
Abstract
During a meeting in Munich, Germany, a presymptomatic attendee with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infected at least 11 of 13 other participants. Although 5 participants had no or mild symptoms, 6 had typical coronavirus disease, without dyspnea. Our findings suggest hand shaking and face-to-face contact as possible modes of transmission.
Topics & Concepts
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Virology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakTransmission (telecommunications)BetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsSars virusMedicinePandemicOutbreakComputer sciencePathologyTelecommunicationsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesInfection Control and VentilationSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing