Asymptomatic Transmission, the Achilles’ Heel of Current Strategies to Control Covid-19
Monica Gandhi, Deborah S. Yokoe, Diane V. Havlir
Abstract
Traditional infection-control and public health strategies rely heavily on early detection of disease to contain spread. When Covid-19 burst onto the global scene, public health officials initially...
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