Transmission of COVID-19 in the terminal stages of the incubation period: A familial cluster
Peng Li, Jibo Fu, Kefeng Li, Jie-nan Liu, Hongling Wang, Leijie Liu, Yan Chen, Yongli Zhang, Shelan Liu, An Tang, Zhendong Tong, Jianbo Yan
Abstract
We report a familial cluster of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to assess its potential transmission during the incubation period. The first patient in this familial cluster was identified during the presymptomatic period, as a close contact of a confirmed patient. Five family members had close contact with this first patient during his incubation period, with four of them confirmed positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the subsequent sampling tests.
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Incubation periodCluster (spacecraft)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Transmission (telecommunications)IncubationCoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineVirologyDiseaseBiologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakTelecommunicationsBiochemistryProgramming languageComputer scienceSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 epidemiological studies