Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2020)

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 Quynh Anh Pham,
  • Tran Nhu Duong,
  • Hai Tuan Nguyen,
  • Duy Nghia Ngu,
  • Cong Khanh Nguyen,
  • Kouichi Morita,
  • Futoshi Hasebe,
  • Duc Anh Dang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200591
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 7
pp. 1624 – 1626

Abstract

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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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