Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Shedding by Travelers, Vietnam, 2020

Author/s
Le T.Q.M.,
Takemura T.,
Moi M.L.,
Nabeshima T.,
Nguyen L.K.H.,
Hoang V.M.P.,
Ung T.H.T.,
Le T.T.,
Nguyen V.S.,
Pham H.Q.A.,
Duong T.N.,
Nguyen H.T.,
Ngu D.N.,
Nguyen C.K.,
Morita K.,
Hasebe F.,
Dang D.A.
Year
Language
English
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Emerging infectious diseases
Publisher
NLM (Medline)

Description

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.

Migration angle
Region/Country (by coverage)