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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Oct 16;27(1).
doi: 10.3201/eid2701.203480. Online ahead of print.
Superspreading Event of SARS-CoV-2 Infection at a Bar, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, Nghiem My Ngoc, Tran Tan Thanh, Phan Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Lam Anh Nguyet, Le Nguyen Truc Nhu, Nguyen Thi Han Ny, Dinh Nguyen Huy Man, Vu Thi Ty Hang, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Nguyen Thi Hong Que, Pham Thi Tuyen, Tran Nguyen Hoang Tu, Tran Tinh Hien, Ngo Ngoc Quang Minh, Le Manh ****, Nguyen Thanh Truong, Lam Minh Yen, H Rogier van Doorn, Nguyen Thanh Dung, Guy Thwaites, Nguyen Tri Dung, Le Van Tan, OUCRU COVID-19 research group
- PMID: 33063657
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2701.203480
Abstract
We report a superspreading event of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection initiated at a bar in Vietnam with evidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission, based on ministry of health reports, patient interviews, and whole-genome sequence analysis. Crowds in enclosed indoor settings with poor ventilation may be considered at high risk for transmission.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Vietnam; coronavirus disease; disease cluster; pandemic; respiratory infections; reverse transcription PCR; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; superspreading; viruses; whole-genome sequencing.