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Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 17;26(6). doi: 10.3201/eid2606.200452. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]COVID-19 in 2 Persons with Mild Upper Respiratory Symptoms on a Cruise Ship, Japan.[/h]
Arashiro T, Furukawa K, Nakamura A.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] We describe 2 cases of COVID-19 in patients with mild upper respiratory symptoms. Both patients worked on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan. One patient had persistent, low-grade upper respiratory tract symptoms without fever. The other patient had rapid symptom cessation but persistent viral RNA detection.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] COVID-19; Japan; PCR; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; cruise ship; global health; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; travelers health; viruses
PMID: 32118533 DOI: 10.3201/eid2606.200452
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Arashiro T, Furukawa K, Nakamura A.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] We describe 2 cases of COVID-19 in patients with mild upper respiratory symptoms. Both patients worked on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan. One patient had persistent, low-grade upper respiratory tract symptoms without fever. The other patient had rapid symptom cessation but persistent viral RNA detection.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] COVID-19; Japan; PCR; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; cruise ship; global health; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; travelers health; viruses
PMID: 32118533 DOI: 10.3201/eid2606.200452
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