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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 10;26(7). doi: 10.3201/eid2607.200994. [Epub ahead of print]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection among Returnees to Japan from Wuhan, China, 2020.
Arima Y, Shimada T, Suzuki M, Suzuki T, Kobayashi Y, Tsuchihashi Y, Nakamura H, Matsumoto K, Takeda A, Kadokura K, Sato T, Yahata Y, Nakajima N, Tobiume M, Takayama I, Kageyama T, Saito S, Nao N, Matsui T, Sunagawa T, Hasegawa H, Ohnishi M, Wakita T.
Abstract
In early 2020, Japan repatriated 566 nationals from China. Universal laboratory testing and 14-day monitoring of returnees detected 12 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection; initial screening results were negative for 5. Common outcomes were remaining asymptomatic (n = 4) and pneumonia (n = 6). Overall, screening performed poorly.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; Asymptomatic infections; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; bias; coronavirus disease; pneumonia; prevalence; quarantine; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32275498DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200994
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection among Returnees to Japan from Wuhan, China, 2020.
Arima Y, Shimada T, Suzuki M, Suzuki T, Kobayashi Y, Tsuchihashi Y, Nakamura H, Matsumoto K, Takeda A, Kadokura K, Sato T, Yahata Y, Nakajima N, Tobiume M, Takayama I, Kageyama T, Saito S, Nao N, Matsui T, Sunagawa T, Hasegawa H, Ohnishi M, Wakita T.
Abstract
In early 2020, Japan repatriated 566 nationals from China. Universal laboratory testing and 14-day monitoring of returnees detected 12 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection; initial screening results were negative for 5. Common outcomes were remaining asymptomatic (n = 4) and pneumonia (n = 6). Overall, screening performed poorly.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; Asymptomatic infections; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; bias; coronavirus disease; pneumonia; prevalence; quarantine; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32275498DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200994
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