Investigation of a COVID-19 cluster involving vertical transmission in a residential building, Taiwan, 2021

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2023 Sep 9:S1684-1182(23)00159-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2023.08.009. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe investigated a COVID-19 cluster involved seven case-patients lived in a high-rise building in September 2021. We used a simplified tracer-gas experiment and virus sequencing to establish the link between case-patients. Vertical transmission among vertically aligned apartments on different floors in a building was the most likely route of transmission.PMID:37699780 | DOI:10.1016/j.jmii.2023.08.009
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research