Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan.

Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):
Authors: Yusef D, Hayajneh W, Awad S, Momany S, Khassawneh B, Samrah S, Obeidat B, Raffee L, Al-Faouri I, Issa AB, Al Zamel H, Bataineh E, Qdaisat R
Abstract
In March 2020, a wedding in Jordan led to a large outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We collected data on 350 wedding attendees, 76 who of whom developed COVID-19. Our study shows high communicability of COVID-19 and the enormous risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus transmission during mass gatherings.
PMID: 32433907 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - August 31, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yusef D, Hayajneh W, Awad S, Momany S, Khassawneh B, Samrah S, Obeidat B, Raffee L, Al-Faouri I, Issa AB, Al Zamel H, Bataineh E, Qdaisat R Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research