Adolescent with COVID-19 as the Source of an Outbreak at a 3-Week Family Gathering - Four States, June-July 2020.

Adolescent with COVID-19 as the Source of an Outbreak at a 3-Week Family Gathering - Four States, June-July 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 09;69(40):1457-1459 Authors: Schwartz NG, Moorman AC, Makaretz A, Chang KT, Chu VT, Szablewski CM, Yousaf AR, Brown MM, Clyne A, DellaGrotta A, Drobeniuc J, Korpics J, Muir A, Drenzek C, Bandy U, Kirking HL, Tate JE, Hall AJ, Lanzieri TM, Stewart RJ Abstract There is increasing evidence that children and adolescents can efficiently transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1-3). During July-August 2020, four state health departments and CDC investigated a COVID-19 outbreak that occurred during a 3-week family gathering of five households in which an adolescent aged 13 years was the index and suspected primary patient; 11 subsequent cases occurred. PMID: 33031365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - October 9, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Schwartz NG, Moorman AC, Makaretz A, Chang KT, Chu VT, Szablewski CM, Yousaf AR, Brown MM, Clyne A, DellaGrotta A, Drobeniuc J, Korpics J, Muir A, Drenzek C, Bandy U, Kirking HL, Tate JE, Hall AJ, Lanzieri TM, Stewart RJ Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research