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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2020

Molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 clusters caused by asymptomatic cases in Anhui Province, China.

Yuan Yuan, Jun He, Lei Gong, Weiwei Li, Liangliang Jiang, Jiang Liu, Qingqing Chen, Junling Yu, Sai Hou, Yonglin Shi and 8 more

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuan YuanAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Jun HeAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Lei GongAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Weiwei LiAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Liangliang JiangMaanshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 849, Jiangdong Avenue, Maanshan, China.
Jiang LiuHuainan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Linchang Avenue, Huainan, China.
Qingqing ChenAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Junling YuAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Sai HouAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Yonglin ShiAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Siqi LuAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Zhuhui ZhangAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Yinglu GeAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Nan SaAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Lan HeAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Jiabing WuAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China.
Yong SunAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China. biosunyong@163.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3648-5308
Zhirong LiuAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 12560, Fanhua Avenue, Hefei, China. lzr@ahcdc.com.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0958-9099
Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

Funding

Emergency Research Project of Novel Coronavirus Infection of Anhui Province 202004a07020002 and 202004a07020004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCOVID-19 is a newly emerging disease caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which spread globally in early 2020. Asymptomatic carriers of the virus contribute to the propagation of this disease, and the existence of asymptomatic infection has caused widespread fear and concern in the control of this pandemic.

methodsIn this study, we investigated the origin and transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 in Anhui's two clusters, analyzed the role and infectiousness of asymptomatic patients in disease transmission, and characterized the complete spike gene sequences in the Anhui strains.

resultsWe conducted an epidemiological investigation of two clusters caused by asymptomatic infections sequenced the spike gene of viruses isolated from 12 patients. All cases of the two clusters we investigated had clear contact histories, both from Wuhan, Hubei province. The viruses isolated from two outbreaks in Anhui were found to show a genetically close link to the virus from Wuhan. In addition, new single nucleotide variations were discovered in the spike gene.

conclusionsBoth clusters may have resulted from close contact and droplet-spreading and asymptomatic infections were identified as the initial cause. We also analyzed the infectiousness of asymptomatic cases and the challenges to the current epidemic to provided information for the development of control strategies.

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Asymptomatic InfectionsChinaContact TracingCOVID-19Disease HotspotDisease OutbreaksFemaleHumansMaleMolecular EpidemiologyPandemicsPhylogenyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Sequence Analysis, RNARNA, ViralSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Asymptomatic caseClusterCoronavirusSARS-CoV-2Spike gene

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