Community Outbreak Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Bus Riders in Eastern China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence of whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), can be transmitted as an aerosol (ie, airborne) has substantial public health implications.

Objective

To investigate potential transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 infection with epidemiologic evidence from a COVID-19 outbreak.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study examined a community COVID-19 outbreak in Zhejiang province. On January 19, 2020, 128 individuals took 2 buses (60 [46.9%] from bus 1 and 68 [53.1%] from bus 2) on a 100-minute round trip to attend a 150-minute worship event. The source patient was a passenger on bus 2. We compared risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection among at-risk individuals taking bus

SUBMITTER: Shen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489377 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature