Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in an Oropharyngeal Swab Specimen, Milan, Italy, Early December 2019.

ABSTRACT: We identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in an oropharyngeal swab specimen collected from a child with suspected measles in early December 2019, ≈3 months before the first identified coronavirus disease case in Italy. This finding expands our knowledge on timing and mapping of novel coronavirus transmission pathways.

SUBMITTER: Amendola A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853584 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature