Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Public Transportation Vehicles: A Case Study in Hunan Province, China-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Public Transportation Vehicles: A Case Study in Hunan Province, China

Published:2020-09-13 Issue:10 Volume:7 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Luo Kaiwei¹,Lei Zhao²,Hai Zheng³,Xiao Shanliang⁴,Rui Jia²,Yang Hao¹,Jing Xinping³,Wang Hui⁴,Xie Zhengshen³,Luo Ping⁴,Li Wanying³,Li Qiao³,Tan Huilu³,Xu Zicheng³,Yang Yang⁵,Hu Shixiong¹,Chen Tianmu²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Workstation for Emerging Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences), Changsha City, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China

2. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China

3. Shaodong Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shaodong City, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China

4. Shaoyang Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shaodong City, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China

5. Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Abstract

Abstract Here we report a case study of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak event during bus trips of an index patient in Hunan Province, China. This retrospective investigation suggests potential airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the possibility of superspreading events in certain close contact and closed space settings, which should be taken into account when control strategies are planned.

Funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Science and Technology Program of Fujian Province

Xiamen New Coronavirus Prevention and Control Emergency Tackling Special Topic Program

Hunan Provincial Construction of Innovative Provinces Special Social Development Areas Key Research and Development Project

Science and Technology Research

National Institutes of Health

National Science Foundation

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Oncology