Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan.

Autor: Yusef D, Hayajneh W, Awad S, Momany S, Khassawneh B, Samrah S, Obeidat B, Raffee L, Al-Faouri I, Issa AB, Al Zamel H, Bataineh E, Qdaisat R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2020 Sep; Vol. 26 (9). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 20.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2609.201469
Abstrakt: In March 2020, a wedding in Jordan led to a large outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We collected data on 350 wedding attendees, 76 who of whom developed COVID-19. Our study shows high communicability of COVID-19 and the enormous risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus transmission during mass gatherings.
Databáze: MEDLINE