Analysis of community-acquired COVID-19 cases in Taiwan
| Autor: | Jui Yao Liu, Shinn Jang Hwang, Tzeng Ji Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Hand washing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Basic Reproduction Number Taiwan 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Asymptomatic Incubation period 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans business.industry Transmission (medicine) SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 General Medicine Middle Aged Face masks Community-Acquired Infections 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female medicine.symptom business Contact tracing Serial interval |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Chinese Medical Association |
| ISSN: | 1728-7731 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: The demographic characteristics and transmission dynamics of the community-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan were analysed for more effective control and prevention of the community transmission of this novel disease. METHODS: Open-access data and press releases on COVID-19 in Taiwan were collected on the website of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control. All 55 community-acquired cases of COVID-19 confirmed from January 28 to April 12, 2020 in Taiwan were included. Basic demographic characteristics, symptom presentation, infection source, route of identification, and transmission dynamics were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 55 cases, 52.7% were female and 74.5% were between 20-59 years of age. One sixth (16.4%) of community-acquired cases were asymptomatic. More than half (58.2%) of the cases were identified via contact tracing. The median incubation period was 6 days (range 1 to 13 days) and the median serial interval was 4 days (range -3 to 24 days). Twenty-six cases (47.3%) were transmitted from pre-symptomatic cases, eleven cases (20%) from symptomatic cases, and two cases (3.6%) from an asymptomatic case. The contagious period of symptomatic cases was from 7 days before to 15 days after the onset of symptoms. CONCLUSION: The high proportion of asymptomatic cases and the transmissibility in the pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic periods make control of COVID-19 challenging. Protective measures such as social distancing, wearing face masks, and hand washing are mandatory to prevent community transmission. |
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