Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Public Transportation Vehicles: A Case Study in Hunan Province, China. (13th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Luo, Kaiwei; Lei, Zhao; Hai, Zheng; Xiao, Shanliang; Rui, Jia; Yang, Hao; Jing, Xinping; Wang, Hui; Xie, Zhengshen; Luo, Ping; Li, Wanying; Li, Qiao; Tan, Huilu; Xu, Zicheng; Yang, Yang; Hu, Shixiong; Chen, Tianmu
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 7:Number 10(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-09-13
• Subjects: SARS-CoV-2 -- COVID-19 -- probable airborne transmission -- vehicles; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa430
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

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.