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

Kaiwei LuoZhao LeiZheng HaiShanliang XiaoJia RuiHao YangXinping JingHui WangZhengshen XiePing LuoWanying LiQiao LiHuilu TanZicheng XuYang YangShixiong HuTian-Mu Chen

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

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.

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