Is presymptomatic spread a major contributor to COVID-19 transmission?

Nat Med. 2020 Oct;26(10):1531-1533. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-1046-6. Epub 2020 Aug 17.

Authors

Mark K Slifka¹, Lina Gao²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA. slifkam@ohsu.edu.
² Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Biostatistics Shared Resource, Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, OR, USA.

PMID: 32807936
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-1046-6

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2
Virus Shedding

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