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Investigation on two family clusters of COVID-19 in a county of Baotou city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region #MMPMID32867426
Liu CF; Lyu TX; Liu ZR; Wan HB; Wang SH; Lin L; Zhang M; Zhao YH; Wang L; Su X; Yang YL; Zhu YH; Liu PY
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2020[Aug]; 41 (8): 1210-1213 PMID32867426show ga
Objective: To investigate the epidemiological characteristics and transmission chain of COVID-19 in two families, and to provide scientific evidence for effective prevention and control measures. Methods: Field epidemiological investigation was conducted for the COVID-19 cases occurred in two families and the close contacts in a county of Baotou city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Descriptive statistical analysis on epidemiological data was conducted. Results: The infection source of the COVID-19 cases in the two families was a man who had living history in Wuhan. After his return, his parents were infected by him. A few days later, the members of a neighbor family were found to be infected, and relatives of this family were also infected after dining together repeatedly. Finally, ten confirmed cases and three suspected cases of COVID-19 were detected in the two families. Conclusions: Human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 can occur not only in a family but also in neighborhoods. The cases in two families had close relationship, indicating the necessity to strengthen the health education about COVID-19 prevention and control and the management of groups at high risk to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 in families and neighborhoods.
Zhonghua+Liu+Xing+Bing+Xue+Za+Zhi 2020 ; 41 (8): 1210-1213
