January 28, 2020

A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

• A hospital-based case study in Shenzhen, Guangdong province among six family members who travelled to Wuhan provides further evidence of person-to-person transmission.

Fuk-Woo Chan et al. (Jan 24 2020). A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019

novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30154-9