{"id":7247,"date":"2020-06-01T12:37:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T19:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7247"},"modified":"2021-03-24T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:38:46","slug":"asymptomatic-transmission-of-sars%e2%80%90cov%e2%80%902-and-implications-for-mass-gatherings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/06\/01\/asymptomatic-transmission-of-sars%e2%80%90cov%e2%80%902-and-implications-for-mass-gatherings\/","title":{"rendered":"Asymptomatic Transmission of SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 and Implications for Mass Gatherings"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wong et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">two further generations of SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">transmission\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">attendees at a 16,000-person<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0event who remained asymptomatic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The investigation confirmed 19 cases of SARS-CoV-2 among attendees<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">52 cases among their secondary<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0contacts<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0authors argue for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0widespread testing at mass gatherings in areas of known community transmission.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wong et al. (May 30, 2020). Asymptomatic Transmission of SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 and Implications for Mass Gatherings. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/irv.12767\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/irv.12767<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wong et al.\u00a0report\u00a0two further generations of SARS-CoV-2\u00a0transmission\u00a0from\u00a0attendees at a 16,000-person\u00a0event who remained asymptomatic.\u00a0The investigation confirmed 19 cases of SARS-CoV-2 among attendees\u00a0and\u00a052 cases among their secondary\u00a0contacts.\u00a0The\u00a0authors argue for\u00a0widespread testing at mass gatherings in areas of known community transmission.\u00a0 Wong et al. (May 30, 2020). Asymptomatic Transmission of SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 and Implications for Mass Gatherings. 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