Epidemiologic Evidence for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during Church Singing, Australia, 2020.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 27(6): 1677-1680, 2021 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1170064
ABSTRACT
An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection occurred among church attendees after an infectious chorister sang at multiple services. We detected 12 secondary case-patients. Video recordings of the services showed that case-patients were seated in the same section, up to 15 m from the primary case-patient, without close physical contact, suggesting airborne transmission.
Keywords
Australia; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; church singing; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; disease outbreak; epidemiology; infectious disease transmission; presymptomatic; public health practice; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Singing
/
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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