No SARS-CoV-2 carriage observed in children attending daycare centers during the intial weeks of the epidemic in Belgium.
J Med Virol
; 93(3): 1828-1831, 2021 03.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1196520
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ABSTRACT
To gain knowledge about the role of young children attending daycare in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic, a random sample of children (n = 84) aged between 6 and 30 months attending daycare in Belgium was studied shortly after the start of the epidemic (February 29th) and before the lockdown (March 18th) by performing in-house SARS-CoV-2 real-time polymerase chain reaction. No asymptomatic carriage of SARS-CoV-2 was detected, whereas common cold symptoms were common (51.2%). Our study shows that in Belgium, there was no sign of early introduction into daycare centers at the moment children being not yet isolated at home, although the virus was clearly circulating. It is clear that more evidence is needed to understand the actual role of young children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and their infection risk when attending daycare.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carrier State
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Child Day Care Centers
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Med Virol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jmv.26689
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