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Incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections among travellers from Wuhan, China, 20-28 January 2020.
Euro Surveill. 2020 02; 25(5)ES

Abstract

A novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is causing an outbreak of viral pneumonia that started in Wuhan, China. Using the travel history and symptom onset of 88 confirmed cases that were detected outside Wuhan in the early outbreak phase, we estimate the mean incubation period to be 6.4 days (95% credible interval: 5.6-7.7), ranging from 2.1 to 11.1 days (2.5th to 97.5th percentile). These values should help inform 2019-nCoV case definitions and appropriate quarantine durations.

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    Backer JA
    Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands.
    Klinkenberg D
    Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands.
    Wallinga J
    Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands. Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands.

    MeSH

    BetacoronavirusChinaCoronavirus InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Incubation PeriodPneumonia, ViralSevere Acute Respiratory SyndromeTravel

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    32046819

    Citation

    Backer, Jantien A., et al. "Incubation Period of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infections Among Travellers From Wuhan, China, 20-28 January 2020." Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, vol. 25, no. 5, 2020.
    Backer JA, Klinkenberg D, Wallinga J. Incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections among travellers from Wuhan, China, 20-28 January 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(5).
    Backer, J. A., Klinkenberg, D., & Wallinga, J. (2020). Incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections among travellers from Wuhan, China, 20-28 January 2020. Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, 25(5). https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.5.2000062
    Backer JA, Klinkenberg D, Wallinga J. Incubation Period of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infections Among Travellers From Wuhan, China, 20-28 January 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(5) PubMed PMID: 32046819.
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