Post-pandemic testing of SARS-CoV-2 in Huanan Seafood Market area in Wuhan, China

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Abstract

76 days after the COVID-19 epidemic was contained in Wuhan, the Chinese government carried out a citywide SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing for all the residents from May 14 ^th to June 1 ^st, 2020. Our hospital tested 107,662 residents around Huanan Seafood Market, uncovering a positivity rate of 0.006%.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Clin Infect Dis

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin. Infect. Dis

Journal ID (publisher-id): cid

Title: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publisher: Oxford University Press (US )

ISSN (Print): 1058-4838

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-6591

Publication date (Electronic): 25 July 2020

Electronic Location Identifier: ciaa1043

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

[2 ] Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China

[3 ] Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China

[4 ] Hospital Infection-Control Dept, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China

[5 ] Health Management Centre, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China

[6 ] Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A

[7 ] Laboratory of Psychiatric Neurogenomics, McLean Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Belmont, MA, U.S.A

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These authors contribute equally to this work

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Corresponding to: Nian Xiong, Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1227 Jiefang Ave; President of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, 392 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China; E-mail: nianxiong@ 123456hust.edu.cn

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Publisher ID: ciaa1043

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1043

PMC ID: 7454404

PubMed ID: 32710746

SO-VID: 930e0d61-77db-4971-b49e-016000d0473d

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