Lei Luo: Role: Data curationRole: MethodologyRole: Project administrationRole: ResourcesRole:
SoftwareRole: Supervision
Dan Liu: Role: ConceptualizationRole: Data curationRole: Formal analysisRole: MethodologyRole:
SoftwareRole: VisualizationRole: Writing – original draftRole: Writing – review &
editing
Hao Zhang: Role: Investigation
Zhihao Li: Role: Methodology
Ruonan Zhen: Role: Investigation
Xiru Zhang: Role: Methodology
Huaping Xie: Role: Investigation
Weiqi Song: Role: Methodology
Jie Liu: Role: Investigation
Qingmei Huang: Role: Methodology
Jingwen Liu: Role: Investigation
Xingfen Yang: Role: Conceptualization
Zongqiu Chen: Role: Data curationRole: Project administrationRole: ResourcesRole: Supervision
Chen Mao:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-6215
Role: ConceptualizationRole: Data curationRole: Funding acquisitionRole: Project administrationRole:
ResourcesRole: ValidationRole: Writing – review & editing
Adly M.M. Abd-Alla: Role: Editor
Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosntds
Title:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Print):
1935-2727
ISSN
(Electronic):
1935-2735
Publication date
(Electronic):
9
October
2020
Publication date Collection:
October
2020
Volume: 14
Issue: 10
Electronic Location Identifier: e0008570
Affiliations
[1
]
Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China
[2
]
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University,
Guangzhou, China
[3
]
Food Safety and Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical
University, Guangzhou, China
International Atomic Energy Agency, AUSTRIA
Author notes
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author information
Article
Publisher ID:
PNTD-D-20-01216
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008570
PMC ID: 7577473
PubMed ID: 33035211
SO-VID: b5c166bd-cb81-4fa7-91be-d353d86dadee
Copyright © © 2020 Luo et al
License:
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the original author and source are credited.
Funded by: Project Supported by Guangdong Province Higher Vocational Colleges & Schools Pearl
River Scholar Funded Scheme
Award ID: 2019
Award Recipient
:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-6215
Chen Mao
Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809, National Natural Science Foundation of China;
Award ID: 82041030
Award Recipient
:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-6215
Chen Mao
Funded by: Construction of High-level University of Guangdong
Award ID: G619339521 and G618339167
Award Recipient
:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-6215
Chen Mao
Funded by: Zhejiang University special scientific research fund for COVID-19 prevention and control
Award ID: K920330111
Award Recipient
:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-6215
Chen Mao
This study was sponsored by the Project Supported by Guangdong Province Higher Vocational
Colleges & Schools Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme (2019), Young Elite Scientists
Sponsorship Program by CAST (2019QNRC001), the Construction of High-level University
of Guangdong (G619339521 and G618339167) and the Zhejiang University special scientific
research fund for COVID-19 prevention and control (K920330111). The funders had no
role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation
of the manuscript.
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Medical Conditions
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Infectious Diseases
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Organisms
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Viruses
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RNA viruses
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Coronaviruses
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Coronaviruses
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SARS coronavirus
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SARS CoV 2
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SARS coronavirus
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