Human to Human Transmission of Wuhan Novel Coronavirus Infection outside China: Situation of the First Case and What’s the Source of Infection?

Rujttika Mungmunpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit

Abstract


Sir,
An important thing for successful prevention of any new disease is knowledge of its natural history and epidemiology. For the newest emerging infectious disease that World Health Organization (WHO) declares as global
emergency, Wuhan novel coronavirus infection, it is a febrile illness with pulmonary problem.[1] The human to human transmission has just been confirmed since late December 2020.

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