Possible indirect transmission of COVID-19 at a squash court, Slovenia, March 2020: case report

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, there is an ongoing debate and research regarding the possible ways of virus transmission. We conducted an epidemiological investigation which revealed a cluster of five COVID-19 cases, linked to playing squash at a sports venue in Maribor, Slovenia. Acq...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology and infection 2020-01, Vol.148, p.e120-e120, Article e120
Hauptverfasser:	Brlek, A., Vidovič, Š., Vuzem, S., Turk, K., Simonović, Z.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerosols Betacoronavirus - physiology Case reports Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - transmission Coronaviruses COVID-19 Data acquisition Disease transmission Employees Epidemics Epidemiology From the Field Humans Infections Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - transmission Racquet Sports Racquetball & squash SARS-CoV-2 Slovenia - epidemiology Sports and Recreational Facilities Ventilation Venue Viral diseases Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, there is an ongoing debate and research regarding the possible ways of virus transmission. We conducted an epidemiological investigation which revealed a cluster of five COVID-19 cases, linked to playing squash at a sports venue in Maribor, Slovenia. Acquired data raises possibility that the transmission occurred indirectly through contaminated objects in changing room or squash hall or via aerosolisation in squash hall.
ISSN:	0950-2688 1469-4409
DOI:	10.1017/S0950268820001326