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Mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients may be contagious for longer than previously thought – News-Medical.Net

Researchers in Brazil have reported two cases of people with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding infectious virus for a significantly…

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Researchers in Brazil have reported two cases of people with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding infectious virus for a significantly longer period than has previously been reported.
The patients, who developed mild but prolonged symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), were still shedding replicating SARS-CoV-2 up to 37 days (in case 1) and 24 days (in case 2) after symptom onset.
“It has been estimated that individuals with COVID-19 can shed replication-competent…

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