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The Lancet Microbe: Infectiousness peaks early in COVID-19 patients, emphasising the need to rapidly isolate cases – EurekAlert

Although SARS-CoV-2 genetic material may still be detected in respiratory or stool samples for several weeks, no live virus (that can cause infection) was found…

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Peer-reviewed / Systematic review and meta-analysis / People

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of three human coronaviruses suggests that people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are most likely to be highly infectious in the first week after symptom onset, highlighting the need to identify and isolate cases early.
  • SARS-CoV-2 viral load appears to peak in the upper respiratory tract (which is thought to be the main source of transmission

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