An update on the epidemiological characteristics of novel coronavirus pneumonia（COVID-19）
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.02.002
- VernacularTitle: 新型冠状病毒肺炎流行病学特征的最新认识
- Collective Name:Special Expert Group for Control of the Epidemic of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association;The Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, Beijing 100021, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Novel coronavirus pneumonia;
Corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19);
Epidemiology;
Characteristics
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2020;41(2):139-144
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Through literature review and group discussion, Special Expert Group for Control of the Epidemic of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association formulated an update on the epidemiological characteristics of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP). The initial source of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, with pangolins as a potential animal host. Currently the main source of infection is NCP patients, and asymptomatic carriers may also be infectious. The virus is believed transmitted mostly via droplets or contact. People are all generally susceptible to the virus. The average incubation period was 5.2 days, and the basic reproductive number R0 was 2.2 at the onset of the outbreak. Most NCP patients were clinically mild cases. The case fatality rate was 2.38%, and elderly men with underlying diseases were at a higher risk of death. Strategies for prevention and control of NCP include improving epidemic surveillance, quarantining the source of infection, speeding up the diagnosis of suspected cases, optimizing the management of close contacts, tightening prevention and control of cluster outbreaks and hospital infection, preventing possible rebound of the epidemic after people return to work from the Chinese Spring Festival holiday, and strengthening community prevention and control.
