RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Seeding of outbreaks of COVID-19 by contaminated fresh and frozen food
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2020.08.17.255166
DO 10.1101/2020.08.17.255166
A1 Fisher, Dale
A1 Reilly, Alan
A1 Zheng, Adrian Kang Eng
A1 Cook, Alex R
A1 Anderson, Danielle E.
YR 2020
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/08/18/2020.08.17.255166.abstract
AB An explanation is required for the re-emergence of COVID-19 outbreaks in regions with apparent local eradication. Recent outbreaks have emerged in Vietnam, New Zealand and parts of China where there had been no cases for some months. Importation of contaminated food and food packaging is a feasible source for such outbreaks and a source of clusters within existing outbreaks. Such events can be prevented if the risk is better appreciated.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.