Chen, Qi
Rui, Jia
Hu, Qingqing
Peng, Ying
Zhang, Hao
Zhao, Zeyu
Tong, Yeqing
Wu, Yang
Su, Yanhua
Zhao, Benhua
Guan, Xuhua
Chen, Tianmu
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics (SKLVD2018KF001, SKLVD2018KF002)
The Special innovative team project of Hubei Health and Family Planning Commission of China (WJ2016JT-007)
The Key Support Project of Hubei Health and Family Planning Commission of China (WJ2017Z018)
Article History
Received: 21 September 2019
Accepted: 13 March 2020
First Online: 7 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This effort of outbreak control and investigation was part of CDC’s routine responsibility in Hubei Province; therefore, institutional review and informed consent were waived by Medical Ethics Committee of Hubei Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the following grounds: (1) all data analyzed were anonymized; (2) neither medical intervention nor biological samples were involved; (3) study procedures and results would not affect clinical management of patients in any form.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.