First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the WHO European Region, 24 January to 21 February 2020

Spiteri, Gianfranco; Fielding, James; Diercke, Michaela; Campese, C; Enouf, Vincent; Gaymard, Alexandre; Bella, Antonino; Sognamiglio, Paola; José Sierra Moros, María; Nicolau Riutort, Antonio; V. Demina, Yulia; Mahieu, Romain; Broas, Markku; Bengnér, Malin; Buda, Silke; Schilling, Julia; Filleul, Laurent; Lepoutre, A.; Saura, C.; Mailles, Alexandra; Lévy-Brühl, D; Coignard, B.; Bernard-Stoecklin, Sibylle; Behillil, Sylvie; van der Werf, Sylvie; Valette, Martine; Lina, Bruno; Riccardo, Flavia; Nicastri, Emanuele; Casas, Inmaculada; Larrauri, Amparo; Salom Castell, Magdalena; Pozo, Francisco; А. Maksyutov, Rinat; Martin, Charlotte; Van Ranst, Marc; Bossuyt, Nathalie; Siira, Lotta; Sane, Jussi; Tegmark-Wisell, Karin; Palmérus, Maria; Broberg, Eeva; Beauté, Julien; Jorgensen, Pernille; Bundle, Nick; Pereyaslov, Dmitriy; Adlhoch, Cornelia; Pukkila, Jukka; Pebody, Richard; J. Olsen, Sonja; C Ciancio, B

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.9.2000178

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First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the WHO European Region, 24 January to 21 February 2020

Published in Eurosurveillance • Mar 5, 2020

Authors:

Gianfranco Spiteri

James Fielding

Michaela Diercke

Abstract

In the WHO European Region, COVID-19 surveillance was implemented 27 January 2020. We detail the first European cases. As at 21 February, nine European countries reported 47 cases. Among 38 cases studied, 21 were linked to two clusters in Germany and France, 14 were infected in China. Median case ag...

Subject

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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