This is a case study of a positive COVID-19 case who was diagnosed and isolated early on in the infection. However, her seventeen close contacts who were quarantined and under observation remained negative indicating no viable chain of transmission despite high-risk contact. We further discuss the importance of effective contact tracing coupled with strict isolation or quarantine in breaking the chain of transmission. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
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Northeastern Univ, New England Inflammat & Tissue Protect Inst, Boston, MA 02115 USAUniv Florida, Coll Med, Dept Anesthesiol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
Sitkovsky, Michael
Correale, Pierpaolo
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Grand Metropolitan Hosp, Med Oncol Unit, Sci Task Force Covid19, Reggio Di Calabria, ItalyUniv Florida, Coll Med, Dept Anesthesiol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
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North Univ China, Sch Data Sci & Thchnol, Taiyuan 030051, Peoples R China
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Zhang, Fen-fen
Jin, Zhen
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Shanxi Univ, Complex Syst Res Ctr, Taiyuan 030006, Peoples R ChinaNorth Univ China, Sch Data Sci & Thchnol, Taiyuan 030051, Peoples R China
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Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USAUniv Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
Gardner, Billy J.
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Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USAUniv Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
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