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. 2020 Mar 20;36:101635. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101635

Table 1.

Criteria of stratifying infection risks.

Risk of infection Requirements
High Fever or respiratory tract symptoms
AND 1 of the followings in recent 14 days:
  • 1.

    Travel to highly endemic areaa

  • 2.

    Had direct contact with confirmed cases

  • 3.

    Had direct contact with other patient with fever or respiratory tract symptoms who came back from highly endemic area

Intermediate Fever or respiratory tract symptoms and any travel history to foreign countries but not highly endemic area.
OR
Direct contact with confirmed cases and referred for sampling.
Undetermined Fever or respiratory tract symptoms, but not met any of the above-mentioned criteria.
a

Highly endemic areas are defined by and updated according to statement of Taiwan CDC.