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letter . 2020 Apr 9:ciaa418. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa418
Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic Infectors: Hidden Sources of COVID-19 Disease
Guanjian Li
1,2,2, Weiran Li
3,2, Xiaojin He
4,5,✉, Yunxia Cao
1,2,✉
Guanjian Li
1
Reproductive Medicine Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China
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Comprehensive research center for major infectious diseases of Anhui Province, Anhui, China
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Weiran Li
3
The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China
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Xiaojin He
4
National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui, China
5
Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Anhui, China
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Yunxia Cao
1
Reproductive Medicine Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China
2
Comprehensive research center for major infectious diseases of Anhui Province, Anhui, China
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1
Reproductive Medicine Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China
2
Comprehensive research center for major infectious diseases of Anhui Province, Anhui, China
3
The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China
4
National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui, China
5
Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Anhui, China
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Correspondence to: Yunxia Cao and Xiaojin He. Anhui Medical University, 23000, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, China. Emall: yunxiacao8@ayss.onexmail.com.
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The first two authors make the same contribution.
Received 2020 Apr 4.
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