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. 2020 Sep;26(9):1998–2004. doi: 10.3201/eid2609.201590

Table 2. Potential exposures to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 by 193 evacuees returning from Wuhan, China, to the United States, January 2020* .

Exposure risk factors No./total no. (%)†
Relevant exposures for serology results‡
Animal contact
Visited the Huanan Seafood Market in past 2 mo 1/186 (1)
Visited any live animal market in past 2 mo 9/186 (5)
Visited any settings with domesticated animals in past 2 mo 39/186 (21)
Visited any settings with nondomesticated animals in past 2 mo 8/186 (4)
Had direct contact with any animals in past 2 mo 52/186 (28)
Human contact
Had close contact with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case-patient in past 2 mo 1/186 (1)
Had close contact with person with fever and/or acute respiratory illness in past 2 mo 30/186 (16)
High-risk settings
Visited a healthcare setting (not in United States) in past 2 mo 8/186 (4)
Worked in a healthcare setting in Wuhan in past 2 mo 0/186 (0)
Worked in a laboratory setting in Wuhan in past 2 mo 0/186 (0)
Travel
Did not travel outside of Hubei Province, China, in past 2 mo
62/186 (33)
Relevant exposures for PCR results§
Animal contact
Visited any live animal market in past 2 wk 1/191 (1)
Visited any settings with domesticated animals in past 2 wk 15/191 (8)
Visited any settings with nondomesticated animals in past 2 wk 6/191 (3)
Had direct physical contact with live domestic animals in past 2 wk 36/191 (19)
Had direct physical contact with live nondomestic animals in past 2 wk 2/191 (1)
Human contact
Had close contact with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case-patient in past 2 wk 1/191 (1)
Had close contact with person with fever and/or acute respiratory illness in past 2 wk 12/191 (6)
High-risk settings
Visited a healthcare setting (not in United States) in past 2 wk 7/191 (4)

*COVID-19, coronavirus disease.
†Data for persons for whom responses were missing were excluded from the denominator.
‡Limited to exposures within the past 2 mo and to persons who submitted serum sample.
§Limited to exposures within the past 2 wk and to persons who submitted a nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swab specimen.