Citation
Lessler, Justin (2021). An Overlooked Role for Fecal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2?.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73(7), e1803-4. PMCID: PMC7665370
Abstract
On 19 March 2003, an individual with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS) visited his brother at the Amoy Gardens housing complex in Kowloon, Hong Kong [1]. While there, he had diarrhea and used the toilet. Aerosolization of the resulting fecal matter created an infectious plume that infected >180 people and helped fuel the ongoing epidemic in Hong Kong. While respiratory transmission remained the main driver of transmission for the rest of the SARS epidemic, this event proved a clear risk from spread through aerosolized fecal matter, and suggested that infection control practices should not focus on respiratory droplets alone.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1575Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2021
Journal Title
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Author(s)
Lessler, Justin
Article Type
Commentary
PMCID
PMC7665370
ORCiD
Lessler - 0000-0002-9741-8109
