Differential diagnosis of illness in patients under investigation for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), Italy, February 2020

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified as the causative pathogen of an ongoing outbreak of respiratory disease, now named COVID-19. Most cases and sustained transmission occurred in China, but travel-associated cases have been reported in other countries, including Europe and Italy. Si...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2020-02, Vol.25 (8), p.2
Main Authors: Bordi, Licia, Nicastri, Emanuele, Scorzolini, Laura, Di Caro, Antonino, Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria, Castilletti, Concetta, Lalle, Eleonora
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Betacoronavirus - genetics
Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemics
Global health
Humans
Influenza, Human - diagnosis
Italy - epidemiology
Mass Screening
Medical diagnosis
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - methods
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - standards
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Population Surveillance
Rapid Communication
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Travel
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Summary:A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified as the causative pathogen of an ongoing outbreak of respiratory disease, now named COVID-19. Most cases and sustained transmission occurred in China, but travel-associated cases have been reported in other countries, including Europe and Italy. Since the symptoms are similar to other respiratory infections, differential diagnosis in travellers arriving from countries with wide-spread COVID-19 must include other more common infections such as influenza and other respiratory tract diseases.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.8.2000170