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Asymptomatic COVID-19 or are we missing something?

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posted on 2025-05-09, 00:08 authored by Jazmin K. Daniells, Helen MacCallumHelen MacCallum, David DurrheimDavid Durrheim
A closer review of the asymptomatic COVID-19 cases recorded during the first pandemic wave in the Hunter New England area found that seven of the 26 ‘asymptomatic’ patients actually had experienced COVID-19-like symptoms, with five reporting symptoms prior to testing on review of all available clinical records. There is a need to delve deeper into the symptom history of ‘asymptomatic’ cases than initially recommended in national guidelines.

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Journal title

Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Volume

44

Publisher

Australia Department of Health

Language

  • en, English

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Faculty of Health and Medicine

School

School of Medicine and Public Health

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