2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, Australia: Epidemiology Report 1: Reporting week 26 January – 1 February 2020
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novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), respiratory disease, case definition, epidemiology, AustraliaAbstract
This is the first epidemiological report of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) acute respiratory disease infections reported in Australia at 19:00 Australian Eastern Daylight Time [AEDT] 1 February 2020. It includes data on Australian cases notified during the week 26 January to 1 February 2020 and in the previous week (19 to 25 January 2020), the international situation and current information on the severity, transmission and spread of the 2019-nCoV infection.
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