id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-316097-608qex0d Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. Asymptomatic coronavirus infection: MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 2020-02-27 .txt text/plain 600 44 50 title: Asymptomatic coronavirus infection: MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) A recent review in this journal showed that an increase in the rate of asymptomatic individuals with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) increased from 0% to 28.6% [1] . The increase in the number of cases is alarming and brought the fear of having viral transmission from asymptomatic individuals. The contribution of asymptomatic persons with MERS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2 to the transmission is not well characterized. Those asymptomatic cases may play a role in the transmission and thus pose a significant infection control challenge. However, the contribution of asymptomatic cases in the transmission of these viruses is not well known and deserve further studies to examine the extent of occurrence and the role in transmission. Asymptomatic Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection: extent and implications for infection control: a systematic review Transmission of 2019-nCoV infection from an asymptomatic contact in Germany ./cache/cord-316097-608qex0d.txt ./txt/cord-316097-608qex0d.txt