| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T17 |
0-225 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In an analysis of the first 425 confirmed cases of infection, 73% of cases with illness onset between 12 and 22 January reported no exposure to either a wet market or another person with symptoms of a respiratory illness [2]. |
| T18 |
226-436 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The lack of reported exposure to another ill person could be attributed to lack of awareness or recall bias, but China’s health minister publicly warned that pre-symptomatic transmission could be occurring [6]. |
| T19 |
437-640 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Determining the extent to which asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic transmission might be occurring is an urgent priority, because it has direct implications for public health and hospital infection control. |
| T20 |
641-724 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Data on viral shedding dynamics could help in assessing duration of infectiousness. |
| T21 |
725-920 |
Sentence |
denotes |
For severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV), infectivity peaked at around 10 days after illness onset [7], consistent with the peak in viral load at around that time [8]. |
| T22 |
921-1018 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This allowed control of the SARS epidemic through prompt detection of cases and strict isolation. |
| T23 |
1019-1194 |
Sentence |
denotes |
For influenza virus infections, virus shedding is highest on the day of illness onset and relatively higher from shortly before symptom onset until a few days after onset [9]. |
| T24 |
1195-1354 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To date, transmission patterns of 2019-nCoV appear more similar to influenza, with contagiousness occurring around the time of symptom onset, rather than SARS. |
