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No Fever in Some China Virus Carriers Makes Detection Harder
- Some people who died from illness never presented with fever
- Temperature screening main method used at transport hubs
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China’s new deadly virus is more difficult to contain than other pandemics because those infected may not get a fever, a symptom governments around the world are using to screen for the pathogen.
The National Health Commission told local governments and hospitals on Jan. 18 that some of those with the virus may not have a fever and the pathogen’s incubation period could be up to two weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named discussing the situation.