The index case of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland

Katherine J Hill; Clark D Russell; Sarah Clifford; Kate Templeton; Claire L Mackintosh; Oliver Koch; Rebecca K Sutherland

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.022

The index case of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland

J Infect. 2020 Jul;81(1):147-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.022. Epub 2020 Mar 21.

Authors

Katherine J Hill¹, Clark D Russell², Sarah Clifford³, Kate Templeton⁴, Claire L Mackintosh³, Oliver Koch³, Rebecca K Sutherland³

Affiliations

¹ NHS Lothian, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU. Electronic address: k.hill@doctors.org.uk.
² NHS Lothian, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU; University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ.
³ NHS Lothian, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU.
⁴ NHS Lothian, Diagnostic Virology Reference Laboratory, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ.

Abstract

Since its identification in December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected 125,048 persons globally with cases identified in 118 countries across all continents. We report on the Scottish index case of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus causing COVID-19.

Keywords: Communicable diseases, emerging; Coronavirus; Respiratory tract infections.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Coronavirus*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2
Scotland
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus*
United Kingdom