Unit of Epidemiology, Health Authority of Central Tuscany, 50135, Florence, Italy.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2020 Aug 18;42(3):517-518. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa054.
In this Update, we document the circulation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Florida, USA, since February 2020. On 8th March 2020, a confirmed case of COVID-19 was notified to the Health Authority of Central Tuscany, Florence, Italy. The patient developed symptoms on 3rd March while staying in Miami where he arrived on 12th February. The case returned to Italy on 6th March and was admitted to a local hospital of Florence on 7th March with fever (38.2°C/100.4°F), cough and breathing difficulties. First COVID-19 cases in Florida where confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 2nd March as imported cases. Therefore, this event documents COVID-19 circulation in Florida at least since mid-February 2020.
在本次更新中,我们记录了自 2020 年 2 月以来美国佛罗里达州 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的传播情况。2020 年 3 月 8 日,意大利托斯卡纳中部地区佛罗伦萨卫生局收到了一起 COVID-19 确诊病例的报告。该患者于 3 月 3 日出现症状,当时他正在迈阿密停留,于 2 月 12 日抵达那里。该病例于 3 月 6 日返回意大利,并于 3 月 7 日因发烧(38.2°C/100.4°F)、咳嗽和呼吸困难而被佛罗伦萨当地医院收治。美国疾病控制与预防中心于 3 月 2 日确认佛罗里达州首例 COVID-19 病例为输入性病例。因此,这一事件记录了佛罗里达州至少从 2020 年 2 月中旬开始的 COVID-19 传播情况。