Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	55706
Country	China

Category	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Risk of group aggregative behavior during COVID-19 outbreak: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Hui Zuo, Zhi-Bing Hu and Feng Zhu
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Guangzhou Science and Technology Program Key Projects 201704030132
Corresponding Author	Feng Zhu, MD, PhD, Director, Senior Scientist, Technician, Centrl Laboratory, Guangzhou Occupation Disease Preventive and Treatment Centre, No. 1, Tianqiang Street, West Huangpu Road, Guangzhou 510620, Guangdong Province, China. chifengzhu@hotmail.com
Key Words	COVID-19; Epidemiological investigation; Group aggregative behavior; Novel coronavirus; Pandemic; Social exposure; Case report
Core Tip	Since its first emergence at the end of 2019, we have gained limited knowledge about the coronavirus disease-2019 virus and its epidemiology. We investigated a group of aggregated cases, diagnosed by viral genetic testing (real-time fluorescent reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction), and characterized the epidemic characteristics of spread for such. The findings provide strong evidence for controlling human social behaviors to help mitigate the virus’s threat to human health.
Citation	Zuo H, Hu ZB, Zhu F. Risk of group aggregative behavior during COVID-19 outbreak: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(1): 170-174

Received	2020-03-30 02:33
Peer-Review Started	2020-03-30 08:10
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2020-09-24 22:31
Revised	2020-10-02 06:57
Second Decision	2020-11-18 09:24
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2020-11-21 06:19
Articles in Press	2020-11-21 06:19
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2020-11-26 03:43
Typeset the Manuscript	2020-12-28 15:25

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