Climbing gyms as possible high-risk transmission locations in microbial outbreaks

The authors would like to highlight the potential of climbing gyms as important locations for the transmission of microbes, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). This is particularly relevant given its recent spread to North America, Japan and Europe, where indoor climbing is popular.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:technical sports biological and medical sciences
Tagging:Coronavirus
Published in:Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
Language:English
Published: 2020
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2020.03.005
Volume:31
Issue:3
Pages:375-376
Document types:article
Level:advanced