Investigation of an international water polo tournament in Czechia as a potential source for early introduction of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant into Belgium, Switzerland and Germany, November 2021
Background: The earliest recognised infections by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (Pango lineage B.1.1.529) in Belgium and Switzerland suggested a connection to an international water polo tournament, held 12-14 November 2021 in Brno, Czechia.AimTo study the arrival and subsequent spread of the Omicron variant in Belgium and Switzerland, and understand the overall importance of this international sporting event on the number of infections in the two countries. Methods: We performed intensive forward and backward contact tracing in both countries, supplemented by phylogenetic investigations usin... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
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Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA
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Schlagwörter: | Institute of Medical Microbiology / Institute of Food Safety and Hygiene / Department of Chemistry / 540 Chemistry / 610 Medicine & health / 570 Life sciences / biology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26604850 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/239660/ |