A Molecular and Epidemiological Investigation of a Large SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in a Long-Term Care Facility in Luxembourg, 2021
In spring 2021, a long-term care facility (LTCF) of 154 residents in Luxembourg experienced a large severe, acute respiratory-syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak a few days after a vaccination campaign. We conducted an outbreak investigation and a serosurvey two months after the outbreak, compared attack rates (AR) among residents and staff, and calculated hospitalization and case-fatality rates (CFR). Whole genome sequencing (WGS) was performed to detect variants in available samples and results were compared to genomes published on GISAID. Eighty-four (55%) residents and forty-five... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Geriatrics, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 19 (2023) |
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MDPI AG
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Schlagwörter: | COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 / public health / elderly / nursing home / outbreak / Geriatrics / RC952-954.6 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27517727 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8010019 |