Epidemiologic and Genomic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Superspreading Event in Nightclub, the Netherlands, June 2021

We report a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 superspreading event in the Netherlands after distancing rules were lifted in nightclubs, despite requiring a negative test or vaccination. This occurrence illustrates the potential for rapid dissemination of variants in largely unvaccinated populations under such conditions. We detected subsequent community transmission of this strain.

Verfasser: Jelle Koopsen
Catharina E. van Ewijk
Roisin Bavalia
Akke Cornelissen
Sylvia M. Bruisten
Floor de Gee
Alvin X. Han
Maarten de Jong
Menno D. de Jong
Marcel Jonges
Norin Khawaja
Fleur M.H.P.A. Koene
Mariken van der Lubben
Iris Mikulic
Sjoerd P.H. Rebers
Colin A. Russell
Janke Schinkel
Anja J.M. Schreijer
Judith A. den Uil
Matthijs R.A. Welkers
Tjalling Leenstra
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 5, Pp 1012-1016 (2022)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagwörter: COVID-19 / coronavirus disease / SARS-CoV-2 / severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 / viruses / respiratory infections / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27579528
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2805.212019