Linked nosocomial COVID-19 outbreak in three facilities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities due to SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.519 with spike mutation T478K in the Netherlands.

doi:10.1186/s12879-022-07121-y

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Linked nosocomial COVID-19 outbreak in three facilities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities due to SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.519 with spike mutation T478K in the Netherlands.

BMC infectious diseases - 10 Feb 2022

Gorgels Koen M F, Dingemans Jozef, van der Veer Brian M J W, Hackert Volker, Hensels Audrey Y J, den Heijer Casper D J, van Alphen Lieke B, Savelkoul Paul H M, Hoebe Christian J P A

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BACKGROUND: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) living in congregated settings have increased risk of COVID-19 infection and mortality. Little is known about variant B.1.1.519 with spike mutation T478K, dominant in Mexico. We describe a linked SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.519 outbreak in three IDD facilities in the Netherlands. METHODS: Following notification of the index, subsequent cases were...

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