| Literature DB >> 33263514 |
Nadine Muller, Mareike Kunze, Fabienne Steitz, Neil J Saad, Barbara Mühlemann, Jörn I Beheim-Schwarzbach, Julia Schneider, Christian Drosten, Lukas Murajda, Sandra Kochs, Claudia Ruscher, Jan Walter, Nadine Zeitlmann, Victor M Corman.
Abstract
We report an outbreak of coronavirus disease with 74 cases related to a nightclub in Germany in March 2020. Staff members were particularly affected (attack rate 56%) and likely caused sustained viral transmission after an event at the club. This outbreak illustrates the potential for superspreader events and corroborates current club closures.Entities:
Keywords: Berlin; COVID-19; Germany; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; contact tracing; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; diagnostic testing; disease outbreaks; infectious disease transmission; public health practice; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; superspreader event; viruses; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33263514 PMCID: PMC7853558 DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.204443
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883