Case series of four re-infections with a SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 variant, Luxembourg, February 2021

We describe four SARS-CoV-2 re-infections with a B.1.351 variant in 2021, in healthcare workers (HCWs) previously infected in 2020, before detection of this variant in Europe. Cases live in France, near the border with Luxembourg, where variants B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 circulated. All work in the same hospital unit where a cluster of COVID 19 with B1.351 variant occurred, affecting patients and HCWs. Before the cluster onset, HCWs used surgical masks, as per recommendations. After cluster onset, HCWs used FFP2 masks.PMID:33960291 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.18.2100423

Source: Euro Surveill - May 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Th érèse Staub Vic Arendt Esther Calvo Lasso de la Vega Pierre Braquet Christian Michaux Michel Kohnen Chantal Tsobo Tamir Abdelrahman Anke Wienecke-Baldacchino Jean-Hugues Francois Source Type: research