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Descriptive epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases in England, December 2020 to June 2022.
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Influenza and other respiratory viruses [Influenza Other Respir Viruses] 2023 Nov; Vol. 17 (11), pp. e13204. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Beta (B.1.351) variant in November 2020 raised concerns of increased transmissibility and severity. We describe the epidemiology of 949 confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant cases in England, identified between December 2020 and June 2022. Most cases were detected in the first 3 months. A total of 10 deaths (1.1%; 10/949) were identified among all cases and of those with travel information, 38 (4.9%; 38/781) cases with hospital admissions within 14 days of a positive test being detected. 52.9% (413/781) cases were imported. This study reinforces the importance of monitoring of travel-associated cases to inform public health response and reduce transmissibility of new variants.<br /> (© 2023 Crown copyright. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This article is published with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the King's Printer for Scotland.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Travel
England epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2 genetics
COVID-19 epidemiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1750-2659
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Influenza and other respiratory viruses
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38019701
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13204