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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Dec 2;27(2).
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.204443. Online ahead of print.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Outbreak Related to a Nightclub, Germany, 2020
Nadine Muller, Mareike Kunze, Fabienne Steitz, Neil J Saad, Barbara M?hlemann, J?rn I Beheim-Schwarzbach, Julia Schneider, Christian Drosten, Lukas Murajda, Sandra Kochs, Claudia Ruscher, Jan Walter, Nadine Zeitlmann, Victor M Corman
- PMID: 33263514
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.204443
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.
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.