Infection . The first familial cluster of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the northeast of Italy

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Infection


. 2021 Apr 10.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01609-6. Online ahead of print.
The first familial cluster of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the northeast of Italy


Sara Lo Menzo ¹ , Serena Marinello ² , Matteo Biasin ² , Calogero Terregino ³ , Elisa Franchin ⁴ , Andrea Crisanti ⁴ , Annamaria Cattelan ²



Affiliations

• PMID: 33840038
• DOI: 10.1007/s15010-021-01609-6

Abstract

Purpose: We report on the first identified cluster of the B.1.1.7 variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in the northeast of Italy.
Methods: The cluster was recognized in January 2021 with an epidemiological started from the hospitalization of a 68-year-old man suffering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related pneumonia and we surprisingly found three families involved in the same cluster.
Results: We retrospectively rebuilt the pathway of infection and performed a virological analysis.
Conclusion: This allow us to make clear the very high attack rate and the great infective capacity of this B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords: COVID-19; Sars-COV-2; UK variant.