Cluster of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant Infections, Parintins, Brazil, March 2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Jan;28(1):262-264. doi: 10.3201/eid2801.211817. Epub 2021 Dec 2.

Abstract

High case counts after the Gamma (P. 1) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 emerged in Brazil raised concerns that previously infected persons might become reinfected. Investigation of a cluster of coronavirus disease cases in Parintins, in the Brazilian Amazon, suggested household transmission but did not identify high rates of reinfection.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; Brazil; COVID-19; Gamma variant; P.1 variant; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; reinfection; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Reinfection
  • SARS-CoV-2*

Supplementary concepts

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants