Breakthrough Infections of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant in Fully Vaccinated Gold Miners, French Guiana, 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Vignier, Nicolas ; Bérot, Vincent ; Bonnave, Nathalie ; Peugny, Sandrine ; Ballet, Mathilde ; Jacoud, Estelle ; Michaud, Céline ; Gaillet, Mélanie ; Djossou, Félix ; Blanchet, Denis ; Lavergne, Anne ; Demar, Magalie ; Nacher, Mathieu ; Rousset, Dominique ; Epelboin, Loïc
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• Description:
  An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 caused by the Gamma variant of concern infected 24/44 (55%) employees of a gold mine in French Guiana (87% symptomatic, no severe forms). The attack rate was 60% (15/25) among fully vaccinated miners and 75% (3/4) among unvaccinated miners without a history of infection.
• Subjects:
  • Covid-19
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Gold
  • Humans
  • Sars-Cov-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(10):2673-2676
• Pubmed ID:
  34289335
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8462339
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  French Guiana
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/110449/cdc_110449_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 785.49 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:be620e62abff4860e222d7a851e5cbea6ba9542de220946e8055a74753dd8dfd