Descriptive epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases in England, December 2020 to June 2022

Mary A. Sinnathamby; Asad Zaidi; Katherine A. Twohig; Shirin Aliabadi; Nurin Abdul Aziz; Natalie Groves; Eileen Gallagher; Simon Thelwall; Gavin Dabrera

doi:10.1111/irv.13204

Descriptive epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases in England, December 2020 to June 2022

Mary A. Sinnathamby, Asad Zaidi, Katherine A. Twohig, Shirin Aliabadi, Nurin Abdul Aziz, Natalie Groves, Eileen Gallagher, Simon Thelwall, Gavin Dabrera^*

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	e13204
Journal	Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses
Volume	17
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13204
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

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Keywords

B.1.351
England
SARS-CoV-2 Beta
second generation surveillance system
travel
whole genome sequencing

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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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