Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in young children attending day-care centres in Belgium, May 2020 to February 2022.

Van Heirstraeten, Liesbet; Ekinci, Esra; Smet, Mathias; Berkell, Matilda; Willen, Laura; Coppens, Jasmine; Spiessens, An; Xavier, Basil Britto; Lammens, Christine; Verhaegen, Jan; Van Damme, Pierre; Goossens, Herman; Beutels, Philippe; Matheeussen, Veerle; Desmet, Stefanie; Theeten, Heidi; Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi

Van Heirstraeten, Liesbet; Ekinci, Esra; Smet, Mathias; Berkell, Matilda; Willen, Laura; Coppens, Jasmine; Spiessens, An; Xavier, Basil Britto; Lammens, Christine; Verhaegen, Jan; Van Damme, Pierre; Goossens, Herman; Beutels, Philippe; Matheeussen, Veerle; Desmet, Stefanie; Theeten, Heidi; Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi.

Van Heirstraeten L; Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Ekinci E; Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Smet M; Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Berkell M; Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Willen L; Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Coppens J; Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Spiessens A; Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Xavier BB; Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Lammens C; Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Verhaegen J; Reference Centre for Pneumococci, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Van Damme P; Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Goossens H; Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Beutels P; Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Matheeussen V; Centre for Health Economics Research and Modelling Infectious Diseases, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Desmet S; Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Theeten H; Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Malhotra-Kumar S; Reference Centre for Pneumococci, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Euro Surveill ; 27(21)2022 05.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1875328

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Presence of SARS-CoV-2 was monitored in nasopharyngeal samples from young children aged 6-30 months attending day-care centres (DCCs) in Belgium from May 2020-February 2022. SARS-CoV-2 carriage among DCC children was only detected from November 2021, after emergence of Delta and Omicron variants, in 9 of the 42 DCCs screened. In only one DCC, two children tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at the same sampling time point, suggesting limited transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgian DCCs among young children during the studied period.

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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Belgium/epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans

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Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; carriage

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Topics: Variants Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 1560-7917.ES.2022.27.21.2200380

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