Genomic Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 E484K Variant B.1.243.1, Arizona, USA.

Autor: Skidmore PT, Kaelin EA, Holland LA, Maqsood R, Wu LI, Mellor NJ, Blain JM, Harris V, LaBaer J, Murugan V, Lim ES
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2021 Oct; Vol. 27 (10), pp. 2718-2720.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.211189
Abstrakt: Genomic surveillance can provide early insights into new circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. While conducting genomic surveillance (1,663 cases) from December 2020-April 2021 in Arizona, USA, we detected an emergent E484K-harboring variant, B.1.243.1. This finding demonstrates the importance of real-time SARS-CoV-2 surveillance to better inform public health responses.
Databáze: MEDLINE