Early detection of P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a cluster of cases in Salvador, Brazil

Early detection of P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a cluster of cases in Salvador, Brazil

We report 3 cases of severe COVID-19 due to the SARS-CoV-2 P.1 lineage in a familial cluster detected in Salvador, Bahia–Brazil. All cases were linked to travel by family members from the state of Amazonas to Bahia in late December 2020. This report indicates the cryptic transmission of the SARS-CoV...

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Main Authors: Isadora Cristina de Siqueira, Aquiles Assunção Camelier, Elves A.P. Maciel, Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka, Margarida Celia L.C. Neves, Yasmin Santos Freitas Macêdo, Karoline Almeida Félix de Sousa, Victor Costa Araujo, Aurea Angelica Paste, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza, Tiago Gräf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2 P.1 lineage
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221004112

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