Two Cases of Breakthrough Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infections Caused by the Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529 Lineage) in International Travelers to Japan | Zendy

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Two Cases of Breakthrough Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infections Caused by the Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529 Lineage) in International Travelers to Japan

Author(s) -

Taketomo Maruki,

Noriko Iwamoto,

Kohei Kanda,

Nobumasa Okumura,

Gen Yamada,

Masahiro Ishikane,

Mugen Ujiie,

Masumichi Saito,

Tsuguto Fujimoto,

Tsutomu Kageyama,

Tomoya Saito,

Shinji Saito,

Tadaki Suzuki,

Norio Ohmagari

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab1072

Subject(s) - lineage (genetic) , covid-19 , coronavirus , medicine , virology , disease , betacoronavirus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , gene , pathology , biology , genetics , outbreak

In November 2021, the World Health Organization designated a new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant of concern, Omicron (PANGO lineage B.1.1.529). We report on the first 2 cases of breakthrough coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Omicron in Japan among international travelers returning from the country with undetected infection. The spread of infection by Omicron were considered.

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