Isolation and characterization of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant in travellers from the United Kingdom to India: VUI-202012/01 of the B.1.1.7 lineage
Author(s) -
Pragya D. Yadav,
Dimpal A. Nyayanit,
Rima R. Sahay,
Prasad Sarkale,
Jayshri Pethani,
Savita Patil,
Shreekant Baradkar,
Varsha Potdar,
Deepak Y. Patil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taab009
Subject(s) - medicine , lineage (genetic) , covid-19 , isolation (microbiology) , coronavirus , transmission (telecommunications) , betacoronavirus , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , gene , genetics , outbreak , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , electrical engineering , engineering
We have isolated the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 variant of concern 202 012/01 from the positive coronavirus disease 2019 cases that travelled from the UK to India in the month of December 2020. This emphasizes the need for the strengthened surveillance system to limit the local transmission of this new variant.
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