Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant in Travelers from Brazil to Japan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Fujino, Takahisa ; Nomoto, Hidetoshi ; Kutsuna, Satoshi ; Ujiie, Mugen ; Suzuki, Tetsuya ; Sato, Rubuna ; Fujimoto, Tsuguto ; Kuroda, Makoto ; Wakita, Takaji ; Ohmagari, Norio
• Description:
  Multiple severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants with higher transmission potential have been emerging globally, including SARS-CoV-2 variants from the United Kingdom and South Africa. We report 4 travelers from Brazil to Japan in January 2021 infected with a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant with an additional set of mutations.
• Subjects:
  Adult Basic Reproduction Number Communicable Diseases, Imported Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Hospitalization Humans Male Mutation Quarantine Sars-Cov-2 Symptom Assessment Travel-Related Illness Treatment Outcome

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(4):1243-1245
• Pubmed ID:
  33567247
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8007308
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil ; Japan
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e525eb5894fd9f24d982e882774ccbb4ec4622653b4c3e4679d3fd851d6239e1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104886/cdc_104886_DS1.pdf
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