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Rapid Emergence and Epidemiologic Characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.526 Variant — New York City, New York, January 1–April 5, 2021

2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 70; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15585/mmwr.mm7019e1

ISSN

1545-861X

Autores

Corinne N. Thompson, Scott Hughes, Stephanie Ngai, Jennifer Baumgartner, Jade Wang, Emily McGibbon, Katelynn Devinney, Elizabeth Luoma, Daniel Bertolino, Christina Hwang, Kelsey L. Kepler, Cybill Del Castillo, Melissa Hopkins, Henry Lee, Andrea K. DeVito, Jennifer L. Rakeman, Anne D. Fine,

Tópico(s)

SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Resumo

Recent studies have documented the emergence and rapid growth of B.1.526, a novel variant of interest (VOI) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the New York City (NYC) area after its identification in NYC in November 2020.

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