tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Oct;27(10):2718-2720.
doi: 10.3201/eid2710.211189.
Genomic Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 E484K Variant B.1.243.1, Arizona, USA
Peter T Skidmore, Emily A Kaelin, LaRinda A Holland, Rabia Maqsood, Lily I Wu, Nicholas J Mellor, Joy M Blain, Valerie Harris, Joshua LaBaer, Vel Murugan, Efrem S Lim
Abstract
Genomic surveillance can provide early insights into new circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. While conducting genomic surveillance (1,663 cases) from December 2020-April 2021 in Arizona, USA, we detected an emergent E484K-harboring variant, B.1.243.1. This finding demonstrates the importance of real-time SARS-CoV-2 surveillance to better inform public health responses.
Keywords: Arizona; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; emergent variant; genomic surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Oct;27(10):2718-2720.
doi: 10.3201/eid2710.211189.
Genomic Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 E484K Variant B.1.243.1, Arizona, USA
Peter T Skidmore, Emily A Kaelin, LaRinda A Holland, Rabia Maqsood, Lily I Wu, Nicholas J Mellor, Joy M Blain, Valerie Harris, Joshua LaBaer, Vel Murugan, Efrem S Lim
- PMID: 34545803
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.211189
Abstract
Genomic surveillance can provide early insights into new circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. While conducting genomic surveillance (1,663 cases) from December 2020-April 2021 in Arizona, USA, we detected an emergent E484K-harboring variant, B.1.243.1. This finding demonstrates the importance of real-time SARS-CoV-2 surveillance to better inform public health responses.
Keywords: Arizona; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; emergent variant; genomic surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.