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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Feb 10;27(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2704.210183. Online ahead of print.
Imported SARS-COV-2 Variant P.1 Detected in Traveler Returning from Brazil to Italy
Fabrizio Maggi, Federica Novazzi, Angelo Genoni, Andreina Baj, Pietro Giorgio Spezia, Daniele Focosi, Cristian Zago, Alberto Colombo, Gianluca Cassani, Renee Pasciuta, Antonio Tamborini, Agostino Rossi, Martina Prestia, Riccardo Capuano, Lorenzo Azzi, Annalisa Donadini, Giuseppe Catanoso, Paolo Antonio Grossi, Lorenzo Maffioli, Gianni Bonelli
Abstract
We report an imported case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant P.1 detected in an asymptomatic traveler who arrived in Italy on an indirect flight from Brazil. This case shows the risk for introduction of SARS-CoV-2 variants from indirect flights and the need for continued SARS-CoV-2 surveillance.
Keywords: 20J/501Y.V3; B.1.1.28; Brazil; COVID-19; Italy; P.1; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variant of concern; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Feb 10;27(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2704.210183. Online ahead of print.
Imported SARS-COV-2 Variant P.1 Detected in Traveler Returning from Brazil to Italy
Fabrizio Maggi, Federica Novazzi, Angelo Genoni, Andreina Baj, Pietro Giorgio Spezia, Daniele Focosi, Cristian Zago, Alberto Colombo, Gianluca Cassani, Renee Pasciuta, Antonio Tamborini, Agostino Rossi, Martina Prestia, Riccardo Capuano, Lorenzo Azzi, Annalisa Donadini, Giuseppe Catanoso, Paolo Antonio Grossi, Lorenzo Maffioli, Gianni Bonelli
- PMID: 33567246
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2704.210183
Abstract
We report an imported case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant P.1 detected in an asymptomatic traveler who arrived in Italy on an indirect flight from Brazil. This case shows the risk for introduction of SARS-CoV-2 variants from indirect flights and the need for continued SARS-CoV-2 surveillance.
Keywords: 20J/501Y.V3; B.1.1.28; Brazil; COVID-19; Italy; P.1; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variant of concern; viruses; zoonoses.