Community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 with B.1.1.7 lineage in Mumbai, India

Community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 with B.1.1.7 lineage in Mumbai, India

The B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant has been detected in Mumbai, India during February 2021. Subsequently, we retrieved 43 sequences from specimens of 51 COVID-19 cases from Mumbai. The sequence analysis revealed that the cases were mainly affected with Alpha variant which suggests its role in community tra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of microbiology, immunology and infection immunology and infection, 2022-12, Vol.55 (6), p.1116-1121
Hauptverfasser: Shastri, Jayanthi, Yadav, Pragya D., Agrawal, Sachee, Shete, Anita M., Nyayanit, Dimpal A., Parikh, Swapneil, Gomare, Mangala, Sahay, Rima R., Patil, Deepak Y., Dudhmal, Manisha, Kadam, Neelam
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Sprache:eng
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B.1.1.7
Community transmission
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Humans
India - epidemiology
Mumbai
SARS-CoV-2
Short Communication
Variant of concern
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Zusammenfassung:The B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant has been detected in Mumbai, India during February 2021. Subsequently, we retrieved 43 sequences from specimens of 51 COVID-19 cases from Mumbai. The sequence analysis revealed that the cases were mainly affected with Alpha variant which suggests its role in community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Mumbai, India.
ISSN:1684-1182
1995-9133
DOI:10.1016/j.jmii.2021.10.004