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SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity in Venezuela: Predominance of D614G variants and analysis of one outbreak.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Loureiro Carmen L, Jaspe Rossana C, D Angelo Pierina, Zambrano José L, Rodriguez Lieska, Alarcon Víctor, Delgado Mariangel, Aguilar Marwan, Garzaro Domingo, Rangel Héctor R, Pujol Flor H
Abstract excerpt
SARS-CoV-2 is the new coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 disease. The first two cases of COVID-19 were detected in Venezuela on March 13, 2020. The aim of this study was the genetic characterization of Venezuelan SARS-CoV-2 isolates. A total of 7 full SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences were obtained by Sanger sequencing, from patients of different regions of Venezuela, mainly from the beginning of the epidemic. Ten...
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