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Introduction of the SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant from Comoros into the Marseille geographical area.
Travel medicine and infectious disease - 1 Jan 2000
Hoang Van Thuan, Assoumani Loutfia, Delerce Jérémy, Houhamdi Linda, Bedotto Marielle, Lagier Jean-Christophe, Million Matthieu, Levasseur Anthony, Fournier Pierre-Edouard, La Scola Bernard, Raoult Didier, Gautret Philippe, Colson Philippe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We describe the epidemiology of the first cases diagnosed in our institute of infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant and how this variant was imported to Marseille. METHODS: The Beta variant was identified based on analyses of sequences of viral genomes or of a spike gene fragment obtained by next-generation sequencing using Illumina technology, or by a real-time reverse-transcription-PCR (qPCR)...
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