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Emergence in southern France of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant harbouring both N501Y and E484K substitutions in the spike protein.
Archives of virology - 1 Apr 2022
Colson Philippe, Delerce Jérémy, Burel Emilie, Dahan Jordan, Jouffret Agnès, Fenollar Florence, Yahi Nouara, Fantini Jacques, La Scola Bernard, Raoult Didier
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SARS-CoV-2 variants have become a major virological, epidemiological, and clinical concern, particularly with regard to the risk of escape from vaccine-induced immunity. Here, we describe the emergence of a new variant, with the index case returning from travel in Cameroon. For 13 SARS-CoV-2-positive patients living in the same geographical area of southeastern France, a qPCR test for screening variant-associated...
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