Novel Mutation of SARS-CoV-2, Vietnam, July 2020

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 1519 - 1521
• Main Authors: Phuong, Hoang Vu Mai, Tung, Trinh Son, Trang, Ung Thi Hong, Hang, Nguyen Le Khanh, Son, Nguyen Vu, Hien, Pham Thi, Thanh, Le Thi, Cuong, Vuong Duc, Thanh, Ton That, Nhan, Nguyen Thi Thanh, Duong, Tran Nhu, Nghia, Ngu Duy, Tu, Tran Anh, Choisy, Marc, Rabaa, Maia A, Rogier van Doorn, H, Anh, Dang Duc, Mai, Le Quynh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.05.2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; Bioinformatics; Caregivers; Causes of; Contact tracing; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease control; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Hospitals; Humans; Hygiene; Infections; Letters to the Editor; Medical research; Microbial mutation; Mutation; Patients; Research Letter; respiratory infections; RNA-Binding Proteins; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Statistics; Vietnam; Vietnam - epidemiology; Viral infections; Viral Proteins; Virus research; viruses; Vietnam; COVID-19; molecular epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Vietnam; viruses; reintroduction; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; zoonoses; 2019 novel coronavirus disease; Danang; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.210013

A cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections in Danang, Vietnam, began July 25, 2020, and resulted in 551 confirmed cases and 35 deaths as of February 2021. We analyzed 26 sequences from this cluster and identified a novel shared mutation in nonstructural protein 9, suggesting a single introduction into Vietnam.