Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant in Travelers from Brazil to Japan

Multiple severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants with higher transmission potential have been emerging globally, including SARS-CoV-2 variants from the United Kingdom and South Africa. We report 4 travelers from Brazil to Japan in January 2021 infected with a novel SARS...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 1243 - 1245
Main Authors Fujino, Takahisa, Nomoto, Hidetoshi, Kutsuna, Satoshi, Ujiie, Mugen, Suzuki, Tetsuya, Sato, Rubuna, Fujimoto, Tsuguto, Kuroda, Makoto, Wakita, Takaji, Ohmagari, Norio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.04.2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Adult
Asymptomatic
Basic Reproduction Number
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Brazil - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Imported - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Imported - physiopathology
Communicable Diseases, Imported - therapy
Communicable Diseases, Imported - virology
coronavirus disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - drug therapy
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - therapy
COVID-19 - transmission
COVID-19 - virology
COVID-19 vaccines
Disease transmission
Expedited
Genomes
Hospitalization
Humans
Infectious diseases
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Medical examination
Medicine
Mutation
Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant in Travelers from Brazil to Japan
Proteins
Quarantine
Quarantine - methods
Research Letter
respiratory infections
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 - genetics
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Symptom Assessment - methods
Travel-Related Illness
Travelers
Treatment Outcome
Brazil
Japan
South Africa
United Kingdom > UK
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
viruses
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Japan
Brazil
SARS
coronavirus
zoonoses
coronavirus disease
respiratory infections
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Summary:Multiple severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants with higher transmission potential have been emerging globally, including SARS-CoV-2 variants from the United Kingdom and South Africa. We report 4 travelers from Brazil to Japan in January 2021 infected with a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant with an additional set of mutations.
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ISSN:1080-6040
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DOI:10.3201/eid2704.210138