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

• Published in: Emerging 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
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.04.2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Adult; Asymptomatic; Basic Reproduction Number; Binding sites; 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

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...