Risk for International Importations of Variant SARS-CoV-2 Originating in the United Kingdom

A fast-spreading severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variant identified in the United Kingdom in December 2020 has raised international alarm. We analyzed data from 15 countries and estimated that the chance that this variant was imported into these countries by travelers from the United...

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Autores principales: Du, Zhanwei, Wang, Lin, Yang, Bingyi, Ali, Sheikh Taslim, Tsang, Tim K., Shan, Songwei, Wu, Peng, Lau, Eric H.Y., Cowling, Benjamin J., Meyers, Lauren Ancel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8084518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33760727
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2705.210050
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Sumario:A fast-spreading severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variant identified in the United Kingdom in December 2020 has raised international alarm. We analyzed data from 15 countries and estimated that the chance that this variant was imported into these countries by travelers from the United Kingdom by December 7 is >50%.

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