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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr;27(4):1243-1245.
doi: 10.3201/eid2704.210138. Epub 2021 Feb 10.

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

Takahisa Fujino, Hidetoshi Nomoto, Satoshi Kutsuna, Mugen Ujiie, Tetsuya Suzuki, Rubuna Sato, Tsuguto Fujimoto, Makoto Kuroda, Takaji Wakita, Norio Ohmagari
Case Reports

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

Takahisa Fujino et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; Japan; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

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