S-Gene Target Failure as a Marker of Variant B.1.1.7 Among SARS-CoV-2 Isolates in the Greater Toronto Area, December 2020 to March 2021
Kevin A. Brown, Jonathan B. Gubbay, Jessica Hopkins, Samir N. Patel, Sarah A. Buchan, Nick Daneman, Lee Goneau
Abstract
This study determined the spread of the B.1.1.7 SARs-CoV-2 variant in the Greater Toronto Area over 4 months by tracking S-gene target failure as marker.
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MedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyBetacoronavirusGeneGeneticsOutbreakInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAnimal Virus Infections Studies