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
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.
Topics & Concepts
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyPandemicBetacoronavirusSars virusCoronavirus InfectionsCoronavirusGeographyBiologyMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts