Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern, Including B.1.1.28/P.1, British Columbia, Canada.

Matic, Nancy; Lowe, Christopher F; Ritchie, Gordon; Stefanovic, Aleksandra; Lawson, Tanya; Jang, Willson; Young, Matthew; Dong, Winnie; Brumme, Zabrina L; Brumme, Chanson J; Leung, Victor; Romney, Marc G

Matic, Nancy; Lowe, Christopher F; Ritchie, Gordon; Stefanovic, Aleksandra; Lawson, Tanya; Jang, Willson; Young, Matthew; Dong, Winnie; Brumme, Zabrina L; Brumme, Chanson J; Leung, Victor; Romney, Marc G.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(6): 1673-1676, 2021 Jun.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1158332

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ABSTRACT

To screen all severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-positive samples in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and determine whether they represented variants of concern, we implemented a real-time reverse transcription PCR-based algorithm. We rapidly identified 77 samples with variants 57 with B.1.1.7, 7 with B.1.351, and an epidemiologic cluster of 13 with B.1.1.28/P.1.

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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; British Columbia/epidemiology; Humans; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

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2019 novel coronavirus disease; B.1.1.28/P.1; British Columbia; COVID-19; Canada; K417N; N501Y; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; spike; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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