Early transcontinental import of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 (B.1.1.7) from Europe to Uruguay

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant B.1.1.7 causes a more transmissible and apparently more severe disease. We report its early introduction from Europe to South America from a traveler who arrived in Uruguay from the United Kingdom, even before B.1.1.7 was recognize...

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Main Author:	Salazar González, María Cecilia (author)
Other Authors:	Costábile Cristech, Alicia (author), Ferrés Cáceres, Ignacio (author), Perbolianachis Duarte, Paula (author), Pereira Gómez, Marianoel (author), Simón, Diego (author), Galiana, Antonio (author), Pi, Beatriz (author), Antelo, Virginia (author), García, Rosario (author), Moreno Karlen, María del Pilar (author), Moratorio, Gonzalo (author), Iraola, Gregorio (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant Transcontinental VOC
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/41042
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