Skidmore Peter T, Kaelin Emily A, Holland LaRinda A, Maqsood Rabia, Wu Lily I, Mellor Nicholas J, Blain Joy M, Harris Valerie, LaBaer Joshua, Murugan Vel, Lim Efrem S
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Oct;27(10):2718-2720. doi: 10.3201/eid2710.211189.
Genomic surveillance can provide early insights into new circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. While conducting genomic surveillance (1,663 cases) from December 2020-April 2021 in Arizona, USA, we detected an emergent E484K-harboring variant, B.1.243.1. This finding demonstrates the importance of real-time SARS-CoV-2 surveillance to better inform public health responses.
基因组监测可以为新型严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)变体的传播提供早期洞察。在美国亚利桑那州开展2020年12月至2021年4月的基因组监测(1663例病例)期间,我们检测到一种新出现的携带E484K的变体B.1.243.1。这一发现证明了实时SARS-CoV-2监测对于更好地指导公共卫生应对措施的重要性。