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Novel Mutation of SARS-CoV-2, Vietnam,July 2020 |
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| Authors: | Hoang Vu Mai Phuong Trinh Son Tung Ung Thi Hong Trang Nguyen Le Khanh Hang Nguyen Vu Son Pham thi Hien Le thi Thanh Vuong Duc Cuong Ton That Thanh Nguyen thi Thanh Nhan Tran Nhu Duong Ngu Duy Nghia Tran Anh Tu Marc Choisy Maia A. Rabaa H. Rogier van Doorn Dang Duc Anh Le Quynh Mai |
| Abstract: | A cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections in Danang, Vietnam, began July 25, 2020, and resulted in 551 confirmed cases and 35 deaths as of February 2021. We analyzed 26 sequences from this cluster and identified a novel shared mutation in nonstructural protein 9, suggesting a single introduction into Vietnam. |
| Keywords: | COVID-19 2019 novel coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses respiratory infections zoonoses molecular epidemiology reintroduction Danang Vietnam coronavirus disease |