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Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant in Travelers from Brazil to Japan |
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| Authors: | Takahisa Fujino Hidetoshi Nomoto Satoshi Kutsuna Mugen Ujiie Tetsuya Suzuki Rubuna Sato Tsuguto Fujimoto Makoto Kuroda Takaji Wakita Norio Ohmagari |
| Affiliation: | National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (T. Fujino, H. Nomoto, S. Kutsuna, M. Ujiie, T. Suzuki, R. Sato, N. Ohmagari);Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan (H. Nomoto, T. Suzuki, N. Ohmagari);National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo (T. Fujimoto, M. Kuroda, T. Wakita) |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | respiratory infections severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 SARS COVID-19 coronavirus disease zoonoses viruses coronavirus Brazil Japan |