RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 VOC, 20H/501Y.V2, from UAE travelers
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2021.05.14.443968
DO 10.1101/2021.05.14.443968
A1 Pragya D. Yadav
A1 Prasad Sarkale
A1 Alpana Razdan
A1 Nivedita Gupta
A1 Dimpal A. Nyayanit
A1 Rima R. Sahay
A1 Varsha Potdar
A1 Deepak Y. Patil
A1 Shreekant Baradkar
A1 Abhinendra Kumar
A1 Neeraj Aggarwal
A1 Anita M. Shete
A1 Harmanmeet Kaur
YR 2021
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2021/05/14/2021.05.14.443968.abstract
AB Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants have been emerged and created serious public health in the affected countries. The variant of Concern associated with high transmissibility, disease severity and escape mutations is threat to vaccination program across the globe. Travel has been important factor in spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide. India has also witnessed the dreadful effect of these SARS-CoV-2 variants. Here, we report the Isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 VOC, 20H/501Y.V2 (B.1.351), from UAE travelers to India. The virus isolate would be useful to determine the efficacy of the currently available vaccines in India.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.