Publications by authors named "Tatiana Ernestina Nunez-Garcia"

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  • * Researchers identified a new variant called B.1.1.519, which has specific mutations (T478K, P681H, T732A) in its spike protein.
  • * This new variant quickly outperformed existing variants in Mexico, becoming the dominant strain in the first quarter of 2021.
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SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. In this report, we describe the complete genome sequence of the first imported SARS-CoV-2, detected in a Mexican patient who had traveled to Bergamo, Italy. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this isolate belongs to subclade A2a (lineage G) and is closely related to isolates from Finland, Germany and Brazil, all of which were from patients with a history of travel to Italy.

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