AI Article Synopsis
- Two significant COVID-19 variants, P.1 and P.2, originated in Brazil and have become more prevalent in South America due to their higher transmission rates and ability to evade immunity.
- Recent genomic analyses have identified these variants in Uruguay, confirming their spread.
- The genomes of the P.1 and P.2 variants in Uruguay contain all the key genetic mutations that define them.
Article Abstract
Two severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants associated with increased transmission and immune evasion, P.1 and P.2, emerged in Brazil and spread throughout South America. Here, we report genomes corresponding to these variants that were recently detected in Uruguay. These P.1 and P.2 genomes share all substitutions that are characteristic of these variants.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8201629 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00410-21 | DOI Listing |
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