Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern, Including B.1.1.28/P.1, in British Columbia, Canada

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 30;27(6). doi: 10.3201/eid2706.210532. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTo screen all severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-positive samples in British Columbia, Canada, and determine whether they represented variants of concern, we implemented a real-time reverse transcription PCR-based algorithm. We rapidly identified 77 samples with variants: 57 with B.1.1.7, 7 with B.1.351, and an epidemiologic cluster of 13 with B.1.1.28/P.1.PMID:33784237 | DOI:10.3201/eid2706.210532

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 30, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nancy Matic Christopher F Lowe Gordon Ritchie Aleksandra Stefanovic Tanya Lawson Willson Jang Matthew Young Winnie Dong Zabrina L Brumme Chanson J Brumme Victor Leung Marc G Romney Source Type: research