First Report of SARS-CoV-2 B 1 1 251 lineage in Brazil #MMPMID33693754
Dos Santos CA; Bezerra GVB; de Azevedo Marinho ARRA; Sena LOC; Alves JC; de Souza MSF; de Oliveira Goes MA; Teixeira DCP; Silva PCR; de Siqueira MAMT; Martins-Filho PR
J Travel Med 2021[Jun]; 28 (4): ä PMID33693754show ga
On 29 January 2021, we identified a new circulating lineage of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Brazil, located in Sergipe state, Northeast region. The B.1.1.251 lineage was identified in a 32-old-man with headache, sore throat and coryza. Further studies are needed to evaluate the transmissibility and virulence of this emergent coronavirus lineage in Brazil.