Introduction of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 20h/501Y.V2 (B.1.351) from Malawi to Italy.

Federica Novazzi,Angelo Genoni,Pietro Giorgio Spezia,Daniele Focosi,Cristian Zago,Alberto Colombo,Gianluca Cassani,Renée Pasciuta,Antonio Tamborini,A. Rossi,Martina Prestia,Riccardo Capuano,Daniela Dalla Gasperina,Francesco Dentali,Paolo Severgnini,Walter Ageno,Cinzia Gambarini,Paola Stefanelli,Andreina Baj,Fabrizio Maggi

Introduction of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 20h/501Y.V2 (B.1.351) from Malawi to Italy.

2021

We report here an imported case of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern B.1.1.351 (also known as 20H/501Y.V2 or "South African variant" or VOC 202012/02) in a 66-years old symptomatic male who returned from Malawi to Italy.

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Virology
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Geography
Coronavirus disease 2019
2019 20 coronavirus outbreak

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