Rapid Increase of SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.1.7 Detected in Sewage Samples from England between October 2020 and January 2021

The recent appearance and growth of new SARS-CoV-2 variants represent a major challenge for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic. These variants of concern contain mutations affecting antigenicity, which raises concerns on their possible impact on human immune response to the virus and vaccine effi...

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Main Authors: Thomas Wilton, Erika Bujaki, Dimitra Klapsa, Manasi Majumdar, Maria Zambon, Martin Fritzsche, Ryan Mate, Javier Martin
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/74ba722264244c7fb92c6bc79f1f93b5
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Summary:The recent appearance and growth of new SARS-CoV-2 variants represent a major challenge for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic. These variants of concern contain mutations affecting antigenicity, which raises concerns on their possible impact on human immune response to the virus and vaccine efficacy against them.