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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 May;27(5):1540-1543.
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.210324.
Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant Derived from Clade 19B, France
Slim Fourati, Jean-Winoc Decousser, Souraya Khouider, Melissa N'Debi, Vanessa Demontant, Elisabeth Trawinski, Aur?lie Gourgeon, Christine Gangloff, Gr?gory Destras, Antonin Bal, Laurence Josset, Alexandre Soulier, Yannick Costa, Guillaume Gricourt, Bruno Lina, Rapha?l Lepeule, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Christophe Rodriguez
Abstract
We report a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variant derived from clade 19B (HMN.19B variant or Henri Mondor variant). This variant is characterized by the presence of 18 amino acid substitutions, including 7-8 substitutions in the spike protein and 2 deletions. These variants actively circulate in different regions of France.
Keywords: COVID-19; France; HMN.19B variant; Henri Mondor variant; SARS-CoV-2; clade; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 May;27(5):1540-1543.
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.210324.
Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant Derived from Clade 19B, France
Slim Fourati, Jean-Winoc Decousser, Souraya Khouider, Melissa N'Debi, Vanessa Demontant, Elisabeth Trawinski, Aur?lie Gourgeon, Christine Gangloff, Gr?gory Destras, Antonin Bal, Laurence Josset, Alexandre Soulier, Yannick Costa, Guillaume Gricourt, Bruno Lina, Rapha?l Lepeule, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Christophe Rodriguez
- PMID: 33900195
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.210324
Abstract
We report a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variant derived from clade 19B (HMN.19B variant or Henri Mondor variant). This variant is characterized by the presence of 18 amino acid substitutions, including 7-8 substitutions in the spike protein and 2 deletions. These variants actively circulate in different regions of France.
Keywords: COVID-19; France; HMN.19B variant; Henri Mondor variant; SARS-CoV-2; clade; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.