First Report of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7 (Alpha Variant) in Ecuador, January 2021
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On January 5 2021, Ecuadorian COVID-19 genomic surveillance program detected a suspicious case of the B.1.1.7 lineage (alpha variant) of SARS-CoV-2 in Los Rios province, later confirmed by genome sequencing. The patient travelled from the UK by the end of December 2020. By contact tracing, several new cases were detected confirming B.1.1.7 transmission and spreading in Ecuador.
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Andrés Carrazco-Montalvo, & Alfredo Bruno, & Doménica de Mora, & Maritza Olmedo, & Jimmy Garcés, & Michelle Zavala‐Paez, & Mary Regato-Arrata, & Manuel González, & J. Delgado Romero, & Orson Mestanza, & Byron Freire‐Paspuel, & A. Gaviria, & Solón Alberto Orlando, & Miguel Ángel García-Bereguiain, & Leandro Patiño (2021). First Report of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7 (Alpha Variant) in Ecuador, January 2021. https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s319439