Circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants in Italy, October 2020–March 2021

A growing number of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is being identified worldwide, potentially impacting the effectiveness of current vaccines. We report the data obtained in several Italian regions involved in the SARS-CoV-2 variant monitoring from the beginning of the epidemic and spanning the period...

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Published in:	Virology journal Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 1 - 168
Main Authors:	Lai, Alessia, Bergna, Annalisa, Menzo, Stefano, Zehender, Gianguglielmo, Caucci, Sara, Ghisetti, Valeria, Rizzo, Francesca, Maggi, Fabrizio, Cerutti, Francesco, Giurato, Giorgio, Weisz, Alessandro, Turchi, Chiara, Bruzzone, Bianca, Ceccherini Silberstein, Francesca, Clementi, Nicola, Callegaro, Annapaola, Sagradi, Fabio, Francisci, Daniela, Venanzi Rullo, Emmanuele, Vicenti, Ilaria, Clementi, Massimo, Galli, Massimo, Balotta, Claudia, Gori, Maria, Bagnarelli, Patrizia, Baj, Andreina, Novazzi, Federica, Orsi, Andrea, Caligiuri, Patrizia, Boccotti, Simona, Bellocchi, Maria Concetta, Sarmati, Loredana, Andreoni, Massimo, Mancini, Nicasio, Criscuolo, Elena, Gallitelli, Rosa, Testa, Sophie, Dragoni, Filippo, Zazzi, Maurizio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central Ltd 14-08-2021 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Automation Complete genome sequencing Control Coronaviruses COVID-19 RT-PCR testing COVID-19 vaccines Disease transmission Epidemics Genomes Genomics Italy Management Mutation Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) SARS-CoV-2 virus Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Short Report Spike protein Viral variants Viruses Italy United Kingdom > UK United States > US England Brazil South Africa Germany
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Summary:	A growing number of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is being identified worldwide, potentially impacting the effectiveness of current vaccines. We report the data obtained in several Italian regions involved in the SARS-CoV-2 variant monitoring from the beginning of the epidemic and spanning the period from October 2020 to March 2021.
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ISSN:	1743-422X 1743-422X
DOI:	10.1186/s12985-021-01638-5