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 , Renee Pasciuta , Antonio Tamborini , Agostino Rossi , Martina Prestia , Riccardo Capuano , Daniela Dalla Gasperina , Francesco Dentali , Paolo Severgnini , Walter Ageno , Cinzia Gambarini , Paola Stefanelli , Andreina Baj , Fabrizio Maggi

Emerg Microbes Infect

Laboratory of Microbiology, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy.

Published: December 2021

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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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