Proliferation of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant in Pakistan-A Short Surveillance Account

The emergence of a more transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B1. 1.7) in the United Kingdom (UK) during late 2020 has raised major public health concerns. Several mutations have been reported in the genome of the B.1.1.7 variant including the N501Y and 69-70deletion in the Spike region that has impl...

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Main Authors: Massab Umair, Muhammad Salman, Zaira Rehman, Nazish Badar, Qasim Ali, Abdul Ahad, Aamer Ikram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.683378/full