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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2022

First Identification of the New Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529) in Italy.

Valeria Micheli, Fiorenza Bracchitta, Alberto Rizzo, Alessandro Mancon, Davide Mileto, Alessandra Lombardi, Paola Stefanelli, Maria Rita Gismondo

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Article in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Valeria MicheliLaboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5629-3875
Fiorenza BracchittaLaboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Alberto RizzoLaboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro ManconLaboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Davide MiletoLaboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Alessandra LombardiLaboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Paola StefanelliDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Maria Rita GismondoLaboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We identified the first case in Italy of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.529 variant, using whole-genome sequencing in an Italian subject traveling from Mozambique. Specific mutation profiles deserve further investigations to clarify potential effects on vaccination efficacy. This case highlights the crucial role of rapid and continuous surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variant circulation.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2HumansItalyMozambiqueB.1.1.529COVID-19OmicronSARS-CoV-2viral variants

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PMID35061887
PMCPMC8807288

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