| Literature DB >> 34979547 |
Taketomo Maruki1, Noriko Iwamoto1, Kohei Kanda1, Nobumasa Okumura1, Gen Yamada1, Masahiro Ishikane1, Mugen Ujiie1, Masumichi Saito2, Tsuguto Fujimoto2, Tsutomu Kageyama2, Tomoya Saito2, Shinji Saito2, Tadaki Suzuki2, Norio Ohmagari1.
Abstract
In November 2021, the World Health Organization designated a new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant of concern, Omicron (PANGO lineage B.1.1.529). We report on the first 2 cases of breakthrough coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Omicron in Japan among international travelers returning from the country with undetected infection. The spread of infection by Omicron were considered.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; spike mutation; variant of concern
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Year: 2022 PMID: 34979547 PMCID: PMC8755371 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab1072
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 20.999