SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant
Total number of P.1 sequences by country as of 21 April 2021[1]
Legend: 1,000+ confirmed sequences 500–999 confirmed sequences 100–499 confirmed sequences 2–99 confirmed sequences 1 confirmed sequence None or no data available
Legend: 1,000+ confirmed sequences 500–999 confirmed sequences 100–499 confirmed sequences 2–99 confirmed sequences 1 confirmed sequence None or no data available
The Gamma variant, also known as lineage P.1,[a] is one of the variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.[5]
This variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) of Japan, on 6 January 2021 in four people who had arrived in Tokyo having visited Amazonas, Brazil, four days earlier.[6]
SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant Media
Amino acid mutations of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant plotted on a genome map of SARS-CoV-2 with a focus on Spike.
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References
- ↑ "Lineage P.1". cov-lineages.org. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ↑ Public Health England (27 February 2021). "Variants: distribution of cases data". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ↑ "Covid-19: Brazil virus already in UK 'not variant of concern', scientist says". www.bbc.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "COVID-19: Virologist says Brazilian coronavirus variant detected in UK is not the one 'of concern'". news.sky.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Newey, Sarah (12 January 2021). Third concerning coronavirus variant should be a 'wake up call' to the world, experts warn. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/third-concerning-coronavirus-variant-should-wake-call-world/. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ "Japan finds new coronavirus variant in travelers from Brazil". Japan Today (Japan). 11 January 2021. https://japantoday.com/category/national/corrected-update-3-japan-finds-new-coronavirus-variant-in-travellers-from-brazil. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
