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Emerg Infect Dis
; 27(11): 2889-2903, 2021 11.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34463240
RESUMO
Intense transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Africa might promote emergence of variants. We describe 10 SARS-CoV-2 lineages in Benin during early 2021 that harbored mutations associated with variants of concern. Benin-derived SARS-CoV-2 strains were more efficiently neutralized by antibodies derived from vaccinees than patients, warranting accelerated vaccination in Africa.