1.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(2): 415-419, 2022 02.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35076365
RESUMO
We report the rapid emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 lineages B.1.619 and B.1.620 in South Korea. The surge in frequency in a relatively short time emphasizes the need for ongoing monitoring for new lineages to track potential increases in transmissibility and disease severity and reductions in vaccine efficacy.
Assuntos
COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , República da Coreia/epidemiologia , Eficácia de Vacinas
2.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(5): 958-962, 2019 05.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30753126
RESUMO
We evaluated genetic variation in Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) imported to South Korea in 2018 using specimens from a patient and isolates from infected Caco-2 cells. The MERS-CoV strain in this study was genetically similar to a strain isolated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2017.