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SARS-CoV-2 UK variant shows low virulence and high shedding in hamster model – News-Medical.Net
A new study compares the pathogenicity and infectiousness of one such variant, the VOC 202012/01 (B.1.1.7 lineage) from the United Kingdom, with the globally dominant…
The emergence of new strains of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pose a serious potential challenge to attempts at curbing its spread.
A new preprint, released on the bioRxiv* server, compares the pathogenicity and infectiousness of one such variant, the VOC 202012/01 (B.1.1.7 lineage) from the United Kingdom, with the globally dominant D614G mutation-carrying strains.
The UK variant
The UK variant…
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