Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern identifying a cluster of B.1.1.28/P.1 variant in British Columbia, Canada

Category Primary study
Pre-printmedRxiv
Year 2021
Using a real-time RT-PCR-based algorithm to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, we rapidly identified 77 variants (57-B.1.1.7, 7-B.1.351, and 13-B.1.1.28/P.1). This protocol enabled our laboratory to screen all SARS-CoV-2 positive samples for variants, and identified a cluster of B.1.1.28/P.1 cases, a variant not previously known to circulate in British Columbia.
Epistemonikos ID: 231d26a19d2c3121901f6a1952fe98324b59529d
First added on: Mar 19, 2021