Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 3, 2021

Sequence Analysis of 20453 SARS-CoV-2 Genomes from the Houston Metropolitan Area Identifies the Emergence and Widespread Distribution of Multiple Isolates of All Major Variants of Concern

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  • [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Genomic sequencing of 20,453 virus specimens in Houston, Texas identified the presence of all variants of interest or concern (n=23 of B.1.1.7, n=2 of B.1.351, n=4 of P.1, and n=143 of B.1.429 and n=19 of B.1.427). None of the affected patients were from a common household or reported recent international travel, suggesting that infections were independently acquired locally or during domestic travel. 

Long et al. (Mar 2, 2021). Sequence Analysis of 20453 SARS-CoV-2 Genomes from the Houston Metropolitan Area Identifies the Emergence and Widespread Distribution of Multiple Isolates of All Major Variants of Concern. Pre-print downloaded Mar 3 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.26.21252227