Imported SARS-CoV-2 Variant P.1 in Traveler Returning from Brazil to Italy
Fabrizio Maggi
, Federica Novazzi, Angelo Genoni, Andreina Baj
, Pietro Giorgio Spezia, Daniele Focosi, Cristian Zago, Alberto Colombo, Gianluca Cassani, Renee Pasciuta, Antonio Tamborini, Agostino Rossi, Martina Prestia, Riccardo Capuano, Lorenzo Azzi, Annalisa Donadini, Giuseppe Catanoso, Paolo Antonio Grossi, Lorenzo Maffioli, and Gianni Bonelli
Author affiliations: ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy (F. Maggi, F. Novazzi, A. Baj, C. Zago, A. Colombo, G. Cassani, R. Pasciuta, A. Tamborini, A. Rossi, M. Prestia, R. Capuano, L. Azzi, P.A. Grossi, L. Maffioli, G. Bonelli); University of Insubria, Varese (F. Maggi, A. Genoni, A. Baj, P.A. Grossi); University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy (P.G. Spezia); North-Western Tuscany Blood Bank, Pisa (D. Focosi); ATS Insubria, Varese (A. Donadini, G. Catanoso)
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Figure. Phylogenetic tree of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variant P.1 sequences from a male traveler returning from Brazil to Italy and reference sequences from Brazil. Bold text indicates sequence from the traveler. Scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site.
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