Emergence of the E484K Mutation in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Lineage B.1.1.345 in Upstate New York

Emil Lesho, Brendan Corey, Francois Lebreton, Ana C. Ong, Brett E. Swierczewski, Jason W. Bennett, Edward E. Walsh, Patrick McGann*

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Abstract

A severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.345 variant carrying the E484K mutation was detected in 4 patients with no apparent epidemiological association from a hospital network in upstate New York. Subsequent analysis identified an additional 11 B.1.1.345 variants from this region between December 2020 and February 2021.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)909-912
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume74
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • E484K mutation
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • lineage B.1.1.345

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