SARS-CoV-2 Kappa variant
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sars-cov-2-kappa-variant-205-9599201
title:
SARS-CoV-2 Kappa variant
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Kappa variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It is one of the three sublineages of Pango lineage B.1.617. The SARS-CoV-2 Kappa variant is also known as lineage B.1.617.1 and was first detected in India in December 2020. By the end of March 2021, the Kappa sub-variant accounted for more than half of the sequences being submitted from India. On 1 April 2021, it was designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI-21APR-01) by Public Health England.
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Type of the virus detected in 2020
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Kappa_variant
date created:
2021-06-05T19:34:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:47:37Z
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