Identification of a SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B1.1.7 Virus in New York following Return Travel from the United Kingdom

Leonardo C Caserta; Patrick K Mitchell; Elizabeth Plocharczyk; Diego G Diel

doi:10.1128/MRA.00097-21

Identification of a SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B1.1.7 Virus in New York following Return Travel from the United Kingdom

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Mar 4;10(9):e00097-21. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00097-21.

Authors

Leonardo C Caserta¹, Patrick K Mitchell¹, Elizabeth Plocharczyk², Diego G Diel³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
² Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, USA.
³ Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA dgdiel@cornell.edu.

Abstract

Here, we report the identification and coding-complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain (NYI.B1-7.01-21) obtained from a patient with symptoms of COVID-19 who had a recent travel history to the United Kingdom. The sample was tested by the Cayuga Health Systems laboratory as part of New York State's travel testing guidance and was sequenced at Cornell University after testing positive.