Community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 with B.1.1.7 lineage in Mumbai, India

Jayanthi Shastri; Pragya D Yadav; Sachee Agrawal; Anita M Shete; Dimpal A Nyayanit; Swapneil Parikh; Mangala Gomare; Rima R Sahay; Deepak Y Patil; Manisha Dudhmal; Neelam Kadam

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2021.10.004

Community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 with B.1.1.7 lineage in Mumbai, India

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2022 Dec;55(6 Pt 1):1116-1121. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2021.10.004. Epub 2021 Nov 3.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Diagnostic Reference Laboratory, Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400034, India. Electronic address: jsshastri@gmail.com.
² Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, 411021, India.
³ Molecular Diagnostic Reference Laboratory, Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400034, India.
⁴ Public Health Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400 001, India.

Abstract

The B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant has been detected in Mumbai, India during February 2021. Subsequently, we retrieved 43 sequences from specimens of 51 COVID-19 cases from Mumbai. The sequence analysis revealed that the cases were mainly affected with Alpha variant which suggests its role in community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Mumbai, India.

Keywords: B.1.1.7; Community transmission; Mumbai; SARS-CoV-2; Variant of concern.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Humans
India / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2*

Supplementary concepts

SARS-CoV-2 variants