TY - JOUR AU - Sander, Anna-Lena AU - Yadouleton, Anges AU - de Oliveira Filho, Edmilson AU - Tchibozo, Carine AU - Hounkanrin, Gildas AU - Badou, Yvette AU - Adewumi, Praise AU - René, Keke AU - Ange, Dossou AU - Sourakatou, Salifou AU - Sedjro, Eclou AU - Aïssi, Melchior A. AU - Fidelia, Hinson AU - Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna AU - Nagel, Michael AU - Jo, Wendy Karen AU - Moreira-Soto, Andres AU - Drosten, Christian AU - Landt, Olfert AU - Corman, Victor Max AU - Hounkpatin, Benjamin AU - Drexler, Jan Felix T1 - Mutations Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern, Benin, Early 2021 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 11 SP - 2889 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Intense transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Africa might promote emergence of variants. We describe 10 SARS-CoV-2 lineages in Benin during early 2021 that harbored mutations associated with variants of concern. Benin-derived SARS-CoV-2 strains were more efficiently neutralized by antibodies derived from vaccinees than patients, warranting accelerated vaccination in Africa. KW - COVID-19 KW - coronavirus disease KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - viruses KW - respiratory infections KW - zoonoses KW - variant of concern KW - mutations KW - Benin KW - West Africa DO - 10.3201/eid2711.211353 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/11/21-1353_article ER - End of Reference