TY - JOUR AU - Haim-Boukobza, Stéphanie AU - Roquebert, Bénédicte AU - Trombert-Paolantoni, Sabine AU - Lecorche, Emmanuel AU - Verdurme, Laura AU - Foulongne, Vincent AU - Selinger, Christian AU - Michalakis, Yannis AU - Sofonea, Mircea AU - Alizon, Samuel T1 - Detecting Rapid Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Variants, France, January 26–February 16, 2021 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 5 SP - 1496 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 raise concerns regarding the control of coronavirus disease epidemics. We analyzed 40,000 specific reverse transcription PCR tests performed on positive samples during January 26–February 16, 2021, in France. We found high transmission advantage of variants and more advanced spread than anticipated. KW - virus KW - epidemiology KW - variants KW - RT-PCR KW - screening KW - statistical modelling KW - GLM KW - transmission 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 - France DO - 10.3201/eid2705.210397 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/5/21-0397_article ER - End of Reference